The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-01-12
The L,bfary.Armstronr Affair.

| The Libfary-A rmstrOng Affair.
There was not little excitement abou,
tho court house, on Monday, over petition
foi a citation to compel Hon Geo. W. Arm
strong, executor Of the Reddick estate, to
fle re-satement of his receipts and dis
bursmens in the management of the estate
rs in the opinion of the trustees. there were
many mistakes in the reports of accounts al
ready filed,
The petition WAS rather voluminous, and
rs A. j Williamson attorney for the libra.
ry, presented it to Judge Evans, holding court
in the Circuit Court room, on Friday night
the Judge told MIN to file il in the clerk S
office, and he would Issue the citation. He
did not have time TO examine 1t, surprising
it was similar to any other petition.
The FACE TRADER man read the petition,
AMI TOR nearly column, if placed on the
utor Armstrong; reports, and of JUICE Ev-
ans, together with comments. 10 represents
that Executor Armstrong made six reports
which were approved by Judge Evans
ani ordered recorded; that each and all
of the reports are full of errors and mis-
takes, and that every report was filed ana
approved without due notice having been
given to the petitioners; that the executor
has not charged himself with all the assets
received from the sale of real estate ard
from personal property; and that a re state
ment of the reports, made by the petition
ers, proved them to be full Of errors, which
were all on the side of the executor.
In support Of these charges, it represents
that . report filed December LIST, SO, gaze
the executor credit Tor tweAty,fv shares of
Rock Island Railway stock which he had
not shown was in bis possession in the re-
port and that in addition to this an error
of five hundred dollars makes him owing the
estate - 600, while he claims the estate
owes him 81 $50, The petitioner then sub.
tracts and finds Mr. Armstrong owing the
estate 81 30. In the fourth report, ailed
May 50 he gives himself credit Tor note
delivered over to A. J. Reddck, of 5000
which he did not show himself to be in pos
session of in The report. he errors, argue
the petitioners, amounting 10 severalthous
and dollars, he must be charged with in his
new report He also credits himself with
= = . a.; IN 2
cent. Of $50, 100 81 worth of real est,te and
50, 81 "A as Il per cent $9l S37l7 personal
which ore, il does not appear he had re
ceived only 1927 600 and pail out 1892 600,
thus Obtaining more commission than he
was entitled to. lie was also not entitled to
conmissicus on the specific amount be-
queathed to VIM. Reddick Gt?) as a legacy.
The pet'ion closes by asking for re-
statement by or before Jan. u.
THE OTHER SIDE
The FREE TRADER man, after reading the
report, aud in noting the charges made,
started out to investigate. MIR Armstrong
was invisible, and the first thing seemed to
be TO fad the reports, and the pages Of the
had been filed on the 18th of July, 'S5, and
an order entered, giving ten days in which
counsel for heirs or l.gatees might show
cause Why it should not be approved. 1t
was approved on July rs, The same pre-
ceed,ng was gone through with in regard to
the remaining FIVE, No. 2, filed March 10,
SO, approved Apr. 10; No. 3, filed Oct, 9,
'S6, approved Oct. %; No. A. filed May II,
'S7, approval May %; No s. filed Oct, 90,
'S8, approved Apr 2; No. 6, tlad Aug. 81,
SO, approved Dec. l, 1885,.
The reporter then mounted the stairs to
Judge Evans court room. and fired the FOL
lowing question:
What constitutes the duty of an execu-
tor of an estate?'
"To file an inventory, make an inferno.
date report, and final report at the time
of final settlement" answered the Court.
Odd Geo. w. Armstrong file an invento-
ry?
Yes He also filed two supplementary
Inventories
"Did each of the supplementary invcnto'
ries include the matters enumerated in the
first inventory or was each but true sup
pement Of the first, containing additional
facts and fgurts?'
"They we're true supplements"
"W hat is Geo. W. Armstrong responsible
for?'
"Oniy for the money and lands shown to
be In his hands by the inventories"
"Then he was not required to file six re-
ports either by this court or by the law?'
ono"
Which ofthose reports was the report
required by law"
"rhe first one J."
How dill he come to file the other FIVE?
Was it necessary through an order b. this
COURT