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Former City Official Left $125,082 in Personal Property More in Real Estate Bishop Curley Is Left $3,596 by Ellen Reilly for Charity A personal estate of $125,082.98 was left by Helster E. Hessler, for mer commissioner of public safety and North Side hardware dealer, who died July 16, 1929, according to the appraisal filed with Surreate John W. Sadler today. The largest assets of the estate were stocks and cash which amounted to $72,941.22. Mr. Hessler owned sev eral blocks of stock of the City Bank Trust Company, which was taken over after his death by the First Trust and Deposit Company. He owned 25 first and second mort gages on city property and these were valued by John H. Farnham and Hubert C. Stratton, appraisers at $52,141.76. The appraisal was figured at the death of Mr. Hessler. Included in the appraisal was an inventory of a camp at Thousand Island Park owned by Mr. Hessler. The camp is considered personal property as owners receive only a loas of the property from the owners of the park. Mr. Hessler owned considerable real estate on the North Side and it is said that the value of his real estate holdings is in excess of his personal property. He owned the property where his store was located in North Salina Street and several other par cels near Salina Street. The will of Edward Lynch, who died, July 26, gives his estate of un known value to executors, who are to pay the interest for life to a brother, Cornelius Lynch. The will have the life use of the estate to his widow, Mrs. Nancy Lynch, but she pre-deceased him and the brother was named as the beneficiary of the trust at her death. At the death of the brother, $2,000 passes 10 a nigce, Nettie L. Gorman, $1,000 to grandnieces, Alice and Net te Shearer, and the residuary estate to Mary 3. Degnan, Nettie L. Gorman and John M. Lynch, nieces and nephew, and to a cousin, Andrew Lynch, Sr. The Rt. Rev. Daniel J. Curley, bishop of the Catholic diocese of Syracuse, will receive 83,596.77, the residuary estate of Ellen E. Reilly of Manlius, who directed in her will that the money be paid to the bishop for distribution to charitable organiza tions.ieces and nephews and the Society for the Propagation of the Faith were given the rest of the estate.
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Syracuse Herald
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Aug 01, 1930
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