The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
nan. o.poNMELL AGAIN.

IL seems stranee that I am compelled
10 make answer In your ape 10 some
strange correspondence from Butte. I
detess n an attorney 10 be forced 10 con-
radio statements made by parties who
will not write over their own signatures
and Who write such barefaced f~alsehoods.
One should ignore such writer's. II they
arc ashamed OF their names and wish 20
villify others theough anonymous COM
munications. sheiv correspondence should
bo consigned 20 the waste basket.
In pour paper of Saturday morniug under
Especial Correspondence from Butte''
the following appears: "When Mrs.
HUGO. sister OF the dead woman tmeaninR
AnReiiquc Barrierc) arrived from Chicago
Attorney Don went To her and i'm
duced her to petition for him to be admin
istrator of the property and to file an OBJ
lection 70 the selection OF the public nd
Now this Is absolutely false and the
writer knows y 20 be false. Tn, facts are
these: John Kirby, nderta ker, Who had
charge OF the remains Observation-Disclosures
brought Mrs. Victor Hugo into my office
on shs morninf OF s !: S day OF ss the ,f funeral
quested me I'm the presence of Mr.. Kirby.
10 act as her counsel. to which I consent
s Would "a" do WITH the body q. he did n %s
know where he would, get his pay. He
said Coroner Beal had s2Os in money
had turned il over To James W. Murphy
Who laid claim TO In office of public adj
m mini Ms E;.,x After ns cn s"%s Sn ~ sns1 on
body until Mr.. Kirby Was paid. then de
manded of Mr.. Murphy to pay the funeral
demanded OF Colonel Beai to get the
money back from Murphy. which after
some sparring he got and paid the funeral
taker of he house, informs me that he
gave Mr.. Murphy the keys of the house,
and not the city marshal.
In acting as the attorney Tor Mrs. Hugo,
the deceased sister. l demanded the keys
of Mr.. Murphy, and Mrs. Hugo also de
ceased's trunk. Mrs. Hugo desired to
rent the rooms, AS she is living in the
care of the three orphan children. Mr..
Murphy ignored the sisters rights and 1
authorized her to open the rooms
and put notices on the door.
Mr.. Murphy tore down those notices and
Mrs.. d my advice, filed e com
mischief" II is absolutely false that !
made the complaint; The complaint
isss1f IL Il. 'Taf rsr. f Mayyph, ss %ns a sns ? Ts Se
must not find fault with the writer. The
nth at ? o'clock, at Judge Eddy's court.
1t is probable it will be an Interesting
case as it will test thesA precinct as be-
counting il in. Also there is a proceed
ing now ON die im the district court be
tween James w. Murphy ana GEORGE
Pascoe, former public administrators TO
''Quote The title to the Office"
The writer i'm your paper must have in
as ne quotes Sse: se.tioS sis OF the &c cpda. i
have referred to section 313 of the Probate
Practice Act, Second Division, Compiled
Statutes, and thisi il what IL says: "The
final settlement of an estate as i'm this
chapter provided shall not prevent a sub
segment issue of letters Discriminatory or oi
administration. with the will amended, il
other property OF the estate he discovered,
or il II become necessary or proper fol
any cause that letters should he again is
Mr.. Murphy. or his attorney, ''says tina
Mr.. O'Donneli. in the opinion OF the best
legal men, has clearly exceeded his AN
thority i'm the matter"
His legal man says that section sls o.
the code says as foliows: THAI the pub
lie administrators must take the properts
OF the deceased when the heirs are alb
sent" Mr.. Murphy, must look to- hi,
legal mani for further advice, for ! fai
to find this i'm the section l have above
quoted. I will exonerate James w
Forbes, Esq, from giving this advice ts
inowiedRe Of this communication. / d;
not desire to inform Mr.. Murphy of hi,
rights ms a public administrator, he viii
have to go to his illegal man. for thes'
viii say: II Mr.. Murphy intend,
to push himself forward to administer or
heirs of their just rights he will hav'
something on his hands that will take uI
MS attention.. OuIu u not 10 Detts.r To
him to- he not so fresh i'm his new
office and let the public know that hi
office in not one of money-naking. LIZ
him consult his counsel, Mr.. Forbes
and not his legal men," and ID
will inform him that he is the eighth il
succession as entitled to letters of admin
istration. l might also refer him to TIN
case of Beckett VS.. Sclover, : Cal, pag
23s, where Judge Burnett delivered tin
opinion of the court. "The state il cntj
tied to the estates of deceased persons dy
ing intcstate without heirs, after payIpcII
of debts; and il is upon that class of es
tates which eschcat to the state that tn
public administrators is entitled tn IA graz
of administration from the probate court.
This is no political matter and I wis
the public to know that my desire is onl
that the sister of the deceased and tn
three orphan children shall have thei
just rights and have the benefit of wha
property the unfortunate mother left then
regardless of what the public ADMINISTERS
tor may think Will he remunerative eithe
to himself OF the state. I am respectful,
CHARLES O'DONNELL,
Butte, Dec. IL. Attorney at law.
Butte Real Estate Record.