The New York herald., 1879-09-14
THE COURTS.
ALLEGED FRAUD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF Az

ALLEGED FRAUD IN THE MANAGEMENT OF Az
ESTATE.
petition was filed yesterday IN the Surrogate's
ONCE by Louis c. Muller, through Mr.. Charles
strauss. his counsel alleging that his father. Adam
Muller died on the 9th of February, 1878. leaving
WILL in which he directed that the rents of all this
property should be equally divided between his wife
and his four children, they arrived at the age
OF twentyone years. and that in case of the death of
his wife the entire income of the estate should be
divided between the surviving children until they
arrived at the age Of twenty-one years. when they
to take the property in fee. The wife OF Null
ler and his two eldest children 1t il stated in the
petition. died after the probate Of the wi leaving
his son Louis. aged fourteen years. the petitioner,
and daughter Augusta. aged seventeen years
solely entitled to division in the estate which con-
siss of five valuable parcels of real estate in this
city. valued at $4,000. and the annual income of
G. Muller further states that he became fourteen
years OF age on the 2Gth OF August
ters of the estate to be investigated. and
found that there had been intentional fraud and
waste. His petition then goes on to say that Jacob
A. Gcisenheimer who was named in the will
utor. qualified. but resigned such the 11th Of
November. 1874; that lie was succeeded by ]. q.
julius Langben. who. on the 18th of April, 1876.
administrator. with the will annexed. filed his ac-
counts and was discharged that the 7th of Mo-
vember, 1873 Langbein was also appointed the gem
er guardian for such Infants that in the early part
OF 1873 Langbein began suit IN partition, with the
view Of selling all the real estate left by Adam Null
ler but this being in express opposition to the
Of the will. Judge Daniels refused judgme It. and
that, failing in this attempt. Langbein. about the
18th OF November, 1878, pettioned the court to
be allowed to resign his trust as guardian,
and was discharged as such in December last. The
petition further states that at once. upon Langbeins
discharge, Philip Ii. Weidersum upon the applica-
ton OF his wife, who claimed to be the first cousin
of Louis and Augusta Muller, was appointed trustee
of the estate and guardian OF Louis @. Muller. On
that application II alleged that the estate
worth only about $1,000. and that bond was filed
by him in the sum of Sll 900. The suretes this
bond the petitioner says, are "bogus" or "profes-
sional" suretes and one Of them. Howard he AYERS,
Is in OF being indicted falsely swearing
to q bond of $250,000 1t is further alleged
that Wiedersum himself is utterly insovent; that
that he has been several times arrested that Wieder
sum captured the petitioner Louis but that the
latter escaped by jumping through cellar window.
and that property East Eighty-seventh street.
which was sold by one of these various guardians,
is not accounted for. Other Of misconduct
arc also alleged. The application is mndo
behalf OF Louis only. for the petition
says:-"That Augusta, aged seventeen has
married said Wiedersums son, she is perhaps
content to rest in the lions mouth" Annexed
to the petition a corroborative affidavit of Leroy
B. Crane who appears q friend to the Court upon
these papers. upon the application of Mr. Strauss
order made, returnable on next Thursday.
requiring Wiedersum to show cause why he should
not be removed trustee and he is also ordered to
As will be noticed, the above is parte
statement entirely and when the other side Of the
story comes be beard wholly different complexion
may possibly be given to the case. .,.es