The record-union., 1897-10-07
MRS. M. HkDWICK'S ESTATE.
THE HEIRS TRYING TO TRACE
HER MONEY.
Facts Developed at Hearing in
Judge Johnson's Court
Yesterday.

Miss Winnie Nixon and her sister
nieces of the late Mrs. Mary Hadwick,
have not given up their eff3rts to secure
portion of the $1,000 left on deposit
here by the deceased, but it looks as If
they viii have difficulty in finding it.
They caused Hugh Casey and the
President and Cashier of the Mills Ma
tional Bank to go into court yesterday
and testify concerning the disposition
made of the money, and the evidence
that was eiicited simply goes to show
that Mrs. Hadwick, just before she
died, left two certificates of deposit
with Mr.. Casey, one for 81. 900 and one
for 5000, with the request that he
deliver them to her brother, Frank, Nc
Mann, on his arrival from Canada, the
certificates having been indorsed to the
latter in the presence Of c. F. Dillman,
cashier of the bank.
They were delivered to McMann on
his arrival, a day or two after his sis
ter's death, and he went to the bank,
the transfer was made in his favor and
he got the money.
There was some real estate also to
which the nieces held deeds, and they
have had some trouble with McMann
concerning it. They evidently were not
convinced that the transaction concern
ing the certificates was entirely
straight, hence the citation Of Casey
and the bank officials to explain what
they knew about it, Mr.. Casey lad
been the friend and adviser of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hadwick in their lifetime, which
accounts for his connection with the
matter
Frank Miller, President of the Ma
tional Bank of D. O. Mills & Co, testi-
fed that two certificates of deposit in
the rame of Mary Hadwick for 81, 600
and 5000, respectively, were paid by
the bank to Mr.. McATann after the
death Of Mrs. Hadwick.
Cashier Dillman told the witness that
the certificates had been indorsed over
to McMann Cher brother), and the GER
tificates so show. Public Administrator
Rhoads had sent word to the bank not
to pay out the money.
Hugh Casey testified that he was
present with @. F. Dillman when
Mrs Hadwick signed the certifi-
Gates with her mark He did not
remember just when this occurred. She
asked him to give the certificates to
her brother. Her name was written
on the back by Mr.. Dillman. and she
then handed the certificates to the wit
ness to be handed to her brother He
kept them until McMann made a de-
mand on him for them. and then the
witness consulted with his attorney, Ar
thur Seymour, and handed the certffi-
Gates to Seymour in the Mills bank
McMann was present He did not know
what Seymour did with the certificates.
To most Of the questions asked Mr..
Casey he replied that he did not re-
member. He said he had business of
his own to attend to. and gave very
little thought to the Hadwick matter
Mrs. Hadwick did not give him any will
or document other than the certificates.
He was asked when he heard of Mrs.
Hadwick's death what he did He ad-
mitted that he went to the house where
she died and saw a tin box there He
saw it opened. He denied that he took
from the top of the box an envelope
In response to a question by Mr..
Devlin he denied any knowledge of a
paper or envelope having been taken
from one of the deceased's dress pock-
cts at that time. In short, he denied
knowledge of any papers other than
the certificates.
The tin box referred to was taken to
the NltneSS ONCE Dy Pubic Admins
traitor RhOads. He could not swear
that the box was opened in his office.
Mr.. Casey denied that on the day of
Mrs. Hadwick's death he had a woman
present bring one of the deceased's
dresses down stairs and give it to him.
He swore that nothing of the kind oc-
CURED. Rhoads walked from the house
with witness to the latter's store. No
papers We're taken from the box to his
knowledge. The deceased's brother.
McMann, had not then arrived in the
city.
McMann sent telegram to Winnie
M. Nixon Of Washington, D. c., but the
witness did not know what it contained
He did not join in the sending of the
telegram, and did not inform her that
Mrs. Hadwick had left her some money.
A copy Of a telegram to Miss Winnie
Nixon was shown by Mr.. Devlin to, Ehe
witness. It informed Miss Nixon that
Miss IIadwick had left her $4,000. and
advised her to accept it. The telegram
was signed IF. McAIann and Hugh
Casey
Mr.. Casey said he had no knowledge
of any such telegram.
McMann came here he said, and took
possession of the property, and it was
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