The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-11
Executors Ask Court to Elk
plain Noted Alienist's
$500, 600 Requests
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
ARE NOT MENTIONED
Testator Was Witness i'll Numerous
Criminal Trials-Son, Austin, Whose
Adoption of a Son Is Provided For,
Seeks Enlightening.


NEW YORK, April 1I.-Dr Austin
Flint, famous alienist, who in his life
time was witness in many will eases,
left a Will which the executors of his
estate have found it necessary to have
construed by the supreme court. d..
Flint, who also was a witness in nu-
merous criminal trials, notably that of
Harry X. Thaw, died on September 81.
His estate consisted principally OF
100000 equity in real estate valued
ut 100000 and personal property,
mostly securities, valued az several
hundred thousand dollars more.
Until the Will of the mental expert
was filed there was no public int.ma-
tion that DR.. Flint and mis- wife were
not nyIag together. DR.. Flint, who
wrote his viii himself, made no pro
vision for her. HIS daughter, Miss
ANNE Flint, was also not mentioned in
the will.
The court proceeding has been
brought by Beverly Chew and DIR. Aus
tin mt, son OF the testator, because
of the uncertain validity of several
sections of the instrument executed by
him and doubt as to the intention OIL
the testator The wall was admitted to
probate in the surrogates' court with
out objections by Mrs. Flint or Miss
Flint. One of the provisions on which
the executors want judicial construc-
tion IS that disposing Of the reslduary
estate. This was divided among his
three sons into five shares, as follows:
Two-ftths each in trust to DR.. Austin
Flint and Sherman Flint and one-ftth
IN tritEt (aorUa t'l1io+t Flint If liE-
ing, and if not living, to his children
by his present wife, Mrs. Lillian Mary
Dean Flint. The executors are not
satisfied that valid trusts were Great
ed, as no provision is made for the
transfer of the principal on the death
OF the life tenants and no time placed
by DR.. Flint on the termination of
the trusts.
A further provision that requires
elucIdation is one disposing of some
personal effects. DIR. Flint left to his
son Austin all family portraits, a sill
YER loving cup presented by the facul
ty of Bellevue Medical college, glass
ware presented by Cornell university
an Order of the Bust of the Liberator
a Venezuelan order, diplomas and al
genealogical books of the Flint fami
ly.
The son Austin is to hold these ar
ticles during his lifetime, then the.
are to pass to Sherman Flint. Dr.
Flint provided, however, that if HI
son Austin should legally adopt a sol
who should thereafter receive the de
gree of doctor of medicine, sue
adopted son was to receive all thes
personal effects absolutely. However
if Austin j. Flint, son of Sherman
Flint, should also receive q medica
degree, then the effects were to be d
vided between this grandson and tn
adopted son of DIR. Austin Flint, tn
son of the testator.
1t was the intention of the alienis
that these personal articles be n
tanned by his male descendants. TIL
executors are not certain whether I'll
provision made for a possible adopte
son of DR.. Austin Flint, ir., woul
be in effect if the son of the testatt
should have son born to him, whiC
contingency is not covered in the Wi
They also seek to know whether Il
articles are to be disposed of to Il
exclusion of any rights Of Sherma
Flint.