The morning call., 1894-05-16
Mrs. CatherWOOd's Acc
count Settled.
ADVICE FROM THE BENCH.
The Brother-in-Law's Action
Was Rather Small.
NO EXTRAVAGANCE ANYWHERE.
The Guardian Of Ella Hastings Gives
Way to Open Delight
in Open Court.
NO. ExrRAVAGANCE ANYWHERE.


the trouble over the settlement of Mrs.
CatherwoOd's first annual account as
guardian of Ella Hastings is, temporarily
at least. at an end.
just exactly what part Mr.. Reyes feels
now that be played in the matter cannot
be yet aScertained, but as Mrs. Gather
e. wood, to her intense delight, was iudorsed
8. in all her actions by the learned Judge of
the Probate Court, it is presumed that for
a time at, least the comparatively lowly
house Of Keyes will fall into oblivion.
When proceedings were. resumed yester-
day Mrs Catherwood was recalled to the
witness-stand by Mr.. Keyes, who asked
her whether, or, not she kept her wards
bank account separate from her own. Mrs
'Gatherwo6d's reply was: You stated that
I did not, Mr.. keyes; but. did all the
same Ny wards accounts were kept at
Wells-Fargo's and the Nevada banks. Her
balance was always separate in hername,
willie l signed the check as her guardian"
How old is your daughter. Mrs. Gather
wood? ?" ;...
= "She's over IS. She's out in society now.
But what's.she got to do,with this case?"
Did you say out in or out of society,
MRS. Catherwood?' Smilingly asked the
judge -
Out in society,"" was the answer. "Mr.
Reyes there is out Of society,"" =.
This ended Mrs: Catherwood's cross-ex-
animation. Re-examined by Mr. Short
ridge, she said that Miss Ella Hastings
was perfectly happy at Westchester, n. Y,
where she now resided.
You have asked no compensation for
your guardianship. have you?" asked
Shortridge..
None whatever. But l think, consider
ing what l 20 through, Il ought to be paid
as well as. my COUNSEL.
''Whst does he get?" asked the court
MIR. ShoTtridPe explained that be had re-
ceived one fee Of $1,000 from the estate by
order Of the court. Mrs. Catherwood
volunteered a supplementary statement to
the effect that she had no objection to Mr.
keyes receiving his fee, although he'd
find it hard work getting it out of his
brother"
Would you like to pay him his fee q"
asked the. Judge.
No. sir The estate supports one Reyes
already. That's enough"
This closed the testimony, and Mr.
Shortrldge waving the opening address
Mr.. Reyes proceeded TO state his objec-
tons to the account
= Mr.. Keyes opened by stating that where
as Mrs. Gatherwood's account apparently
Showed a surplus of $1,000 yet in reality it
showed that the expenditure of the past
year had exceeded the income. Two items
charged as principal, w. Giselman." of
$1,000 each turned the scale.
''You ought not to argue that way" OBJ
jected Mr.. Shortridge. Zone item of $1,000
was for counsel fees and the other $1,000
loan to sister of the late Judge Hastings"
Judge Coffey mildly inquired how much
the estate was appraised at.
only S41O.0 Geo." replied Mr.. Shortridge.
Unabashed Mr.. Reyes went on to say
that assuming that this was so the paper
submitted by Mrs. Catherwood was not al
account 1t was labeled so. but il was not
Mr.. Keyes then at the courts request de-
fined what an account should be. He
demanded specific items of every dollar
expended.
Judge Coffey informed Mr.. Reyes that
by late decision Of the Supreme Court it
was held that where family allowance
was fixed by the court specifications as to
expenditure were unnecessary. The guard
ian's oath was sufficient. This suggestion
net with unrestrained approval from Mrs.
CatherwOod, who smiled and nodded her
head al the Judge, exclaiming:
Quite so! Quite right! Dye hear that,
Mr.. Keyes?"
The item OF 500. charged for one-half
of tea at the Occidental Hotel, seemed
TO stick in the throat of Mr.. Keyes. He
referred to it again and again, and wanted
TO make out that it was Mrs. Gather
woods board Finally be said that any
way, as Miss CatherwoOd was a grown-uD
young LADY, and was present at the feast,
she should have borne one-third the ex-
pense, and Mrs. CatherwoOd aud Miss
Hastings the other two-thrdS.
By and by Mr. Keyes got into trouble.
He got to taking important pieces of evil
dence as assumptions" Assuming this
was SO" prefaced every objection. This
led TO q row between counsel. Mr.. Short
ridge saying that be wished the word
assumption were stricken from the vo-
cabulary.
Then came the hiring of rooms at the
Gerach Hotel in New York Mrs. Gather
wood had. ''inadyertently, let US assnme."
hired them two weeks too soon. Such
wiuful carelessness Mrs. Catherwood, aud
not Miss Hastings. should be made to suf-
fer for. Then the payment of $3.50 for
fixing up Miss Hastings room at the Paci-
hc-avenue House, where Judge Hastings
died, was vigorously objected to. Miss
Hastings might nave occupied another
room. The whole was wlllful extrava-
gance.
In conclusion Mr. Reyes said that Miss
Hastings had not received the equivalent
OF the sums charged TO her. In Judge
hastings time she lived as well as now
ana tile sum charged to her was only S22O |
month. Mr.. Keyes objected to the ac- !
count generally and specifically and pro-
posed a scheme by which $3.50 Is could he !
taken off.
Mr.. Shortridge closed. He referred 70
Mr. Keyes' Infinite number and varIatv |
of assumptions" saying that a conrrroon,
was testers place. and no place n no,.',
ridicule at hearts. eli only Judge Hast.
ings could rise from The dead, could tnrn
one glance upon these misera bic intruders
they would cover and retire" ConnsoI
thought that no man would have taxa
such a step as Mr.. Keyes had done. bnt he
found that be had presumed 100 much nm
the dignity and chivalTy Of men," IN
conclusion, Mr.. Shortridgs asked that the
account be settled, pointing out that 1t in
reality comprehended thirteen months, not
twelve.
Mrs. Catherwood, who had been punctu