The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-27
Continuance IN
WALKER WILL CASE
Hearing Goes Over Until De-
Cember 10, by Motion of
Attorney Dey.
THREE AFFlDAVITS FILED
Some Of the Statements Made by the
Defendant Are Questioned by
Counsel for Plaintiff.

After three amdavits had been filed
by the defendant. Mrs. Althea Walker.
widow of the late David f. Walker
in the contempt proceedings brought
against her in the United States dis
trict court. Attorney C.. G. Dey repre-
senting MIS-. Sarah A. Paul the plain
tin I'm the federal court case, secured
continuance of the hearing until
December 10.
In asking for the continuance At
torney Dey stated TO the court that in
his opinion some of the statements
made I'm the aftidavits presented by
the defendant were clOuded with sus-
picious circumstances. and that he
desired time in which to investigate
some of the statements of conditions
made, and also 20 prepare further tes-
timony 10 be offered in the contempt
. proceedings The hearing on Decem-
Der 10 VIII be held before Charles
Baldwin. master i'm chanceTy, and the
testimony viii be submitted 10 the
court
The proceedings of yesterday
formed a chapter i'm the story In
which the sensational feature SO far
was the flight of the widow in cross
country trip 10 the Pacific coast in an
automobile, carrying with her, il is al
J ged. valuable securities belonging
10 the estate Of d. F. Walker, after
ar order of the court had been made
requiring her appearance in court TO
give an accounting of the estate.
Mrs. Walker was found in Seattle,
az the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Margaret Walker SmOOt who had ac-
B companied the widow on her automo-
bile trip 20 the coast M-s Walker,
CARRIED i'm the black of mourning and
shielded from curious scrutiny by
heavy black veil. appeared i'm the fed
eral court room yesterday, accOmpa-
MED by her attorney o. W. Powers.
and her son, Clarence Walker.
Anidavlts Submitted.
When the contempt case was called
Judge Powers. on behalf of his client
and for the purpose of freeing her
from the charge of being i'm contempt
or the court. submitted three af1da-
wits, sworn 10 by John f. Bennett an
attorney of San Francisco. and who
has the legal care OF the Walker es-
tate I'm California; Mrs. Althea Walk
er the defendant, and f. q. Ray
bould
Air. Bennett i'm his affidavit. stated
that air. Walker. I'M his last illness.
had sent for the attiant TO come 10
Sau Lake; that i'm response 10 the re-
quest he had hurried 20 Salt Lake,
bur arrived after the death of Mr..
Walker. Upon his arrival here Mr..
Bennett says I'm his affidavit he took
possession of such securities as the
decedent held i'm Salt Lake, and also
securities personally held 10y Mrs
Walker and took them 10 San Fran
cisco with him on his return. The
securities belonging to the estate
were turned over 10 the special adj
ministrator appointed for the estate
i'm California The aHant also saws
that after q search he had been uu-
able 10 find some of the mining stock
certificates and other securities that
the decedent d. +. Walker. had been
reputed To have left
f. 6. RaybOuld. I'm his affidavit
SAYS that I'm the capacity of trustee
he had received a deed from -. F.
Walker covering the transfer of real
estate situated in san Francisco. The
afiant was An salt Lake at the time
of the death OF ID. F. Walker, and
few days after the demise Mrs. Walker
had given into his custody and keep
"a number of securities. among which
was a note executed by ]. p. McGraw
for $4,000 this note however. being
the sole property of Mrs. Walker.
having been given to her several
months before the death of her hUs-
band The securities, together with
the note. were placed i'm the atlantis
safety deposit box i'm the vault of the
Utah Savings and Trust company
Later the afhant went TO San Fran
cisco, where he took charge Of the
property decided 70 him as trustee. In
regard TO the latter property. Mr.
RaybOuld, in his affidavit, says he aU-
thortZed numerous repairs TO be made.
and he is now ready to turn the prop
.erty over 10 the heirs OF the estate.
Reason for Trip.
In the affidavit presented by Mrs.
Aithea Walker the reason for her au-
tomObile trip to the coast Is given. The
affidavit declares that because of her
~ health and Frustrated condition
! caused by her grief the cross country
tour was advised by her physician,
and that il was made with the con-
sent OF her attorneys IL is also de-
clared that she did not depart from
the state in a mysterious manner. but
travelled openly and with the intention
of going 10 her daughters home i'm Sc
attic, where she might live quietly
and regain her health. The adiant
further declares that she did not take
with her any OF the securities belong
ing 20 the estate of ID. +. Walker. al