Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-06
COLONEL M'CABE'S WILL
SHOWS S250,OOO ESTATE
iiVer to her the sum mentioned In
quarterly Instruments.
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liver to her the sum mentioned In
quarterly instruments.
VIII Erect Memorial
sons OF Colonel McCabe are di-
fcc'ed In tho Will to erect for their
""'heF' the hrst Mrs. McCabc, n suit
""lc memorial. The will begins:
L. william Gordon McCabe. OF
richmond. Va. commanding my soul
20 God and trusting In redemption
through the ntonement Of Jesus
Nhflst. being Of sound mind and Of
to"h heaith, do this fifteenth day of
A'sus'' 1917. make and declare this
my last Will and testament"
~ section ono OF the Will. Colonel
McCadc divides his estate INTO nvn
parts, hut stipulates that &, he b,.id
t9s"ther until the coming a.. ag. of
ms grandson. +. u. Warner McCabe.
Before everything else he se,s
iorth that the estate shall proyiJe fnr
the care and maintenance or Edward
~ McChoe as long AN he lives. and
~. MS wAc be relieved .. his ex-
lenses, He also cancels obligations
made by; his son At various times in
The way OF loans amounting 10 soy
era! thousands Of dollars
lie also provides that Matte Armi-
stead Cary. niece. living In Mont
Eomcry, Ala, be given an annuity OF
s3oo, TO be paid TO her mother. Mrs.
j. a: Cary. until she becomes Of age.
CIT OF the Taylor Family Bible"
the, gold watch and chain which no
wofa and tho oil paintings OF his
parents is made TO Colonel William
Gordon McCabe, Ir.. hts son.
silver service and fiat silver owned
By him arc disposed OF by gil, TO
Colonel u. n. Warner McCa6e. his
second living son. Signed photos OF
LORD Roberts. Lord WolseIey. Sir Eve
iyn Wood. General Sir Frederick
Maurice and General Robert T.. Lee
action. entitled. Virginia, 1861 is
also given TO T.. r. Warren McCabe.
lie IS also made heir TO the sword
worn by his father in the WAR Be-
given for certain engravinGs 10 be
made on them telling where used and
In what campaigns worn.
w. Gordon McCabe. III. Is be-
grandfather (Which the will sets
forth is more than 200 years old, and
which bears the coat OF arms OF tho
G0rdonsl. He Is also bcqueathed 500
mento with which to remember his
grandfather.
T. +. o. Mccabe. H., tho son of his
son who died last year, he leaves a
and 500. Virginia Harrison osborne
McCabe and Lily Urquhart McCabe
granddaughters. are each given 800
Edward Harrison Patterson, one of
the executors. is given $500.
Major Allen Potts. Armistcad C.
Gordon and j. G. Wise are named as
beneficiaries in the sum of $500 each
the gift 10 he used to purchase some
memento with which to remember
me by
In a codicil, the will provides that
tho l0oU books which are to be dis
posed of by his executors are TO be
housed in special cases and inscribed
with the name or his son, Il. X. War
rem McCabe, with the fact that they
are his gift engraved on them.
Names Literary Executors.
Mrs. Gillie Cary McCabe and Arm
istead c. Gordon, of Staunton, are
named in the will as Colonel McCabcs
literary executors" with permission
to publish in book form such OF his
writings as may be deemed desirable.
Mr.. Gordon is TO receive such COM
rensation for his services as they
merit, but the will provides no re-
turn for Mrs. McCabe.
Section 10 Of tho will states that
1t may be deemed advisable TO sell
the large library left by Colonel Me
cabe. This library includes the finest
autograph collection In the world, it
Is declared. In regard to the sale u
the library. Colonel McCabe writes
Il think 1t best that my library,
Including all of the manuscripts and
presentation copies from famous au-
thors, be sold. and the money turned
over TO my estate"
Further. he provides that tho books