The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-05
SAYS HUOE KNEW Or
+. INVESTMENT OF .
TRUST FUNDS
GAVE CONSENT IN
WRITING, SAYS TARsNEY-HEAP
OF FIREWORKS IN DEFEND
ANTS cRoss-ExAMiNATioN.

Timothy E. Tarsney was on the
stand for cross-examination Thursday
morning at the hands OF ID. A. Altland,
attorney for Marcel E Hude. In the
suit brought to remove Mr. Tarsney
as trustee OF the estate OF the late
Mrs. Hude-Vier. The fireworks start
ed almost with the first question.
Mr.. Tarsney had been telling OF the
alleged conspiracy between the Mes
ters to deprive him OF any voice In the
management OF the Flint & Saginaw
railroad, In which he was heavily In
terested. when he closed his direct
examination.
II suppose you told Mr.. Hude all
about these investments OF the trust
fund In this railway" was the opening
question of the cross-examination.
Yes; told him all knew. He
also knew about the dissensions In the
company, and came TO me voluntarily
with paper in which he gave his con-
sent in writing to the investments.
Why he was in my ONCE just a week
before the bill In this suit was filed.
He told me these people here were
soliciting him to start suit"
What people here?"
THE Nesters. and he also said Mr..
Altland had sent for him TO come to
his Office"
do you mean to say | sent for Mr..
Hude in the first instance?"
"Hude told me the Nesters had
urged him to enter suit, and he said
they had offered him $50 to sign the
l.f1l 90 latx Co.
10 | don't know"
Didn't you ever send for client
TO come to your Office. Mr.. Tarsney?"
Never Solicited Business.
Never 10 solicit business"
When you declared to me that the
Nesters were at the bottom OF the suit
didn't l tell you that l was not inter
ested In them?"
Il have no recollection OF such a
talk"
"Of course | talked with the Mes.
ters." Mr.. Atland said. and got lot
Of information from them"
And a lot Of transformation" Mr..
Tarsney added"
COURT"
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should resign as trustee. and OF course
refused. | told you then the whole
thing was conspiracy. thought so
then, and | still think So"
did you ever bring to the atten-
ton OF Mr.. Hude the actual conditions
OF the railway at any timer"
Yes. told him Of the progress of
affairs, OF our troubles. and OF the pro-
lection he had In the $4,000 bond I
had given"
"The road as 1t Is running now is
a losing venture. isn't it?"
"f-have heard SO in court, but |
have no knowledge OF IT, II the road
were properly run II could be made
TO pay even In its present uncomplet.
ed state. OF course II was never In.
tended that 1t should remain where
ii is. and II will not stop there"
do you mean to say It is a good
property"
Il certainly do"
Mr.. Tarsney was questioned at
length regarding the use Of the money
he received for the sale OF the Truni-
bullave. property. He admitted it
went TO pay the interest on bonds,
as the company had no other source
OF income.
Then you used the trust funds to
meet bills the company was unable
TO meet.
That is about It,"
What excuse have you to offer for
investing in a road in the condition
that was?''
The Trumbull-ave. property was
and deemed IL best TO use the money
to help along the railway scheme
which promises to be good thing"
Mr.. Tarsney was questioned at
length regarding the advances made
to Hude over and above the 5000 per
year allowed him by the will. These
advances now amount to about $4,000
What would happen to those ad-
vances should Hude die suddenly"
II suppose | would have to make
them good"
Wasn't the will drawn up in such
a way as to guard against the son Sc
curing advances?"
1T certainly was the aim to keep
him In check"
Then why did you let him have
the money!"
Advanced Money to Keep Hude From
Jail.
Il acted as | did because | believe
that II his mother were alive. she
would advance the money to keep her
boy out Of the penitentiary Every
advance | made was to settle some
trouble. that II not settled would re-
suit In his going TO Jail"
Wasn't II just your management
of affairs that made necessary those
advances"
IF you mean by that that he was
encouraged TO do wrong because
helped him out OF trouble, can as
sure you he was scolded, threatened
and reasoned with. but words were
lost on him"
What IL Mr.. Hude getting out OF
the estate now?'
HE has got nothing since this suit
started. for the reason there Is moth
ing coming 10 him"
Mr.. Tarsney's examination had not
been completed when court adjourned
at noon.