Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-07
LEAVES SCARF PINS TO SON,
 HOTEL FOR sTOEISGToN

Chandler N. Nayland, S6, the eceen- tric man of considerable wealth, who of fered to pave the streets of Stonington at bis own expense, left bequest in his original will to provide a marble hotel for Stonington, but bequeathed only his collection of scarf pins to his son.
 Wayland died in a saDaterium at Riverdale, N. T., on Oct. 22. His orig inal will, which has just been filed in the suFrogste's court in New York, directs that his estate, after all debts are paid shall be divided as follows:
 John F. Stephens, friend, doing busi- ness at 62s Sixth avenue, all furniture and objects of art in his residence here at West Fhirty-sixth street; in his home in Stonington, town of East Paget, Bermuda, and also 800 shares of prefer red stock of the United States Rubber company.
 To friends. father and son, now doing business at Madison avenue and Fifty ninth street, as makers and repairers of violins,' his two yiolins and four bows contained in two cases containing the vii olins.
 John E. Waylapd, son, my collection of scarf pins, and I request that he will choose for himself such as he would like to keep and divide the rest between my grandsons, Elton SeoyiI Wayland and Thomas Chandler Wayland.
 T give aething further to my said son for the reason that I have been in strqmental in securing him a fortune safely possessed by him this day greatly in excess of my oWn.s
 The remainder of his property between nine Stopington friends, D. Barrows spalding, James H, Stjgers, Frank Dodge, Thomas Wilkinson, William P Bindloss, Robert r. Burtch, Cornelius B. Crandan Edward F Bradley and George H. Robinson to convert into cash Pfor the ceHstrpctiop of g hotel on the site of my present residence of suitable size for the needs of the community and the travel ing public, and to bs of such elegance of design as te hsTmopize with the new conditions of the borough.
 The land contigupps te the hotel ney- CT to be sold but to be maiptained foFey- CT under as perfect conditions as it will be possible under the care of the most distiAguished aTrhitects and gsrdeners.@
 The same nine men MT. Wayland named as executors and Hustees of his estate under his Eill executed Neyem- Der IS, 1921, and witnessed by Howard R Van Lay of 14s East Tpirty-ninth stree street ,,sia and Thenas f. sturFs of 47S
 V Est-s-P,- AA1sE FsNaLE ID Edkllhdlca st about ssf5pee, had been tFanasfrss tp the sanitarium from Bella1ie hospikaI, to which he had been committed for pb- ssryatien on the application of his son, residing at IS East Fifty-third street, New York who feared that he would dis slpsts bis f9rtpRe through his iibersl-
 The decedent had an income of from ss9,ooa to S4o,eQe a year. Last Ausust his son ard the Fifth Avenue Bank were appointed committee to oversee his pfopfrty as the result ef shsrlffss jury.
 The decedent was afraigned befere a New Fsrk magistrats lsst EpFemher on complaint of his son that he had written some abusiys letters to him. Later in the same month he was committed for observation by Justice Guy of the Su- preIHe court.
 At the hearings it was testified that the elder Wayland had given away nurp- ereus parcels of land in stepinstop 10 various persens. His son compisined that his father was planning to dispose of his property and that his plans in- clnded the paving of five miles of streets in StoniRgten and the erection of mar ble hotel to cost sl,6ee, ,oeb. He tore up his eId win. tie son said, and made ! new one in which he designated nine ex- eepters. te bgild the marble hqteI and bsausafhed !e him tthe sanl the eheics of scarf pin.