The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-15
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
a Prominent Pennsylvania Real Es-
tate SIAN Disappears.

a Prominent Pennsylvania Real Es-
tate sEan Disappears.
WEST CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 15.-WaIter
P. Jackson. a prominent real estate op-
orator OF CoatesvEle. has aot been seen
for several days Some years ago William
H Grouse, a welI-known resident Of
Coatesvilie, died. leaving a comfortable es-
tate. His wife. Louisa Grouse, and TWO
minor children. Harry. and Fannie 4.
Grouse. survived him. Walter P. Jackson
desired to take out letters on the estate,
and letters Of administration were granted
him. His bondsmen were his father. Oil
yer c. Jackson. and Dr.. J. " Pratt Later
Oliver Jackson was appointed guardian Of
the minor children.
After more team two years had elapsed,
Hayes & Hayes. of West Chester. were
employed as counsel by the widow. and
they sought to have the administrator 10
file nis account which should have been
flied a year before that time Being una
bic to induce him by other means they
asked the court for a citation. which was
granted When he finally fled his ac-
count, exceptions were taken to it by
Hayes & Hayes acting for the widow and
minors. and William S Windle was ap-
pointed auditor
Il was evident he had not accounted for
everything as in his report the auditor
surcharged the accountant over 81 900. Ex-
ceptions were taken by MS counsel. J.
Frank Z. Hause- and also by Hayes G
Hayes. the latter contending that the sur
charge was less than It should have been.
The court took the latter view OF mat
tiers and increased the amount Of the sur
charge considerably An appeal was -aken
to the Superior Court. but the latter hand
ed down an opinion two weeks ago, sus-
tanning the Chester County Court.
Then on the 9Th instant Judge Hemp
hill handed down q decree directing Jack
son to pay to J. Carroll Hayes. attorney
for the guardian OF said minors. Harry s.
Grouse and Fannie A. Grouse. about TO be
appointed by the court the sum OF 81 .9Ss
for each Of said minors. together with Ie-
gal interest thereon from December IL
1899. up to the time OF such payment. and
that said administrator pay tn costs of
said appeal TO the Superior Court
Notwithstanding this decree Jackson
failed to pay over the funds and last Mon
day at the instance OF q petition signed
by Mrs. Grouse and her children the elder
Jackson was removed as the guardian Of
the latter and Jesse Shallcross appointed
in his place.
Walter P Jackson was formerly secra-
tary of the Home Building and Loan As
ISOLATION. of CoatesVille. He resigned IN
October last.
For several months previous there had
been rumOFs that all was not right -Four
months of hard work we're spent by ex-
perts upon the books. after which their
report was gone over by Messrs H B.
Speakmap, John J. FinDigan. and ". E
Green wood They found the work OF the
experts correct and that the amount due
from Walter P. Jackson was S17l39. This
amount IS partly secured by judgments It
is thought that 50 per cent or possibly
more may be realized on this account
The last seen Of Walter Jackson was on
Sunday. when William NJ Hayes. Of West
Chester. met him in a WILMINGTON and
Northern Railroad train. Mr. Jackson
then said that he would be in West Ches-
ter on Monday.