The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-10-26
CHARGE Of ROBBERY IS MADE
Former Congressman CLANCY of Indi-
ana Claims that Estate was Robbed
by Unknown Parties and thst the
Property May be Found


Utah and Wisconsin fought over the
right of administration of the undis-
covered wealth of the late Senator
Charles Durkee in the county court of
Kenosha county this morning and af-
ter an argument lasting for several
hours Judge Taylor took the matter
under advisement with the understand
ing That he will give his decision on
October g Oh.
The argument came on the petition
of Harriet L. Blaisdell and Caroline C.
Johnson for the appointment of an
administrator de bonis non of the
estate and there was decided opposi-
ton. The opposition came from John
A. Kuylendall of Salt Lake City, Utah,
who had been namea' in May of 1896
as administrator of the estate by the
courts of Utah. Former Congressman
John G. CLANCY of Sullivan, Ind, APP
peared for Kuykendall and he made
strenuous argument against the COM
plication of the settlement of the
estate by the naming of another adj
ministrator and declared that the
rights of every person interested in the
estate would be fully conserved under
the administration now under way in
the courts of the state of Utah. "We
have been working on this matter for
more than ten years. said Mr.. CLANCY,
I" aud we are rapidly getting things in
to such a state that we believe that
we will be able to give the full facts
in regard to the estate within another
year. We shall be glad to unite with
these petitioners if they can show to
us that there is any property of the
estate of Charles Durkee within the
state of Wisconsin. Both of these pc
titioners have given us their powers
of attorney and they are now matter
of record in the state of Iowa."
Continuing he declared: "We have
gone far enough into this case to dis
cover that the estate of Charles Dur
kee has been robbed of property of
great value and thus far the people
who got this property have been able
to conceal it, but we feel convinced
that within a short time we shall be
able to state definitely and to the sat-
isfaction of all concerned whether or
not there is anything to the claim that
there is still property of the estate
which has never been in the hands Of
the executors Of the last will Of Charles
Durkee. All we ask is little patience
on the part of the heirs. -
Attorney James Cavanagh appeared
formally as the representative of the
executor of the viii of the late Caroline
Durkee, widow Of the senator and he
declared that he could not see tie in
terest Of the so-called heirs in the
present undertaking and demanded that
notice be served on him before any
final action was taken. In his argu-
ment Attorney Henry Hastings, who
represented the petitioners, declared
that the county court of Wisconsin
was the only proper place for the ad-
ministration of the estate and he at
tempted to show that the interest of
the petitioners was brought through
clause in the will of Charles Durkee
which was disregarded at the time of
the settlement of the estate
1t is certain that another hard fgb5
will be made at the adjourned date.
The attorneys of the petitioners are
making strong fight against the Kuy-
kendall administration ON the grouns
that the United States court of appeals
refused TO recognize Kuykendan as
an administrator of the estate.