The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-08
1YSTER|CAL I'm
WITNESS STAND
Examination of Mrs. Walker
Comes to Temporary Halt in
District Court.
RECESS TAKEN UNTIL
C0MP0SURE is RECLAIMED
Contempt Hearing to Be Re-
newed Before Chancery
Master Today.

Mrs. Althca Walker, widow OF David
f, Walker Sr.. was placed upon the
stand In Judge Ritches division OF the
Third district court Wednesday to tes
tify regarding the property left by Mr..
Walker In this city and elsewhere. The
examination OF Mrs. Walker is in con-
nection with the suit brought by Mrs.
Sarah a, Paul, daughter OF Mr.. Walker
oy his first wife. 10 break Mr.; Walkers
will. which virtually gives his entire
estntc TO the second wife,
An order upon Mrs. Walker Margaret
Walker Smoot and Clarence Walker, chill
dren. TO show cause why they should not
be punished for contempt OF court for
leaving the state while the order for the
present examination was in cftect is be-
ing held In allegiance until the close of
the eXamiua ton.
In her examination Wednesday Mrs.
Walker was questioned particularly re-
garding certain bonds OF the Utah Light
& Railway company. Western Pacific
stock and stock in the Keith % Brien
company, all OF which. she contends, pc
estate.
Outside OF the record. it is claimed
that Mrs. Walker holds 20, 600 shares OF
Western Pacific stock, worth $50 share.
an aggregate of 81 900, 900. which would
make the Walker estate far more vaiu-
able than the unofficial appr,isement
thus far made.
Mrs. Sarah A Paul is represented by
Dey g. Boppsugh and Dickson. Ellis.
Ellis g. Schuldcr, While Mrs, Walker is
represented by o. G. Nelson and Powers
s; MaroncauX.
What Plaintiffs Want.
in opening the case. Mr.. Hoppaugh.
who is conducting the examination OF
Mrs. Walker. said that ne not only eN-
pected TO examine Mrs. Walker with re,
spect to the property, but that he wouiu
nsk that the property be turned over tic
the special administrator: Judge fow-
replied that Mrs Walker was ready
l, ,I4-a on l,f,, t,.,,1 m
the. Hearing then proceeded
Mrs. Walker first tolc of her marriage
10 Mr.. Walker in 1881 in this city sMd
of their subsequent departure for Call
fo,nia. where they had since made theu
home. She also told OF the return o: thc
family 10 salt Lake and o, the death OF
Mr.. Walker In this city.
A the time OF Mr.. Walker g denth Mrs.
Walker said. she took his 1eweiry. con.
sistjng OF two stick pins. which she had
given him. and a gold watch wnlcn are
stl! In her possession.
Later Mrs. Walker said. Jchn f. Ben
nett OF San Francisco, who was the at
torney both for Mr.. Walker and herself
took possession OF certain letters and tel
cgrsp's. a memorandum book, and certain
securities. the latter having been kept
IN a safe deposit box at the Utoh Saw
ings and Trust company. There was no
furniture belonging to the estate here:
but the home at Ssn Mateo Cal, is We'll
Nothing in the home Mrs. Walker said.
had been turned over 10 the special ad
ministrator In Callfornia
Notes Among Securities.
Among other things in the safe deposit
box in TINS city, Mrs. Walker SAID, we're
TWO notes. one from RI. w. Walker for
si25o0. with 100 shares Of Keith-O Brlen
siock attached. and upon which some e.
ihing had been paid; the other from D
Mrs Walker said she was unable ic
give list of the securities taken by Mr.
Bennett, but She thought there was so''e
Ia. T rN..l
The ID. T. Walker block in this city.
Mrs. Walker said. was sold prior to the
failure Of the California Safo Deposit
and Trust company in San Francisco.
Du, aside from certain stock in the
keith o Bricn company she did not know
what Mr. Walker received for IT, She
denied that she knew that lie got $780,
600 I'm cash She has no stock In the
Keith Bren company now. Mrs. Walk
or said. except the 100 shares mem
toned, having sold IL through Mr.. Me-
gcath. whose notes she holds for 1000.
The notes, she added, are In the pos
session OF r. c. Raybould. TO whom they
were turned over by her after the death
OF Mr.. Walker.
Danger of Suit.
Continuing her answers. Mrs. Walker
said that after tho failure OF the Call
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust company.
there was danger that Mr. Walker might
be sued and a rcadjustment of property
was deemed necessary. Mr.. Walker
then turned oyer 10 her certain bonds
Gf the DtaN llBnt ana 1tdlWBy company, 7,
and tho Keith-O' Brien stock. She said.
however. that she did not know the
amount OF the Utah Light bonds.
Regarding certain traction stock in San
Francisco. Mrs. Walker said that she
bought the stock With her own money.
hut Il came out that the stock had he
longed TO Mr.. Walker. that he allowed
{ IL sold for the assessment. and that she
WAS tho purchaser at the sale, This was
after tho failure of the bank In San
Francisco
In Mr.. Walkers last Illness Mrs.
Walker said she sold some OF the Utah
Light bonds, because they were In need
ar money. Tho rest OF the bonds were
sent to san Francisco and placed In a
safe deposit box
Mrs. Walker admitted that Mr.. Walker
also turned over TO her certain stock OF
the Western Pacific Railway company,
but she insisted that she did not know
how much stock there was. nor the value
OF u
Al this point in the proceedings Mrs
Walker vas overcome by an attack that
strongly resembled hys,eria and cour,
took recess until she had regained her
composure. The examination then was
resumed until the noon hour. when the
matter went over until today. Today e
hearing and subsequent hearings will be
had before T.. NJ. Garnett official ste
nographer I'm Judge Ritchfe's division OF
the Third district court.