The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07

company's bond for $500 when the
amount for distribution was less than
$500.
1T is plain that this circular was got
ten UP and circulated by the political
enemies of r. F. Hayden to injure him
in his candidacy for probate judge, the
primaries being but three days Off
A. B. Quinton said:
My attention has been directed to a
circular signed by Mrs Florence E.
Douglass, in which she severely crii-
cises the manner in which Probate
Judge Hayden has conducted the ad-
ministration of the estate Of her de-
ceased brother, Mr.. s. B. Isenhart.
During the times Mrs. Douglas com
plains Of [ was her attorney and rep
resented her i'm all the matters that
came before Judge Hayden in the set
tlement of her brothers estate.
This circular is unjust. and I have
no hesitancy in saying that Judge Hay
den has been absolutely honest in every
particular in the administration Of this
estate Only one of the claims which
were allowed by Judge Hayden in this
estate was contested. all the others
having been agreed upon by counsel.
The one that was contested and allow
ed was 4 claim for a carpet for a bout
500, in which the testimony was com
plicating and which has since been ap-
pealed to the district court. It is my
judgment that Judge Hayden was COM
PEELED under our laws to permit Mr.
=
nership estate and that the bond re-
quired of him was ample and sufficient.
j viii further state that all fees and
allowances made to Mr.. Alexander and
NJ. T. Campbell were agreed upon by
the interested parties outside of court.
and that they We're not fixed by Judge
Hayden
Evidently this circular is being dis
tributed by MI Hayden's political enc
mics. Tt is false and unjust"
c. A. MagaW said
Mrs. Florence E. Douglas is one Of
five heirs of the late S. B. Isenhart. The
other four are equally interested in the
estate with her. All the heirs except
Mrs. Douglas are satisfied with the
manner in which the estate of her
brother is being administered. and her
attorneys are satisfied. Judge Hayden
has been called upon to pass 5udg-
ment upon but one claim, as all claims
but one have been agreed upon by all
parties. This one has been appealed
to the district court, where it viii be
passed upon by jury. Mrs. Douglas
has no just cause for complaint. Judge
Hayden has been honest and fair in the
administration of this estate and has
given Mrs. Douglas and the other heirs
everything to which they are entitled
is given out by political enemies of
Judge Hayden, as they are accompanied
with Judge Huron s circular letter. An
examination of the records viii show
Indl Judge ddyueu mas projected me eS-
tate in every possible way"
NJ. T. Campbell said: MY attention
was called to the circular signed by
Mrs. Florence Douglas. I was attorney
for Clay Alexander. surviving partner
of S. B. IseDhart. 7 desire to say that
all matters pertaining to the partnership
estate were settled by agreement by
the attorneys and that my fee, like
wise the fee of Mr.. Alexander, was
agreed to by counsel for Mrs. Douglas
Mr. Gregg's Letter.
d. T. Gregg's letter follows
To the Topeka State Journal;
Mrs. Florence z. Douglas, a client of
mine and a sister of the late S. B.
Isenhart, recently prepared a letter for
publication, addressed to the voters of
Shawnee county. She placed a copy
of the letter in the hands of Mr.. Cap
per of the Topeka Daily Capital. He
refused to give her space in his pa
per. This made it necessary for her
to publish her letter in circular form.
Tt was distributed in that form yester-
day. This morning there appears on
the eighth page of the Capital an
article entitled Hayden Was Just"
After it was learned that Mrs. Doug
/ las had written the letter In cOntro-
versy. go-betweens and people claim
| ing to be authorized to speak, came to
| Mrs. Douglas and I and told us if the