The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03
THE KENNEDY HEIRS TALK.
Information Con-
corning the Shrinkage of
the Estate.
GRANDMA CHAIGNEAU'S LEGACY
One Charge of 1900 Said to Have
Been Allowed for the Fees
of Referee.

Frederick E. Kennedy, the only surviv-
the singular and remarkable shrinkage of
whose estate was described in THE CALL of
Sunday morning, says the almost incredi-
BILE story has not half been told.
His grandmother, Mrs. Chaigneau, con-
firms young Kennedy's assertion and
furnishes much more pertinent informa-
ton of an interesting character.
Mrs. Edward Kennedy was Mrs. Chaig-
neau's daughter. The former survived
her husband, who left quarter of mil
lion dollar estate, only sixteen months.
In her will she lett her mother. Mrs.
Chaigneau, $4,000, and to her sister, Louise
Chaigneau, then living, $1,000.
Grandma Chaigneau said yesterday
afternoon that she had never received as
much as scent piece of her $4,000 legacy.
When her second daughter Louise Chaig-
neau, died she left her mother the $1,000
which had been be1ueathed to her by her
deceased sister, Mrs. Edward Kennedy.
81 never received scent piece from that
either" said Grandma Chaigneau. Then,
as to those papers which, it was said, At
torney Roche got from Fred while he was
sick, / would like to add something more, !"
she continued. 1--WE all thought Fred was
going to die. Lawyer Roche came here
and wanted the papers, accounts, bills, re-
ceipts, and even the duplicate copies, and
| put them in q satchel and he took them
away with him. Afterward, when the
account of Mr.. Mayne, the expert, was
made out, noticed that two items, one for
$1,000 and another for $40. which | knew
had been paid, were left out. / went down
to Mr.. Roche's office and asked him for
nv original papers. He wished to know
what | wanted them for, saying that the
experts account was all right and | could
have a copy of it. told him the account
was not correct and insisted on having the
original bills vouchers and receipts. He
looked for them and said he could not find
them. | was never able to regain possess
sion of those papers. At the time the
papers were taken away it was thought
Fred would die, but you see he got well
and now we are going to fight for our
rights if it takes years.
"There has been much money coming into
the estate of which we have never received
any account Soon after Mr. Kennedy's
my son-in-law's, death the estates income
was $500, 5000 or $700a month. My daugh-
ter had no benefits from the estate and left
more than she received under the will.
When I come to think of it | am con-
WINGED the income was $500 month. F"
Concerning certain fees which are said to
have been eXOrDlIdnu, rIeuerlCh Euseue
Kennedy said: I'm one instance referee
fee of Sill 600 was allowed. The matter
went over from time to time for several
months, and on stipulation of the attor-
news the court granted the continuances
and also allowed the charge of S1l, 000."
Attorney Linforth said that the work foi
which that $1,000 was allowed could
actually have been performed in one day.
The referee and the court were not to
blame. The numerous continuances took
up the time Of the referee, and his indi-