Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-10
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court - Civil Side e- Judge
 Prentice.

Superior Court - Civil Side Judge
 Prentice.
 Judge Prentice yesterday morning handed in his decision in the long drawn out of Beach's appeal from probate, in which about $eooco was involved. The case was tried in this city about three weeks ago. The story of the case is as follows: In 1864 Harvey Beach, prominent and well known citizen of Milford, died and left will in which among others was legacy to his wife of $12,0O0. This sum, she always maintained, had been left to her abso- lutely, but Mir. Beach's heirs claimed that it had
 been given her for life only She administered the estate and was executrix of it until her death in
 1889.
 |. Herbert c. Warren of this city was appointed
 her executor and in that capacity it became his
 duty to settle up her account as executrix of
 Harvey Beach's will This he was proceeding quietly to do when he was unexpectedly con- fronted by Dennis Beach, one of the heirs of the himself appointed without the knowledge of Mr.
 Warren, & e1eeutor on the property Of Of Harvey
 assaiis the the account of Mr. warren on the ground
 that it did not contain the $12 900 claimed to have been given to the widow for life, nor note for $12, 900 which it was claimed ought to have gone into the estate twenty five years ago, nor several other items, all of which, with interest, would note of ,6Oo with interest; amounted to about $3o,0oO and a the claims presented amounted to about $6O,OOO.
 The case was first tried before the Milford probate court and Judge George N. Gum tained the account rendered by Mir Warren in every particular In this hearing Professor S. D. Baldwin appeared for the heirs and Attorneys Townsend & Watrous for Mir Warren, the ex- ecutor. The heirs appealed the case and in this way it reached the superior court and was ! tried.
 The decision of Judge Prentice yesterday morning practically sustains Judge Gunn's find ing in all but one particular. The claim was made by the defense Executor Warren, that far from the deceased widow being in debt to the heirs the estate was in debt to her for and Judge Prentice decided that about
 $l,soo ought to be allowed d.o, This Mr. Warren's favor. However, as the ! claim was never intended to be pushed, nor was matter of $1, 800 or $40O was of no consequence. This decision is regarded as vindication of the widow of Harvey Beach who, had the claims of have been guilty of misusing and tnisappropriat- ing funds not belonging to her The judge holds
 that the $12 900 was bequeathed to her absolutely | dividually and not to the estate.
 An appeal to the supreme court may be taken but at present it is not known whether will be or not
 quently married Henry Rogers and when she died was his wife Henry Rogers was the twin brother of Colonel Isaac Rogers, tho welIknown | Milford politician, who died 8 few weeks ago. The suit of Mrs. Sarah M. Camp of Waterbury was on trial yesterday before Judge Prentice
 The plaintiff occupied the stand during the after l noon session and testified how her husband l transferred his affections gradually from her to man in the case, and how he finally deserted her in 1888. The defendant has filed . cross bill al leging desertion. ~-'-