The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-03
Litigation Over Estate of
James M. White.
A Husband Escapes Punish
Ihent for Contempt.
Another Claim Made Against Grams
ton Estate-Decisi0nS.


heard and disposed of a number of mat
ters on the motion calendar.
The first case heard was that of Eliza Is.
White va. Emma w. Whitman. The
complainant has filed q bill In equity
against Mrs. Whitman who is the
executrix on the estate of the late James
M. White of this city, and the hearing
today was on prayer for a preliminary
injunction restraining Mrs. Whitman
from selling certain portions of the prop
erty in her charge. The bill recites that
James NJ. White, who died Oct. 2S, 1894,
had at one time considerable property,
and at the time of his aeath owned q
house on leased grounds at 1T Harriaon
street, and al, o some real estate In Warwick,
IL was all left to Mrs. Whitman with the
proviso that she.should pay the income
of the estate to Mrs. White, the widow
OF the deceased. Mr.. White claims that
the only income she has received from the
estate Is about tis month and this was
not paid to her ncash, but was the rent
of tenement that she occupied In the
Harrison street house. 1t Is also allege ed
that the respondent has never rendered
any accounting but has offered the Har-
rison street house and Warwick real
estate for sale, and that this sale would
work greatly to the injury Of the COM
painant's rights in the estate.
I The respondent Ia her affidavit states
that there is no income from the estate at
present and IL all the property was sold II
would not bring sufficient sum to pay
the deots OF the deceased. Mrs. Whitman
also alleges that she has tried in every
way to have the Claim OF s3200 on The
property adjusted but this she has been
unable to do and has not yet rendered
her account to the Municipal Court oi
this city, but has always been willing to
explain any matters concerning the estate
to Mrs. White. Concerning the sale OF
the estate that IL Is asked shall be en-
joined, Mrs. Whitman in her affidavit,
says that it is necessary and she is will
ing to pay the funds into some trust
company that the court may direct, that
the provision OF the Will OF the deceased
may be carried out.
Mrs. Whitman is the daughter OF the
deceased, who during his lifetime:Iet his
four sons, Alfred b., Allen T., Charles
j. and Gilbert H., have sums amounting
to $40, 437.46 on notes and these notes
they now claim were given them as ad.
vsnces on their fathers estate that would
have eventually come to them as his
heirs.
Il. X. Parker, counsel for Mrs. Whit
man, argued against granting the in
junction and Charles II. Page, Jr., argued
that IL the property was sold Mrs. White,
the wife of che deceased, would be
homeless.
Mr.. Page had expected that his client
would be in court today to give heI
testimony but she was sick and the chief
justice directed that afiidav.ts should bt
filed by her before next Saturday. The
decision of the court will be announced
after the atfidavits are filed.
DECLARED NOT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT.
Alfred K. Mayo was before the appellate
court this morning on O charge OF con-
tempt of court for refusing to pay bi:
wife, Annie j. Mayo, the sum of IS q
week. On the 3lst OF JsnuaIy the cour,
directed him 10 pay his wife the sum
named for her support and that of his in
fant child. lie complied with the order
for about 10 months and today satisfied the
court that he had done but little work
since the first of april. Samuel Gsrst fol
whom Mayo works said Mayo owed him
s25 and he knew his employee hac
suffered from bad health. Mr.. Mayc
testified that his 15-year-old son had bu,
recently recovered from an attack oi
typhoid fever and denied that he took
money on her.
Thomas Il. West was Mrs. Mayo's coun.
sci end Mr.. Bair of Boston was AIR
Mayo's attorney.
ADMINISTRATOR TO BE MADE A PARTY.
In the case OF Charles II. Warren ct al. VS..
Providence rocl Company ct al.the death
OF one OF the defendants, Henry G. Grams
ton, was called to the attention OF the Ap-
pellate Court and an order entered pro.
viding that the cause be revised against
David 8. Baker administrator, OF Grams
tons estate, unless he shall show cause
to the contrary. The plaiutifs seek to re.
cover against the stockholders Of the
now. .defunct Providence Tool Company
certain debts contracted by the company
and an effort will be male TO collect a
part Of these debts from the Csanston
estate.
RELIEVED AS INsoLvEyr DEBTORS.
George II. W ood, Frank J. Bickpell
and Joseph II. Potter. members OF the
late firm OF Wood, Bicknell ana Potter,
which was adjudged insolvent some time
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