Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19
SISTERS MONEY INVOLVED
Declares That Her Death Was Kept
Secret.
HAD BEEN PUT IN ASYLUM
Defendants, He Says, Are in This
City and Trying to
Get Cash.

did you place our sister in an insane
asylum in Oregon in order to secure pos
session of her estate valued at about
$4,000?
Did you secure this estate, consisting
of cash. jewels and ornaments, on her
death in that asylum. without any no.
tice to me or other relatives?
Did you cause representations to be
made that our sister had wasted her es-
tate. so that but little remained at the
time of her death?"
These inquiries and others of similar
| import George w. Drury today asked
, the District Supreme Court to require his
sister, Mrs. Jennie Moulton, and her hus-
band. Clarence Moulton, to answer under
! oath.
Mr. Drury, a son of the late w. G.
Drury, formerly a prominent commits
sion merchant and resident of South
Washington, who died recently, leaving
an estate valued at 100000, alleges in
his bill against his sister and brother
in-law, who are residents of the state
of Oregon, but temporarily here In the
| settlement of the estate Of their father.
that he has been defrauded out of his
half interest in the estate of his sister,
the late Ida Drury.
George w. Drury AYERS that for some
years prior to her death Ida Drury
| had been mentally unbalanced, and de-
| c!areS that when his sister learned OF
| Ida's mental condition she went from
| her home in the state of Washington
| to Bridgeport. Conn.,, and there OBJ
tanned possession of the sister in June
1899. The infrm sister. 1t is alleged
| insisted on coming to this city, where
her father and brother then resided, but
was dissuaded by the defendants, who
it is alleged. told her that her father
would not see her. She was then taker
to the state of Washington, 1t i
| ayerred.
Declares She Had $S5, 900.
Ida Drury, who. it is declared. wa
also known by the name of Mrs. William
| Siebs and Dorothy Siebs in the states o
Oregon and Washington, had. according
| to the complainant, at the time of leaving
Bridgeport, 1000 I'm cash, jewels and or
naments worth $4,000 and bonds of the
| New York Central railroad and other cor
porations valued at $4,000. which. it is
claimed, she exhibited to her brother ano
| others.
Her mental condition grew worse II
keeping her at home for some time tbs
| sister, it is declared. had her placed In
an insane asylum in Portland Ore, where
| She died in 1902 Her body was removed
| to Tacoma, Wash, and there inferred.
| All knowledge of her death and burial
| Mr.. Drury swears. was kept from him
| This, he alleges, is evidence of a con
| spiracy on the part of the defendants L
| secure the entire estate OF the sister an'
| prevent him from receiving one-half, t
| which he was entitled as her heir at law
| The mental condition of the sister, h
| asserts, precluded the making of an.
valid transfer of her property TO the de
| PENDANTS. after she was taken to thei
! home.
| He declares that in pursuance of tn,
| alleged conspiracy the defendants ''iet
all persons who might communicate in
| formation to him to believe that Id;
Drury'S estate had by her become wasteI
until practically nothing remained"
Mr. and Mrs. Moulton Here.
Mr.. Drury also tells the court that TIL,
defendants are now in town, and ex
presses the fear that it is their intention
to convert into cash Mrs. Moulton's in
terest in their fathers estate and leav,
the jurisdiction to avoid the accountin,
to which he claims to be entitled.
The court is asked to direct discover.
| by requiring the defendants 20 anSwe
| thirty-two questions propounded by AT
| torneyS Happier & Merillat, as to the eX
| tent of the estate of Ida Drury at The
| time of her death, and what disposition
| was made of it by the defendants Al
accounting is also requested