New-York tribune., 1918-01-13
Lawyers Only Real Estate
Was His House, Valued
at $4,000
Annuity for Wife
One Son and Daughter Get
Largest Bcqucsts; Other Son
Receives Life Income

Joseph II. Choatc. lawyer and diplo-
mat, left al estate valued at S4,S57 ,762
gross and S&.6G9s79 net The transfer
tax appraisal was fled yesterday, set
ing forth IN detail the holdings os the
lase leader of the American bar and
former Ambassador to the Court OF St.
James,.
Practically all OF Mr. Choate's estate,
with the exception of about 100000.
consisted OF stocks and bonds, Of which
he had 196 holdings with an aggregate
value Of Si.6S9,14S. Most of these were
railroad securities. His cash amounted d
70 only S9.l4I and personal effects to
Si9l1t NJ. Choate's realty consisted
cf only his residence. At s and 10 East
S,Nty-tArd street. appraised at SlOo,-
goo and $4,000. respectively.
In lhe we'll stocked vine cellar Of the
Choatc residence were 1873 bottles anc
TWO demijohns Of wines and liquors
with a total value of s2,7oO. The col
lection included several rare vintages
Joseph II. Choate, son, and Miss
Mabel Choatc, daughter. were the prin-
IiVh! LCt4tIIN Al KS QItOeI Tue VIII Oh
their father, receiving S1,8S7,6o4 and
sl.7S7 .6o4. respectively. George Choate
another sen. received only the income
for life from q trust fund of S25O,OOO
Widow Gets $4,000 Annuity
The share OF Mrs Caroline S. Choate
widow. was an annuity of SIS. 1000. which
Mr.. Choate directed should take pref
erenca over all other beouests; be.
quest OF $3.50 900 and the use for life o!
lie city residence and the summer cs-
ta,e. NaUnkeag. in Stockbridge. Mass.
Altogether there were thirty-sever
bereficiaries. including institutions. rel
atlyeS, friends and servants. -Four
grandchildren will receive the income
from trust funds Of $4,000 each unit
they reach the age OF thirty, when eacl
will receive the principal OF the trusts
There were six public bequests Of
Sl0QQ0 each. as follows: St Paul:
Church. Stockbridge. Mass; Stock
bridge Library Association, State Char
ties Aid Association, New York AS
sociation for the Blind, Legal Aid So
eety ard Women's Prison Association
''in recognition Of long and faithful
service" Ellen Paterson and John +
Osborn each received $4,000 Six othe,
servants received $3.50 each.
Mr. Choa'e's library in his residenc.
contained 2.s24 volumes, which wer,
appraised al S2,20S. His law librar,
was valued at Ssa2
Held Many Railsoad Securities
The I.st OF securities held by Mr.
taoate shows that he was good Judge
Of stocks as we'll as a great lawyer ant
an ablc diplomat. In all his numerou:
holdings only five blocks CT shares an,
enc of the bond holdings were declared
70 he without value. Some of hi
shares were appraised at more than tn
present lnalxe. value. A few of tn
lareer holdings were 5000 shares O
Northern Paciiic, S29S, 800; 1866 share
Pennsylvania Railroad, S1S9,257; 81
shares Pullman Company, s117,912; 10
shares GermanAmerican 1nsuranc
Company, S102 $50; 2.S45 shares Grea
Northern Railway, S299 ,O8O; 525 share
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Sll2S75; 615 shares Albany G. Susque
hanna, sl54,237; s11 shares Genera
Electric, s124.740, and 200 shares Guar
antee Trust Company, s84,40o.