The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-23
AF TER UHLS EFFECTS
Deputy Takes Possession Of
Dead Mau's House.
RICH Is ADMINISTRATOR
FILES PETITION ALLEGING
UHL'S INDEBTEDNESS.

A deputy is literally in charge of the
premises occupied by the family OF
Hugo W. Uhl. while the latter's body
lies in a room adjoining. This cOndi-
ton Is the outcome the charges made
against Uni, who dIed suddenly last
Wednesday morning, by z. z. Rich, his
employer, or, more directly speaking,
the result of an order appointing a spe-
ciai administrator of the estate under
charges of fraud. The petition in the
case was filed in the district court yes
terday by Edwin Z. Rich, who repre-
sents himself to be the sole owner of
The business conducted by the People
Forwarding company, and Ed +. Rich,
his son. was appointed special admins
traitor &C UhTs estate by Judge HileS.
His bond was fixed at $500. The duty
of the administrator is 70 take charge
of the property and personal effects Of
the deceased, even before the funeral,
and acting upon this, Mr.. Rich yester-
day placed 9. B. burst as deputy in
charge Of the Uhl residence, 734 East
Seventh South.
The petition sets up that Uhl had
property worth S2,50o, consisting Of a
house and furniture, in addition TO
life insurance policies, but whether the
widow or the estate is the beneficiary
Hereunder the petitioner is not ad-
Vised 1t also alleged that deceased
owned suDdry stocks and bonds, the
exact character and value OF which
are unknown to petitioner.
Mr.. Rich also alleged in his petition
that UhI is indebted to him in an
amount exceeding 81 500 created Sc
cretly and through fraud by decedent
while he was in petitioners employ, He
further pleaded that unless a special
administrator were Immediately ap-
!'ointed there would be great danger
Of decedent's personal effects, furni-
ture, books, papers, accounts, etc, be-
ing lost or destroyed at petitioners ir-
reparable loss.
Family Indignant.
The Indignation Of the Uhl family,
and especially the widow, over the pro-
ceeding, was almost too great to be
expressed in words They took the
matter calmly, submitting to the in
evitable, but nevertheless some mem
bers OF the family were bitter in their
denunciatiOn of Mr.. Rich's methods.
Mrs. Uhl was in no condition to talk
OF the circumstance. She is bearing her
gri' n the same house occupied by
the ppointee's representative.
Her brother, Fred KnPwlden, ex-
pressed himself as follows: Even if it
IS true that Mr.. Uhl has been guilty of
the charges made, il seems to us that
Mr. Rich should have had respect
enough for the feelings of a. widow TO
defer this thing until the funeral is
over We were simply amazed when
this man took possession Of the house
today. OF course, Mr.. Rich has an or
der from the court and we must sub
init to il, but for him to send a man
there to see that the things are not re-
moved, less than three days after my
brother-in-law' death, is certainly an
outrage on deCency."
The family has retained Attorney
Wiley Brown as counselor and will in
all probability see il there is not some
relief for the unusual condition.
Mrs Uhl was informed yesterday of
the charges made against her husband
by Mr.. Rich It was a great shock to
her. She was not told of the theory
that ner husband committed suicide.
which is generally believed to be
wrong. If Mr.. Uhl procured his money
through fOrgeries. as alleged. Mrs. Uhl
was entirely ignorant of it He was
not IN the habit of making known to
his family his business affairs, but on
several occasions ne told his wife that
he had received money from his uncle.
The funeral takes place at the resi-
dence today.