The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-28

taken, not by the two executors put " |
all the children and paid for out OF tnelr
pockets Who did they rob? Does any
body come here to criticize them OF the
whole 25 in the family except Mr.. Oryllle
b Moses?
In concluding his remarks, Mr. LARA
bee said that in this case as in all otherS
of family quarrels, feeling was engendered
and there were things with which Ihe
public had nothing to do. Mr.. LarraDee
submitted that there was nothing IN the
transactions shown in the accounts OF tfe
executors which could in any way De con- on,
strued as wrong except that original
division of the 1854, 600 made in their
mothers house. There was no ground
for the assertion that any one OF the
parties to this division had intended to
defraud their own children. Any reflec-
ton upon them was equally reflection
upon Mr.. Frank O. Moses. the father OF
o. Moses, if he could be here would
himself repel The executors of this
estate were
NOT GOING TO SKULK
If Mr.. OryiIle Moses now laid claim to
his share of this 1854, 900 which had been
divided and of which his father had re-
ceived his proportion, why he could have
it but the time was likely to come IN the
course of the subsequent proceedings
when all the facts about this matter
would come out.
At the close Of Mr.. Larrabee's remarks
Judge Hall announced his decision that
the 1854, 900 divided and the $4,000 sub
scribed to the Goss Iron Works should be
added to the inventory. He also directed
I4L ntc ho
real and personal property. The other
questions affecting the management OF
the estate be took under advisement say
ing that in a case of this kind he should
want some time to render decision. Ii
Mr.. Williams's position in regard to the
rights of the estate to the premiums on
the new stock issued by the Worumbo
land Androscoggin companies should be
found to be correct, the executors would
be called upon to add to their totals $36,
400 for the former stock and ii, 725 for the
i latter.
Mr.. Williams BASES this claim on the
fact that the stock which might have
been bought at par now W se s4a,r at 81,
instance is worth 100 Consequently had
the estate brought this stock at 1O0 il
would have made $50 on share. Mr..
Williams claims that this $50 should be
accounted for by the executors and as the
estates share in the allotment WOuld nave
been 1928 shares it should now have to its
credit as the result of such purchase S36,
400.
i Mr.. Orville Moses has filed another
Il petition in the Probate court praying
that the present trustees may be set aside.
He does this as an heir under that clause
of the will making provision for the
distribution of the share of any of the
testator's children who may die and leave
no issue. This case will not be heard
until the first is decided. 1t is probable
that the litigation in one form or another
may be carried through the upper courts
and be of long duration Mrs. Oliver
Moses, the wife of the testator's died a
number Of years ago. Mr.. Orville Moses
is one of four children of Mr.. Frank Q.
Moses none of whom join with him in
this suit.
The law suit which delayed the presen-
tation of the inventory was one of many
years standing growing out of the rail
road property owned by Mr.. Oliver Moses.
1t was suit for $30,000 which the trus-
tees had to defend and which was not
| settled until last year.
The estate holds a note for $14, 900 given
by Mr.. Orville Moses in return for money
advanced to him for use in a business in
which he was engaged some time ago.
This note was endorsed by the makers
father and may play part in subsequent
cnses