The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-15
HEIREsS OF MILLIONS NEED
 NOT WORK FOR HER LIVING
Private Yacht to be Sold to Pay
 Present Expenses

Hilda Charlotte Edgenton Morris, 19 years old and heiress to an estate valued at more than $s.o0o 900 will not be compelled to go out and work for a living pending the death of her mother, Mrs. Julia M. Curtiss, an in competent. William Klein, referee ap- pointed by the Supreme Court of New York to inquire into the re- sources of the young woman and the money needed by her for maintenance and to pay debts contracted, reported to the court yesterday that the com mittee of the estate of Mrs. Cur aliss ought to supply the money need ed by Miss Morris. and that if neT cessary the yacht Osceo1a. owned by Mrs. Curtiss and valued at $7.500 ought Sto be sold and the money ap- piled to liquidation of the debts of her daughter and to provide a main tenance fund for Her.
 The referee was appointed on the application of the Lincoln Trust Co. guardian of Miss Morris. The trust company asked for an order directing the members of the commit tee of the estate of Mrs. Curtiss to supply mon committee opposed the application and the report of the referee reveals that counsel to the committee urged that the young heireSs be compelled to work and earn her living.
 stFrom the observation of this in fant,. find that her physical condi- ton is such that she can do no work whatever the referee reported on that point. N.sIt also would be ex- tremely imprudent to send the in fant to reside with her mother. The affidavits and papers in this proceed ing are full of charges and counter charges which if true, show that the surroundings are not such as would lead to the welfare or, the betterment of said infant
 Another recommendation made by the referee is that the court vacate San order directing the committee of Frs C1JTfiES' RSf9ta to over the SPA, 4,72924 in the possession of the Lin coin Trust Company to creditors of Mrs. Curtiss. He suggests that so much of that amount as is necessary be retained for the support and main tenance of the daughter.
 "If there are not sufficient proper ties in the hands of the committee to make such payments for the sup port of the daughter, the referee continues, stthen the committee should be ordered to cause the yacht now belonging to the incompetent to be sold and to institute such proceed ingE as are provided for the sale Of the property of the incompetent
 The report shows that since the Lincoln Trust Company was appoint ed guardian of Miss Morris on Nov. 23, 1s09 only $500 has been supplied Inately will come into possession of <the millions of her mother. That $500 represented cumulative interest on a legacy she had inherited from Commodore Archibald Watt.
 
 After Mrs. Curtiss had been adjudg- ed incompetent by the Supreme Court, some time ago, Fillmore $. Banks of Fairfield and John. c. Shaw were ap- pointed committee of her estate It consists of a handsome country es- tate at Fairfield. Conn.,, property in New York city valued at $320,00 $24,- 72e.52 cash in the hands of the Law yers' Title and Trust Company, her special guardian and one third in terest iss valued at s6, 100000 and at the death of Mrs. esurtiss it will be divided equally among Mrs Curtlss2 two boys and her daughter.
 In June 1907. Mrs. Curtiss obtained a divorce in the Supreme Court from Peter Henry Morris. She now is 1fv- ing in the Hotel Savoy, notwithstand- ing the Supreme Court said recently it would be better for her if she were to live in Fairfield. Miss Morris is a student at the MerrilI-Van I<aner school for Girls at No. 30 East Eff ty-seYenth street. The Lincoln Trust company says it has advanced $2,o00 toward her support and education.