Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-19
No Further Proceedings Now
in Hutchins Lunacy Case.
WILL NOT NAME RECEIVER
Justice Gould Sees No Fault With
Trustees Services.
SAYS BILLS ARE NOT PAID
Wife Files Long List of Claims
Which Remain Unsatisfed.
Mr.. Hutchins Better.

Justice Gould in Equity Court No.
today quashed the service in the lunacy
proceedings instituted by Mrs. Rose Keel
ing Hutchins against her husband, Stilson
Hutchins. The court also denied the ap-
plication of Mrs. Hutchins for a re-
ceiver for the estate OF her husband.
valued at 100000.
Action by the court on the application
of the wife for the payment Of the bills
incident to the removal of the sick finan-
cier to Narragansett Pier, where he Is
now spending the summer with Mrs.
Hutchins, and to make her an allowance
to cover the extraordinary expenses OF
his continued illness. was deferred by
Justice Gould until Thursday.
The action of the court in quashing the
subpoena, 1t is stated. puts an end to the
lunacy proceedings here, as Mr.. Hutchins
is now outside the jurisdiction and is not
expected to be returned here for several
months. The proceedings might be re-
vived 1t Is pointed out, by proper service
after his return to Washington.
Mr.. Hutchins Improving.
Reports from Narragansett Pier today
contain the information that the physical
condition of Mr.. Hutchins is improving
ceiver, Justice Gould said that counsel
for Mrs. Hutchins had not shown such
a case as would call for the exercise by
the equity court OF its extraordinary right
to depose a trustee and name a receiver
for the property.
Attention was called by the court to
the fact that Mr.. Dante. the trustee.
had been selected, or his selection had
been acquiesced in, by both Mr.. Hutchins
and his wife. and the court could see no
reason for making a change. Especially
was this SO. continued the court, IN
view of the fact that Mr.. Dante had
submitted his trust to the court and
asked that tribunal to superintend its
administration. offering to give bond II
required.
Mrs Hutchins in her application for
| allowance filed today admits she is ln
terms Of the deed in trust, by which
Mr.. Dante manages the estate.
Doubts as to Sanity.
She charges that January last she re
ceived a note from the trustee, in which
she claims he admitted he had doubts o
the sanity Of Mr.. Hutchins and statet
that therefore he would send statement
Of the securities belonging to the estate
to Mrs. Hutchins and to Walter s. ant
Lee Hutchins, sons of the financier.
Mrs. Hutchins tells the court her al
lowance was not intended to be subjected
to the payments OF household expenses
Yet, she says, since last fall she hac
paid, as far as she could. the expenses out
of her resources. She declares she insti
tuted lunacy proceedings under advice OF
counsel and admits offers of compromise
made by the trustee.
Mrs. Hutchins declares she was advised
that because the granddaughter OF hei
husband is minor. no one could consent
for her to any settlement and so brought
the matter into court.
The wife submits long list of bills due
before the removal Of Mar. Hutchins last
month. They include household bills OF
all kinds, the largest being a ladies'
tailor's bill for $1,O42 In her list of ex'
penses since May 3 the wife submits a
bill for 1878 for rent of cottage; private
car, 1888. 40: other expenses OF trip about
$3.50 Two physicians bills are also sub
mitted. one of S757 for DR.. Sewers, and
one for ST. 1876 for DE-. Morgan.