The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-08-02
THE MING MATTER.
judge nuok Appoints Referees and De-
nnes Thslr Duties.

judge nuok Appoints Referees and Do
Anea THEIR Duties.
The matter Of The Ming ssiato 10 in auoh
shape nov that Judge Bueh's department.
~ ths district oouit will have a rest In thS
hearing Of the case for G0ms time. ~ the
matter is temporarily in the hands Of
referees When tho referees get through
With The taking Of testimony and report
,hoiF nndinRs, judge buok will aRAia take
The matter Up. The Tofersss will begin The
task Of examining Into Ihe mAtter to-day.
Tho hiugI afalFa are In a osmplicated
state Iust now and II will take the referees
oonsidsFabls tims 10 sEhmins and report On
them. Judge Quok'a order In relation 10
the hppointmsnt Of referees goes into the
details Of. ths matter. The order WAS
iasusd yoatsrday morning and 10 ne follousi
"Mhofeas.b By an ofdeT Of thln court, made
in pursuance of section ll3 Of the Publie
Practice Act Of Montana, and duly entered
upon ths minutes OF the court. which said
order was dAtod Juiy 2S. 1894, the powers OF
Katherine J.. Ming NJ eIeeutriK OF the
estate Of John II. Ming deosassd, we're
suspended until The question os hOr h,ness
10 eontinue 10 aet as sxoentriI OF such
ESTATE could be Investigated; and whereas
a citation was duly issued out Of this court
and served upon Katherine J.. Ming. 10
qaifing her 10 appear before this court on
this 3O.h day Of July aud show oaose why
her letters OF sxeontoFship should not be
revoked, and due notice OF such suspension
was given her. And whereas she appsared
by her attorneys on July 20, and among
other proceedings had, iiled an answer 30
said order 20 show oause, 10 which she sets
forth that her duties Hs eHseutrix have
been performed aud that she. ever since
the 23i day OF January, 1889. has been
the agent aud trustse, and will have
no other duties to perform In said estate 90
e1eoutrir until the llth dsy of septomher.
ls96. and that no request was ever made OF
ber bv the probate judge or the Judge Of
the district court until on or about Dscem-
Dor. 1888 and that no one advised her that
II was her duty 10 nle any reports until said
month Of December. 1893. and that on or
about the 22d day OF January. 1885,, she did
file q full. complete and trothful aocouai
OF her sKoouiorship. And whereas Ia said
answer ns more fully set forth therein, she
claims that she has In all respects dis
charged her duties ne ereeutrix Of tho ss-
tate OF John IL. Ming. deceased. And
whsrons on or about Jan. 20. 1894, she filed
O very yoluminous report containing many
accounts. which report was so extensive %
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references. Aud whereas In the matter OF
the investigation of her htness 10 continus
her duties as erecutrix Of this estate. a. II
appears. many accounts will have 10 be ex-
anined and muoh evidence taken, which
also Ia the Judgment of this court Ia a
proper subject for references.
Nov, therefore, 10 10 ordered that Oliver
I. Crane. Arthur }. Craven end u. A. Catle'
ION be- and are hereby. Eppointsd referees
and II is hereby ordered that the said refei-
ses do examine in full the Transactions So,
forth in the account which tue said kath.
crime l.. Ming claims 10 be fall, true aud
correct history OF her n ansaotions as exec
utrix and TO tsks her evidence and the evi-
dsnce OF such other persons al thoy maj
deem necessary. touching the transactions
ana the matters set oith Ia SAID accounts
and that the referees do also take evidence
upon the question Of whether tho said exec
utrix 10 com petept TO manare tho Affairs oi
the estate. and upoR the question o
whether or not ksthsTins IL. Ming has mis-
msnaged or wasted any OF the nsrets OF th'
aAms. and generally as 10 whether she hal
d. opsry perfo med her enties as exscntrl,
IN eceofdanos with the laws OF Montana
10 10 ordered shat after tho reference II
complete that the referees shall make q re'
port 20 iho court, and that they make spe-
ciHl findings Of fact.