New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-19
THE STEWART WILL ONCE MORE.
EXAMINING ACCOUNTS AND FIGURES.

MR. ANsTEY AGAIN ON THE sTAED-THE Phofo-
NFNTs PROOF COMPLETED
Tho usual attendants on the trial Of tho Stewart VIII
.sse mat again yesterday morning In tho Surrogates
Court. Henry O. Rice recalled for few moments
md swore that he never saw Mr.. Anstey's note for
OK 600 to Judge Hilton, and that he had no knowledge
NJ its destruction. Herbert Anstey then TOOK the
stand and Mr.. Choate examined him in regard 10 the
hooks that were introduced at the last hearings In tho
case.
o-po you remember the date of Mrs Stewards deathf
Al think It was the 25th Of october, 1886.
o-Do you remember how long she was MI ANY
recollection that she was taken Ill on bEday anu eu
on Monday morning.
oLook at book No. 8, page 23o in whose handwriting
ia the statement above Mrs Stewards SIGNATURE A.
In mine. . u.
o.-Thnt was about fortnight before her DEATH A.
Yes. ....
o-were the other statements signed by Mrs stewart
nrepared bysyou directions OF Judge Hilton OF III
imitation OF the previous statementsl Ayes sir.
oAnd with the exception OF the time necessary Tor TAX
ing the acknowledgements you never saw the DOCK in
Mrs Stowarps presence1 Al think not
o-Aceordng the footngs OF February % 1871 wicn
way was the indebtedness and how mueht h-ihef'
,vas a debit TO Mrs. Stewart OF 81, 133,439 n.
o.-And how was It that Judge Hilton managed to get
her in debt to him afterward for over 81, lSoooof
This question was objected to, but In the end the
witness was permitted to say that no did not know
o.-was anything credited to her except rentals and
receipts from hotslsq A great many things
o-Does that account indicate that In the way the
affairs were borrow from Judge Hilton
from tbs start the that she paid for legacles
proyded for by husbands Will and what Is cshed
the Roll of Honor amounts paid TO old employees
and also the charitable gifts she made to organizations
as memorials Of her husbandf Al can only say that
the disbursements larger than the receipts.
o-And tho excess came from Judge Hilton did 1T not
Al assume 80.
After tho usual recess Mr. Choate produced sum-
mary which he said he had caused to be made by an
expert from the books of the amount charged to Mrs
Stewart for repairs and improvements on the stewart
building The total was S6O1 ,O19 DC, and Mr. Choate
asked
DO understand these to be the charges for repairs
and improvements made before the transfer OF the bua
ing to Judge Hiltonf Al could give no testimony III
that matter without examining the books myself
Q.-which OF those items were made and incurred DE-
fore the date OF the deed to Judge Hlonf You may
make the calculations from books and tell me tomor-
row morning II you can. Alt would take several
days to do It,
OF would take any several days to do It, wouia
IL mott Ayes, sir.
Epitomes Of the various accounts, wrdtten on pits
Of paper. were now produced and the witness said
that these had been sent to Mrs Stewart with the
books themselves. Mr. Root reexamined the Witness
GLOW many times does the signature OF Mrs Stewart
appear to tho words Examined and approyedT A.
Eleven times.
o.-was there anything to prevent person who was
in the habit OF examining these books from taking
memorandum from them and keeping 1t I'LL the time OF
the examination, TO ascertain what the sae Vi ho
account vast A.-Certainly not
After fow moro questions Mr.. Root said If your
Honor please this completes the proof that we have
TO offer in accordance with duty as proponents
The case was then adjourned until 10 80 a. m to-day