Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-30
Attorney John E. Bennett in Cali.
fornia Court Examined in
Walker Case.
VALUED IN THE THOUSANDS
Order Has Been Made to Have Then,
Delivered 10 the Administrator
or the Estate.

Under rigid discrimination II
'"e superior court ut Redwood. Cal.
AttN. John L. Bennett, who assisted
Mrs Althea Walker, widow of the late
D. r. Walker. in removing securities
from the safety deposit box in tho
t.tah Savings q Trust company OF
SAT- Lake, admitted Yesterday, accord
ING TO advlccs from California, that the
securities had been concealed. THEY.
are valued at several thousand dol
lars and an order has been made IN
have them delivered to the admlnis-
traitor.
A'tN. Bennett had been cited to an
pear because Special Administrators
carr W. Elfvins believed that mystcr-
ious assets OF the Wnlker estate TO tho
amount of $4,000 had been located
IN the safe deposit vaults of tho Union
trust company OF San Francisco. Elf
wing mad been appointed special adj
ministrator BY Judge Buck, and after
2 ne had concluded that the securities
hah been discovered he took the ncces
sarN steps TO secure control of this
late Salt Lake and San francisco
financier.
THE AMENDED COMPLAINT.
In an amended complaint that was
nled by Elfving through his attorney,
Edward |. Fitzpatrick. 1t is allercd
mat bonds OF the Los Angeles Gas &
Eiectric compay of the par value of
$4,000, of the Utah Light &. Power
company of $4,000 value. and Of the
Western Pacific Of $4,000, are held in
INC safe deposit vaults of the trust
company. Although 1t Is admitted
mat some OF the bonds stand IN the
name of the widow Mrs. Althea Walk
CT. and others in the name of her
former husband. II = alleged ms n mat
ter of fact that the whole number of |
bonds belong to the estate. and that
those standing in the name of the
widow were simply so placed for her !
to hold In trust.
Believing that Mrs. Walker has
made preliminary arrangsmenta for
the turning over Of these bonds to the |
Wells Fargo Nevada National bank
for collection and sale. they to turn
over the proceeds to the attorney for
the widow, for such disposal as she
may deem mt, Elfving sought the is
sllance of n restraining order, Mrs
Walkers residence outside the courts
jurisdiction being called to the courts
attention In the complaint, Judge Buck
granted the order sought, a most COM
.prehensivc one, preventing the trans
fer OF any of the nronerty in any man
nor. and directed against Atty. John
IL. Bennett, the Union Trust . COM
nany and the Wells Fargo Nevada Ma
t!onal bank. hence tho hearing today
NOT PART OF. ESTATE.
deposited securities to the value of
100000 in the Wells Fargo-Nevndn.
bank in San Francisco, but declared
they belong to her and not to the
estate. Mr. Bennett told Of how he ac-
Mrs. Walker and Clarence
to the Utah Trust company two days
after Walkers death and broke open
Il trunk containing the securities. and
brought the contents to San Francisco.
Mr. Linforth sprung a surprise when he
asked the witness about a package
he received by express from Mrs.
Walker, but Mr. Bennett declared the
were trivial papers.
1t has been learned here through
parties who claim to be cogniZant of
MI the facts that the amount of bonds
and stock testified to by Mrs. Walker
before Referee Baldwin in Salt Lake
all Of the securities in her
possession and belonging to her. and
here are no others except what the
special administrator in California has
1r that are now in the possession of
he special administrator in Utah.
1t has also been learned from the
same authority that the estate" is
lot worth $1,000, 900. as alleged In the
complaint. and not worth more than
500, 900, IL n liberal valuation be
placed on what the widow owns in
ealty and securities. as we'll as every
,ther available asset belonging to the
state: that Is to say. Mrs. Walkers
private fortune as well rs what may
n may not be proved to belong to the
state of the dead iinancier Will not
otal the sum stated.
Attorney Linforth and his associates
to spring some surprises at
he hearing. which was continued
ntil Wednesday in order that At ;
orney Bennett can bring an inventory
+ the securities to the court. Regard
ass of the assertions of Mr.. l.inforth
hat the securities have been juggled. !
here are those who declare 1t Is the ,,
rIvatc property Of Mrs. Walker. /,
onsistins of stocks and bonds, that 5
ne special administrators are trying l.
, get hold of and control, .
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