New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-20
ACCUSES UNCLE OF FRAUD
Grandson Of John King Wants
Accounting Vacated.
SAYS $4,000 WAS OMITTED
Surrogate Will Send Case to Ref
eree-Executor Declares He
Waived Payment on Claims.

Surrogate Fowler has announced that ne
will send to a referee the proceeding
brought by George Herring 10 vacate the
accounting filed In the Surrogate's court
by Charles A. King, as executor OF Inc
estate Of Mrs Elise King. the mother oil
King, who is a rich packer, bank official
and director and a member of the Produce
Exchange.
Herring. who is his nephew and grandson
Of Mrs King. alleges that the accounting
was false and a fraud and imposition on
the court. as well as on Herring, who was
beneficiary OF the estate The particular
item which the petitioner says was omitted
bv King I'm his accounting was a note TOT
s2o.Oo0 made by him 10 his mother accord
ing 10 Herring.
Mrs. King died in 1906 leaving an estate
Of about $4,000 which included her Ire
interest i'm the estate Of her husband John
King. who was a well known pork packer.
She divided her property into three equal
parts for King, his sister. Mrs. Emma
Rrubacber. and the mother NJ Herring
whose share. because Of her prior death,
vent N Herring and his sister. Mrs. Emma
s. Wickenheiser.
Herring has received about $1,000 from
King and claims about 5000 more WINE
King says he already has received $40"
more than his distrlftve share. King as
co-executor Of his mothers will. with his
sister. Mrs Brubacher. filed his accounting
in December. 1906 and II was Judiciary
settled. Herring fling no objection al the
time Herring saws now that his failure 70
question the accuracy of the account al
that time was due % the fact that ne haa
No LAWYER m advise him and believed II
was ell right.
on the other hand. II Is intirated that
Herring tried 70 get more money from the
estate even behind his sisters back, by
some sort Of a compromise with his uncle.
The latter refers 10 this as intended 'hush
money" and submits letter from herring
that reads as follows:
There has been difference between you
and for years IL affected and was RATA
to nv father and 10 my mother ana al
,,,oef IA myself The real workers, you, my
mother and 7. had the slave labor ana me
Intelligent burden. ] nave written one Huh-
dred books and brooded over inns. AiHouS
others nv grievance relates 10 the Ten
wears actual annual profits in Isl street
during my mothers nalf-partnefsmf' az
,su ss To a note and concerns no one
ilviny hint tou and 7 as grandma once al
yised me I want 10 throw the whole nlsl-
ness i'm the fire and start new, cream
slate 7 will take your check or worn Llt
one-haIf or one-dusrter. or any aulounI
YOU think you should pay 10 clean tuls w
Think this over well before ans"eIlHS' IL
may change a life.
Herring also promised n throw the post
nortem" as we'll as the live records INTO
the FIRE He SAYS about the alleged not-
made by King 70 his mother. with which II
is alleged he failed TO credit the estate that
III was found i'm a strong box belonging 10
Mrs. King. and he produced IT after the
box was taken 70 the home Of Mrs. BTU
hschsr and later 70 the office Of lawyer.
He saws King promised 10 pay the NOTE
King denied that he owed his notner 'he
tgn no or that Herring produced the houe'
and Mrs Rrubacher who SAYS she was on
Intimate terms with her mother and knew
~ ALI her acts. does not believe the note
r-ss made on the other hand. Herring in
s,e,e .bat with the proceeds Of the note
King bought stock NJ the United states
Milling Company Mrs Brubacher ands
thar the estate ~ her mother was not so
,,ast that she could hand out $4,000 with
an, q thought and without some one miss
iro II King saws that as a matter or tact
h,s mother was indebted to MIN for
Ieroa amount. put that he waived payment