The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-02-13
DAMON AND PYTHTAS
James White and His Bosom
Friend Spencer.
THEIR MANY ExTRAvAGANCEs.
They Had Common Purse and Spent
from $25, 900 to $4,000 Year

white Had Fortune of Half Million,
and Left Spencer an Annuity OF $4,000
Year-The Executora of the VIII File
an Accounting and Say That All They
Can Find is 81, 6OO-spencer Says He
VIII Sue for His Rights. ai
New YORK, Feb. 13 The executors of
the estate of James Moss White have
filed an accounting of the estate, and
thereby cut off Harvey Spencer, jr., to
whom was bequeathed a legacy of
$4,000.
James Moss White, Princeton grad
uate, was young man of extravagant
tastes, which be was enabled 60 crafty
on fortune of hslf million.
While in Lenox, in 1881 he met Har
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 q more serious way. Still,
he spent money freely.
Whites uncle, David Wolfe Bishop,
finally induced him to sign trust deed
on all his property. This he did because
he needed ready money. Then MIR. Bishop
told Spencer he would allow him S4, 600
year for his services in looking out for
White But this proved inadequate. The
young men spent all the way from
$25, 600 to $50, 600 year, and had every
thing they could buy, including a $50, 600
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 checks for any amonnt,
rs hale his funds hereafter were to be
Spencer's.
men 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 a
young man feel that he is enjoying this
lie
One day, however, White caught a
cold, and before he could realize it his
lungs were congested. Then an abscess
formed on his lungs. 1t was necessary
| to perform an operation, and as there
| was a chance of its being fatal, White
J was told to make his will and settle his
| affairs.
This he did. The will was drawn on
| March 81, 1888. 1t provided that all
| debts outstanding in the names Of White
! and Spencer should be paid out of the
I estate, and that Spencer should receive
an annuity of $40, COO John Jay White
was the resduary legatee.
March % had been set for the surgical
| operation. White was in good spirits
! and 10 evil result was looked for. He
/ had a fine constitution, and had never
| been i'll in his life. He was walking to
! the operating table, when in an instant
! a fit of coughing seized him. The alb
| 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 en-
balmed and brought to this country.
Then he heard the will read making him
| one of the legatees. But Mr. 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 on time after
time, he alleges.
Spencer's lawyer, William r. Wilder
of the firm of Rudd, Hunt & Wilder
says the time for action is now at hand,
| The accounting which was filed make no
mention of Mr.. Wilder's client, and does
/ not deal with the bulk of the estate. The
sum of 81, 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 young man about town,
living at the Harper 234 Fifth avenue.
he says he will sue for his rights.