Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-02
AN ACCOUNTING HAD.
The Ernest Young Estate Matter
Again Before Tho Probate Court.
Ms. clayton On the witness stand
roday.-Thc Attorneys show nome
signs Of Excitabiiity.

Subsequent to the report which ap.
pearei In yesterdays NEWS Of the
hearing In the Probate court In regard
TO the Young estate, the account and
objections thereto, Mrs Clayton, the
guardian, was called 90 the witness.
stand. She testified a. TO the various
sums which She had expended Tor the
said minom since her appointment M
guardian. Mu. Clayton produced the
original checks, showing 10 whom the
amounts were paid and for what pur.
pose. 3 Prior 10 this examination. how.
ever, Mis-. Clayton had stated that the
tum Of S5lsl.53 uudor the head OF
"amounts received" was oil the money
which had come to her Ia the capacity
VI guardian TO the estate.
Ia REORGANIZATION tho witness
was asked whether " not lot o, block
a., ten acre plat a, belonged 10 tho
estate nv set out In her petition Tor lot.
tors VI guardianship filed Ia 1859, aud
stated that It did not, having been sold
prior 10 that time for $500, which sum
appeared under the head Of amounts
received.
The petitioners attorneys rev LEVIED
Mrs. Clayton's official acts from the
time she was appointed adninistratri 4
Of her late husbands ottatu IN 1879,
up to tho present, with the object Of
Ghowing that she had not protected this
rights Oi her wards.
This point was under discussion,
when the court adjourned until this
morning,
The further hearing Of the case was
taken up this morning, when MIS-.
Young was again called 20 the witness
stand. She WAS under examination
by Attorney Waddell greater part VI
the time until the hour Of adjournment
~ noon, During the examination Nj.
WuddVll and counsel on the other side
(Juuge Howat ami Hon. f. 3. Rich.
atds) nad several little "tills," because
the tifst named would persist, as they
claimed, Ia introducing "atgumenpi
aud asking questions Of too lending d
| character. More than twice Jud 20
Blair called upOn counsel to have nor,
regard Tor frirndly relations, anu nj
length was led 10 remark thai, though
old now, he feared old age would
make further inroad upon his frame
before this case was through unless the
gentlemen tried 10 shorten ~. This
observation was not without effect
| Ia inc course VI her examination
/ Mrs. Young was questioned ne 20 the
| petition flel IN tins court In 1854 fyr
thr sale OF the property, On the ground
that the income was insult aicnt to sup
port her aud her children, me sale anu
M TO the disposal Of the surplus amer
the purchase Of cheaper place. IL
was not within hor knowledge that
| her present husband was tile actual
! purchaser Of the property. Neither
ngd she any reason for knowing that
MT. Clayton furnished the mOuey foT
the purchase In the tirst iUstauce. He,
however, afterwards bought II from
the actual purchaser, y hf. Lyman,
| Her husband paid the money
~ her, IA the nrsl Instance, Es Mr..
! Lymau's hgcui. She received from
the Brigham Young estate certain
sleek coming TO her husband-l7.
shares. EfneJt /. had his thAfcs Aud
witness had the balance. She had
property OF bur own now between
$4,000 aud $40, 900 which Mr. Clayton
gave her.
The hearing was In progress thli
afternoon.