New Britain herald., 1918-11-05
CARDINAL LEAVES
 ESTATE TO CHURCH
Small Amount of Personal Prop erty Left by Archbishop Farley

New York, Nov. 5.-John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York, who died September IT, last, left his pri- vate estate to the Roman Catholic church in a will filed for probate in the Surrogates court yesterday. AL though he named three dignitaries as legatees, it was the understanding they were to devote the legaoies to the church.
 The petition accompanying the will discloses that Cardinal Farley left only modest estate. It's value Is de- scribed as being worth at least $l,o0o in real estate and exceeding $5,000 in personal property. His many philan- thropies are cited to explain the small amount of private property held.
 Cardinal Farley disposed of only his private effects under the will, as the church property had been put under control of the church. The will nomi- mated three bishops as executors, Bishop James A. McFaul, of Trenton, N. J., one of the three, Is dead. Bishops Hays and Hickey, the other two. will assume control Jointly
 7 Only one short page was devoted to the will. The text follows: "In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, amen.
 I. Cardinal John NJ. Farley, Arch bishop of the city of New York, be- ing of sound mind and memory, and in good bodily health, do make. publish and declare this my last will and testament
 First I desire that as soon as practicable after my decease all my funeral expenses and just debts be paid by my executors hereinafter named.
 Second, | give, devise and be- queath all my estate, both real and personal, of whatever kind, name and nature, and wheresoever situate, whether in possession, revision, re- mainder or otherwise, of which I am now seized and possessed. or to which I may be in anywise entitled, or which I may hereafter acquire unto the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Hickey, Bishop of the city of Rochester, state of New York; the Rt. Rev. James A.. McFaul Bishop of Trenton and the Rt. Rev. Patrick J. Hayes, Auxiliary Bishop of the city of New York, to have and to hold the same and every part thereof with the appurtenances to them, their heirs, executors, ad- ministrators and assigns joint tenants In common. v Third, 1 hereby nominate and ap- point the said three legatees and de- visees above mentioned the executors of this my last will and testament. and I revoke all other wills by me at any time heretofore made. In wit ness thereof. I have hereunto set my hand and seal on this seventeenth day
 of May, in the year of Our Lord one ! thousand nine hundred and fifteen, at the same time declaring this my last l will and testament"
 The will. which was executed after 1 his elevation of the Cardnalate, was
 witnessed by Mgr. Michael J. Lavelle, l the Rev. Thomas c. Carroll, of St. 1 Patrick'S Cathedral and w. r. O'Con- ! nor lawyer Of No. 9 West Tenth l street. The petition for probate was submitted by Bishop Hayes and named 1 six nephews, two nieces, three grand nieces and one rand nephew as heirs ] at law of the testator. No estimate | of the estates value was forthcom- 1 ing at the office of George J. Gillespie, l of No 20 Vesey street. tho attorn ey through whom the petition was filed