The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-21
PARKER TIMING To EXPLAIN.


he Administrator of Hfs Uife's Estate
Examined nv Judge.
Wasting. ernbezgling and nismanag-
| lag trust funds. as administrator of his
sites estate. is the serious charge which
4. l. Parker has been enaeavofsng TO
aaswer for the past two days In Judge
Iaagiey's court. Some tine ago Parker
US suspended as administrator until
b could appe<ar In court and defend
himself. ard at the conclusion OF she
Asartng yesterday Judge Langley or
esred THAI the suspension be continued
h force until January 5. at which tAzne
Parker il required 10 file a specific state
exnt Of every dollar spent by him as
administrator.
The action against Parker was
houghs by his mother-In-law. Isabella
n KelAogg. who charged that he had
tsglecied the estate. had nGsmanaged,
Hassssi and embezzlcd the property and
AA been guilty or numerous frauds
Ms Kz'ogg said thar by undue and
a.se representations as 10 the amount
srpi oofsdttion Of the estate. Parker had
EFocure1 an order Of court fixing IFS
bud at only $500. and that James a.
Aoore. one Of the suretiez. was not only
fsnsolvent. but a nonresident. IL was
vharged tlat the estate had not even
ben inventor4ed o. appraised.
II due tine Parker fled his answer
g Mrs. Kellogg's petition. specifically
asEsSarg her allegations and alleging his
sAef thai she had in her possession
sAalaole PERSONAL pruTerty. consisting Of
sAessy. sileerwnre and furniture. be-
sssng 80 the estate. and which she
s@ refused to turn over To him as add
aaais9Futor lie also said that Moore
sc perfsGly solvent and had a large
anoasd q property IN the state.
~ the examination Of witnesses. aside
n The testimony Of other witnesses,
= administrator himself was unwill-
- y unable 10 give a specific state
~eas q his disbursements. and his an
fe9s We're - eyT1s4ve and unsatisfac-
/ 81 mat Judge Langley practically
- Tie examination out OF the hands
a. attorneys But with all his legal
A.~lAa and trimming the court was IN
- 70 get anything but evasdYe an
4 - ost of sho Witness. VINO apparent
sa@Sht sl1<re to ay0ad specific state
S as 10 whore the funds OF the es-
vent than TO give definite replies.
!. e Tine u Psrhe~'s marriage with
AeaoEg. VINO died In May. two
-. 60. her estate was worth OF least
TIE inventory was 1lcd pecogss-
As2, ard showed that the proo-
sA1 been ssppsuised by II. s. kcene.
- r. Phillips and Roswell Scott.
I. NsAsasted Of block Is. wosilawal;
Bn'ok.yn: lots Is and Il. block
sFence addition 10 Tacoma, and
- q Hartford. Conn. and .Farlbault,
fae total value being $1,000.
Includes s.lares OF stock and
IA ia answers on the witness
- lar&eE would account Tor ogiy
sARa o. tiae slo.eo0 shown IN the
10y and that "a general way
severe eroSs-questaon.ng by the
SsN1groay introduced also shc~esl
1ser aS6 reoeiveSi 500 Cue Clara
ASi'oN--. sastew OF his deceased
sesn the administrator - that
ne estate Which IS gn Connect
- Rat Niles kellogg had never
ave- = Sc the money OF any part
= en- EI'sscona2 clergyman and
GAYS since married hss tsssrs wife.
S@s years aEa sse usas arreSz 81
FSe ~ cruelty - animals "a
q sgGa Of males az THAI time
= b him.