The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-12
COCKTAIL BILLS
AMOUNT T0s131.71
MRS. HUTCHINs SAYS THIS Is MERE
LY ONE OF REGULAR HOUSE.
HOLD EXPENSES.
POODLES ALSO COSTLY
DECLARES THEY ARE PART OF
FAMILY AND MUST HE PROyID-
ED FOR IN HER Al
LOWANCE.
POODLES ALSO COSTLY

WASHINGTON, July 1t.--Wine
and cocktail bills aggregating s131.71
We're submitted by Mrs. Rose Keel
ing Hutchins as part of her house
mold expenses at the hearing of her
suit for allowance against her mil
lionaire husband. Stilson Hutchins.
FOR many years noted Washington
capitalist before district auditor Dent
to-day. All of thes bills were con-
tracted during the last two months
at Management Pier, where Mrs.
Hutchins is nursing her aged hus-
band.
Before going to the pier. Mrs. Hut
chins filed a petition in the district
supreme court, asking that Mr.. Hut
chins be adjudged insane, and that a
suitable" person be appointed to
take charge of his estate, and man
age his income. This suit went over
until fall as a result of the -quashing
of the summons upon Mr.. Hutchins
by the court. A subsequent petition
filed by Mrs Hutchins for the ap-
pointment of a receiver was dismissed
by Justice Gould
The wines and liquors purchased
by Mrs. Hutchins for her cottage at
Nar-angsett were not bought for her
tainment. she declared, to the audi
tor.
Husband Got None of Them
Mr.. Hutchins of course did not
consume any of them, because his
physician would not have permitted
him to drink" she said. land l
have ntertained none for two years.
The liquors were simply bought for
81 hap
toned to have wine and other things
at home, and still continue. But the
wine, and other things. are not all
gone yet. There's quite a lot left"
Nine checks of Mrs. Hutchins
drawn payable to her brother, Rob-
ert l.. Keeling, of Baltimore, and ag-
gregating STOOLS. We're among the
batch offered In evidence by Mrs. Hut
chins yesterday. On being cross ex-
amined sharply by attorney Branden-
berg. Mrs. Hutchins declared that
none of these checks represented any
gifts or loans. She asserted they
wer given in payment for money Dor
rowed by her from her brother for
household expenses. All these checks
bear the Endorsement of Robert l..
Keeling.
Attorney Cuttings objected when
show by Mrs. Hutchins that her
brother had very little income dur
ing the period covered by his sister
checks to him and that therefore
the checks could not have been given
in repayment for any loans. Auditor
Dent allowed the question to stand,
however
A scornful smile played over Mrs.
Hutchins face as she answered that
she did not know exactly what her
brothers income was during that per-
iod, The witness declared, however,
brother had a very good year as a
miniature painter.
PoOd1es Part of Family
In response to her counsefs ques-
tons relative to the reason for de-
string her brothers constant presence.
and protection, Mrs. Hutchtns replied:
ut was entirely on account of my
husbands health and unfortunate
mental condition. My brother has
had to help me take care of him
Mr.. Hutchins Is very much worse
now. He Is much more violent and I
am advised by his physician will soon
have to have a mad" nurse. That
will cost about $50 more per week"
Mrs. Hutchins' poodles We're clas-
sified by her, as members of her fami-
ly. when asked whether the CANNES
belonged to her or to her husbond
This turn in the hearing was caused
by the introduction Of a bill for $3.50