The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-14

cOuft ana felOrteu. Inc only persons
present were tho court officers. Several
indictments were handed in. but their con-
tents we're not made public.
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.
Indictments Returned .nd Condition Of
Several Estatoa shown.
The Rgand jury made its final report TO
Judge Hunt yesterday afternoon in the dis
trict court to the effect that they have dill
gently examined into all matters
brought before them, n that the
result Of their labors is contained
in the indictments formally handed
into court. It continues, "ths grand jurors
have spent some time in looking into tho
records of the probate court and especially
in tho matter Of the estates Of persons who
have died interstate. and the loose manner
in which their estateg have been taken care
of, or rather not taken care OF,
calls for vigorous censurs. Your grand
jurors attach herewith. INC desire that the
same shall be considered a part of this 70
port, memoranda cleaned from the 1900 DIS
showing the present condition Of several
estates. A shortage appears in all of them.
and it would appear pro or TO your z and
jurors that Immediate ststs BE- taken BY
the proper person looking to the recovery,
if possible, of these different amount that
they be not lost to the estates." The at
tached memoranda 10 - follows:
. William Kohlwes. Lette 9 of guardian
ship issued to II. G. YaeRer Dec. Is. 1883,
and oath taken same day. April "a, 1889, j.
w. Kinsley. Ed. /. Zimmerman and Ii. NJ.
Parchen apy raised the following property
at So, 500, lot 20, block 26. Helena townsite.
May Is, 1889, the guardian obtained an
order directing sale OF real estate. and juno
Z. 1889, he returned into court his account
of sale of the above described property
showing that the same was sold to c.. +.
Ellis a. Co.. for the sum Of 81, 800. which
sale was duly confirmed on June 10. 1889.
On Sept. 8. 1889. the guardian obtained an
other order directing the sale Of tho same
property and on Oct. 8, 1889. the guardian
returned into court his account showing
that the lot was sold to Loeb d Bro. TO
$500. This sale was also conf med, the
total amount received bv the guardian for
that the guardian made two separate sales
OF the same property and received SO, 300.
There 10 no order of court or
other proceeding showing that the
first sale was annulled, and as the matter
now stands from the records In the case the
both instances, which Of course is not ress-
enable. Tbs guardian claims In and about
said first account of sale, his commission,
amounting to S48. and in the second one
$35, making a total Of $83, which, deducted
from the consideration received from the
sales leaves a net balance of 50, 217. No
final account has been filed in this estate
showing the expenditure of any money by
the guardian for any purpose. If the first
sale to Ellis IL Co. was annulled. az does
not appear, the guardian should have in his
hands belonging TO the estate the sum OF
So. Ago less such actual expenses Of admins
tratiOn as can be shown, and in the event
the hrst sale was annuld, then
the guardian should have in his hands
the aforesaid sum of 50, PIT less actual ex-
penses to be shown. and $l2O in his hands
which appears to have been collected for
rent.
A further examination Of the records
shows that Charles Lehman. who, prior to
the appointment of YaeRer. was guardian,
had in his hands at the time Of the appoint.
ment of said YaeRer q balance in cash Of
1913. n, as shown BY decree of settlement OF
account, loss $23S allowed by the court a.
com pensation for services to said Lehman,
leaving q balance of $675.77 !. There IL moth
ing in the records to show whether this
money was over turned over to the present
guardian. On Oct. 81, 1889. the court al
lowed Lehman an additional compensation
of 1862, but there Is nothing to shov
whether this was ever raid. or whatever be-
came of the balance of S4l3.7 n.
George Lawrence estate. Letters issued
TO Il. Q. Yaeger April 7. 1887. No inventory
hled but il appears from the petition for
letters Of administrator that the estate
consists of about $40O in cash. 1t appears
that the actual value Of this estate was
S4SO.77, which was deposited in the Mon
tana National bank, and that after his ap-
pointment the administrator drew a check
for said snm. signed by himself as such ad-
ninistrator IN favor of the First National
bank Of Helena on April Ia, 1888. From
receipts and pa ers in tho hands of the nd
ADMINISTRATOR never filed but presented to
the grand jury it Apt ears that the admin
%istrator has paid claims of 1896 which
would reduce the balance to $l64. II unao-
counted for.
william chultz' estate. Letters issued
Oct. ID. 1885,. Oath taken, but date left
blank. Inventory shows $l9.2 rs cash, err
sonal p ope ty 1890. 80. total $S4s. Is. Dee.
IL. 1855. the adminIst stor tiled u r~stition
setting forth, among other thines, that
olalms to the amount OF about $500 have
been presented, and asks for an ordsr
directing the sale of all personal y operty
of the estate. Here the matter ends. no
further proceedings of any kind appearing
to hhVa been had from the records anu p
rers OF the eatnte in the district clerks
office. No sale appears to ave bsen made.
but II made, no accounting or di pus,tion
OF the proceeds IL shown. and il further an
FEARS that no claims have been hlod spsins,
the estate.
Some receipts and vouchers in tbe po.-
session of the administrator, ana NV.
filed, were resehtsd, from VIII CHI it would
appear that CLAIMS were allow "a Huu mi A
which would rsIuOt the amount uuac.
counted for TO the sum OF $102. 55.
blanche Mitchell estate. Letters issued
Feb. ~. 1887. lnvsnto y shows money
$500. ear dro 8 $3.50. large dnmond ring
Sl35, one small diamond ring S25. one PLAIN
gold ring 49, Gu. one ring ruby and diamond
$50, one ring with stone $40. one inv with
pearls ~, one gold watch aud chain $3.50.
IN AiA.t ..I -I--I A",
traitors final report shows, receipts, cash.
S460; expenditures $445. Gi. which include
an item OF ZIG. claimed TO have been
spent Ia searching for heirs in Chicago and