Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-24
SUIT FOR Sl00O AND INTEREST
Occupied Attention of Superior Court Wednesday and Will Be Resumed | his Mornins-New Suits Brought

| After an intermission of several days, increased by ore beyond the usual weekend rest because of Wash ington's birthday. the superior court resumed it's session here on wednes- day morning. Judge Greene presiding. The case Of J. J. Desmond, trustee, vs- | Mary G. Otis and others was resumed. the papers having been read on Thurs day last. MT. Desmond is trustee of a fund of s1.e0o left by the late 2. R. Robbins to provide for caring for the property of Abby C. AIbro and others, of which Amos T. Otis was at one time trustee. The suit is to recover the $i,000 and interest.
 The first witness was Judge Nelson J. Ayling Of the probate court, who read a copy of the late 2. R. Robbins will. in which the trust provision was made for Mrs. Afbro and others. Zebu- lon R. Robbins stated that he was one of the executors Of the will and $. A. Gilbert acted with him. Henry M. Durfey was the trustee named but the s1,000 was not turned over to him. but it was turned over to Amos T. Otis account when he was named for that position, the receipt showing the date of 1884, with R. R. Wilcox as a wit ness. The appointment of MT. Otis as trustee and his annual accounts as such were testified to by Judge Ayifng who stated that MT. Otis died Jan- 29 1904, and left an estate Of $23.000. of which his wife was administrator. He did not know where the trust fund was invested. as the reports did not show.
 MT. Robbins in his testimony told of conversation with A. Thatcher Otis regarding the $1 1000 fund MT. Otis stated that he knew nothing of it and did not think he should person ally make it up.
 A. Thatcher Otis upon being called testified to the distribution of his fla ther's estate and of his investments the claim being made that the fund was invested for the beneficiaries and proved to be a poor one and is still tied up in the western project He showed papers to prove that the money was invested in the west and was poor one.
 J. Dana Colt testified to the transfer of the fund to MT. Otis account and Ebenezer Learned also gave brief tes- timony regarding one part of the trans action.
 As to the payment of taxes in the Greeneville school district and the town and the city tax, c. J. Downes and Collector Thomas A Robinson were called.
 s. A. Gilbert. one of the executors. testified. and Willis Austin. cashier of the Uncas National bank, gave testi- nony regarding the account of Mir Otis in that bank in 1888. He told of the method of keeping the books then and now, change having been made since the account referred to was kept.
 Edward H. CroweH testified that his father for time had charge of prop erty in Greeneville for Mrs. AIbro. This was as far back as 1892, and since his fathers death he had charge Of it. The property was located in Greene vile, and he collected the rents and paid for the repairs until last July. Mir. Otis paid the taxes. Whatever money was left he sent to Mrs. Albro in Austin, Minn. Once he had to ask MT. Otis for some money to keep up the repairs and he was given s10. MT. Otis referred to the fact that he was getting no interest from the invest ment of the fund, as it was not paying interest then.
 Court adjourned at 4.SO o'clock until this morning at 10 o'clock, when it will be resumed. There are a number of large bank ledgers laid in in the case as well as many papers and bills.