New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-29
TRUSTEE SHORT MACcorrr.
WILLIAM r. WEEKS DECLARrn
HAVE MsAPPRoPRIATEp se,o

William r. Weeks a Newark Iaxvsr
inmate OF Ludlow Street Jail for S,s
months last winter on charges Of nisapp-our,,,s.1
trust funds Of estate Of which he bas ss -eas
and who was aftervard removed By a N.,rss
4, hancery Court for misuse OF the funds os 80
State, is now declared to be 81 09 sho-t e vet
accounts OF a $50 600 trust fund ersatss - az
will OF the late Edwin Lister OF Newark - .s
benefit of Mrs. Margaret c. Lister his x,,. -
trust existed for three years. during vbirh ms ms
Weeks paid 20 the widow ss,z7 81 as incorn. =, :.
fund His last accounting to the Orphans. G -
in Essex County showed mortgage inves,u,sr,, :.
500 $50, and cost OF s10s50 At the tina W,
was removed from his trUsteeship OF the rI.,
estate by the Cnancery Court. Frederick crrs
special nasttT in chancery, directed to a.
and state the account Of Weeks. The la,.
failed to appear for examination. and rttns,..
were examined IL was ascsrtained that Tsss
had paid TO the widow no income since oc-oh~-
g. 1901 Weeks turned over TO Judge sns,
Kirkpatrick his successor, assets Of the -,d
twelve bonds secured by mortgage for ss7g srs
certificates OF stock Of mining and other eo,,
panies, the face value of which Is s5gs h..
which, <ar aseertained. have no marks.
value. These stocks at one time represented mar,
of the trust funds. Weeks is therefore charg.abls
for sao.s5O Of the principal sum. together v.b
t032 80 of interest. besides payments made to ti,,
account Of tine mortgages
The career OF William R. Weeks has bssn.
markdble one. For years he held honorahis
position in the Neu-Jersey bar and had a Iucra;v,
practice. He had cultivated taste FOR art snd
literature, a indefatigable collector OF boo.,
and manuscripts belonging 10 early Colonial And
New-Jersey history. His library was noted FOR +.
rare books and manuscripts and was sought hv
students After his arrest and disgrace the coll,c
ton, which had been removed TO this city was
purchased IN great part by Philadelphia firm and
sold at auction in that CITY, many OF the books and
manuscripts bringing extraordinary prices. ors
specimen alone vas sold for over 5000.
Weeks was legal counsel and adviser to Edwin
Lester a millionaire owner OF the Agricultural
Chemical Works at Newark When Lester died IA
left his property to his two children. a son arl
daughter. and made Weeks the executor. with IN
usual powers. Weeks took control OF the azrtcult.
ural works company and had himself elected presI.
q combination OF manufacturers OF fertilizers va,
Lester works for certain price for each share q.
stock. The heirs. who had not been consulted OBJ
jected and the Chancery Court was appealed to
and enjoned the proceeding Soon after this lItira
ton was ended Mrs. L. 5. Plant. widow OF Z.
Plant Newark merchant. made complaint 20 ths
courts of this city where she resided, that Weeks
had as trustee failed to account for about SO n0
of trust fund left by her husband for her support
Weeks was arrested and finally made the account
good and discharged. Then IL appeared thai
he had also misappropriated funds of the Lester
estate ard upon this showing the Chancery Cogr.
at Newark removed him.