The Washington herald., 1911-07-18

Directly contrad1ctlng his step
mother, Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutch
ins, in her suit against the estate
of her husband, Stilson Hutctins,
for an increase of her allowance of
$1,000 a month, Lee Hutchins yes
terday at the hearing before Audi
tor Dent denied that his STEP
mother at any time complained to
him of not having sufficient funds
to defray the household expenses,
and that he loaned her money at
different times to help her out on
household bills.
PERSONAL ALLOWANCE.
Lee Hutchins said he knew from what
he had heard at his fathers house on
numerous occasions that Mrs. Hutchins
had an allowance of $500 a month for
personal and $500 or $500 for household ex-
penses. He testified there never had
been any question about that, and that
his stepmother never expressed dissatis-
faction with the settlement made later,
when an allowance of S1,0OO a month was
made to her, the amount to include her
own outlay, including dresses. hats, lin
gerie, silks, fans, gloves, and other
things.
1t was admitted by Mr. Hutchins that
his stepmother at New London said she
thought the travelling expenses and the
shipping of the automobile and the fare
and care of the chauffeur should not be
paid out of the regular monthly allow
ance.
Witness denied his stepmother telling
him she had TO borrow money to defray
household expenses, but admitted of CIV
ing her $500 on three occasions on ac-
count of the $500 allowance a month.
which his father had made to her for
household expenses. but she said It ought
to have been $500 instead
Being asked what he knew about the
mortgage Mrs. Hutchins placed on her
house at 1903 Massachusetts, avenue, and
what she did with the money, Lee
Hutchins testified she had told him she
wanted to place a mortgage of 5000 on
the house in order to pay off an old
s., ZOO out of which to pay $1,000 to her
brother, Stewart Keeling, for money ad-
vanced and other personal expenses and
for her fathers funeral
Denies Making Loan.
Mr.. Hutchins denied loaning $50 to
Mrs. Hutchins, as testified by her. He
said he loaned this amount to her brother,
Stewart Keeling. and was repaid by his
stepmother. Witness denied Mrs Hutch
ms ever told him she had trouble getting
money from her husband, as testified by
her. He denied she told him $1,000 a
month was not sufficient to run the
household. He thought previous to the
settlement Of monthly allowance on his
stepmother by his father, the latter often
paid the household expenses.
Mr.. Hutchins created considerable
amusement when, in reply to a question
of Mr.. Cuttings, attorney for Mrs Hutch
ins, as to whether he regarded 500 a
month sufficient to clothe a woman, he
said:
Il never dressed a woman. I don't
know what it would cost, and can't tell
now whether 500 would be enough or
not"
41C ICluSldHllS II was Ills
money that paid for the automobile used
by his stepmother; that he gave 1t to his
father. He testified to having obtained a
chauffeur for Mrs. Hutchins at SIS a
week, to find his own board; that he had
sent him to Washington from Norfolk,
but that hIrs. Hutchins made different
arrangements. making additional allow
ance for part of the board, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the chauffeur was salts
fed when he engaged him.
Trustees Statement.
Trustee Dante submitted a statement Of
his expenditures. as ordered by Auditor
Dent. This statement showed the trus-
tee has paid on account of Stilson Hutch
ins since June q last s1,74099; for Stilson
Hutchins' own use between March and
II, $3,o0s.95; account of Stilson Hutchins
between March Z and II, s5,sso42; to Mrs.
Stilson Hutchins between March Z and
II, s11,50O; to Walter Stilson Hutchins,
within the same period, $500; to Lee
Hutchins, 5000; to nurses, $1,362.1s; fife
insurance premiums, S5.293.n; mortgages
paid by the trustee, s14s,ooo. The amount
of cash in the hands of the trustee on