The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-06
GUARDIANS STATEMENT.
RELUCrANCE TO RECALL THE
LADY's MENTAL CONDITION.
1T is Stabbing the Dead--IxillinE OF
Terry-Assanlts OF Prejudiced
Press-Consented to Act as Guar
dinn-Her Whole Estate Less THAN
seven Thousand DoIIars-The
BROTHERS. UnbrofherIy Conduct

lengthy statement in answer to the
charges recently made against him be
fore the superior court in San Fran
cisco by Thomas H. Williams, backed
by a statement Of Morgan Hill, alleg-
ing the nlismanagement OF the estate
Of Sarah Althea Terry, whose guar
dian he is. Mr.. Ashe denies that he
wasted or misnlanaged Mrs. Terrys
estate or sold personal property be-
longing thereto and converted the pro
ceeds to his own pocket or violated his
oath and duties under the laws of Cali
fornia or neglected to take care of his
ward and provide her with the neees-
SarieS of life and proper medical at
tendance. The salient feature of Mr..
Ashes abatement is as follows:
The Salient Features.
ITO recall public notice to come OF
the incidents which led 10 Mrs. Terry S
unfortunate mental condition is like
stabbing the dead. 1 had hoped that
the last act in her dramatic career had
ended, but this man Williams has rails
ed her from her legal grave and at
tempted with the aid Of her brother
to vent his Vengeful spite. His un-
warrantable acts force me In Justice to
myself to show to the public who has
been her good and true friend, Thomas
H. Williams, her brother. Morgan Hill
or myself.
81 was not in California when the
murder was committed. which I sin
cerely believed unhinged this poor wo-
mans already tottering reason. Had
been would have prosecuted the
murderer when on trie1 in the United
States district court and 1 would have
cross examined Judge Field when he
appeared as chief witness in his
behalf.
"Did Thomas II. Williams or Morgan
Hill move in the matter? Did either
of them try to avenge Terry's death
by bringing the murderer to the bar of
justice?
Consented to Act.
when a prejudiced press was heap
ing calumny on a man SO misrepresen-
ted, SO little understood, did either of
those so-ealled friends of the slandered
dead raise his voice in his behalf ?
Was it not who had to rush into the
breach and call down upon my head
the wrath of the dead mans enemies
because 1 told the truth about Fields
old political enInity towards Terry?
Was it not / who had to stand the
Notification of Judge Field unit. Terry S
posthumous letter, made public by the
Hon. Zach Montgomery, completely
vindicated me and showed that it was
not who He'd?
Upon my return to California I did
everything in my power towards help
ing the widow arrange her husbands
affairs. When her allowance was
stopped afterward she had absolutely
no income, no real property. If Will
Jams or Hill went to her assistance,
then 1 am completely in inoranee of
hot
she has been financially distressed and
in need that her brother refused
her assistance to buy necessaries of
life. 1 have mailed letters written by
her to him at my solicitation and have
read his churlish refusals. At last she
became my absolute charge 1 fur
nlshed her money to go to Arizona and
prosecute her legal battles down there.
time and again advanced her money
TO redeem jewels she had pawned for
ner very sustenance. When tried in
the United States district court for an
oftense for which she had already been
terribly punished, did Williams go to
her assistance? Did he interest himself
IN her or provide any of the sinews of
( war? The daily papers recorded the
tact that I was there day after day
watching and guarding her interests
ana helping her make her defense,
AT the urgent request of Judge
Levy, the superior judge who com
united her, consented to act as the
guardian of her estate and person aft
Ter THOMAS H. Williams, who swears
mat he IS her old and personal friend,
her next friend, absolutely refused to
serve and would only promise to see
that the brother would relieve me up-
on his arrival in the state from his
2 OaI1
fses made by Hill in New~York and the
further promise of Williams that he
would make him keep his word, I pre-
scented my petition for guardianship
with great misgivings, knowing we'll
the i'll fate which has befaIlen every
body connected with this renlarka bic
woman and her case, save her brother.
who is d brilliant exenplifcation of
the old saying He who fights and runs
away lives to fight another day
Mrs. erry's Commitments.
Immediately after. her commitment
had her property in Fresno and in
San Francisco appraised by appraisers
duly appointed by the court Her en-
tire personal property was appraised
! as being worth 81, 951 Some few months
previous Mrs. Terry had voluntarily
decided me her Fresno property to Sc
cure, payment of certain moneys 1 had
from time to time given her. AS I had
never regarded this money in the light
of a loan and had never
asked for a scratch Of pen in evil
dence therefor I was much surprised
and begged her to reconvey the pro-
perty but when I saw I would deeply
offend her by so doing, 1 allowed the
title to the property to stand In my
name. When the inventory was taken
in Fresno I explained the condition OF
; the property to the gentlemen ap-
pointed to appraise her Fresno belong
ings and put in the appraisement as
held by me in trust for her, though the
deed to me was absolute on its face
Her equity in this property was ap-
praised as being worth $4,000 so her
whole estate was appraised as being
worth S6,951. This is the vast estate
which I am accused of having been
, splurging on the last two or three wears
past under the guise of a millionaire.
| L filed the appraisements and secured
an order from Judge Levi to sell enough
| personal property enumerated to pay
the expenses of administra ton, certain
| just claims against the estate and the
costs of renovating the premises. sole
a part of the property and shall file
in court my statement showing how
/ expended the proceeds. The statement
will be a public document and open fol
the inspection of all who are interested
Ashes management.
eff I have erred in my management
| of Mrs TerTy's estate and person Il is
! due to my over zealousness in tryine
! TO force an unwilling brother to sup
port his insane sister and allow thai
/ little estate she has left to be applied
/ TO the part payment of the debts she
has contracted to pay for her susten-
ance and the defense of her good
name. Never for one moment have
been neglectful of her estate and per.
son. 1t was the desire of the judge
who committed her, of the friends OF
the dead husband, and it was my wish