The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-08
MRS. WALKER ON
WITNESS STAND
Further Hearing in Fight for
Walker Millions in the
District Court.
LONG BATTLE PROMISED
Concerning Securities Comprising the
Estate Widow Gives but Little In
formation and Appears Nervous.

The fight for the b. r. Walker mil
lur. vas resumed Dob the district court
Yesterday. when AIRS Althca walker.
Tho widow. whose claim to the estate
AIRS sarah Paul is trying to break.
was placed ou the stand for examine
zion a. to the assets Of the estate. The
hearing occupied the entire morning
and vas continued until today. An
array of legal talent is employed in
Che case and e. long-dravu battle is
expected. 10 Orr likely that the case
wiil go into the hands Of referee be-
Tore the examination is completed
Iu opening thc examination A. L.
Ioppaugh. who. with Charles g. Dey
and t1e firm of Dickson. Ellis. Ellis a.
.cnuiuCr. represents the contestants.
announced that hc would attempt TO
draw fr0m Mrs. Walker tho evnct COM
.ituns and standing of the estate in
ltnh and would also ask that the
property and securities brought TO
light boz turned over to the special adj
minielrItur. already appointed at the
request OF che contestants. 10 was to
escape this administrator and the ac-
counting OF che property that the
walkers lied Co. Seattle in violation OF
The COURTS restraining order. Judge
cd. w. Powers of Che defense informed
thc court that AIRS. Walker was ready
to diFuIge ans Information she could.
ana the hearing then proceeded.
Heavily yelled and plainly bearing
iu her voice and manner the effects 90
tnc long nervous tension that attend
ed her alleged flight with the million
dollars worth or securities and tho
consequent string of court procedures.
fIe widow took the stand and gave
me1gcr testimony regarding the var
inu- securities that comprise the ce-
tate. To mos. Inquiries Of the prose
cuuon She pleaded total ignorance.
often replying with 81 don't know" or
can't remember" before the ques-
zion had been propoundcd
Widow l. Nervous.
Her nervousness bordered on h.ste-
fia through the fore part OF the hear
iue. finally resulting in breakdown.
rccc-sitauuE am adjournment Of the
court for some few minutes. Uuon
gaining her composure the hearing
proceeded With more success
First She told OF her marriage To ID.
r Walker in this city in 1881. and
their departure fur California to live.
She rrncarrco the return OF the mill
Foua'rc FEB Salt Lake l8-t summer and
his sudden death from ptomaiuc poi-
.l''-. .NN NI' June OF Il~ uF1lN. She
said. E1r took Dis 1ewclry. consisting
of two diamond stick pins and "a gold
watch. all OF which had been presents
tu him from her.
The greater part OF the securities.
eu GAR Is she was aware OF them. were
taken possession OFF by John r.. Rem
nett OF san Francisco. who had acted
I1r years as AR Walkers attorney.
These securities were removed from
safe deposit box iu the office or the
i-HH Security 81 Trust company soon
after Mr. Walkers death and were
taken tp SAN Franci-ro. These 7c-
rIritiee. -rc said. Included a note
ir'm III. ". Walker Tor St2.50o. witl
block of 100 shares or the Keith
o'Bricu company attached as sccuri-
Ur- aud another for $500 from d.
y. Walker fr. She did not know the
entire lI-t but she thought that there
wrre number off other securities. in-