The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-04-11
Maysville, KY, April @, 1921,
To the Citizens Of Maysyille and Ma

lishment, has been subjected, inter-
mittently, to attack and criticism. ON
one occasion response on its behalf
was made. II was thought that this
was sufficient to satisfy all concern
ed But such seems not to have been
the case. That its position may be put
In permanent form pamphlet was
issued. 1t is intended to cover all the
facts about this institution
Its Resources and the Sources From
Which They Have Come.
Those sources are these:
Q) Mrs. May V. Wilson. Her will,
begun August 9th. 1906, and completed
July 23rd 1907 contained this clause:
II give, will and devise and be-
queath all the rest OF my property in
vested in either houses or bonds or
money in bank to the City of Mays
Vile Mason County, Kentucky, TO be
used as a hospital fund for the bene-
fit Of both white and colored people,
regardless of politics, or to found a
home for needy people. desire TINS
to do the most good and | wish THIS
fund controlled by my executors, they
TO have the power to appoint any one
they wish TO help them on this Com
mittee. | desire that Mr.. A. NJ. }. Cocn-
ran will act" r.,
She named as Executors c. L. sal
lee. DR.. Thos. E. Pickett j. +. Bar
bour. A. NJ. ]. Cochran and j. c. Pecor'
subsequent to the making OF TINS
will she purchased at public auctloh
Haywood, and on August l4th' i'o.'
conveyed it to DR.. Thos. e, PlcKett' d.
+ porbour. C. l.. Sallee and A. Nj. D.
Cochran, as Trustees. The trust upon
which she so conveyed it is thus set
forth in the deed. oo
"The establishment, maintenance
and operation on said premises Vi
hosnital for the treatment OF SICK anu
disabled persons upon such plan anu
under such regulations as may be de-
termined upon by said parties OIL tne
second part, they being hereby EN-.
powered by the party OF the tirst par
to adopt, prescribe and put in FORCE
nlan and regulations for the establish
ment maintenance and operation OH
said premises of such hospital. IL
the plan so adopted involves the vest
ing Of the title to said property IN
corporation that is to maintain ana
operate such hospital the parties OF
the second part are empowered 10 con-
vey same to such corporation as may
be organized for that purpose ON such
terms as they determine and II as
part Of said terms stock in said cor
poration is to be received in return
therefor said trustees will receive and
hold same and il any returns arise
from said stock they will apply them
in providing treatment In said nos
pital for the worthy poor OF Mays
ville but said property is not 10 De
sold and proceeds invested elsewhere
in a hospital. No plan or regulation
shall be adopted that is not approved
by said Thomas e. Pickett
Thereafter, to-wit, on August Z3rd'
1907. Mrs. Wilson added codicll 10
her will which revoked the provision
thereof heretofore quoted The clause
thereof, pertinent hereto, is in these
words
Since writing my will | have
bought the property in Maysvllle'
known as Haywood. This same prop
erty by deed of trust have conveyed
to c. L. Sallee, A. NJ J. Cochran, j. f.
Barbour and DR.. II. Il. Pickett,-thls
property to be used for a hospital. All
the property and money or bonds
which in my will give to the City OF
Maysville for hospital purposes or any
other, I now give, will, devise and be-
uueath 1t to these, my trustees, to be
used by them for the benefit OF TINS
hospital to be maintained on the site
of Haywood"
Thereafter Mr. Salee died and at
Mrs. Wilson's request. +. L. Worthing-
ton was appointed by the surviving
trustees as his successor, and on July
18th, 1908, the four trustees incorpor-
ated Haywood Hospital as Chart
able corporation, having no capital
stock under and in pursuance to Sec
tions $40, $50, 881, SS2 and 1888, Ken
lucky Statutes, to which corporation
they, on July 18th, 1908, conveyed
Haywood.
Mrs. Wilson died in 1909 and at the
July Term, 1909, her will and codic1l
thereto were duly probated and the
ItCtlNCu hum iSi NhI'S
about $20,OO0.0O. Upon the death OF
DR.. Pickett in 1913, Horace ]. Coch-
ran was chosen by the surviving Trus-
tees to take his place.
(2) Mrs. Fannie A. Hays.
August Both, 1911, she conveyed to
Haywood Hospital her farm on the
Hill City Pike containing 1853 acres,
subject to the payment to her as long
as she lived of an annuity of $4,000.
After her death, in February, 1919,
this farm was sold at public auction
to Thos. A. Duke for s23,OOS.6O. The
purpose of this conveyance, as stated
IN the deed, was to provide at the hos
pital medical and surgical treatment
and necessary maintenance while I'M
dergoing treatment to poor persons in
need Of same and not able in whole or
part to provide the same for them
selves"
90 Mr.. John McIlvainey.
BY his will made June Goth, 1912,
and probated September Bird, 1912, he
bequeathed to Haywood Hospital ST.
10000 ITO be used by the Trustees as
they may deem best" and the residue
OF MS estate TO establish free ward
for the tree treatment of children
whose parents or friends are not able
to pay for their treatment, the trustees
to be the sole judges as to who may
receive free treatment" The residue
OF his estate amounted to $1,90413,
and it, together with the specific be-
quest Of 100000. was paid by his ex-
ecutors to the Trustees in March, 1913
az. Mrs. Judith Langhorne Mar
shall
July 26th, 1914, she conveyed to
Haywood Hospital the property on
the east side of Market street now
owned by Caproni for $4,000, Of which
100000 was a gift. BY the sale to
Caproni 100000 was realized from
this source.
t5.) Mr.. David Hechinger.
BY his will he bequeathed to the in
stitution $4,000.
Other kind friends, whose names