The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-24
FERRY HEIRS
ENTER COURT
Michigan LegateeS Start Pro-
CeedingS to Protect Their
Interests.
EXECUTOR NOT COMPETENT
WANT ORDER TO PREVENT SALE
OF ESTATE PROPERTY.

The Michigan heirs of Rev. William
NJ Ferry, who died in 1861, and from
whom the estate of the Ferrys IN salt
Lake comes. have entered the Utah pro-
bate courts to prevent the disposal of
any of the property of the estate with
out their consent. Judge T. D. Lewis,
who has charge of the probate division
of the district court, VIII hear the argu-
ment on their application to become
parties to any transactions which IN
voIve the sale of any of the property.
Argument viii be set for some time in
February. TO be agreed on by the at
torDeys.
The application was made Saturday
by L. r. Critchlow, acting for the Mich
igsu Trust company. and Anna E.
Jones, Mary A. Fairchild. Edward F.
Eastman. Elizabeth Eastman, Thomas
w. Eastman. Hettie Eastman, Hannah
r. Nuzen. Mary w. Eastman and
George NJ. Eastman, the Michigan
claimants TO the estate. for an order TO
prevent any further transfers. Judge
Lewis, on hearing the application, left
it to the lawyers to agree on any date
in February for argument, and in the
meantime none of the property win be
sold
There is already an action involving
this estate in the United States courts,
and in tine Michigan courts the heirs Of
the estate secured q judgment against
Edward p. Ferry, an incompetent, who
was the administrator of the estate of
Rev William p. Ferry. for s9l5,355. 0S.
Should they be as successful in the
Utah courts. the estate viii be respon-
si6le for this amount. This judgh ens
is still i'm force in the Michigan courts,
and no appeal has been taken from it.
Very Large Estate.
Rev. Edward NJ. Ferry left a very
large estate, both of real and personal
property, and his son, Edward P. Ferry
was made executor. The latter entered
upon his duties as executor on March
e. 1863. but, it is set forth by the Mich
isan heirs, has fled no accounting OF
his stewardship of the estate. In 1876
he removed to Utah, and in February
1892. was declared an Incompetent
Specific legacies were paid and salts
fed, but the Michigan heirs allege that
the residuary legatees and devisees
were not satisfied. Edward p. Ferry
himself. was entitled TO a fourth of the
residue of the estate; Thomas W. Ferry,
who died in Michigan in 1886, also a
fourth, and the claimants claim the re-
mainde~.
The Michigan court found that Ed
ward p. Ferry was indebted to the es-
tate in Sl.22O. 1874. The court ordered
him removed as administrator and tf1t
Michigan Trust company appointed
With proper deductions the amount due
the estate was declared by the Michigan
court to be S915,355.0S
The guardians Of Edward P. Ferry
are Edward s. Ferry and W. Montague
Ferry of Salt Lake. These, the Michi-
gan petitioners state. are about TO sell
the mining stocks of the estate. and
they have no means or knowing what
these guardians may do in the matter
The stocks in question are represented
as being not less in value than $3.50 900
and the remainder of the property oil
Edward ?. Ferry, real and personal. is
stated as being not less than 1925 600
This S775,e0G. it is alleged. is not enough
TO pay the amount of the judgment.
Mining Stocks.
The mining stocks which it is sait
the guardians of Edward p. Ferry ar,
trying TO sell are thus enumerated
t24,7l4 shares Of stock of the Silver
King Coalition Mines company, lac. 3s1
shares of stock of the Liberty Mining
company. 7l,0S5 shares of stocE of thu
New State Mining company, 9,S2-
shares in the Wabash Mining company
'Sos ShaTeS OF the NalldrlYer Mining
company, 10000 shares of the Marsat
Silver Mining & Milling company, 200
shares of the Black Diamond Minins
company. 1000 shares of the Rocheste,
Mining company.
The petitioners ask that no sales b,
allowed without the consent of tn,
Michigan judgment creditors. and tina
eonds be given TO secure the estat.
against any loss from such sale. The
state that il such sales be allowed the
would be without means of collection o
the Judgment obtained in Michigan
against Edward 2. Ferry