The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-23

was forced to go out to buy some neces- sarles for her table, and the minute she appeared the clerk on duty rushed up and thrust the papers at her, She re- Iused to accept them and he placed them on her arm. She waived them aside and they fell into a gutter. These Were the papers which demanded her appearance before Surrogate Fitzger- aid to-day to show cause why she should not be punished for contempt,
 We do not expect Miss Richardson to appear tomorrow" said Mir Hotchkiss yesterday. If she doesn't appear We will send sheriff up to the house and bring her down to the court with force if necessary"
 Wheeler II. Peckham was seen at his home, No. 686 Madison avenue, last night by World reporter and ques- tloned concerning the circumstances at tending the finding of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of securities turned over to Administrator Butler, but he refused to talk on the subject.
 A man who is familiar with George Richardsons side of the case and who did not wish his name mentioned for professional reasons said:
 "The two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of securities were found in an old safe. Old MT Richardson was ec- centric in his business affairs, and that is the only explanation which can be advanced for the finding of the securi- ties"
 Were these securities in the tin box in the Mercantile Safe Deposit Go. ?" Eirrl,ayr icr1, What has become of the nine or ten million dollars worth of securities l which Administrator Butler says have not yet been accounted for?" T wouldn't give one hundred dollars for all the rest of the Richardson es- tate"
 On October r, during the trial of the will contest before Surrogate Fitzger- aid, George Richardson testified that | his fathers estate did not amount to more than four hundred thousand dol lars. At this time it was stated that both George and Dellaripha claimed | that in his lifetime their father had pre- 1 scented each of them with several mil | lions in securities. In estimating the | value of the estate at only four hun | dred thousand dollars the son George | did not include these reputed gifts. MT. HOtchkiss said yesterday on this 1 subject:
 We are anxious to examine the son | and daughter to find out the actual cir. cumstances surrounding these alleged l gifts and all the details of the transac-
 tions.'
 | A World reporter made an effort tC see Miss Dellaripha Richardson at hel East Houston street home last night | and after knocking at the door for 2 l considerable period sought advice of I | I. Fisher, who keeps the little jewelry
 store to the left of the entrance door. You can knock three days and three
 nights steadily" said Mir Fisher, "ant 1 you won't get in. You can make il three years if you want to, and you'll
 still be on the outside.
 "Why, two weeks ago her brother
 George and his wife came down from
 Bridgeport to see her They knocked
 all the skin off their lnuckles and ther l they didn't get in. She never sees any I one except by appointment"
 The World reporter tried Benjamin F
 Palmer who keeps the little cigar store
 on the other side of the door, but he wa:
 even more discouraging.
 Why I have been here for years ant
 have never been upstairs. All the real
 doors and side doors opening into thu
 hall are boarded up. There is no possi
 ble way to get in"
 Miss Richardson occupies all of tht
 three floors above the stores. With he, 1 live Miss Betsey Richardson, who is no
 a relative, and Miss Emily Bennett, { 1 cousin on her fathers side.
 The World correspondent at Bridge | port, Conn.,, called at the home o
 George Richardson to question him re
 garding the finding of two hundred anC
 fifty thousand dollars worth of securi
 ties. MT. Richardson could not be seen