The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30
|IAY5 SECURITIES
| ARE IN A CACHE
SoeciaI Administrator in Cali
,fsruia of D. F. Walker Estate
Claims a Discovery.
|ulyS ASSETS WORTH A
BIG SUM ARE FOUND
Attorney for Mrs. Walker Sub
mits to Rigid Examination
in Court at Redwood.
IN The Tribune

s,scial to The lTipuhe'
'rrnWooD CITY. Cal, Dec. 2e.-In
:. superor court here today. before
,.s,. George H. Bucks. Attorney John
i : bennett, representing Mrs. Althea
1-.sr widow of the late David f.
r.Ler was subjected TO rigid eSami-
..,.n nv Walter Linforth. attorney for
:. children in Salt Lake. who are con-
| ,.s,Inr the claim of the willow to the
,stais.
..nssr because Special Administrators
" Efyi1SS Se oSieHea Msker tafa estate 10 the
w. gs,,nf OF $4,000 had been located in
~ safe deposit vaults of the Union
we, ws company of San Francisco. Ell
Srv had been appointed special admin !,
;',rs,or by Judge Buck. and after he had
Hn.""aversd he took the necessary steps
secure control Of this valuable por-
~ or the estate of the late Salt Lake
nd SAN Francisco financter
What Is Alleged.
:, On amended complaint that was filed
Ar Ewing through his attorney, I'D :
and l. Fitzpatrick, IL is alleged that
raas OF the Los Angeles Gas Elec-
nc company OF the par value oI s4s,ooo;
n
<, oo0 value. and of the Western Pacihc
~sio 900 are held in the safe deposit
r,ults of the trust company. AitnouGn
|s Is admitted that some of the bonds
s,nd In the name of the widow, Mrs.
J ,Thea Walker, and others In the name
\ her former husband. il is alleged as
/, natter OF fact that the whole number
l q honds belong TO the estate, and That
liose standing in the name OF the WIDOW
rtrs simply so placed for her TO holo
: trust,
--slmlnary arrangements for the turn
] r. over of these bonds TO the Wells
Tarro Nevada National bank for col
rion and sale, they 10 turn over the
,tpccsds 10 the attorney for the widow:
/ n such disposal as she may deem lit.
living sought the ISSUANCE of a re-
trsining order. Mrs. Walkers residence
slside the courts jurisdiction being
1 arsd to the courts attention In the
1 sapaint Judge Buck granted the or
! ,,r sought, a most comprehensive one,
| rryenting the transfer OF any of the
,opersy in any manner. and directed
lpnst Attorney John e. Bennett, the
rrlon Trust company and the Wells
fiYo-Nevada National bank, hence the
EiriuG today.
III What Was Admitted.
1 Il was admitted that Mrs. Walker de-
/ oted securities TO the value of s167,-
n ~ In the Wells Fargo bank In
Z IN francisco. but declared they be-
tagsto her and not to the estate. Mr..
Emmett told OF how he accompanied
IN. Walker and Clarence to the Utah
lrpst company two days after Walker :
stath and broke open trunk contain
/ g the securities, and brought the con
hats 10 San Francisco. Mr.. Linforth
Erung a surprise when he asked the
: illness about package he received by
upress from Mrs. Walker, but Mr.. Ben
<n declared the contents were trivial
peeers
Is who claim TO be cognizaut of all
y iacts that the amount OF bonds and
soek testified to by Mrs. Walker before
xis!se Baldwin in Salt Lake constitutes
v Of The securities in her possession and
slonging to her. and there are no 9th
except what the special administra-
. In California has or that are now II
possession Of the special adminls-
sstor In Utah.
Probable Value Estate.
y has also been learned from the same
,,aollty that the estate Is not wortl
sooo0. as alleged in the complaint
- not worth more than 100000. II {
-stal valuation be placed on what the
.1gW owns In realty and securities. as
as every other available asset be.
a9g 70 the estate: that is TO say
- ~ walkers private fortune IS well a!
may or may not be proved TO be
tne estate OF the dead 1lnanciei
~ not total the sum stated.
saorney Llnforth and his associates
sss,tsee s,se 10 spring some surprises at the
,ss5ss, which was continued until Wed
sI5 IN order that. Attorney Bennett
& 4 "a ~. ,s'nB an inventory OF the securities
me court. Regardless OF the asser
6 Ih,s VI MT: Linforth that the securltie!
5ss.,o eeh Juggled. there are those VIII,
fsEa. is the private property OF Mrs
~, ~ consisting Of stocks and bonds
.ne special administrators are try
% get hold Of and control.