New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
PLEDGED TO SECRECY,
DECLARES MRS. BULL
Testifies QuaIey Said He Could
Not Work if She Talked
About Her Affairs.
LETTERS PUT IN EVIDENCE
Objection to Salutation of Dear
est Marie" in One Being
Read Into the Records
Overruled.

the sun was setting. I said: If 1 give
YOU my word not to discuss my affairs
with any one else l will not do it. I
can't life this hand very high. 1 am so
lame but I'll do the best I can"
! This was the promise Mrs. William T.
Bull made to John A. Qualey and Mrs
Ellen Dunlap Hopkins at Dudley Place
Mrs Bulls Newport home. last June
when Mrs. Hopkins was binding Qua1ey
to Mrs Bull as her chief adviser, &C
cording to the testimony of Mrs. Bull
Yesterday before Magistrate Krotel in
the hearing of Mrs. Bulls charges
against Qualey and H. W. Corbett OF
segresating $4,000 of Mrs. Bulls
money.
Mrs Bull told this part of her story
reluctantly. just after she had finished
telling of the demand for secrecy made
on her by Mrs Hopkins and Qualey be-
fore she gave Qualey her first check for
| $1,000
At Newport she said, Mrs. Hop
kins said that Mr.. Qualey was willing to
| help me- but that 1 was likely to talk
too much I used to discuss my affairs
with every one. and he said that If he
did help me 1 must not discuss them
with any one not with my sister or Mr..
G or Mr. B-I don't want to bring in
any other names. your honor. He said
that he must request me to be silent.
and he could work better.
| Heretofore" she added L hadn't
been
Letter from Qualey Read.
few minutes later Charles L. craig,
Mrs Bulls attorney, put in evidence
letter from Qualey to Mrs. Bull, mailed
| In this city on June 26. saying:
Your letter with the statement of the es-
! tate etc. at hand. The statement shows
appraised in cash. s37, 762; total, s66, 81 nom
inal assets, Madison Realty Company
81 60 Madison K F,os ts Company shares
| Thank God you are in such splendid
| shapei We must now make Young deposit
this money so as to draw interest He
Rest assured it is not idle in his hands. l
now have something to work on. I will see
YOU in Newport
Another letter from Qualey, mailed two
hours later. said:
! received your letter and Enclosure. to
which l have given some thought MI
Farmers Loan and Trust Company. but
| that will avail him nothing. I have plan
on the gas stock. l will see YOU this week
| on receipt of this letter My plan dement's
| Jamie all the way through, as we'll as you
/ There was letter from Mrs. Hopkins.
signed Ellen" bearing on the same sub
iect. Much against Mrs. Bulls wishes
| Torio'
into the record. The letter said;
| I have been acting in your interests of
LATE and while assiduous in my purposes.
| 7 have not been as successful I had
! hcped MI Bertron sails in few weeks
for a wealthy and protracted TRIP around
the world. and can't take on new business
I have had a talk with the other great
| mind. and he tells me 10 ten you udln n,,
no circumstances to yield your place as an
| eDecutor. It would be criminal He also
! saws to write to the executor dtstasteful 10
| Won and he will of his own accord re
| sign 1t is an unwritten law. reCoghizaoie
by men under such conditions
The final letter in this exhibit one
| to Mrs Bull from George W. Young. CO.
executor with Mrs. Bull in the estate OF
DR.. Bull. Mr. Young said:
| have given considerable thought to the
question Of the h9t sd aSa re Of the
stock and Mr.. Mnrath advises me that we
| must sell II. as we have no right 70 non
| IN hold the stock In the family and | suS-
| gest that you purchase 1t out OF the lnsur,
ance fund. If you care to transret me t toto
| II n should be necessary for YOU to have
some cash for your personal use. can raise ais,
| IL for vol, with the stock as security. rms
seems to solve all the difficulties.
The Mr.. Minrath mentioned in this let
fer Mr.. Craig stated. was q member OF
the firm of Hoadly. Lauterbach & John
son counsel for the executors of the
Bull estate.
| Wanted Stock for Her Son.
| Mrs. Bull explained that she was
anxious a bout the gas stock, because for
| the last sixty years the president of the
Nevport Gas Company had been mem
her of the Bull family, and she wanted
to keep the stock for her SON
Another paper placed in evidence was
2 list of the stocks and bonds held by
the estate. with quotations on their
yaIue This list was among Qualey's
ma pers and showed that the sugar and
gas stocks were not sold Mrs. Bull said:
ct didn't ask Mr.. Qualey to ascertain
| the mutations for me. He asked me for
! COPY of the inventory, and he marked
down what he thought the securities
were worth"
Mrs. Bull was asked if in her talks
with Mrs Hopkins before Qualey was
| introduced to her anything had been
said about friction with Mr.. Young.
"Ob. yes" Mrs. Bull replied. We had
some discussion about business matters.
! I thought that was the reason l was not
| competent to go on as an executor of
! the estate.
| The day did not pass without the
| Mr. Mcintyre. Mr.. Mcintyre asked to
be treated with courtesy, and Mrs. Bull.
! remarking that Mr.. Mcintyre upset her
! with his Interruptions. said:
Now, don't fuss, Mr.. Mcintyre
| dent mean TO be rude
Describes Meeting with Corbett
| Mrs Bull described yesterday her
meeting with Corbett. which she said.
was at her apartments in the Warren
! ron on Tuesday of week before last in
| the presence of her sister. She was then
under redirect examination. and Mr.
| craig asked her:
Did you invite him .?
! !,