The sun., 1897-11-10
W. CAULDWELL ARRESTED
DAUGHTERS OF JASON ROC BBs Al
LE9E EMBFzEL EMENT
The RUsenatsr was Trustee or Runas E,sft fsv
the pauHhtsrs b, the Loeonetive uuitasS-
They say There was Denctt OF esns.as
In the Estate Last Jauuary-mts Denial.

The RHsseuatsr was Trustee er Runas Lsft fer
the pauHhtsrs b, the Ioesaotive uui,asv-
they say There was Dencit OF esns.a asO
In the Estate last Janunry-ais Denial.
Ex-senator William Cauldwell. formerly
proprietor OF the Hotel Empire, was arrested
yesterday on an order Of Justice Lawrence OF
the Supreme Court in q civil suit brought
against him and other trustees Of the estate Of
the late Jason Rogers the locomotive manu-.
facturer. to recover moneys Of tho estate.
Csuldwell gave tho $4,000 bail required and
was released.
The suit was begun about two months'ago by
Mary J. Westerneld and Flora K. Rogers,
daughters Of Jason Rogers, against their broth
sr, Thomas Rogers, William Cauldwell. and
William Shtllaber. Jr., as trustees Of trusts
created for the benefit Of the daughters By the
will Of Rogers. shillaber was appointed recent
ly and no charges are made against him.
Rogers died in 1868, naming two Of his broth
ers and his son Thomas as executors and trus-
tees. Only one brother, Columbus, qualified
and he resigned In 1856. Jason Rogers left
widow, Mary Ann Rogers, who has since died.
the son, Thomas, and the two daughters who
bring the suit. A large part Of the estate, which
was estimated at 81, 900, 900. was left in trust
for the benefit of the and daughters. and 1t is
alleged that there has been REIMBURSEMENT OF
the trust funds Of the daughters. The charges,
which were published at the time the action
was brought, were given in greater detail In tho
aiiidavits ON which the order Of arrest against
Caul1well was Issued.
Mrs. westerfield alleges that she had Charles
books OF the trusteea at the office Of her counsel
Wilson D. Wallis. Part Of the result OF that
examination she says showed that:
Early in 1889 tho said Cauldweu began TO
withdraw from tho trust estate In his hands
large sums of money for his own use which
were denominatod upon the books OF the said
such Withdrawals ever since"
She states that an accounting rendered In
Westchester in 1893 by which Cauldwell and
her brother were discharged to that time, and
by which they were charged with $!5S37s as
trustees WAS incorrect as 1t failed to show
Withdrawals by Cauldweil at that time OF
about S25.oo6. II is declared that on Dec.
after. she says, other sums were Withdrawn
| from the Central Trust Company TO the credit
| Of the trustees but said Withdrawals were not
| entered upon the books of the estate. but ap.
| peared in the stubs Of the check books as "call
| loans"
Mrs westerfeld says that through her attor:
| neys her brother stated that Cauldwen had
| appropriation of large sums, and In order to
| make good the deficit had turned over to the
| trust estate the Hotel Empire, ct SiXty-third
| street and the Boulevard, which 10 subject TO q
| mortgage of $4,000, and other property
| She says that she does not believe the hotel Il
| worth more than S5o0.O0o. and that the othel
| II the equity is worth much. II anything.
On January last she says that there was
! deficit in the estate OF $2134s0.95.
Cauldwell in his answer to tho suit denie.
that he embezzled any Of the estate.