New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
FTGET OVER TALLH4N ESTATE.
PROMINENT CITIZENS OF UTICA CHARGED
WITH CONTEMPT OF COURT IN
LONG ISLAND CITY

Justice Garretson. in the Queens County Court
in Long Island city. yesterday heard applica-
ton for order directing Martin g. De Long.
Miss Margarta H. Tallman. Charles 5. Symond
and Charles r Brandagee TO show cause why
they should not be punished for contempt OF court
The application made by counsel for Henry G.
Johnson. of Astoria receiver OF the estate OF Ed
ward A. Tallman, and was due to the persons
named refusing to turn over TO Mr.. Johnson GER
tain moneys In their possession.
Messrs. De Long. Symond and Brandagee are
residents Of Utica. and Miss Tallman also lives
there. Messrs. Synond and Brandagee are ex-
ecutors and Miss Tallman Is executrx Of the %
tate OF Edward A. Tallman. He son or
George c. Taman. The latter died in Brooklyn In
1880. and left large estate. This estate was 10
be divided between the widow and six children
In the will Edward 4. Taman. the son. was
named OF the executors. The will included
special trust fund OF 5000 aside for the
three daughters OF the testator-Mrs Mary l.. Law
renee. Mrs Rebecca W. Boardman and Mrs. Julia
p Berry. Edward A. Tallman. the son and ex-
ecutor. well the trustee of the fund. died IN
July. 1898 and DE Long named az the trustee
lie had been In the employ Of Edward A. Taman
and was familiar with the provisions of the VIII
Of George Tallman OF the trust fund Mr.. De
Long had SCI 900 turned over to him by the ex-
ecutors Of Edward a. Talman's estate.
In the time Gertrude Tallman, another
daughter of George Tallman. asked for her share
OF the estate She was not mentioned In the trust
but was entitled some of the real estate. When
she did not come to an agreement with the otheir
heirs she began a partition suit in the kchmond
County Court she is a resident OF staten lsiahd
As is usual in such an appllca ton LOT re-
cever for the estate made. This was on D ne
cember II last and listened to by blstlce WIZ
mot NJ Smith, sitting in Patchogue. on FEBRUARY
he appointed Mr. Johnson. who went 10 Cuca
and saw Margarta Talman and Messrs Synlohd
and Brandagee. to get an accounting from mem
as TO the estate of Edward A. Tallman IN order
to find out what became OF the difference between
the $76 200 the trust. and the 81 900 turned over 10
Mr. De Long As Mr.. De Long was the trustee
OF the fund, and Miss Margarita Tallman an tx
ecutriX. Mr.. Johnson also called on them: no
showed his appointment as receiver, nut ala not
get the money. - ~ -.
Mr. Symond Is president Of the Utica city Ma
tonal Bank. and Mr.. Brandagee IL prominent
attorney there. Mr.. Johnson was informed that
there was A.132 So OF the estate OF Edward Ialnah
in the Utica City National Bank but TINS was re-
fused him as President Symond informed MN
that Mr. De Long under $1,000 bonds 10 ais,
charge the trust fund IN proper manner anu
that no money could he turned over without the
consent OF the National Security Company when
was the bond. 49,,
Mr. Johnson returned Manhattan. and then
Il was decided to make the application 10 nave
the executors Of the estate of Edward Taiimah
punished for contempt OF court.
All the persons mentioned were in court yester
day and there were seven or eight lawyers. Arsu,
ments were heard. and Justice Garretson reserved
his decision and asked counsel To submit briefs 10
morrow.