Evening star., 1946-08-25
Bradley Will Divides
S7,3O0,OOO Estate
Into "A Major Shares
By the ASsocio,ed Press

LCI ny NlliileIS, ISit Tie DuIk OIL
his 81 100000 estate to close relatives,
old-time friends and employees long
In service at his Idle Hour Stock
Farm at Lexington, KY.
Col. Bradley died August Is at
Lexington at the age of 86. The
will, fled for probate here today.
was dated December 9, 1912 His
brother, John Roger Bradley. and
G. Barry Shannon. his close friend
and associate for many years, were
named executors.
Specific bequests ranging from
$500 to 5000 each were made to
friends and employees. and the rest
of the big estate, divided into "a
parts, was left to close relatives
and for church, educational and
charitable purposes.
Residence Goes to City.
The colonel's lakefront property
IN Palm Beach. Jointly owned by
him and John r. Bradley, goes to
his brother for use during his life
time. The will provides that on the
brothers death the share owned
by E. R, Bradley will go TO the City
of Palm Beach for use as public
park. The Bradley residence will
he maintained by the city but other
buildings - including the famed
Beach Club-are to be razed.
The residence. Col. Bradley or
dered, will be used for such public
or charitable purposes as the NUM-
Cipality of Palm Beach may deter
mine. 1t must be kept in condition
and if used for any other purposes,
it will pass to the Roman Catholic
bishop at St. Augustine, Fla, for
use as a diocesan school.
John r. Bradley was left II OF
the "a shares of the residual prop
erty for his own use and two add1-
tional shares were left to him TO
be distributed in accordance with
the terms of a memorandum" de-
livered TO him after Col, Bradley's
death. It was understood the
memorandum directed bequests for
special church, charitable and edu-
cational purposes.
Eleven Shares in Trust.
Eleven additional shares were
left with the First National Bank of
Lexington, Ky, to be held in trust
for a sister Mrs. Catherine B.
Bailey of Philadelphia; a niece,
Louise Seaman of Washington: an
other niece. Margaret Bradley
Bailey Speno of Palm Beach. and
a brother, Peter Bradley, deceased.
Specific requests were as follows:
George E. Turner of Climer, Pa,
S25 600 in trust, to be paid $1,000
yearly and on his death the re-
mainder to return to the Bradley
estate: TO each of the children of
John Riley, deceased. a brother of
Col. Bradley's mother, ST ,000 to
Mary Smith of Philadelphia, daugh-
ter of the late James Bradley this
fathers brother, $1,000: to James
Bradley's son, $1,000: to each of the
three children of Elizabeth Burke
Chis mothers sister,. Mary. Ed
ward and Garcet. $1,000; Gertie
Banks, colored, in Col. Bradley's
employ for 25 years, $4,000; Queenie
Trotter,co colored, employe for,.2o
years, s2,5oo.
Other Bequests.
A bequest of $4,000 was left to
Mrs. Kate Lockwood Bradley, wife
of John R. Bradley; $1,000 to Harry
Redifer of West Palm Beach, and
$4,000 to Frank Keough of Palm
Beach Joseph Mclean, Mrs. Mil
ton Blisa and Mrs. Edna Cathrow,
described as children Of an old
friend and ex-partner, Frank Nc
Lean, were left $4,000 each, and
81 900 was left to each of the chill
dren of Mrs. Blish and Mrs. Cath
row.
Julia Fits and Kathryn Fits,
children of Sam Fits. deceased, of
Baltimore, were left $4,000 and a
$4,000 trust fund was set up for
William Hurley, an acquaintance of
many years.
To other old friends and employees
went the following bequests: Olin
Gentry, SIS 5000; Nose Cossman, S10,-
600; T. G. "Chappie" Hastings, ST.
900; Dick Gardner, $1,000; John
Rankin, colored, $1,000; Mary Amy
Woodson, colored, $1,000; Martha
Carr, colored, $1,000
To each employe of the Idle Hour
Stock Farm, colored and white, and
to each employe in connection with
its racing stable the colonel left
$500
Additional bequests we're made to
c. Barry Shannon, $4,000; Jean
Broca, $500; Peter Torrighelli, ST.
600; Roy Soard, S2,5o0; Noma j.
Hammond, Hollis, Long Island, s1o,-
600; Mrs. Margaret Nahm, sister of
his deceased wife, $4,000; Thomas
S. Bohne, $1,000; Catherine Bohen,
$4,000, and Henry T. Duncan of
Lexington, $4,000.
Col. Bradley's niece. Miss Louise
Seaman, lives at Gatewood and Nc