The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24
BUSY DAY IN PROBATE.
TEAsDEL CLAIM SETTLED IN THE
PIxTON ESTATE.
Letters Wanted in Major Goodspeed's
Estate-Guardiansh of the Hus-
Ter and Wagstaff Heirs-The Noted
Mrs. stone Creates a Scene.

4 partial settlement In the Pixton es-
tate was effected in Probate court yester-
day. From the papers filed some time
ago, mention of which was made in these
columns at the time. it appears that VIII
liam B. Barton. guardian Of Seth D
Olive and James S. Pixton. loaned 10
Teasdel & Sons $3.50. This sum, together
with the interest to date. amounts 10
$S.6O6. In addition S6S2S0 was due for rent.
The failure of the firm of Teasdel & Sons
brought about certain changes in the
nounced. Barton resigned, and Martina
s. Pixton succeeded him. An ofter was
recently made by .Teasdel & sons 10
transfer a certain piece Of real estate IN
consideration of the cancellation of the
obligation, which was done yesterday.
Charles Goodspeed's petition for letters
father, the late Major Goodspeed, devel-
ops the fact that the deceased, notwlIn-
standing a life of labor, died poor Inc
assets of the estate as enumerated in the
filing are first, a balance on Judgment
against the Reed & Goodspeed Mining
company, amounting to $4,000; which Is
valued at nothing; certain claims ana
nothing, and $50 in personal property.
The hearing on the petition was nxed tor
April 1S.
guardian of the estate of Anna Hustler ct
al, with bonds in the sum of $30
In the estate and guardianship OF Ar
thur J. Wagstar ct al, w: =: Wa a's an
ians with bonds IN the sum of $1,000. APP
praisers were appointed.
High Jinks held sway wnen the estate
of Joseph Curtis came up Tor nearing.
Mrs. Mary J. Stone, daughter OF the
deceased, filed objections to setting apart
the estate for the use of the widow,
claiming that by virtue of an assignment
she and not the old lady, was entitled
to the property.
Mrs Stone is the woman who, with her
husband and Nettie Raymond, since mar
ried. were arrested for maintaining a dis
orderly house near the Wasatch school.
While her attorney. S. P. Armstrong, was
examining her In chief, she was passive
and plastic, but when Barlow ferguson,
of the opposing side. picked her up for
cross-examination. she became petulant
and pugnacious. On direct examination,
he left behind 600 bushels OF wheat. Gel
lar full of potatoes. s65 in cash. and other
valuable property of personal nature,
all of which had been wasted-she knew
not how. She had paid her mother 500
besides supplying her wants. and for
these reasons was entitled to considera-
ton of substantial nature.
On croSS-eXamination witness grew an
cry from the start. Ferguson asked her
how many times she had been married,
and it was with great difficulty that she
few into passion when compelled to
admit that she had been convicted of as
sault and battery upon her mother, and
wound UP by declaring the being who
gave her birth TO be "a dishonest old
thing"
Mrs Curtis. her mother, sprghtly cid
lady of 70, wasn't in the least backward
declaring her daughter "a lying. wicked
jade" and created a laugh at Attorney
Armstrong; expense by shouting at him
when he and Mrs. Stone were in whisper
ed consultation: "Why don't we kiss her.
We bugger ye?" Mrs. Curtis denied every
statement made and said her daughter
lied like trooper when she swore she
had kept her
The court set aside the estate for the
widow. and but for the kind offices of her
last husband. Nettie would have bounced
upon her mother again. He, however, got
her away before she could carry out her
expressed intentions.
Armstrong gave notice OF an appeal.
and an allowance of S25 was paid Mrs.
Curtis for support pending a fling Of the
papers,