The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-01
.bR, AUSTIN FLINT'S
WILL Is APUZZLE
IGNORES Wife and Daughter.
Who Lived Apart From
Him.
NAY BIZ DECLARED VOID

IRA " of Dr. Austin Flint. the
.o,ed alienist. who died OF apoplexy on
ssn,ember q, was fled for probate ?es-
to-day. It was executed by Or. Flint
,i,hou. consulting his attorrev. Paul
Fuller. on August 4 last VIXEN Dr. Flint
was In poor health.
The will does not mention Or. tlint's
widow. Mrs. Elizabeth McMaster Flint.
and his daughter. Miss Annie Austin
Flint. and 1t u so indefinite as to several
of It's most important provisions that
Z, I. not improbable that the heirs will
AXE steps to effect n settlement OF the
estate without regard to the will.
(. The document was filed by Coudert
brothers and the petition accompany
inc 1, said that while DR.. Flint lived
AT lis East Nineteenth street. his wife
makes her home 1T IS East Fifty-ninth
street, and that the daughter lives ut
50 East Thirty-fourth street. for many
Years the town house Of DR.. Flint The
decedent gave no reason IN his will for
emitting his wife u daughter In dis
,r!buiing his estate.
Or. Flint's estate was estimated yes
,srday at betwee1 100000 and $780,
900. depending on the value of the
stocks and bonds in his safe deposit
box, which has not vet been opened.
While the petition accompanying the will
aid merely that the alienist left more
than 800 900" in real estate. 1t was
learned that he had an equity of nearly
. $500, 900 in SIS Fifth avenue. which Is
worth a, least $500, 900. shortly be-
fore his death Or. Flint stated that tn,
bulk OF his property was IN stocks
and bonds. and said that he bought ex-
t~ensiyely Of securities when prices fell
after the closing Of the Stock Exchange
last summer
Under the will as executed by Or.
Flint his sons, DIR. Austin Flint. Jr..
and Sherman Flint, get two-Hfths OF the
residue each. and the other ffth goes 10
his son. George Elliott Flint. in trust.
The vii makes the unexplained provi-
sion that II DIR. Austin Flint. Jr.. shall
adopt a son and .he adopted son should
set a degree in medicine the personal
gifts bequeathed to Dr. Austin Flint.
, Jr, shall go to the adopted son. II,
however. a degree in medicine is also
obtained b, Austin j. Flint. son Of Sher-
nan Flint, these are to be divided be-
tween the two.
The provisions Of the will which may
result in the instrument being declared
void for uncertainty in case an effort Is
made to probate II relate to the DISPOSE
lion Of the residuary estate. At the
ou,se, Or. Flint directs that h residue
be put in trust. two-ffths OF the income
going to Zach Of the sons Austin and
sherman and one-fifth to the son George
Elliott Film; Of IA Nevins street. Brook
i'm. DR.. Flint fails to provide for the
disposition OF the principal OF the fund
eft to Austin and Sherman Flint upon
heir death. but IA 10 the trust fund
Tor the third son the principal goes
upon his death to the children Of his
present wife, Lillian Mary Flint The
trust. however, terminates when the
Youngest OF his children becomes 81
years Old.
Or. Film; expresses the wish that his
grandson. Edwin Dean Flint. son Of
George Elliott Flint. shall not change
Nc name to Austin Flint except on the
consent IN writing CO my son Austin
Flint, TO such change" II says. II
also earnestly request my son. Austin
Flint, 10 use every endeavor to prevent
the use by any Of my children except
himself OF the name Austin, sucl use
being legally authorized. although to my
regret, | at one time gave II my APP
prevail and sanction" This provision
$ believed to relate in part to the
. laughter. Annie Austin Flint.
Dr. Flint asked to be buried beside
his father and mother in Forest Hills
Cemetery. Boston. He named his son
Austin, Paul Fuller and Beverly Chew,
executors
Mrs. Elizabeth McMaster Flint. widow
Of the physician, married him at Ball
sion. y. Y. on December 20. 1862 They
mad celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary when they separated.