New Britain herald., 1918-12-03
MRS. GATES LEAVES
FORTUNE TOFAMILY
Estate Valued at S25,OOO,OOO for
Brother and Niece

New York, Dec. "a. l.. Humes
of the law firm of Taylor. Humes &
Beggs, "a Broad street, disclosed yes
terday that the will of Mrs. Dellora
+. Baker Gates, widow of John w,
Gates left the bulk of the Gates for
tune III trust to Edward j. Baker of
st. Charles, Ill, d brother of Mrs.
Gates, and to Miss Dellora f. Angel
of Lake Forest, ILL.,, the daughter of
her deceased sister. The amount of
the estate was not made public, nor
would Mr.. Humes give an estimate,
1t was understood, however, that the
total might exceed $25,00O,000. Mrs.
Gates was the sole residuary legatee of
her husband, who died on August 8,
1911, In Paris, and of her son, Charles
G. Gates, who died in Cody, Wyo., on
Oct. %, 1913. John W. Gates had
SIG, 600, 900 and Charles W. Gates
100000 Much of the inheritance
were in stocks and bonds, notably oil
securities which as a result of the
war;, have risen in value. Mrs. Gates's
will was executed on Sept. 20, 1918,
and, after directing that many be-
quests be paid relatives friends and
servants, provides that the Tesidu-
airy estate be given to Mr.. Barker and
Miss Angel.
The income of one-half Of the res
iduary estate is given to Mr.. Baker
for life according to statement by
Humes. "Out of the income of the
remaining half of the residuary es-
tate the trustees are directed to pro-
vide for the support. education and
maintenance of Dellora F. Angel I'M
til she reaches the age of 81 years and
to pay any accumulated income there
on to her when she attains that age.
The entire income of the remaining
one-half is to be paid to her from the
time she reaches p years of age until
she reaches 81 years Of age, when one
quarter Of the share held for her ben
eft is to he paid Another quarter is
to be paid to her when she reaches
IS years Of age, and the remainder
when she reaches 40, the income on
the balance held by the trustees from
time to time to be paid her by the
trustees.
Upon Mr.. Bakers death the prlu-
cipal Of the share held for his benefit
for life is provided to be added to the
share held for the benefit of Dellora
F. Angel, and to be dealt with in like
manner as the share held for her. In
the event of the death of Mr.. Baker
and of Dellora F. Angel without
children, the will directs that the
residuary estate then held by the
trustees be divided into two equal
parts and that one part be utilized in
building an old peoples home and the
other part in the founding of a home
for children.
"a bequest of 100000 outright Is
also made to Mr.. Baker. and all Of
the personal property belonging to
Mrs. Gates is bequeathed to her
niece, Miss DelIora f. Angel, and
also her home at Port Arthur, Texas.
Among the requests to relatives are
the following: Mrs. Edward J. Baker,
$50, Mrs. Henry r. Baker,
$4,000; r, f. Angel, $4,000; Mrs.
R. F. Angel, $4,000; and Mrs.
Brownson, $4,000.
Numerous requests are made to
personal friends, including Mrs. ElM-
abeth F. Quincy, John J. Mitchell and
James G. Hutchins, of Chicago; e. II.
Woodwork, of Port Arthur and A. I.
Humes, Charles E. Hermann, DIR.
Fellowes Davis, Jr., Charles G. Smith
and C. c. Lott, of New York City. Mrs.
Gates also made some ) requests,
varying from $500 to $4,000, to pres
ent and former servants in Port Ar
thur and elsewhere. Requests are also
made to the Mary Gates hospital, Port
Arthur, which receives 10000; the
Port arthur college, $4,000, and the
sum of $1,000 to the ST. Charles
School for Boys, of st. Charles, ILL.,"
The executives and trustees ap-
pointed by the will are: John ]. Nit
chell, president of the Illinois Trust
and Savings Bank, Chicago: A. =.
Humes and Charles e. Hermann.
The will probably will be filed for pro-
bate in a few davs