The morning call., 1894-03-17
SUIT WILL THEN BE BEGUN
To Bring to Light the Boys Lost
Estate.
EXECUTOR sYLvEsTER's VIEWS.
Price Did Not Fight for the Heir, but
Jefferson q. James Paid the
Attorney.

The first move in the legal proceedings
10 recover the lost inheritance OF Frank
Wass will be begun in the course of the
next few days.
The boy is still in hiding, but from those
who are acting in his behalf 1t was learned
that the first act will be the selection of a
guardian.
Being over IA years of age he will select
his own guardian, who. after accepting the
charge, will be confirmed by the court
Then through this guardian. on behalf
of the boy, suit will be Instituted.
The attorneys in the case are 10th to dis
cuss their plan of prosecution, saying that
they do not wish to expose their case to
the defense before it goes into court. They
do, however. promise case full of in ter
esting features and several fine points in
Jaw.
When the case comes to trial they will
not rely on the non-marIiage of George
Wass and Mrs. Hoffman, but Will attem pt
to show that even though marriage was
performed the property could not have
reverted to the wOman's husband.
In the claim set up by the sama suit will
be Included the bonds and diamonds that
have so mysteriously disappeared.
just who the boy will select for his
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stated. Friendly to him and interested in
his case is the Hebrew Benevolent Society,
and 1T is more than prOba bic that it will
accept the charge.
Immediately after the guardians ap-
pointment the complaint will De prepared
and filed in court at the earliest OppOrtu-
nifty.
The story of the deserted. friendless boy
as told in THE CALL has aroused wide in
terest and has revealed many facts In the
case hitherto unknown in toto to any one
! person connected with the case.
Sergeant Price. whO was appointed guar
| dian over the child 10y the mother by sdop-
| ton, has sealed his lips regarding any
| knowledge he may have as to the causes
that have led up to this state of affairs.
! Such, however, is not the case with
| Henry Sylvester Dr., c0-executor of the
will of Mrs. b, ffnan, with Sergeant Price.
Yesterday afternoon he was seen at his
drntal parlors on S xth street and asked
regarding his movements toward fulfilling
the trust of the dead woman.
| well, the fact of the matter is" he re-
piled, that l did not have much to saw in
anything that was done. Price touk he
| duties hat devolved upon both of us int
bis own hands, and seldom, if ever, con-
suited me about anything.
| This continued for some time, until /
came TO the conclusion that IL was about
time that l should know something of
! Wnat was pelng u0ne.
| ''Out of my own private funds | en-
ployed an attorney. William ST ford, to
| investigate for nae. He worked for some
| time. but without result, and finally one
day / sent for him to come TO my office.
Il told him he was not working IN my
interest or in that of the heir, and he then
| told me for tha first time that he had come
| to the conclusion. as had Mr.. Price, that
! the boy had no right or title 10 the prop
| erty, and that all SUCH was vested in JET
frrson q. James by purchase from Henry
Wass, legatee Of George Wass.
II saw plainly that the boy was probably
| about Go lose the estate and that his
guardian was NOT going TO fight for il for
| him and i employed another attorney,
dischsrging Stafford.
Dispositions were taken from all parties
! interested. including Price. James and the
rest, before Cour, Commissioner Tauzsky.
| and all were of the same import-that the
property left by Mrs. Hoffman to her
adopted SOL belonged to George Wass.
That same day we were all 10 Staffurd's
| Office, and, upon my questioning him,
! Stnfford acknowledged that while he was
in my empl y he was also in the employ of
Price and James and that James had
given him $500 for his services In looking
up the case and securing the Hoffman
| homestead for him.
This is ali on paper and can be seen at
the Office of my attorney, Lucius Solomau
II tried to hold the property for the boy,
| but Price was convinced that it was not
his. and as we were working in opposite
directions and Price had taken il upon
himself to transact all the business with
out consulting me decided to petition the
court to be released from my trust which
l did.
There never was dollar of that estate
| that ever passed through my hands.
Several days after the funeral Of Mrs.
| Hoffman, Price called at my Office and
asked me to 60 to the safe-deposit vault
with him.
price had the key and opened the box.
which contained, l think, two diamond
| rings and several ornaments set with
| glass. i did not see any papers, and neither
| do l know whether or not Ii was Prices
first visit to the vault He did not say it
! was.
II was not at Mrs. Hoffman's house
until after the funeral. and what / saw of
| her wardrobe then l would not have given
much for. Price never told me be took
any OF 1t away, nor do 1 know that he
did"