Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-18
MRS. Realm AND NOTES STAY
Late Colonel Pratt's Housekeeper
Served with Notice.
JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE WITH HIM
Special Administrator Appointed in
Hurry and Fifteen Thousand
Dollars of PAPER Left in
This Jurisdic tfOn,

jealousy guarding a hand satchel con-
tanning some $4,000 or n5.O00 worth of
notes and securities entrusted to her by
the late Colonel Ja1sts Harvey Pratt of
Bennington, Neb.. during the last few
months, Mrs. Carla Realm, the late colo
nels housekeeper. was about to depart for
Chicago yesterday afternoon when dep
uty from Sheriff BrRieys office served
upon her citation to appear in the pro-
bate division of the county court and turn
the colonels property over to his grand
son, Wayland w. Magee OF Chicago, who
had been appointed special administrator
Of the Pratt estate. Wayland Magee is a
brother Of Jerome p. Magee.
Mrs. Realm refused to produce any pa
pers or make any statement when she ap-
peared before Judge Leslie in the county
court. She said she did not wish TO speak
nor take any action without the advice Of
John c. Gown, who, she said, is her attor-
ney. Called on the telephone, Mr.. Gown
said he was unable to come to court at
once He said he would personally guar
antee Mrs Realms appearance at 3 O'Clock
this morning II Mr. Magee would agree to
a continuance Mr.. Magee was willing ana
Mrs Realm was permitted to leave the
couE.
Mrs Realm came to Omaha from Ben
nlngton yesterday morning and spent an
hour and a half in consultation with Mr.,
! Gown. She was accompanied by her
daughter and said that they were on their
way TO Chicago, whence they would 30 to
( their home in Joliet. Ill.
Learning that Mrs. Rehan was in the
city and about to leave the state with the
nd bar
to turn the papers over to him She fatty
refused. He then secured the services OF
/ Attorney j. W. Woodrough, rushed into
the probate division of the county court
and secured appointment of himself as spe-
cial administrator Of his grandfather S
estate. eHthen asked that Mrs. Rehan be
| cited to appear to answer regarding the
! securities and notes entrusted to her and
to turn them over to the administrator
/ The application for appointment OF a
! special administrator was based on the
ground that nonresidence of several of
the heirs mign, delay the regular probating
of the late colonel and some one should
| look after the estates affairs,
Value of Estate.
/ The application states that the personal
estate of the colonel, who died November
T. Is valued at about flO,UJl, but does not
estimate the value Of his real estate. Mr.
Woodrough said that the coloners rea
estate probably amounts to little, he being
supposed to have decided practically all hil
realty 20 his daughter, Margaret Prat
Olsen of Sweden, subject to IS life in
terest.
Ine application gives the following lis
Of heirs: Margaret Pratt Olsen, daughter
Sweden Helen Magee and Louise Magee
granddaughter. Chicago; jerome p. Ma
gee and Waylaud ". Magee. grandsons
Omaha; Julia Montgomery Pratt, Widow
Boston.
Little is know upf Mrs. Realm and he
daughter. The housskeeper Is a bright ap
pearng woman of 40 OF As years. She wa
engaged by the late colonel several month
ago. Her daughter was with her durn
her period of service at the Pratt hom,
81 don't know just what her attltud
means" said Attorney Woodrough las
night. Il suppose we shall know befor
LONG. In his last days the colonel was sus
picious Of many people-old and enfeeble
men are often that way--and he may hay
given the woman the notes with instruJ
| tions that would make her feel that mus
hang onto them like grim death. II ma
/ be that she simply wishes 10 make sur
/ OF the right party before she let's 30
II them"