New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-31
ASKS FOR ACCOUNTING.
@. W. GARTH IN EXECUTOR
Mrs. Her1og,s Petition about Nc
Comb Estate.

The most surprising Development yesterday IN
the Incidents attendant the suicide OF Gran
vile w. Garth the fling OF petition IN thu
surrogate's Court at Mount Vernon by Mrs Fannie
McComb Herzos, sister OF Mrs. Granville w. Garth.
asking for an accounting OF the estate OF her
father. ]. Jennings Mccomb. Mr.. Garth was
Of the executors OF the estate
The New-YOrk Title Guarantee and Trusc Com
pany and Mary Esther McCom5. the widow. ths
other original executors When Mrs. McComb died
David McComb nephew. was appointed executor
In her place. 1t will now be necessary TO appoint
another executor in the place OF Mr.. Garth
statement issued by Irving E. Salmon, at
torney for Hubert NJ HartigaE. who
pIoyed by tho Garths. 1t was as folowsi
The unwarranted publicity to which Mr HartiSsn
has been subjected Is deserving OF me strongest
from Ireland to the United States in October. Isn.
bringing with him letters Of Introduction which
were Instrumental in securing for him position
at Durlands New Sidn aa AG r SoTsss ~ i0FK
Tho Garth family engaged him TO teach thsir
erai supervision over '1's their stables:
In the early sumner or ~ aIter nAV 60 pen
came with them from New-YoTk to Morristown;
October, 1902, when they returned to New-York;
During that summer Mr.; Harlan was occupied
drive and was also general superintendent OF thu
on Noyem6er last after qPsgot;iatiO1s eaa
been made purchased has 1 i8T Io are p9es
Park previously owned by Theodore Schnalholz
NJ Hartigan, and is sill IN his name.
1t is a of decided regret and painful ex-
perfence that one should have been thus unfust4h-
ably accused OF any relationship with another such
has been insiDuated and charged IN this un-
fortunate circumstance. Mr. Garth and Mt. Hart-
gan were always most friendly. and from Mr..
Garth's conduct he always had the fullest con-
idence in Mr.. Hartigan. in every respect al Mr.
Hartgan did also have the confidence OF the whole
Garth family.
Thomas Lawson. who was Granville ". Garrhs
travelling companion on the steamship Denver a.
the time Of Mr.. Garth's disappearance from the
vessel in the Gulf OF Mexico on Christmas night.
did not arrive in this city with Mr. Garths effects
yesterday Adrian r. Larkin. Mr.. Garth's counsel.
said Mr.. Lawson was not expected to reach the
city before tomorrow. 1t is understood that Mr..
Lawson Is coming by rail. He has by telegraph
with Mr.. Garth shortly before Mr.. Garth disap-
peared. but he will make fuller statement TO Mr.
Larkin when he arrives here. Officers OF the Me-
chanics' National Bank. OF which Mr.. Garth was
president. said yesterday that on Mr. Lawson's
arrival it might be necessary 10 tell something OF
the personal trouble that broke Mr.. Garth down.
Robert l. Harrison. counsel for Mrs. Garth, yes
terday made the following statement:
So far Mr.. Garth having had family troubles
is concerned have only to say that on the morn
ing Of the day he went away he took breakfast
at his own home with his family, and parted on
the best OF terms with them all I do not want to
make any statements this matter. but will
say that in their efforts to protect their bank rom
possible 1ns1EuatiOn they are rather hasty N be-
sntrching the character of some one else. When
man has nervous prostratiOn there Is IN go
ing further for an explanation OF such act
Mr.. Garth's. I want to publicly ask these gentle
sense OF chivalry to show little chivalry them
selves