The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-24

MRS. HE1T1 GkEEN.
Mrs. Green seeks to have the executors
and trustees of her fathers estate account
for a trust fund OF about 90, Co., 900 left by
him for her benefit.
Mrs. Green, through her counsel, Law
yer William H. Stayton, Of No. As Cedar
street, alleged that there has been gross
mismanagement by the executors and
trustees; that, whereas tho law requires
executors to come In and wind up their
accounts within eighteen months, twenty
nine years have elapsed since her fathers
death, and there is still large sum of
money in the hands Of Henry A. Darling,
one of the executors.
1t is also alleged that, although the law
allows executors to expend but $500 with
out vouchers, and that, moreover, In sep
arate sums not exceeding $40 each, is adj
mitted that more than hundred thous-
and dollars has been spent by the execu-
tors for which they have no vouchers
The testimony has thus far consisted en-
tircly Of statements and admissions made
by Henry A. Darling, the only surviving
executor; Edward ID. Mandell, trustee
and their accountant, Charles Il. Town
send.
"Hetty" Green's father, Edward M. Rob
inson, died in June, 1865, leaving fortune
of about q, 200, which he had accumu-
lated through ventures in whaling and
trading vessels. One million dollars of
this went direct to his only daughter
''Hetty." The residue was left In trust for
her.
Mr.. Robinson named as trustees Henry
A. Barring, clerk in his employ; Edward
ID. Mandcll, then the managing clerk in
Mr.. Robinson's New Bedford Mass. Office,
and A. ii. Davis, a clerk in his New York
office. They were to pay the income to Mrs.
Green, and at her death the principal was
to 20 to her children, she being then about
to marry Edward A. Green.
The will also named the three same men
as executors. Mandell did not qualify as
executor, notwithstanding the fact that
had he done so no would have received as
compensation 1 per cent. Of the principal,
allowed by law, which would have been
$4,000. He was the only wealthy man of
the three. At the same time he continued
to act as trustee. Neither the executors
nor the trustees We're required to give
bonds.
Davis was put in an insane asylum in
1873. For two or three years, however
tNs others paid him his commissions. Mrs.
Green, learning of this, made a complaint,
and Davis resigned as trustee, though still
remaining an executor. Davis afterward
died.
Edward II. Green, the husband of Mrs.
Green, was put in as trustee in Davis
place. The nominal answering parties,
therefore, to Mrs. Green's complaint are
Darling, Mandell and Edward Fl. Green,
though no charges of Irregularities are
made against the latter.
The executors have had on hand since
the first accounting sum which has
sometimes been as high as 81 ,69i, 900, aud
which has never fallen below S539, 900
Mrs. Green, as shrcwd business woman,
views with amazement the fact that the
income-from this amounts to but S33i, 900,
and with CONSERVATION the fact that the
collection of this income has cost the es-
tate Si21 900.
Nearly thirty years after the death of
Edward NJ. Robinson, Henry A. Barring
as surviving executor, admits that there is
still in his hands s632 9S3,49, belonging to
the estate, and this, too, when he Is not
and never has been under bonds.
Only testimony bearing on the business
transactions of the executors has so far
been taken, and is still not finished. There
Is yet to be taken the testimony relative
to tho affairs Of the trustees. And tho ref
erence is costing the estate about 800 for
every hearing.
Mrs. Green, outside Of the income from
the fund left in trust for her, is worth
about 1876, 0o0o 900. She has won fame for
her shrewd dealings in Wall street, where
she has many times demonstrated her
ability to cope with the best iinanciers. She
Is little more than 30 years old.
r Mrs. Green is the embodiment of econ
omy in her household affairs. Her ex-
.penses do not exceed o., 900 or 81, 600 a year
1t is said, however, that for her intimate
friends and those whom she knows to be
worthy and in need she performs many
acts Of generosity.
Her wealth ut her death will go to her
ison, Edward II. r. Green, aud daughter