Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-02 | Page 10 | Zeigler Will Settled

ZEIGLER WILL SETTLED Widow Accepts S2,500,000 From S18,000,COO Estate. NEW YORK, Aug. 1. By a payment of i2.f.00.000 to the widow of the late William Zelgler. tho Zelgler will contest was settled set-tled today. Just led Glcgrlch, In the Supreme court, signed an order authorizing Justlco Gay-ncr, Gay-ncr, executor of the estate, to pay S. Matilda Ma-tilda Zelgler $1,200,000 In cash and GOO0 shares of Royal Baking Powder company com-pany stock, valued at J1.300.O20. William Zelgler. tho fourteen-year-old son of tho testator, consented to this settlement, which is a relea8o of all of Mrs. Zelglcr's rights and dower and other claims against the estato of William Zelgler. The will, of the validity of which this suit Was a test left to Mrs- Zelgler the uso of the city and country houses of her husband and an Income of 550,000 a year. The remainder of the estate was given to tho adopted son. Mr. Zelgler left real estate valued at $-1,000,000 and personal property estimated at $1-!.000.000 In New Ycrk State and also about $200,000 in tho States of Now Jersey and Connecticut. Under the contested will tho value of tho estato left to the adopted sqn amounted to about S18.000.COO.