The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-27
WOMAN AND HER MONEY
SUIT INVOLVING THE ESTATE LEFT
BY THOMAS MIDDLESWORTH.
His Widow Is Now in the East and an
Attorney Is investigating for
superintendent QuigIey.

Peculiar circumstances seem TO surround
the settlement of the estate of William
M~iddlesworth, who died about a year ago,
and the subsequent removal of his widow,
Emily Middlesworth, TO New York. BY the
will of Middlesworth his property was left
TO his widow. including 5000 life insurance.,
all OF which amounted to something over
1900. Mrs. Middlesworth was appointed
administrator, and after the letters had
been taken out sold the home property at
1l30 Linden street for 5000. She left In
dianapolis about the first of last January,
~ostensibly to visit her aunt, who lives in
Balston Springs, n. Y.
There are but two surviving children of
William Middlesworth, Hugh Middlesworth,
living at 1896 Linden street, and his mar
ried sister. both stepchildren of Mrs. MIDI
ellsworth. Recently they filed suit in the
Circuit Court for a construction of their
fathers Will and to set aside the deed con-
veying the property their stepmother had
sold on the ground that she was only given
a life interest in the property. The prop
erty consists of a cottage and three lots,
with a total of ninety-nine feet frontage
en- Linden street, and, IT Is said, was sold
very cheaply.
Yesterday Samuel Ashby, an attorney,
came into the probate department and
asked for the papers and letters of admin
istration that had been issued to Mrs. Mid
ellsworth, TO make an investigation on be-
half OF Superintendent Quigley, of the po-
lice department. He said Quigley had
turned q letter over To him a Few days ago
that had been received from a town in Yer
mont, asking that the estate be traced and
the funds located. Mr.. Ashby refused 20
tell what the letter contained, as he was
acting for superintendent Quigley, but
from what could be learned 1t stated that
Mrs. Middlesworth was In a precarious con-
dition in that city, almost destitute and
needed funds.
Last night Hugh Middlesworth. the step
son. said he had heard nothing of his step
mother for some time, but supposed she
was In Balston Springs. He said she had
an aunt living there. Regarding the estate,
Mr.. Middlesworth said his stepmother must
nave had between 5000 and 5000 when she
left indianapolis, but he did not know what
she had done with the money. He said she
left without making known her intentions
to himself or his sister. and he did not
know that she was goin0 to m IL
was learned that Mrs. Middlesworth has
rela lives i'm Vermont.
James NJ. Marker. Mrs. Middlesworth's
attorney, when seen last night, said there
was nothing in the report that she was i'm
destitute circumstances or that nothing
was known about her property. He said
she is now being cared for by her aunt in
New York and Is convalescing from sick
ness. He said she had been in Vermont.
and that he visited her there two or three
weeks ago. He said he did all OF Mrs. Mid
dlesworth's business and that her money is
safe, and that IL made no difference to any
one where IL is. He added that he knew all
about her. just where she Is, and that 4
final report will be made OF the admins
tration within the next thirty days.
William Middlesworth was formerly assoc
ciated with A.. s. Bensen. George w. Nave,
w. III. Coburn, Abe G. Gish and his son.
Hugh M~iddlesworth. a firm doing business
at the Union Stockyards. but retired some
time before he died on account of age.
MRS. Middlesworth is about sixty-hve years