The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
WANTS TRUST
SET ASIDE.
Patrick S. Archer Seeks Control
Of His Aunt'S Estate.
she GAVE A TRUST DEED OF 1T.
Union Trust Company Was Made Her
Trustee on Advice Of Friends.
CLAIMS THAT Her NEPHEW MAKES.
Alleges She Was Of Unsound Mind When the
Trust Deed Mas Executed, and That She
Supposed She Mas Making a VIII.
Union Trust Company Was Made Her
Trustee on Advice Of Friends.
CLAIMS THAT HER NEPHEW MAKES.

! "A very interesting bill in equity has
Deen filed in the appellate division OF
the Supreme Court by attorney John
j. Doekery in behalf OF Patrick $. Ar
cher' against Union Trust Company.
MI Archer is a resident of New. York
anu the trust company is the trustee
Vi tHe rate Mary Archer. The bill seeks
10 SET aside trust deed given by Miss
| Archer TO the defendant. on the ground
that at the time she signed il Miss Ar
eher was not Of sound mind. and also
because 1t Is claimed she supposed she
was signing a will instead of a trust
deed. The former would be OF course
reVocable, but the latter would not.
Miss Archer was for a long time a
domestic and saved considerable
money. During a part of her time at
service she worked where a number of
prominent men were accustomed to
take their dinners. These men. the
DlIl alleges, had a very kind habit of
giving Miss Archer good points on in
Vestments and among one OF the kind
est OF SUCCESSORS IL is further alleged
was the well known capitalist, Mars
den T. Perry.
The complainant had no relatives in
TINS Vicinity and as she was growing
oIu' MT Perry suggested that In order
10 preserve her earnings in the best
possible manner she should transfer
al her property TO the Union Trust
company, the company to take care OF
her during her life and after her death
what was left was TO be divided be-
tween two charitable organizations OF
this city.
TO FIND RELATIVES.
A neighbor OF Miss Archer's heard
about the transaction an he wrote to
Ireland to see IL there might not be
some relatives of the old lady towhom
the estate left by her might be of as
much service as any charitable organ
lzation. Word came from ireland that
a nephew OF Miss Archer's resided in
New York. He is the complainant and
coming here mad ---.h with his aunt
lie came here several times-4.4+4- hrs
with his aunt were pleasant
and he told her all her brothers and
sisters were oead
Mr.. Perry before the deed was made
had physician examine as to Miss
Archer's mental condition. 1t was re-
ported as satisfactory.
While On a visit to his aunt the com
)lainant consulted counsel who ad-
1ised the drawing up of a will. Miss
Archer said she had made a will giving
all her property to Mr.. Perry. She
evoked that VIII, as she termed it.and
made another. Mr.. Dockery had physi-
'ians examine Miss Archer before the
viii was made at the request of the
nephew and these doctors said Miss
ArcheTs mind was all right. She died
md the will was offered for probate.
WILL NOT PRoBATED.
Judge Sphinx OF the municipal court
'efused TO admit the will TO nrobate
dr. Perry had three physicians call on
Miss Archer the day after she made the
viii In favor OF the complainant. These
loctors testified i'm the municipaI court
hat Miss Archers mind was not sound
when the will was made.
btft- asks not only That the trust
Iced be set aside because the deceaseI
igned 1t on the supposition that II was
Will but also because she was not OF
ound mind when she made IL An ac-
ounting of the profits Is asked for from
he time the trust deed was made