The San Francisco call., 1899-07-14
QUEER CHARGES
MADE AGAINST
TRUSTEE MORIES
Suit Filed by John r.
Johnson.
SEEKS TRUSTEES REMOVAL
ALLEGES THAT MONEY ON DE-
PoSIT HAS DISAPPEARED.
Claims DR.. Mories Misappropriated
Money and Holy Bible, Also
Two Diamond Shirt
Studs.
Oakland ONCE San Francisco can

9GS Broadway, July Is. 9
A Holy Bible is made one Of the bones
OF contention in a suit filed in the Supe-
rior Court this afternoon by John R.
Johnson, wherein the latter seeks the re-
moval of DR.. A. H. Mores, an Alameda
dentist, as trustee of the $4,000 estate or
Mrs Mary J. Clifton who died in Chi
cago, H., June II, 1898. DR.. Mor1eS hes
been cited TO appear before Judge Hail
Johnson is the only surviving son, of
Mrs. Clifton, and under the terms OF her
last viii, dated october 10 1882, the entire
estate consisting of S1G05, on deposit in
the Union Savings Bank; $3.50 10 other per
sonal property and real, property at the
streets worth $500, is bequeathed TO DR..
Nories in trust for the son. Mories Is
with full power TO sell. The trustee, who
is also named as executor, IS instructed
TO reserve as compensation for his serV-
ices . per cent of the gross income OF the
estate. and after all claims are settled he
IS ordered to pay all necessary expenses
of the son or beneficiary. The Will was
prObated on June 26. 1893 and on october
e. 1894, the estate was distributed to Mo-
ries as trustee.
In JoLnson's complaint, prepared by At.
tOrney J. Z. McElrath, grave charges of
Interpretations are alleged. Plalntln
AYERS that since January l, 1899, MorleS
should have received $3.50 as rent Of the
real property and 500 as dividends from
money in bank, but that he has paid him
but $65, leaving $l25 balance due, less COM
mission. -
Continuing, plaintiff alleges: That Mo
ries has not any sum in the Union say
ings Bank or any other bank TO his credit
as trustee but petitioner is advised and
believes that said MOries has used and
appropriated said money to his own use
and fraudulently pretends that the money
is in the bank"
Charges are also made that MOries has
wrongfulIy and Illegally and for his own
profit appropriated considerable silver
ware, sold watches, rings and two dia-
monds-the latter being now worn by hlm
as shirt studs.
Also, THAT Nfories has as an orna-
mental book only, in his parlOr, the Holy
Bible that belong to petitioners mother,
which is book of very exquisite manu-
facture worth SIS but the divine pTeceptS
of which said MOries never cOnsults.
THAT Mories pretended TO sell the per-
sOral property distributed to him as trus-
fee Out instead OF so doing purchased at
his own sale which was private ana
without notice. much of the furniture and
property of the estate for much less than
the appraised value. Also that he has in
his possessiOn lot of rare coins, wort b
$25, and belonging to the estate, OF which
he never rendered an account,
johnson AYERS that he is now SICK ana
in need of medicine and proper tTeatment
AND clothing. on account of which $500
should be drawn from the principal of the
estate.
He asks that the trustee be cited; that
he render an account and that he be re-
quired to pay the income due petitioner as
provided for in his mothers will, and
finally that Mories be removed as trus-