The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-12
FREE FROM FAULT.
Administrator of the Borst Els.
tate Clears Himself.
HIS MANAGEMENT WAS GOOD
Petition of One OF the Heirs Dismissed
"A Discharged Purser's Suit to
Recover His Wages.

The administrator of the estate of Jere-
miah Borst, Judge r. Andrews, who was
several weeks ago cited to appear in court
and give an accounting by petition filed
by Alice Borst, the daughter and one of
the heirs of the dead man. yesterday sat
ished Judge Lichtenberg that he had
handled the estate properly, and the pc
tition was dismissed.
Andrews attorneys fled an answer to
the petition, denying all of its material
allegations as to his mismanagement.
The answer set out that the Borst estate
was not worth $780, 900, as charged, and
that the daughter Alice was not entitled
to an entire fifth of it. 1t was subject to
certain trusts contained in the will. and
was not worth $50, 900. Neither were there
any provisions in the will for the distri-
button OF the estate among the children
until they all became of age. Andrews
asserted that he had no knowledge of the
girl being without home and dependent
on her friends for support, or that she
was in debt for the necessities of life, or of
the fact that William Borst, her brother,
was going about poorly clad and unable to
crafty his desire to go to school.
1t was further denied that Kate Borst.
mother OF the petitioner, was Obliged to
sell property left her by the will in order
TO support herself and minor children, and
that the administrator is about to sell
property valued at $4,000 for SIS, 900.
There is also general denial that An
drews has been unfaithful to his trust by
failure to support and educate the chill
dren, or that he has disposed of any of
the property except for good and valuable
consideration.
The answer explains, by way of afirma-
tive defense. that jeremiah Borst died,
leaving personal Indebtedness of $4,000.
and was also bound as surety to the
amount of $685. on the notes of thirty
parties who were insolvent. He left ss7
acres of land, all of which was wild and
uncultivated except ranch of $50 acres at
North Bend. This was leased out by the
administrator at yearly rental of $500,
and there is now suit pending over the
collection of the rent. The rent from
houses in Falls City and on the farm
brings in $50 month. Borst also owned
sixty shares of mining stock, on which
there has been an assessment of $500 to
pay, and ten shares of stock in an insur-
ance company, on which he paid an assess
ment of $3.50. There was also an in terest
az SOiAiS wa PiopcltJs 10 hOW
in litigation, and it has required an
expenditure of $50 a month to maintain
this interest. At present the indebted
ness of theestate does not exceed $15, 900,
and it owns all the real estate, except the
mine property in litigation. There are
also good notes and mortgages worth
5000 and others of a doubtful nature
aggregating $4,000.
1t is set out further, that the admins
traitor has supported the widow, Kate
Borst and her minor children, and given
the latter an education fitting their station
in life. Responsible merchants at Falls
City have orders to furnish Mrs. Borst
with all needful articles for herself and
children and charge it to the estate. Alice
was supported as long as she lived with
her stepmother, and since coming of age
she has received $500 in installments.
Andrews borrowed $500 on his own
personal credit in order to help out the
interests of the estate. Up TO date he has
received as administrator $27, 24I9 80, and
paid out s27. 1885,, leaving a balance of
1923.
The attorneys for the girl Alice upon
the showing made by the administrator
yesterday filed prmcipe to dismiss the
petition, and Judge Lichtenberg made an
order to that effect.