New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-15
GOOD FOR THE LAWYERS.
FAT FEES FROM THE STEWART PROPERTY
A p,rrynENcp OF OPINION AS TO THE SIMPLEX.

A p1rrrRENcp OF OPINION AS TO THE s1MPLIcI
Try OF THE &C. NJ. So ACCOUNT BOOKS.
In the stewart will case yesterday Mr.. Cleveland
resumed his redirect examination of Expert Mercer
{" You concluded our last day." said Mr.. Cleveland
addressing the witness, "by testfyiug tha OF the
o. org 900 of Now-York real estate left by MIS-
Stewart 81 b75 900 should be subracted, because IN
the assessed value OF the property leaseholds 10 the
amount of S1,o5O,oOO had been inadvertently In
Guided We shall continue from that poinh Mr..
Root Will produce the tax receipts for 1884"
al don't know anything about them,' said Mr..
Root "Besides you cannot get anything from mo on
such call as that
Mr. Cleveland had TO do without the receipts, but
with the documents at hand he managed TO show
that in the assessed value from which the amount
81 o79 900 derived S50250 OF leasehold property
was included In addition to fhe Sl.575,0oO previously
accounted for The total was therefore swellcd TO
81 e55 900, and that being subtractcd from tho
value of Mrs Stewards New-York real estate at the
time Of her DEATH reduces the estimate TO S5.424,39I.
according to the proponents ideas. Mr. Cleveland
continued
CIT has been said in evidence, that the @. NJ. s.
books very simple. Can tell from them alone
what the Cathedral Sea House and school at Garden
City what Mr. Stewards funeral expenses amour
to whether the Tucahoe Thomas farms were run
profit; what the expenses were Of the Stewart
Building alterations. Of ST. AIMS Church. what
paid Tor lawyers feeS what were the expenses OF
uptown and downtown stores the Grand Union. Park
Avenue and Metropolitan Ho:els7 Al cannot.
Q.-Do those books show how much Mrs. Stewart
expenses exceeded her Income A-No sir.
o.-Do they show how much capital reinvested
A.-No, sir
Q.-Were there any vouchers for money paid Mrs.
Stewartl A.-There none.
oWas there any separate itemized list OF payments
made Mrs. Stewart by Judge Hiton9 A.-No, sir.
MR. ROOT DID NOT LIKE THE QUESTION
r
that they do not show the derived from real property
Il object exclaimed Mr. Root. testify don't
any connection between the first and second part of
the question:
ooh, well,' replied the Court, the first part IS
intended to be facctous and the second substantial
III take the answer
The witness denied that he was able to ascertain
the amount OF rents from the books Mr.. Cleveland
next asked for the of legal expenses of the
estate, and only obtained them by looking up the
number of each in the journal, Mr. Root refusing TO
give list. Vouchers were called out eventually
corresponding to the following payments:
In 1871, s9S to Davies. Work. McNamee & Hilton.
and $3.50 to Henry II. Anderson. In 1873. to Davies,
Work. MeNamee & Hilton, s3,797 So James S. Thayer
81 600; Henry II. Anderson SO 5oo and Alexander &
Green s31, 900; total. sl1297 So. In 1872 to Alex
ander Green. s35 400 so that amount including 1000
for legal services in connection with the Stewart
robbery ii. II. Anderson. 81 200; William c. Dorney.
$1,000 total 1925 80. In 1850. to Davies. Work.
McNanee & Hilton. 1882 eS; Alexander Green
5000; II. H. Anderson, $1,000; total. sG.os2 Ga In
1851 to w. Briton $500; to Davies, Work. McNnmee
& Hilton. 1905 10; Alexander & Green. 500 100;
II. H. Anderson, $3.50; II. L. Clinton, as. 900; total
s95.0f5 20. In 1882 to Alexander Green. 50, 500
for the grave robbery account and s1106s 70 be-
sides to III. l.. Clinton, 1000 and II. H. Anderson
81 225 total. $1,000 TO- Other from 1877
1885 included: To Davies. Work. McNamec e Hilton
Rus q Il
II. L. Clinton. $500 H. H. Anderson 81, 900: William
A. Beach, $1,000; ]. II. Work $500; Roscoe Conkng
$1,000 and William NJ. Eyarts $1,000 total sl6s22 40
RENTALS FROM THE STEWART BUILDING.
The aggregate amount Of the vouchers presented
was S165.4oo "a. Mr. Cleveland left this direction
Of examination and undertook to place 10 opposition
TO proponents allegation that Judge Hilton had paid
for the Stewart Building than It was worth, the
fac; that Mrs Stewart for three years and ten months
while tho alterations being made, received but
s19 166 GO rent instead of s46o Ooo and. addition,
paid ground rent and taxes amounting TO S1s5 .2O5.
Mr. Cleveland closed by causing the witness to testify
that Mrs. stewart had not been credited with the
interest on her husbands credit Of SSI70 10e 70 in
the business for the period between A. T. Stewards
death and the date Of the transfer, April ID, 1876
Mr.. Root began the REPRESENTATION with the
question:
II Mrs Stewards donations and the board she paid for
her relatives charged to income. the SOL s54 n
would he the balance capital side Of the account
II the amount charged capital the
balance would be in favor Of income side would IL
notl Ayes, sir.
OFF 1t shown that the pictures and statuary
sold for what they cost more. amount re-
ceived wou' revert to capital. would 1t potl At
would.
The testimony Of Mr.. Mercer closed with his state
ment that leasehold properties were not to be
Of 81 $4,000 from the estimated value of Mrs
stewards New York property therefore excessive.
The case viii be continued December 10.