Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-13
DAMON AND PYTHIAS
James White and His Bosom
 Friend Spencer.
THEIR MANY ExTRAvAGANcEs.
They Had Common Purse and Spent
 from $25, 900 to $50,o0O Year.

White Had a Fortune of Half a Million,
 and Left Spencer an Annuity of S1O,OOO
 Year-The Executors of the Will File
 an Accounting and Say That All They
 Can Find is S2, 2,6OO-spencer Says He
 Will Sue for His Rights.
 NEW YORK, Feb. IS The executors of the estate of James Moss White have filed an accounting of the estate, and thereby cut of Harvey Spencer, jr., to whom was bequeathed 8 legacy of $10,OO0.
 James Moss White, Princeton grad uate, was young man of extravagant tastes, which he was enabled to gratify on a fortune of half a million.
 While in Lenox, in 1881, he met liar vey Spencer, jr., and they became warm friends. They travelled together all over the world, and enjoyed the delights of Paris in each others company. Under Spencer's influence White became more quiet in his tastes, and settled down to take life in 8 more serious way. Still, he spent money freely.
 Whites uncle, David Wolfe Bishop, finally induced him to sign a trust deed on all his property. This he did because he needed ready money. Then MT. Bishop  a year for his services in looking out for White. But this proved inadequate. The young men spent all the way from S25, GOO to $50, 900 a year, and had every thing they could buy, including $50, 900 yacht, and they got into debt besides.
 Then White proposed to share his bank account with Spencer. The latter did not object, and White told his banker to honor Spencer's cheeks for any amonnt, as half his funds hereafter were to be Spencer's.
 Then the two began to live in most ex travagant style. They had expensive clothes, two establishments where they entertained lavishly, horses innumerable and everything that tends to make young man feel that he is enjoying this life.
 One day, however, White caught a cold, and before he could realize it his lungs were congested. Then an abscess formed on his lungs. It was necessary to perform an operation, and as there was a chance of it's being fatal, White was told to make his will and settle his affairs.
 This he did. The will was drawn on March 21, 1888. It provided that all debts outstanding in the names of White and Spencer should be paid out of the estate, and that Spencer should receive an annuity of $10,0O0. John Jay White was the residuary legatee.
 March % had been set for the surgical operation. White was in good spirits and no evil result was looked for. He had fine constitution, and had never been i'll in his life. He was walking to the operating table, when in an instant fit of coughing seized him. The ab- scess burst and he was choked to death in the presence of the doctors who had come to rid him of his trouble.
 Spencer had the body of his friend em- balmed and brought to this country. Then he heard the will read making him one of the legatees. But NIT. Bishop informed him that there was nothing for him, as White had, by the deed of trust, surrendered everything he owned.
 Since then Spencer has tried in vain to get the money left by the will. He urges that White was of unsound mind when the the deed of trust was drawn. Mrs. White, mother of the dead man, refuses to see Spencer, and the executors of the will have put him off time after time, he alleges.
 Spencer's lawyer, William R. Wilder says the time for action is now at hand. mention of MT. Wilder's client, and does sum of $2, 600 is all that is mentioned in the accounting, and that is all that the executors will admit that White left | when he died.
 Spencer is a young man about town, living at the Harper. 234 Fifth avenue He says he will sue for his rights.