New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-07
THE CUTTING ESTATE
HAS 1T BEEN MISMANAGEDf
CHARGES by MRS. HEYwARD CUTTING AGAINST
GENERAL CUTTING.

CHARGES by MRS. HEYwARD CUTTING AGAINST
GENERAL CUTTING.
An order was issued By Surrogate Rollins yesterday
enjoning General William Cutting tho sole surviving
executor of the estate valued at 81 0O0 600 sixteen
wears ago) of his father Francis B. Cutting, from
acting longer in that capacity until the further order OF
the court II was done upon the petition OF Mrs.
lydia s. Cutting, widow of Hayward Cutting, the
third son of Francis b. Cutting The bulk OF the prop
ery was left in three equal parts to William and Hey
ward Cutting and to the children Of their brother,
Brockhost Cutting who died before his father
In her petition. Mrs. Cutting says that General Cut
ting has had the sole management OF the estate and OF
that of her husband and has never rendered an ac-
counting aLough recently ordered by the Surrogate
to do sol and that inventory of the estate of the
latter has been filed. With the exception of some
houses and lots in Jenth-ave and Forty secondst the
share OF Francis b. Cuttings estate bequeahcd 10 her
husband has not been SCI apart for him and his share
OF the real and personal estate with the exceptions
mentioned remains undiy ided After the death OF his
father snd until his death her husband was al
lowed by General Cutting 81 600 month, which was
continued her and her children after her husbands
death in 1876 until March, 1888, after which the al
lOwance increased to $1,000 month. Above
this allowance the executor has paid for her about
$1,000 for dresses. furniture customs duties and a
physicians bill Besides this 5000 month has been
time before he entered the University OF Cambridge.
England in October. 1884 She believes that the in
to whch she and her children are entitled has
never been fully paid and that the lawful accumu'a,
tions should amount to hundreds Of thousands OF
dollars. Sic charges General Cutting with mis-
conduct executor in dishonorng Der
draft and thereby forcing her to return from
Europe; in having failed to pay the moneys
necessary for her support AID that OF her children in
amperng and specializing with the trust funds in his
hands, in losing the funds aud IL negcctng th" affairs
OF the estate. She charges that he kept the funds and
moneys belonging to her ntermingled in one common
banking account with his own funds aud sDeculated
with the trast funds the stock market losing hun
drcds of thousands of dollars She states that he
failed to make the usual deposits with John Monroe
Co.. bankers to her credit, for the months Of Apnl,
June and july 1883, while she was living in Paris and
she was forced to 'orrow S6OOo for the hving ex
penses herself and family and when she drew upon
General Cutting for that amount the draft was dis
honored A raft for $612 by her treated in
the sarle way Forced by these things to return 10
New York she not met usual ut the steamer by
General Cutting but received note from his cousin,
Robert l.. Cutting ir.. Informing her that the drafts
had been paid and he had taken General Cutting in Ill
health 10 Saratoga Other allegations OF Misconduct
are that no bought for himself her share in
proscc inn box Academy OF Music and that be
claims to have inherited from his mother her share OF
Francis B Cuttings estate, though will by her has
been produced. The trims through which he has
spccuated she says she believes To be Lee N Warren,
John BENJAMIN a Co., Ileck-hor q Robinson or John
q. Hcchsher ~ Co.. ard others.
Mrs Cuttings petition is supported by abdayits by
her daughter Anne Hayward Cutting. and Edward
Luck wood. of the firm Of John Monroe * Co: The
daughter she HIS III her TNsst sslOn the following
dispatch sent to her mother from Saratoga September
II. 1850:
Disagree able about in any event there
largo roper left smpr Tor you all. Psther md have
won't less scandal. r. l.. C.. JR.
BY the Surro sates further order General Cutting Is
clted show October 10, why he should Lot
be slucTSedrn.