Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-28
WILL FILED YESTERDAY
IN NELSON COUNTY
Rclict Receives Bulk of Is.
tate Of More Than
S6,OOO,OOO.
s".@".o@ 10 go no cmAurrr
y" h"ild H"spitnl, mud Orphanascs.
sisters and Other Itrinti.r,
PRO, ldcd For.

Mhymont" tho magnificent estate
"i MhJ"r james Henry Dool.y. whose
"'h'h occurred ~ Richmond on tho
hlShi OF Nos"Iub"r 10. will eventual
~ become possession uC this .ity.
~ his VIII. which waa offered for
probht" yesterday morning i'm tho
ono" of IN" clerk ot the court At
l,"S "Sinrs'on. IN" s"at az Nelson
-"untE' where Major rooicy had his
IcEal residence. Mrs. Booicy was re-
3H"S'"d 10 i""Sc the property 10 tho
"''N 81 richmond. TO bc used as n
mus"un aud park. aud tho city IT,
rcrn'Et"d to appropria,e only 5000
N'hr'y for ~. uph"cp. /, is said
hat Mrs. popicy Viii acccdc 10 this
request ana wiil mako "a will be-
'n'hthiug ia" property to Richmond
'Mnym"nt was the home size nf
tue into Major DO,loy. and is located
IHN' h'ynud 'Eiv,rt:,sw." on lIainu-
TON street, formerly virginia Ave-
uu" II contains upproSimateI,
''""iN -thr"" aud ouc-hai. acres. Il,
"a ROW part a. Ryrd Park and
fronts along on What iS known a,
l'2"l"y'S' branch ana The Janus
HN"r. "diac"rt To ,hr on sup.nk,
anh ONO property on the south and
west
t:ntnt" Valued at SG..10 0un.
The "siht' or Major Doolry Is valued
80 is.S7?.0"G. "f which all cNc,u,
100000 I. personal. Tile assessed
value ~ In. real estate IK slOt.ooo
not noiudIng "Maymont" witch had
already been drsi,d by Major Dooi-y
10 his wife. The indebtedness or the
deceased IL approximately 81 900 0O0
'eavinS d n"t estate II }5.5co.oon
In tho Will Mnicn was drawn in
1919. tn" old Dominion Trust Com
rany and the Merchants National
Bank arc named as cxe"utorg. with
Mrs. po"i"y Ms cocNrcutor Mrs.
I""i"y has not qualified. but reserves
IN" right 10 qualify at 81 !atcr dato.
y bon! OF sS.o00.OO0 was required OF
'hc executors hy TIA. court. The
VIII was admitted to probate by
l."Eh K. rag". j Jordan Leak. and
Joseph " Hurt, Jr. II was Wit
messed by NJ g. branch. O. T.. Van
d"rslic". Robert L.. ii"nley. D.. II.
MacLean aud Miss Mary Moon Kidd.
rh" viii ~ Major Doolcy leaves
iic bulk Of ljs estate 10 his widow
and az her death tund OF $4,000 600
- To pass to tn. Sisters OF Charity
FOR tho endowment Of new hos.
pital for crippled children. ana two
orphanages for white girls The hos
pita's aud orphnnascs are TO be in
charge Of the Sisters Of CHARITY OF
st Joseph's Orphanagc OF which in
stitution Major Doo!ey was "A direc-
tor. In addition large tract OF
land lying between Ma ymonr' and
NJ. Calvary Cemetery is set aside
as site for the three structures
For Hospitals and Orphnnngrs.
The Hospital for Crippled Children
Is 10 be duplicate OF that already
endowed by Major Doolcy. and will
be open To white children OF both
sexes The junior orphanaGe is to
he for girls under age OF II and Will.
IN effect. be an extension OF the
present 81. Joseph's Orphauagc. The
senior ornhanage Will be for white
girls between the ages OF II and IS
and VIII be designed in accordance
with the viii. to equip the girls TO
become selfsustaining wn,n thev
leave tho institution Provision is
also made in the Will FOR the erection
"f mohument TO Major Doolcy's $
parents IN one corner OF the lot
"Swannanoa." the summer home OF
Major Dooley. at the top of the Blue
Ridge Mountains. near Wayuesboro.
also goes To Mrs. Dooiey. This hand :
some structure was erected at great
cost, and much Of il Is marble that
was brought over to this country from
Italy expressly for that home. /;
contains many articles of rare art.
The will in detail creates a trust.
the income from which Is to 20 10
Mrs. Dooley for life. At her deati,
the bequests for the hospitals and
orphanages are to become effective.
The will contains no statement as to
what is to bn done with the estate
upon tho expiration of the specific
trust set up for Mrs. Dooley.
Many Relatives Provided For.
Under the terms of the will. $4,000
is to he paid each Of Major Dooley's
surviving sisters. TO each of his
nteccs Is left $4,000, while Miss Flor
ence Elder. niece OF Mrs Dooley. re-
ceives $4,000. She had been devoted
to Major Doolcy from childhood. It
was set forth In the will Several
minor bequests were made To reia-
tives and employees and servants.
Whilo tho State of Virginia and the
Federal government will receive large
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