Estate Of William Woodward
(Rec. 8 p.m.) NEW YORK. Dec. 20. William Woodward, the sportsman and financier, who was accidentally shot by his wife in 1955, left a net estate of 10.186.299 dollars, according to an accounting filed in Surrogate’s Court yesterday. Federal and State inheritance taxes will take 6.088.200 dollars.
Mr Woodward’s wife, Mrs Ann Woodward, shot her husband at Oyster Bay (Long Island) on the night of October 30. 1955, believing him to be an intruder. By the terms of his will. Mr Woodward bequeathed his wife 2500 dollars and one-third of his residuary estate in trust, the principal to be shared by their two sons upon her death. The legacy was the minimum required by New York State law.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28158, 22 December 1956, Page 11
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