The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-28
FLETCHER WANTS
TRUSTEES REMOVED.
Hearing on His Petition by Judge
Rogers--General Ames the DOM
mating Spirit, He Charges.

notice put upon the mills was not linz
tied.
on cross examination Mr.. Fletcher
told Mr.. Greer he had worked Tor thc
Fletcher Manufacturing Company OIL
and on FOR Is years.
Asked TO particularly describe the
time he worked he could only manage
TO figure out having worked Il out OF
the past IS years. Years ago witness
said he asked Gen. Ames 90 see the
books and the pages or the BOOKS Were
turned over So quickly he could make
nothing out OF them.
Mr. Fletcher denied he was several
times discharged from the Fletcher
Manufacturing Company for drunken
ness. lie claimed he always left but
said ii might be true he had begged
back The Information about the invest
ment OF proceeds of sale of stock or
Providence e Boston railroad witness
said ne obtained from other heirs.
Elridge II. Anderson, an attorney at
law OF Boston, said he was counsel Tor
Mrs. Daley. and he got an account
from the trustees In 1853 after bill ~
equity was filed and a conference held
with the late THOMAS &. Greene, the
counsel OF the trustees. The Witness
said that when Joseph Fletcher died
the Fletcher Manufacturing company
never paid. and $4,000 had been added
To the same since the sale OF the ProVi-
dence a. Boston railroad. There was
also s. 900 cash on deposit In the COM
pany named.
Witness said his law office had sug-
gested To Gen. Ames that the Fletcher
Manufacturing company was not a
suitable place for trust funds. In a
conversation last winter with Gen.
Ames witness said there were no good
mortgages I'm this city. Witness was
present AT a meeting OF directors OF
the Fletcher Manufacturing company
and Gen. Ames was the directing spirit.
Witness never heard Of the other trus-
tees under the will originating anything
| OF late years witness had got along all
| right with Gen. Ames.
These were the only witnesses eN
| amined on behalf Of the complainant
| Arnold Green. counsel for the trustees,
said the trusts under the VIII OF Jo-
| senh Fletcher would end in 1903. eN-
| cept as 10 children who have husbands
| The trust not ending as TO such or as
| 10 prevent the husbands OF the women
| from interfering i'm the property.
Mr. Green called attention 10 the
| fact that I'm the appointment or trustees
| by the testator Mr.. Wooley. VINO nae
\ been described as incapable, was named
| as the testator's nephew and placed
| with my" the testators, friend Will
| lam Ames" IL would be graceless toi
| us. Mr.. GreenNsaid, to consider Mr.
| Wooley. i'm view OF his selection, 10 dls
| cuss Mr. Wooley unless he was foun,
dishonest. Counsel further called at
tention To the fact that two years ag'
Mr. Thomts +. Arnold was selected b!
| the heirs of Joseph Fletcher as tn
| trustee i'm place of James Fletcher, on
| of the trustees who died.
Warren Fletcher's interests i'm tn
| propety involved was five sixty fourth
| of the whole. and Mr.. Green said 81
far as IL appeared by the case befor'
the court the other 90 siXty-fourth
| were satisfied.
Gen. Ames was called as a witness
| after the noon recess.
| Gen. Ames i'm his testimony explain
ed the sale OF the local railroad stoci
by SAYING that the stock reached yer!
high figure and the trustees as well al
| many other holders OF such stoci
thought 1t good time TO sell 1t. A
required by the IN the consent o
heirs 10 the change In the investmen
| was obtained.