The Washington times., 1911-07-11
EXPENSES Of YEAR
FOR MRS. HuTCH|NS
NINE TEEN THOUSAND
Husband Gave Her This
Amount, She Tells
Court.
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the court stenographer had sometimes
to prompt her for repetition of her tes-
timony.
Sharp clashes occurred frequently be-
tween Attorney rBandenburg, counsel
for William ]. Dante, trustee of the
Hutchins estate. concerning the admIs-
sion of evidence tending to show Mrs
Hutchins' private and personal eXpen-
ditures.
Auditor Dent ruled that he would not
go into the matter of Mrs. Hutchins'
sources of finance, but would permit
her to show in detail her disbursements.
Hutchins Estate.
That she secured 5000 by mortgaging
her house is before the court, however.
despite objections of attorneys.
Mrs. HutChins will be followed this
afternoon on the witness stand by
Trustee Dante, to give testimony con-
cerning the gross and net income of the
Hutchins estate.
That the entire fortune of Mr.. Hutch
ins is worth slightly less than 5000, 90
is reported from authentic sources. The
mortgage charges and notes of Mr..
Hutchins' aggregate. debts Of from
81, $50 900 TO 81, ,500,000, 1t is reported.
Practically all of the Hutchins estate
consists of Washington real estate and
local securities.
Evinces Temper.
Concluding her testimony this after
noon and deprived of luncheon in order
that she might take a late afternoon
train to return to her husband at Mar
ragansett Pier, Mrs. Hutchins evinced
some temper. "Oh, I'm tired of all
this" she said YEARLY, as she explained
checks drawn for numerous household
and personal expenses.
She reverted to slang to evidence her
annoyance and chagrin at her plight
in divulging the intimate affairs of her
household. When Attorney Branden-
burg objected to alleged leading" of
Mrs. Hutchins by her attorney, Audi
tor Dent said:
II guess the witness does not need to
be led
Not even when I'm up against
bunch like this?" Mrs. Hurchins
haughtily interjected with ironic en-
phasis.
She even refused to answer Attorney
Brandenburg personally. ignoring him
when he asked her to repeat an answer.
He had to ask the court stenographer
10 TedO ueT answer lIoIH tlIc AcSolu'
Made to Pay Bills.
That she never paid household bill
until the deed of trust was made.
March Z, 1910, giving her the $1,000
monthly allowance. was asserted by
Mrs. Hutchins. as follows:
81 never paid a bill of my house
almost in my life until this deed of
trust, and then l was made to pay
every bill simply because the house
was in my name"
Mrs Hutchins smiled in explain
ing a check for $3.50 given to DR..
Cecil French, a Veterinarian.
Dog DOCTOR" was the lacofic ex-
PLANTATION of Mrs Hutchins.
Were they your dogs" asked At
Yes, they were my dogs; they live
in my hoUse-members of my family"
she said with emphasis.
When asked who paid her taxes
abroad Mrs Hutchins said:
MY husband paid them, or I did
sometimes
Explains Checks.
She explained numerous checks to
local merchants, reciting the purchase
of household necessities, Including sl2
worth Of table mats, repairs to her
home, and automobile repairs.
Attorney Brandenburg said he would
not insist upon presentation of stubs of
check books to the auditor to substan-
tiate her testimony with the Cancelled
checks
1T will only mean my missing the
train for Narragansett Pier l can take
this afternoon said Mrs. Hutchins,
evidently irritated.
Mrs. Hutchins expects to leave on the
5 o'clock train to return to her hus-
band. Mr.. Hutchins, it is stated by his
wife, had not improved greatly since
being taken from Washington. His
sons say they have private advlces that
their father is considerably iInproYed.