Evening journal., 1895-12-16
CLARENCE MOORE'S ANSWER.
DECLARES THAT Hls MOTHER is
MENTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE.

Young Moore Says That His Mother
Unless He Took Charge of KeolT Motor
Matters.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 15 -Au answer,
quite remarkable in some respects, TO tAe
petition Of Mrs Clara ]. Moore, widow
aud executrix respectively OF Bloomfield
Il. Moore and his estate, was fled In the
Oaphsn's Court on Saturday afternoon
by Clarence B. Moore, her son, for whose
removal as executor Of the large estate
she has applied TO the court The
answer. after Sverring not only that the
mothers joint petitioner, Lillian, her
dsug ghtsr, is now insane in England, but
that her mother is likewise mentally
irresponsible, alleges that this petition
has been 6led as the result of a threat
made by petitioner to have HIN dis
missed as exec utor unlsss he would
undsrtske to take charge of the Kseley
motor matters she was interested In.
In the answer It Is also stated that
letters testsmentary were issued to the
petitioner and respondent but that since
the settlement OF the e tst aocoun before
the cour5 the respondent has been the
sole acting executor and has managed
the entire sfirs OF this estate
Il is submitted that the clause In the
will invoked by the petitioner as
authority for the dismissal OF the son
by the j9int act Of the executrix and her
survlsing daughter applied soiey to the
time OF the probate Of the will, and
granting OF letters testsmsntATy was ex
pressly to act as a pro tsnto revocation
OF the will at that time, aud has and can
have no application W t4s present time
Edward A Jessup named In the psti
tiOn as proper successor In the execu
torship. 1t is submitted, Is now over 20
years OF age. and is. and has bsen for
years past, ia feeble health.
In support OF the proposition that ths
respondent bas been most faithful and
efficient. both as executor and as presi
dent OF the Jessup & Moore Paper Com
pany, In Delaware, be says that during
the seventeen years In which he has
been at the head Of It's management this
corporation has paid as dividends to the
estate Of Bloomfield q Moore, Of which
Mrs Moore is life tenant, over 81 200, 600
In cash upon capital of 50 400 GOO
Finally. the most importsnt feature Of
the espondents, answer says:,' He admits
that he has refused for several years to
consult with or grant an audience to his
mother and hes refused TO receive
communications from her. although his
counsel have ever been willing to receive
communications on his behalf and alleges
as a reason therefore that for many years
past his mother hss been Insane"
He adds that be could bear his mother 5
"well-nigh unbeGrable system OF psrse
oution" so long as It was directed solely
against himself; "but now that it has
culmlnAted in an attack sgainst the
estate Of his father and his own good
name, be feels and is advised. that be
should no longer keep silent, and now
charges and Is prepared to show to your
honorable court that the petitioner if
insane and utterly incapable OF taking
part In or managing her husband;
estate"
10 view Of these sverments the re
spondent. Clsrencs B. Moore, prays that
the prayer OF the petitioner bs denied
asd that he (the rsspoudent) be dis
missed, With costs