Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-01
T00MANY MONUMENTS
Judge Over Decides That Mrs. Jones'
Grave Shall Be Well Marked.
WORK OF TIE ORPHANS COURT.
Theresa Teets Wants to Be Paid for Year
Spent in Jail.
ALL THE NEWS OF THE COUNTY COURTS

Judge Over, of the Orphans Court, yes
terday handed down an opinion, in the
matter of the exceptions to the account of
the executor of the late Cathart Inc Jones.
AS result of the decision the grave of
Mrs. Jones will be adorned with two monu-
ments.
The children of the deceased purchased a
monument which was erected while the
executor. acting under directions in the
will, also obtained one, which he had
erected at the other end of the grave. The
heirs of the estate then objected to the
executor receiving credit for the amount he
paid for the monument, claiming that
second monument was unnecessary.
Judge Over, in his opionion, said: UNLESS
authorized by the will it is no part Of the
duty of an executor to erect q monument at
the grave of his decedent. In this case,
however. the test2trix directed that tomb
stone should be erected before the residue OF
her estate should be distributed, and this
duty necessarily devolved upon the account
ant as administrator 1t is very unfortunate
that some of the children also contracted for
one aud had it erected without notice to
him.
THE ADMINISTRATOR WINS.
"They had no authority to make a contract
for him and could not bind the estate by
| their contract. If it was their intention to
relieve the estate and erect the monument at
their own expense. they should have notified
| the accountant before he made his contract
He has clearly not been in default and is en-
titled to the credit claimed for the one erected
by him."
statement of the work in the Orphans
Court for the past year was completed yester-
day by the Clerk. The Orphans Court. while
very modest IN Its manner of doing business,
| accomplished with its two judges very large
| amount of business during the year. The
| work of this court is connected entirely with
the estates of the dead, and in the most trivial
| case the interest of the minors and widows are
| carefully guarded and protected by the court
In proceedings for sales of real estate the
| Court requires In every case evidence that the
| price obtained is the full value of the property
| sought to be sod ans, in appointments of
| guardians the Court requires satisfactory evil
| dence OF the character of the person before
| making appointments
| SCRUTINIZING THE ACCOUNTS.
Their accounts are carefully scrutinized and
| any attemp, to defraud or wrong the helpless
| is speedily remedied In the auditing of the
| accounts large amount of work is required of
| the Judges outside of court. Both Judges
| Hawkins and Over are constantly engaged be-
| tween sessions of court examining such cases
| as require their attention.
| The following is the statemen. of the work
| performed during the year past nding Decem-
| ber 81:
Orders made during the year as follows:
Sales of real estate. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 22S
| appointments of guardians. .............. 662
! Widows appraiSementS approved. ......... 155
| DEGREES of distribution made 466
Miscellaneous orders. rs.......................2 7SS
| Total $50
| Value of estates audIted and
| settled exclusive of real estate
lin partition) .S3l 4S0, S94 IS
| Value of estates partitioned as
nearlysas can be ascertained..... 1,765,5l4 Is
..Soo -1O. NO %
| The largest estate settled during the year was
| that of William Thaw. the amount passed upon
so far being sS,9o5,6G6 49, The smallest estate
was SIS. .-,.