Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-14
mrs. DEWEY LEFT
$765,O83 ESTATE
AdmiraPs Widow Made viii
in 1925-Stepson to Con-
test Document.

Tbs will of Mrs. Mildred Mclean
Dewey, widow of Admiral George Dewey
dated May 2, 1925, and modified by a
Codicil of May 6, 1925, was filed today
for probate. Several other testamentary
papers of earlier date were also fled
The will diSpoSeS of an estate valued al
$765, o83.15. The National Savings &
Trust Co. of Washington and Alvin IN
termeyer of New YORK are named as
executors and trustees.
While the name of Edward Beaie Nc
Lean, a nephew and nearest relative,
does not appear in the will, it Is expect
estate because of the failure Of Mrs
Dewey to dispose of the entire remainder
of her estate in her viii.
Stepson to Contest.
simultaneously with the filing of the
will Of May 2, 1925, the Union Trusi
Co. offered for probate will Of Mrs
Dewey, dated October %, 1928, which
had been left with the company fol-
safekeeping. Under this win, there are
certain specific requests, including
secretary for Mrs. Dewey, and the re-
mainder of the estate was left to her
stepson, George Goodwin Dewey OF
Chicago, the only son Of Admiral Dewey.
The Stepson Immediately filed 9
caveat protesting against the admission
of the 1925 will of his stepmother. Mr.
Dewey alleges teStimentary incapacity
at the time of the making of the last
will, which he claims was procured by
fraud and through undue influence on
the part OF certain person or persons
S. Baker and George r. jackson repre-
sent the stepson through his Chicago
attorneys. Fyffe & Clarke.
Application was then made to the
court for the appointment of a col
.ector to take charge of the estate pend
ing disposition of the contest inaug-
urated today by the stepson.
CodiciI on Burial.
The codicil provided for the transfer
of the body of Admiral Dewey from the
crypt of the Protestant Episcopal Ca
thedral to the mausoleum at Arlington,
where it was first inferred, but the ex-
ecutors in their petition for the probate
of the will tell the court that it win
not be necessary to carry out the pro-
vision of the codicil as Mrs. Dewey has
been buried beside her husband in the
Cathedral crypt.
Mrs. Dewey disposes by her will of
only one-third of the residue of her
CSCdOCy bA1C UlCOIIlC 1IOI1I WI4Cll 10 W
be paid to Fdererick Mclean Bugher,
son of her late nephew, Frederick
Hamilton Bugher. She declared her
intention to dispose of the remaining
two-thirds by codicil, but as far as
has been found out, never made the
other codicil. This leaves her intestate,
it is claimed, as to two-thirds of the
residue of the esate, after the pay
ment of specific requests This por-
ton of the estate, according to the Dis
trict law, will go to her nearest rela-
tives, Edward Beale Mclean, nephew,
and Frederick Mclean Bugher, a
granddaughter.
Maid Is Left $4,000.
BY her will Mrs. Dewey left 10000
to her maid, Ellen Boyle, and $1,000
each to other servants who have been
in her employ for one year. A life an
nuity of $4,000 is to be paid to Hen
rietta B. Bugher, widow of her nephew,
Frederick Hamilton Bugher.
According to the petition OF the ex-
ecutors for the probate of the will, Mrs.
Dewey owned premises 1901 K street,
assessed at $127,650, and the garage,
valued at $10,148. Her personal prop
erty included $272, $4,000 in bonds,
$254,056.39 in stocks, ST. 400 in real
estate notes; jewelry and household ef-
fects, 9,448.16.
The will was filed by Attorney @. F.
r. Ogilby of the law firm Beetle, Ogtlby
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