Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-07
TROUBLE FOR JACQUES ESTATE.
Attorney Russell Does Not Wish Es-
 tate Declared lnsOlvent.

There appears to be trouble ahead
 for the estate of the late Eugene l." Jacques, for in the probate court to- day Attorney F. F. Cole administrator refused to give to Attorney J. F. Rus sell. counsel for the widow certain in formation regarding the property
 which he claimed to have repeatedly asked for.
 Attorney Cole last week filed a mo ton with the court to have the estate declared lns0lvent and to appoint com. nlissioners to hear evidence on the claims and decide them. It was dur ing the hearing on that motion today 2 that the storm began 10 alipeaT Ql the horizon of the estate. Attorney Rus sell said he did not wish to have the estate declared insolyent, at present at least. as the administrator has an other month or so in which he can set tie up claims and thereby save ex- pense and for that matter he can have year or as long as he desires.
 Attorney Cole replied that he did not wish to do another thing on the estate except to wash his hands of it altogether. He said he would never have accepted. the enthusiastically. though It was the express wish of Mir. Jacques that he should do SO. had he the slightest idea that his appoint ment as guardian of the child. Marie Mercedes Jacques. aged II years. would prove to be objectionable to Mrs Jacques. Here Attorney Russell read letter he had sent Attorney Ce.e acknowledging the receipt Of S9.- 115.34. the total cash on hand. which is to be used for the benefit of the child. Tn this letter he also asked for information regarding the financial state of the estate. This is the point on which the trouble has started.
 Attorney Cole said that Attorney Russell can have the information he wants by calling at his office at any time. hut to prepare it himself is thing he will not do. It then turned ont that Attorney Russell sent Mrs Jacques to Attorney Cole for this in- formation some days ago. and that all he told her was that the claims aeainst the estate ran from si2lO0o to 4200O0. This was very unsatisfactory. Attorney Russell wanted the claims and the nature of them. In this way the matter was discussed for some lime and then Attorney Cole made the statement that had he not been re- moved from the guardianship of the child he would have expendal Si0.n00 this summer on Mir Jacques theater. and increased the seating capacity. He had other things in view for the benefit Of the estate. but now that he has been busted from the guardian ship which he took. merely for the sake of his old friend Jean Jacques he had no more interest in tho estate further than to wind it up as soon as possible. the payment of mortgage for ei.s00 which he holds himself. Az to give Attorney Russell the informa- ficn he desired about the estate. hs would not even think of doing so The books and claims were in his offsce and Attorney Russell could help him self
 To which Attorney Russell replied 1, with some warmth and insinuation i that the estate had l.een inrentoFiei st the lowest possible figure. He un- derrtood that the bill posting bnsi. i ness. which brought Nr Iarque~ few I thousand . year. and the Diamond I boftIing works were valuable prpp- l erties. tt length Attorney Cole rs- fueed 10 discuss the matter further. | remsrking to the court inst the mo I tion was before him fo JecisIe- This ! brought from Attorney Russell the re- 4 rly that had r- known inst Attorney l Ccie wss so hostile fo fhe interests of . fhe henefcisrie< of the estate. the widow and the child he would have cpponed hIs appointment as adminis- frsfor and Attorney Cole answered I thst h> was scrry he had had any shinr to do with the esfsse He ffseu cot ID snd wss shouf fs Ir.~r fhs r,on when he faif tst-~urv Ru<.su shss if h> tnnk up tte Dsrscsxr fr F.1f ke ~ruH hsve the insor-nsfsrn ke sekr6 sns ir fftr>u nirsse>- Thss hrpuE1< e1f scne rsusrks co so fks I sbfly of fhs h<se1ciaf;0 ef fne e \