Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-13
Tells Them They Have No Right
To Make Certain Inquiries
But Questions Seem 10 Bear on
Disposition Of Property.
Contest Over Will Expected TO Last
Three Weeks Longer.

Alfred, Me, June 12-Hints that the
contestants believe that certain East
Indian papers which they very much
desired to present in court disappear
ed from Mrs. Sarah c. Bulls Studio
House" in Cambridge, Mass, at about
the time that Miss Margaret Noble
Sister Nivedita" Bulls attend
ant, took her departure, were given by
Attorney Sherman l.. Whipple during
the afternoon session of the hearing
on the Bull will today Mr.. Whipple
sought to show through the testimony
of Joseph g. Thorp, Mrs. Bulls broth
er. who was on the stand all day. that
this was a fact.
Under the fire of questions of the at
torney the witness admitted that Miss
Noble had taken papers away from the
Studio House" after the death of his
sister, but declared that they were her
own property. He admitted also that
they were Indian papers.
Attorney Whipple also endeavored to
show that Mr.. Thorp had interfered
with property of Mrs. Bull after her
death and previous to his appointment
as administrator in spite of the order
of Judge Mcintyre of the MiddleseX
county, Mass, probate court, but al
though the witness remembered that
he had visited the studio House" on
two occasions, he could not remem-
Der for what purpose he made this
visits.
A discussion of the action of Mr..
Tborp and Edmund Parker. the execu-
tors Of the will. in transforming Sc
curitios from Boston safe deposit
vault to Rhode Island and then plac-
ing them in the hands of brokers led
the witness to remark that the attor-
neys had no right to enquire as to the
deposit box or into other details of his
arrangement of affairs, of which they
had apparently obtained knowledge.
Alfred, Me. June 12.-The fact that
fellow of Cambridge. the eldest daugh-
ter of the late Poet Longfellow, was
taken during the recess by counsel
for the will in the contest over the
will of the late Mrs. Ole Bull be
came known this afternoon when the
counsel and witnesses arrived from
Boston to resume the hearing before
Judge Nathaniel HOODS. Attorney
Cobb took the deposition and Attor-
ney Bartlett was present as the rep
resentative of the contestants. 1t will
be produced during the trial.
Mr. Bartlett took advantage of the
opportunity during the recess, pro-
vided by the adjournment on Thurs
day. to visit Mrs Olea Bull Vaughn,
the only child of the late famous Nor
wegian violinist and his wife. at her
home in Lebanon. Mrs. Vaughn is
suffering with tuberculosis, he said,
but he found her condition much i'm
proved and that. although one lung
is affected, she can be cured in the
opinion of the attending physicians.
She will not, however, be able to APP
pear as a witness and may not even
be called upon to make a deposition.
The hearing was resumed at ,
O'Clock and counsel said it will not
be concluded inside of three weeks.
1t is planned to remain i'm session this
week until Friday night.
Joseph G.. Thorp, brother of Mrs.
Bull and one of the executors who
has been on the stand many days
since the opening of the case a month
ago, was questioned in regard to Mrs.
Bulls securities
Mr.. Thorp admitted that he CON
ferred with no one except MIR. Par
| ker, his partner. about the transfer
of the $4,000 in securities from Bos-
| ton to Rhode Island, which was done
| it has been claimed. to escape a tan
| in Massachusetts and which he SAID
was suggested by Mr. Parker. and
| that he did not even mention ii Il
| Mrs. Bull or Mrs. Vaughn. He alsC
admitted that he had no power o
| attorney at that time and that h,
could not tell where Mrs. Bull wa!
! then, but presumed she was i'll some
where. He caused Mrs. Bull To sigr
some papers before her death and be
fore he took the securities to Rhod
| Island, three or four different times
and said her signature was raouiret
for probate matters in New York
He did not remember her signing an,
other papers. The securities had bee,
kept in box No. 2279 in safety deposi
vaults at SO State street, Boston Th
box was in MIR Thorp's name bu
Mrs. Bull and Mr. Parker had acces
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