The Washington times., 1902-12-04
MRS. HUGHES FOUND
INCOMPETENT BY JURY
No Attack on Attorney Niles
at Hearing.
KNEW LITTLE OF HER MEANS
Testifes She Does Not Care to Trouble
About Money Matters-Has
10 Living Heirs.

Word has been received here that Mrs.
Louise BoauchaEp Hughes was on Tues
day declared By sherins jury in New
York 20 De incompetent TO manage her
own estate and person.
Mrs Hughes came 70 reside in Wash
inaton I'm 1922 and lived here until about
eighteen months ago, when it is said she
was placed in DR.. Kellogg's sanitarium
at Hiverdale. n. Y, at the instance OF
Attorney Edward Niles. Of this city.
Her husband. David N. Hughes. died in
1854. and it is said left her an estate
worth about half d million dollars.
Some time ago Attorney Andrew J.
Shipmau, acting in behalf Of Mrs.
Hughes friends and relatives. com
menced proceedings 70 secure her release
from kellogg's sanitarium. and an in
quiry into her mental condition was or
dered. The hearing took place Tuesday
in New York city.
Mrs. Hughes Property.
Her property consists Of trust estate
Of $780, 900 held in trust for her under
the viii Of her husband and in the Gus
tody OF the United States Trust Com
paly, from which an income OF $40. COO
q year is derived, a house in Washington
and some property in Louisiana, the
value Of which is not known.
AT the hearing Mrs. Hughes vas rep
resented by Charles Blandy. and former
Judge w. NJ K. Olcott appeared to pro-
tect the interests Of Edward G. Niles.
who had her placed in the sanltarlum
Of Dr. Theodore II. Kellogg. at River
dale. From the beginning # was agreed
between Mr. Blandy and Mr. Olcott that
nothing in the nature Of an attack upon
Nr. Niles should be brought out in this
proceeding.
Asked respecting her property and that
OF her husband at the time he died.
Mrs. Hughes said. we exchanged our
property He took his and took mine.
I had about 100000 and he about $780,
o00- He gave rearly everything away.
because he said I had plenty"
She said she did not know where her
money was. Il don't trouble myself
about IT," she said.
Attorney Darlington Testifes.
Attorney j. j. Darlington. Of this city
who was called as a witness. said that
she bad saved from the income that she
was entitled to about $4,000. which had
been in several banks in Washington.
lie told q negro maid who had gone
with Mrs. Hughes 20 one Of the banks in
Washington and endeavored 10 get her to
draw 80. GOO, but he interfered with this
scheme, and testified that Mrs Hughes
demanded 70 know by what authority he
had interfcred with her money affairs
No Living Relatives.
Charles Poe. Of this city, Of counsel
for AR. Niles, who returned TO Washing
ton yesterday. when shown an ac-
count OF the proceedings published. said
The account is substantially correct
except that the jury OF inquisitioD also
found that Mrs. Hughes had no living
relatives and that the persons, named
Grassi who were Instrumental I'm fustt-
tuting the proceedings, are not her
heirs.
be jury also found the value Of Mrs.
Hughes property her real estate in
this city was valued at $4,000. her per-
sonal estate at $500. and cash in the
hands OF The Trust Company IN New
York about $4,000. Her income was
shown 90 be about $4,000 annually"