The Newtown bee., 1889-08-09
Andrew J. Peck's Estate.
SEVERAL LIVELY CLAIMANTS WHO A:
 FOR LARGE AMOUNTS.

! E against the estate of Andrew J. PecktI was begun in the probate office, Tuesday, y,i before Mayor DeForest of Bridgeport and Sheriff Hayes of Monroe. Several claims of small amounts were granted and then the claim.of Henry F. Morgan, administrator of the estate of Abel Peck of Newtown, was taken up. It is for s700 and legal interest since lS5s, ,amount- ing to over $2OOO. This S7O0, it is claim ed, was given Andrew !. Peek in 1858 at Poultney, N. Y, by .Judson Peck, his father, for his half brother, Abel Peck. Andrew at once came East, but did not pay Abel the money, though repeatedly promising to do so. It is also claimed that Andrew gave Abel money on sae- count as late as 1884, thus renewing the indebtedness.
 Henry F. Morgan, the first witness,i is now resident of Newtown. By occu7 patton, he is book publisher and farm CT. He issues the works of his uncle, the famous Rev Henry Morgan of Bos-l ton, who built the Methodist church at Long Hill and did other missionary work l in this vicinity. Henry has had check Peck received money from his father, Judson Peek of Poultney, N. Y, for l Abel Peck. Andrew came to NeWt0wn and said to Abel Peck, Fl have $700, sent l by my father, to be delivered to you" I This was not done in full, however. Peck had repeatedly promised to make q set- clement without interest, which Abel Peck demanded. The last time he heard Abel and Andrew speak of the matter was in 1884, at AbeFs house; he was present. Andrew said: .Abel, will give you the principal and $300 interest" ]" but Abel was not satisfied and wanted what was right. Morgan saw Andrew take from his long purse $500 as an offer in settlement. Abel replied, Andrew, you've had this money at interest all these years and l want rightful interest" Andrew replaced the money in his purse and paid Abel S20, to assist him, promis- ing to see that the debt was paid in full. After Abel's death, Morgan asked An drew to settle the affair. Andrew said that he had Il large property and MT Morgans mother ard Fanny Reynolds should have large slice. Letters of ad- lmnistration were not taken out, but, as Andrew died without fulfilling his prom ise, they were taken out. He claims S7O0, with lawful interest. Abel and Jutison Gather of E. J. Peck were half brothers of Andrew !. Peck. Morgan had heard Andrew say that he had re- ceiyed money from his father, but had no personal knowledge. Abel had no visible property, but letters of admins I tration were to be taken out to press this claim. Andrew said, s.Let me alone and your mother and Fanny Reynolds will get large slice of my property and that will be far better than to get the money This was all he had said to Andrew about the money. He had heard Andrew talk with Abel about the money, but never
 that he spoke to others about it. The
 S20 which Andrew gave Abel was q pay,
 ment on account. In December, 1884
 Morgan took out letters of administers } tion on the estate of Abel Peck, witt
 5000 bonds. Dr k. !. Peck was surety Morgan expected to find will of An. | drew J., ill which Morgan's mother wa
 a large legatee; but could find none. Al
 administrator, he found no written state ment showing this indebtedness.
 Polly Morgan, now of Danbury, moth 2 CT of II. F, Morgan, repeated the state z ments that Andrew owed Abel. In June
 1884, she saw Andrew hand Abel $40 n Andrew persistently promised to pay
 but mentioned no amount. She hear f the matter talked over soon after Andres K returned from New York. Could no say whether Judson or Andrew owne i. the place at Poultney in which they lis e ed. The $40 which Andrew paid Abe ' was given, as Andrew said, for s.todd e money" but Mrs Morgan did not reca o that Andrew had specified that this $I I. was to be applied on account. She ha | not seen Andrew offer any other money # Dr E. J. Peck, who is now veter Il nary surgeon at Hattert0Wn, gaye3a col
 versation with Andrew in Decembe
 1885. at New York. Speaking of ii su |, he had with W. II. Trenchard, his brotl
 er-in-iaw, Andrew said that he wanted
 sssettle this claim business and asked 1T Dr Peck would accept $500 for his shar st Dr E. J. said that he would. Dr Pee q had heard for years that Andrew h. ne money belonging to Abel, but nev st heard Andrew say so; he had said tn
 he would settle Abel's claim. Dr E. ,- was accepted as surety on the admin
 trator's bond of Henry F. Morgan m
 at that time, had real estate in GOnnec VI cut to the value of $2OO. He could Il
 say whether Judge Of Probate M. ] ;rl Beardsley administered the oath, wh
 he accepted the bond.
 Polly Morgan stated that Judson a au Andrew Peck were at her house and eu Abel's in 1857 or 1858. She did not F. member that anything had been sa , about the division of .Judson Peck s pro VI erty.
 Dr E. J. Peck, recalled, said that ort had at one time presented claim ca- S20,000 against the estate of Andr,
 Peck, i'll favor of seven heirs of Juds
 Peck. The property on which he fl ify the bond as surety for Henry F. Morg oW was in HattertoWn and was bought
 $500, of which his wife paid half. un- was in his wife's name and, according ith the records. he held no real estate at ] in. time he filed a 5000 bond.
 William H, Trenchard of Wheeler,
 Y, was well acquainted with both J - uau and "A y,f1 raxsy IT Tof,n11 It'd ux.sxs f,x