Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-03
File Caueat Against Will
OF Joseph Kramer Which
Makes Startling BeQueaths

The will Of Joseph Kramer of this
, city, cutting his wife OFF with only
the dover interest which the law of
the state of New Jersey provides.
and containing q clause that he
would not even leave her that
amount if he was not compelled to,
and with other clauses of startling
nature concerning his children, was
offered for probate at New Bruns-
wick yesterday, but refused because
of the fact that caveat is filed
against it with the surrogate. The
caveat has beeA filed against the
will by Mrs. Kla mer. who as repre-
sented by the office of Senator
Thomas Brown. David Wilentz, who
is taking care OF the Office during
Senator Browns sence, refused to
make any CON cnt. The Perth
Amboy Trust Co.. any is named as
executor of the e-tate in the will.
and this institution is represented
by Attorney Jacob M. Klein.
The most startling clauses in the
will, which was made in this city on
February IA. 1920, are those re-
garding Mr.. Kramers family. these
follow:
Expecting my will to be read by
my executor before my funeral, 1t
is my earnest wish that my wife
Minnie, and my daughter Jennie. do
not attend my funeral.
II do give, devise and bequeath in
my wife Minnie only the dover In
terest which the law of the state of
New Jersey provides shall give
her and she shall not share in any
other part or division of my estate.
If it were possible for me to de-
prive her of what the laws of the
state of New Jersey compel me to
give her, on account OF her treat
ment of me, would do so.
II do hereby give, devise and be-
queath to my daughter Jennie, the
sum of $12 per month to be palo
from my estate to her as long as she
shall live. My purpose in devising
this monthly sum to her is as fol-
lows: IS per month to remind her
of the time in 1915 when she said to
me. BLACK pig. don't sleep with my
mother" IS per month to remind
her of the time in 1918 when she
struck me while was in kitchen; S2
a month to remind her that when
was sick in bed in January. 1920,
loud. You are making too much
noise. / viii; have you arrested for
disturbing the neighbors." Except
as above, my daughter shall not
share in any other part or division
of my estate.
l do give. devise and bequeath
to each of cthe following. My son
Arthur, my daughter Esther, the
Perth Amboy City hospital and the
Jewisch Memorial Building Fund.
one-fourth undivided income from
all of my real property which shall
own at the time of my death after
my wife's dover right is deducted.
For my son Arthur and my daugh-
ter Esther said undivided one
fourth income from my estate to be
paid to them during their lifetime.
and upon their death, il they have
no children, to revert back TO my
estate. If they have children, then
upon the death of my son Arthur
and my daughter Esther, the said
one-fourth undivided income Is TO
be paid to their children during
their said children's lifetime and
upon their death. to revert back to
NV estate. To the Perth Amboy
City hospital and the Jewish Me-
mortal Building Fund. the one
fourth undivided income is 10 be
paid forever, and upon the death
of pr7 son Arthur and my daughter
Esther or upon the death OF their
children should they have children,
the said one-fourth undivided inter-
est of each of them to be paid to
the said Perth Amboy City hospital
and the Jewish Memorial Building
Fund forever. 1t is my desire that
the rest and residue of my entire es-
tate shall, upon the death of my
son Arthur and my daughter Esther
and their children. If they have any
go .perpetualiy and forever to the
Perth Amboy City hospital and the
Jewish Memorial Building Fund
The third clause orders that all
tenants occupying the different
premises owned by Kramer at the
time of his death be given onel
months rent free. This month of
free rent is to be chosen by the cx-
ecutor at any time within six
months after his death.
The fourth clause gives to thel
Perth Amboy CITY Hospital the sum!
Of $200<to be paid from the benefit
the estate will derive from the in
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