The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-24
HER BANK
DEPOSIT.
Mrs. StantOn'S Husband
and Son Claim Ii.
JURY HEARS TESTIMONY.
Several Witnesses Appeared in
Support OF Each Claimant.
JURY HEARS TESTIMONY.
CASE HELD FOR AMUSEMENT.

One OF the cases heard in the appellate
division Of the Supreme Court today
showed there was IA serious misunder-
standing between Edward Han.ey OF
Johnston and his stepfather, Partick
stanton, in regard TO IA deposit in the
Providence Institution for Savings, which
stood in the name Of Mrs. stanton at the
time Of her death. MIR. Stanton was up
DO nted administrators on is wife's estate
by the Probate Court of Johnston and
claimed the deposit Hauley claims the
amount because ne alleges his mother put
the money in bank as trustee for him.
Tas neigh bors seeneu to be- atout as much
divided III their opinion as to whom 1.-THE
money belonged AS were tho stepfath,r
and stepstn.
Edward Hanlev testified his mother
dled June 10 last, anu tnet she married
Pairick Stanton In 1884, Witness did no
work until just afier ms mothers second
intrIiage, but she had uone work as
nurse. and bai also done washing. The
father OF witless ad S400 ia the II. /. In
stltutions Tor Savings wien he died, and
this money was in the jDint name OF the
lsts Mrs. Hanley gnd ner son, but really
INTENDED it as for the peDetit OF his son.
Witness had collected SIS 50 as dividends
fr III this derosit bel, 70 his II OF ier's
tn, and divieud o. Sl5 after his
mothers ceath. Had worked for the
thornton Worsted Company, making IS
week, all Of which he turned over TO his
mot Ier. The understanding between
witness and his mother was that his
wages were { De kept by her for him.
Ihe deceased deposited t50O in the
Olnoyville bank once and Mr.. Hanley
claimed TO have been with her when she
made the deposit, which. he claims, was
made up OF his earnings a Afterward Mrs.
stanton withdrew the money from the
bank named and pct 10 In tin cigarette
box, which was carefully wrapped up with
rags so 10 rats or mics could get at II and
this tin box was placed in cigar box and
buried in the cellars After a long time
the boxes were taken up and the monsy
taken out OF tho inner box. IL was care
fully counted and found oil right, and
then the deceased, who was accompanied
by her SOD, took the money TO the Provi-
donce Institution for Savings on March
l3, 1894. Mrs. Stanton wanted tho
money put in her son's name as well as
her own, but the bank officials refused to
take any money on deposir in two names,
so 1T was deposited in Mrs. Stanton's
name alone.
According To witness during her last
illness Mrs. stanton told him that the
money belonged to him. This statement,
ib Is claimed, was made in the presence
nelRhbor. On oross-examination Mr.
Hanley said he started TO work at Thorn-
ton at 10 years of age, having previously
worked little at the Cranston PRINT
Works. and was giveO IS IA week at the
stnTt as an assistant 10 the spinners
though the latter class Of help got from
80 up. The time he worked in tho Thorn
ton company's nlill was from 1887 TO 1898,
when the mill was burnt down and dur
ing that time @. one suit of clothes was
bought for him a. lie wore his fathers
clothes most cf tie time. Witness allowed
he had signed an order on the Providence
Institution for Savings, and this money
tended the deceased.
Thomas Delamore, uncle or Edward
Hanley on is.mother's size, was called,
but he knewllittle about the matter In
controversy. /William Delsmore, an.
otner uncle Of Edward's, testified that
MS sister, Mrs Stanton, had told him
many times that the money in the pank
was the boys money" Mrs. stanton
had tcld him the reason the money was in
the bank was that the bank refused TO
taks the money in two names.
Patrick stanton, the other claimant to
the deposit, testified that Dir. Hanlsy,
when he first went To work. only got
"a. 80. later on 50 and then s7 and witness
never received any board from his step
son. nor hai he ever bought him auy
clothes On accouDu of his being too
saucy Mr.. stanton said he had ordered
his steuson, Hanley, out OF the house
several times.
a Mrs. Doyle, who had nursed Mrs.
Stanto during her Inst illness, testified
Hanlev and his motner had frequent
quaIrels over money matters: that Han
ley had been urged by his mother Co 60
To work but had refused ana said he
would never go TO work unul he got
job as n otoTman on TIE electric csrs. An
other witness, n neighbUr OF Mr. stan
tons, testified she visited Mrs. stanton
several times and never heard her say TIE
monev In the bank WAS her sons.
William K. Barry WIS counsel for Han
ley and .lohn Pslmer and Henry a.
Palmer were counssl for MIR. Stanton.