New Britain herald., 1927-03-14
CHILDREN GET ALL
 0F GERRY'S ESTATE
Each ef Four Will Receive About
 Five Million Dollars
NOTHING GIVEN TO CHARITY

Philanthropist Explain That He
 Had Given Generously To Char
 ity During Life.
 Newport, R. l.. March II P- The manymillion dollar estate Of Commodore Elbridgc T. Gerry, phil anthropist, is evenly divided among his four children by his will filed n probate court today. Nothing is left to charity.
 Each Get S5.OOO.OOO
 The four heirs, each of whom will receive estates estimated some where in the neighborhood of s5.- o0d, 900. are United States Senator Peter Goelt Gerry of Warwick, R. l., Robert l.. Gerry Of New York and Providence, Miss Angelica Ger " and Mrs Francis s. T.. Drury. The will so leaves their shares to the daughters IS to keep their for unes separate from the affairs of their husbands and free from the mana cement of the husbands.
 Daughters Protected
 "The part or share Of my estate" thc 12th clause of the will reads, both principal and income. which shall be taken by each Of my daugh- CTS under this my will shall be held and enjoyed by her as a separate irta Ference and not subject to the debts pr engagements Of any husband, hnd full power to my said daughter to sell or dispose of the same by Fleed last will and testament, or otherwise. In the same manner and sith like effect as if she were alone nd unmarried"
 Coincident with filing of the will, close friends Of the family explain ed what they believe to have been he motives of Commodore Gerry. Fvho was one of the founders Of the kociety for the prevention of cruelty 0 children and who had given generously 10 it's support, in leav- ng nothing to charity and in taking ters to prevent his daughters for i.nos from coming under any dom nation but their own.
 Always Gave Freely
 It was said that since the found- ng of the S. P. c. c. in 1874 the ,hilanthropist had given approx- nately sl.0o0, 900 toward it's sup port and that he contributed gen rously to more than two score been the custom of members of the ierry family. the friends said. to contribute to charities during their ifotimos and there was every req bon 10 believe Commodore Gerry left oothing to charity as he knew his lcrs would carry on the family radition
 Of the clause concerning his la lighters fortunes it was suggested hat this might have been written o protect Mrs Drurys title 10 her Inheritance in view of her marriage 0 an alien. Mir Drury is a son of krchdeacon Drury. one time chap ain of the English house of com hons.
 The Gerry will, which was eyecu- cd March ,, 1908, leaves the entire state in life trust to the philan- hropists widow, Mrs. Louisa NJ. terry. Mrs. Gerry died March 26, 92o, and the children get the prop trtv by a clause contingent upon he death of Mrs. Gerry prior 10 hat Of her husband. Commodore terry died in New York, February : last.
 The will named Mrs. Gerry eXecu- riX with almost unlimited power to handle the estate, but stated that f she died before the testator the wo sons should become executors hnd trustees.
 The largest part of the estate consists Of Manhattan real estate holdings. which were valued in 1922 ht s1S.000, GOO. Value Of personal property is not known but is con- Eiderable. There are also extensive realty holdings in Rhode Island.
 By the terms of life trust ereated by their parents in 1917 the hldron have been receiving, in qual shares, the income of four -aluable parcels of Manhattan real state and by the will ownership is transferred 0 them of stock shares ,f Gerry Estates Inc, a company ormed to handle the Gerry realty holdings.
 To Robert L. Gerry is boqueathed he steam yacht Electra which be- ame widely-known during the years ho Testator was commodore of the New York Yacht club. and played a notable part in international com petition. The only other specific bcquest of personal property is the famous terry law library. one of the finest >ollections in America said 10 in dude more than 30 GOO volumes. It housed in the Gerry mansion at hc corner of Fifth avenue and 6lst Ftrcet. The other son. Senator Peter Goelet Gerry. is the recipient pi this law library. The rest of the personal estate vas left uncondtionally to Mrs. ;nrry and by her death falls into tho general residue and is divided ,dually among the children. \ .odicil executed in 1912 changes this provision of the will only to vest in Mrs. Drury, the former Mabel Gerry, ,tlr to the summer home "Seaverge" T Newport, R. l., and the other 3orry realty in that city. The real estate directory for 1927 shows that Commodore Gerry held ! l tracts of Manhattan realty in his 1wn name and there are 32 others I1 i'd by Gerry Estates Inc. among | i he most important are the corner ! occupied by the w. & ]. Sloane | building at Fifth avenue and 47th i .4-.ct .bo pIOt occupjed by Stern |