Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-01-14
NO SETTLEMENT FOR 40 YEARS.
Williams Brothers Lived as Tenants in
common-suit Of Alfred Against Al
bert's Estate Adjusted Privately.

All complications in the affairs Of Al
fred Williams and his brother, the late
Albert Williams of South Newfane have
been adjusted privately and a stipulation
has been filed with County Clerk f. d. T.
Stowe that the chancery suit brought
by Alfred against his brothers widow,
Matte Williams, and the estate of AL
bert Williams be entered on the county
court docket as settled and discontinued
This result was brought about in a series
OF conferences and private hearings in
which the accounts of the brothers for
the past 40 years were gone over AL
though the terms of the settlement are
private 1t is known that many thousands
of dollars will come to Alfred Williams as
the result of the suit and the settlement.
The case was one of the most complicated
which has been before the courts in a
long time as the brothers lived together
nearly 80 years without having any fnan-
cial settlement with each other, and since
the death of Albert Williams in Novem-
Der, 1897, no definite accounting had been
made
The bill in chancery which Alfred Will
liams brought against his brothers wi
dow, Matte, and his brothers estate in
April. 1905 states that the two brothers
bought the Stephen Merrfield place in
Marlboro. near South Newfane, in March
1869, and that from that time until AL
bert Wflliamss DEATH in 1897, they oc-
cupied the farm as tenants in common
and never made any accounting to each
other. During that time they accumu-
lated an estate amounting approximately
to 100000. The personal property of the
estate consisted of notes, mortgages
stocks, cash etc. also the stock, tools
and farming implements. The orator
averred that one-half of the property at
the time of his brothers death belonged
to him in his own right, and the balance
to his brother or to his estate. He
claimed that no division had been made
and that he had received only very
small portion of the income. Matte Will
liams was appointed Administrative of the
estate. and she has been in personal con-
troll of all the personal estate since.
The orator claimed that since the death
of his brother Mrs Williams, as admins
tratriX, had received money, both prin-
cipal and interest on the notes, mort
cages, etc. and that she had converted
to her own use all the stock and tools
on the farm. He further claimed that he
had asked her at various times to make
an accounting and to turn over his share
of the estate, and that he feared that
she would turn in his rghtful share in
the property as part of his brothers
estate.
An injunction was granted restraining
Mrs. Williams from withdrawing money
in the Brattleboro banks from converting
any more of the property or from trans
ferring 1t during the tendency OF the pro-
ceeding, and from further proceeding TO
settle her account as Administrative
o. E Butterfield of Wilmington was APP
pointed a special master to hear the case
and he set a hearing. The defendant
then started proceedings for an amicabe
private settlement, and sessions for going
over the accounts have been held a. vari-
Gus times since. a final settlement was
reached few days ago and the stipua-
ton was filed at once.
H &. & f. f.. Barber appeared for
Alfred Williams and Gibson & Waterman
and w. D. Smith appeared for Mrs. Will
lams and the estate