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Show PREFERRED FAITH TO MONEY, j y I ! "William K Turner, referee in the suit I 1 I brought by the New York -Life Insur- ; J and St Trust company, as executor of I the will of Frederick Taylor, who was 1 a prominent Wall street man up to the i: J Tim of his death two years ago, has il I liaude.l ever to Emmet & Robinson, I j counsel for the executor, his, decision I in the matter of ihe construction of the I will. The doubtful point was the be- i; E nucst of $2r,Wn) to Miss Caroline Taylor ! Jewell, niece of Mr. Taylor, on co-ndi- I I tion that she renounce hT allegiance t to the Catholic church. The executor i I brought suit in the supreme court for I 1 an adjudication upon this point- Vari- I I . hup charities, which are beneficiaries! j under the will, are parties to the suit, j i t Before Mr. Taylor's death his niet'e j I 1 was. a Catholic and intended to be a j E I Sister of Charity. Mr. Taylor did not wish mat any part 01 ins large fortune should go to that church. lie left to his wife a large income, and the rest of his estate was devised to various ; charii;--s. In the present suit Miss Jewell takes no part. She is not represented rep-resented by counsel. At present she is a Sister in the Convent of the Sacred I Heart. i |