Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
DECREE FOR ]UDSON HUSBAND PAID BILLS MYSTERY IN SEWER
an NJ A. by Harvard Expenses
GRAVES HoNORED
Recipient Amount Of Her Allowance. Conduit Nearly
Mrs. Sti|son Hutchins' Funds
Not Equal to Expenses.
TESTIMONY GIVEN TODAY
Proceedings Brought to Settle
Amount of Her Allowance.
AUDITOR CONDUCTS INQUIRY
Wife of Financier Outlines Her
Expenditures for the Past
Three Years.

Ibid this. allowance cover all my ex-
penses? ] should say distinctly not"
asserted Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins to-
day. on the witness stand. before Auditor
Dent of the District Supreme Court. The
statement was made during the progress
of the inquiry into the allowance to be
made her from the estate Of her hus-
band, Stilson Hutch.ns, pending his i'll
ness.
Mrs. Hutchins had testified that prior to
signing the deed in trust conveying the
Hutchins property to William j. Dante
she had been receiving $500 a month from
her husband, at one time: then he had
allowed her $1,000 which was cut during
what the witness called the Roosevelt
panic" to $500 a month. When she re-
turned from Paris in 1909. she stated, her
allowance was increased.
During all this time. she said. her cur
rent expenses were paid by her husband
in addition to which. she declared, she
always had bills for dressmaking and the
like.
Review of Three Years.
Attorney John C. Cuttings. her counsel
led the witness back over the past three
years. inquiring of her mode of life. wher,
she had spent the time and how the ex
penses had been paid.
Mrs Hutchins said she had retained ar
apartment in Paris for six years. She
paid the rent. she declared, when her hus
band was not with her in the French
capital. While she was in America, Mrs
Hutchns stated. her husband settled fol
the apartment and during the past two
or three years Mr.. Dante, the trustee Of
the Hutchins estate. had been paying tht
rent of the Paris apartment.
The witness said her husband suffered
the first stroke of paralysis in Paris
about seven years ago. She returned
with him. she says, and in 1908 they
took house at Augusta. Ga, where
Mr.. Hutchins suffered second para
lytic stroke. When he recovered from
this illness they went abroad again.
Mrs. Hutchins said, and 1t was in Paris
in 1909 that the third stroke came to
Mr. Hutchins.
At this time, Mrs Hutchins said, her
father. Mr.. Keeling, was dying. and
she hurried to his bedside. Lee Hutch
ins took her husband to Atlantic City
she stated, where she Joined him later
and they returned to their Washing
ton home.
While in Paris. the witness said. Lee
Hutchins took his meals at her apart.
ment. but she had no sleeping accom-
modations for him.
Unable to Particularize.
Efforts were made by opposing counse
to have Mrs. Hutchins tell the specific
bills paid for her by her husband. but SHE
declared her inability to do so. Her hus
band. she said, gave her money and when
that was spent he replenished her purse
He always paid bills for her. she insist.
ed. and she had kept no account of hel
disbursements
During yesterdays session Trustee
Dante. in the absence of his counsel e
c. Brandenburg. had been called to
testify.
Mr. Brandenburg returned to the cit,
this morning and complained In oper
court to Justice Gould that his client hat
been placed on the stand when the under
standing was that Mrs. Hutchins' testi
mony only was to be taken.
Justice Gould declared that was hi
view of the matter and suggested tina
Mr.. Dent. the auditor. be notified tina
the court thought Mrs. Hutchins should
be allowed to complete her testimony be
fore other matters were adduced at tn,
hearing.