Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
RULE TO SHOW CAUSE
ACTION REGARDING MRS. LOUISE
B. HUGHES WILL.
Question Of Jurisdiction Raised Upon
the Application Made by the
Executors.


Court, yesterday issued a rule against At
torney John C. Cuttings, as custodian of the
will of Mrs. Louise Augusta Beauchamp
Hughes. to show cause next Thursday why
he should not file the will in this juris-
diction.
The order is based on the petition OF
Judge Ivory G. Kimball and Attorney vii
liam H. Sholes, who are named as execu-
tors in the will now held by Mr.. Cuttings. In
which Is set forth the death OF Mrs. Hughes
in New York city, last Monday.
Mrs. Hughes for a number of years prior
to December. 1901. resided at No. 20I+ X
street northwest. and II is alleged owned
the property and spoke of this city as her
home.
In the fall of 1901, the petitioners say,
the mental condition OF the deceased be-
came impaired to such extent that
local financial institutions refused longer
to cash her checks. At this time, II is al
legged. She came under the influence, DOM
1nation and control of the late Edward G.
Miles, local attorney, who induced her
to remove to Baltimore in 1902, afterward
to Atlantic City and finally in May. 1902, to
New York city
In the latter part Of 1902 Miles, it is
stated. caused Mrs Hughes to be declared
insane in New York and committed TO 4
private asylum. Subsequently her release
was secured, and she was again adjudged
insane and Andrew j. Shipman of New
York appointed custodian of her person
and the United States Trust Company
committee of her estate. Mrs. Hughes since
the appointment of Mr.. Shipman has been
under his control in the care Of n trained
attendant at the Park Avenue Hotel in
New York city, where she died
In March, 1890, Mrs. Hughes executed, 1t
is claimed, will prepared by Attorney ].
J. Darlington. and also June %. 1900. CO.
diciI, the latter being filed today for pro-
bate. In November 1901 1t is alleged,
Niles secured custody of both will and
rvl-
by Niles in suit filed against him in the
local courts, brought by the United States
Trust Company, in reference to Mrs.
Hughes property some years ago. The sig
nature of Mrs. Hughes to the codicil has
been cut from the paper, and the paper cut
with sharp instrument in several places.
Custody of Original Will.
The original WILL it is alleged. is held by
Attorney Cuttings. who represented Niles,
who, 1t is alleged, has expressed a deter
mination to file the paper in New York.
The petitioners claim the domicile Of Mrs.
Hughes is in this city and the will should
be filed here.
1t is alleged that after Niles secured
control Of Mrs. Hughes estate another will
was executed by Mrs. Hughes in his favor,
and the petitioners say that even II this
will be found the District Supreme Court
has decided that the testatrix was mentally
incapable of making will at the time 1t is
alleged to have been executed. This would,
1t Is said make the will and codicil the
legal testament Of the deceased
The codicil which had been in evidence
in the court proceedings was yesterday filed
for record 1t bears date January %. 1900
and was witnessed by Alice NJ. Burke, Dr.
w. w. Johnston and Attorney ]. ]. OAR
lington. 1t affirms al the provisions of her
will. dated March "a. 1899, and held, by Mr..
Cuttings, with the following exceptions: A
bequest OF $4,000 to the Sisters of Bon
Secours Is revoked. and the sum is to be
divided in half and given to DR.. Arthur de
Roaldes of New Orleans and Georgetown
College, making the bequest to each $40, 600
with the amount given by the will.
Mrs. Hughes directs that s., 500 be given the
Sisters Of Bon Secours out OF her separate
estate, the other bequest having been from
her husbands property.
The codicil also provides for the following
requests: Three thousand dollars to her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate White of Liv-
ingston, Staten Island; s., 600 to DR.. Homer
P. Dupuy of New Orleans; 5000 to James
NJ. Dupuy; 5000 to Mrs. Anna NJ. de
Roalders; 81, 500 to be held in trust for her
author Of Maryland, My Maryland" $1,000
each to the children of Count Enrico Mag
grolini, and 5000 to their mother. the
Countess Anita; $500 to Woodlawn ceme-
terry, New York, for a mausoleum.
The estate of Mrs Hughes consisted of
a fund of $4,000 from her husbands estate.
held In trust by the United States Trust
Company of New York; house No. 2014 r
street northwest, valued at $4,000. and
judgment of $4,000 against the estate of
Edward G. Niles. Mrs Hughes heirs are
unknown to the petitioners.
Attorneys w. H. Sholes and Harry G.
Kimball filed the codicil and secured the
rule against Mr.. Cuttings