Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-23
TOLD OF HIS FOLLY
Fred leonard's Peculiar Con-
duct Is Explained.
lEoNaRD FIRMS POSSESSIONS
~ Valued BY . Member Of the Family.
Other Matters Foand IN
Court Rooms.

stated that before the stroke OF
paralysis, Fred MAS neat "a Ma personal
appearance and was careful n ms
money matters. rarely spending over
n 300 per year, but after ms illness De
became extravazans and careless Of
his personal appearance. On one oc-
ossIon the witness met Fred IN New
York and ne was go dirty and ragged
that the witness MAS ashamed OF him.
He had noticed that Fred's mind had
begun % fail after the stroke or par
siysss. and MS memory became weak.
He couldn't remember the names OF
his friends, and would get money from
the store for clothing, but would forget
shout getting Is, and IN a week or so
would get more money for the same
purpose. BEFORE mas illness Fred
Boarded with the witness and continued
20 do 50 until about year afterwards.
when he became dissatisfied and lived
In different places. among them the
Beckei House, the Eagle. tho Claren-
don and 81 the Livingston hotel on
Lyon street. before Is WAS improved.
4rsa's Ersqusas Dsafts.
In 1889 he drew money lS5 times in
This city, seventeen umes from Chi
cago. snd many times from Detroit,
Petoskey. Mt Clemens, Muskegon. Bat
tie Creek and Kalamazoo. He was
constantly tfAveIing, never staying
more than three or four days In .
place, and had no buNness TO keep
HIM going. Often when in the city be
would come Ia the store, take OF his
coat aud seem to intend to stay, but in
= short time no would get up and leave.
a change took place IN shs expression
Of his eyes and face, and also in his
talk In October 81 Fred wanted to
20 TO Europe. and witness wrote . let
Ter 70 . New YORK correspondent TO
supply HIM with the necessary funds
and not only that but took steps 10
provide him with money on the other
o0e. Letters TO correspondents IN New
York and IN Europe instructlng them
% provide him with funds and care
we're read. Fred left here october %,
onilsd from New York on
November ., and reached home
December 4. He said he had
eonsultsd physicians in London and
Paris, but ne WAS convinced they did
nOt know anythir- and refused to take
oheir advice. On January Is he again
oAiled for Europe, intending 10 60 to
Carlsbad and take treatment there for
three months- He took the return
York February 10. Before Fred left .
letter Was written and shown to him,
addressed to New York correspondents
money and TO make necessary arrange
ments for his support and care when in
Europe. Arrangements were made In
Carlsbad by which he should receive
SO day allowance and If i'll extra
care and attendance. Fred came home
from New York and witness went 70
Europe on business and did not return
untll spring.
About TINS time Fred declared he
had invented . refrigerator which
would work without ice, and he said
the invention was worth 81 900, 900.
He advised the firm TO 90 out Of the
badness, - when his refrigerator was
on the market Is would ruin tho firm
and be didn't care If 1t did. Fred was
voyy bitter sgsinst his brother Charles.
The Firm's Finances.
At the afternoon session Frank Was
erossexamined by Mr.. Allen who
regard sng the condition Of hrs client.
y
annual income was about $10,0 900 with
his expense account Cor each year
amounting 10 about 5000 or s. 500.
The witness testified that the land oc-
oupied by she Wholesale store on Fulton
street was worth about $500 . foot. lt
was also shown that the value of the
inv es.ment in merchandise Of the firm
Of Leonard's Sons & Co.. was $50 900.
not Including the real estate. Tho
Monroe street property was estimated
~ the time of their last inventory
about 10000; the refrigerator plant
VAS worth 100000. In all this pro-
perry Fred Leonard owns about % per
cant interest.
When the application was made IN
The probate court the witness had used
tne Inventory died with the Michigan
Trust company which be had read In .
Newspaper. while he was out of the
city ~ basis. He had never seen the
original copy. bat no was sure that
the Refrigerator company property
wes included. Tbs inventory, which
bac been prepared by George Allen,
The confidential man OF the firm. WAS
shown 90 the witness, who showed the
entry on the roll.
The witness said that be would sell
his interest n the Fulton street prop
orty ~ $500 foot. He thought 81 900
. foot WAS = fslr estimate for that on
Monroe street. including the building,
ub,ch he testified originally cost sl2,-
coo. and on which $4,000 had been ex-
pen,ted IN repairs. He considered that
50 100 vas . fair estimate of Fred's
per. on Of the estate
lie estimated the real estate occu-
pied BY the Lsoaard Refrigerator CON-
oAny az worth Sl65, 900, exclusive Of
the machinery. He felt sure that the
6gnres IN the inventory were not at
,sast ~ per cent lower than the actual
value of the estate. He had never
seen any books. but wss satisfied that
she trust company was coup--
tent 30 be the guardian Of
Ms brothers estate. although
u vas worth $4,000 more tbsn the en-
IRE capital stock Of tie Trust compsny.
He bad not flied the petition for the
oppointnx OF the Michigan Trust CON-
pany % protect the company from s1f-
fer1nx from acting unlswfuliy. ft was
brought ont that a man named Potter
had been bred 70 watch Fred e move
ments. He denied nsvlas gwen orders