Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-01
Mrs. StiIson Hutchins Says
She Is Harassed by Creditors.
MAKES REQUEST OF COURT
Asks That Trustee Dante Be Di-
rected to Pay Claims Against Her.
SEEKS RIGHT TO GIVE BOND
Manager of the Millionaire's Estate
Renews Request at Time Suit
Against Him Is Filed.

Declaring that she is being hara ssed
by dunning letters and threats of suits
for bills contracted in Paris and Amer
lea for which, she claims. the estate Of
her husband, Stilson Hutchins is re-
sponsible, Mrs. Rose Keeling Hutchins
today asked the District Supreme
Court to direct Trustee Dante to forth
with pay certain claims and provide
for the settlement of other pressing
demands.
Almost simultaneously with the re-
quest of Mrs. Hutchins. Trustee Dante,
in the same court, filed 8: petition re-
newing his request to be allowed to
give bond to insure the faithful per-
formance o. his trust in managing the
affairs of the millionaire.
Through Attorneys Cuttings and Cham
berlin. Mrs. Hutchns, in asking payment
OF the claims against her. singles out the
quarterly inStal1ment of rent on her Paris
apartment as the most pressing claim.
She tells the court that unless Mr.. Dante
pays the sum of S:'2J now due thereon
her possessions in the Paris flat are likely
TO be sold and lost to her.
Other Claims Exceed $4,000.
The other claims are in excess of s., 600,
Mrs. Hutchins declares, and many suits
will be filed unless immediate arrange
ment is made for satisfying them.
In the report of Auditor Dent recon-
mending an allowance of s., 800 monthly
to Mrs. HutchinS. he suggested that the
bills or many of them. should be paid
by Mrs. Hutchins out of her allowance.
To this effort to transfer Indebtedness
already attached to the HutchinS estate
to her personally Mrs. Hutchins filed
an objection, and excepted to the report
on that ground
Attached to the petition of Mrs. Hutch
ins that the payment of these claims be
ordered in addition to her increased al
lowance of $1,000 made to her by Chief
Justice Clabaugh last month. are num-
ber of letters demanding payment OF
claims Among these is a bill from Nine.
L. Miniggio Of Paris for S1,5OS.6l due on
an open account on which the last charge
was made in October, 1909. Another bill
is for $1,2E3.4O due Maison Agnes of
Paris for wearing apparel furnished Mrs.
Hutchins to and including October y.
1900.
Bills in America, Too.
For robes and lingerie Doucet, the Pa
risian merchant writes to Mrs. Hutchins
for a settlement of what is called an "old
account for GOO francs
Among local creditors who are pressing
for settlement, as shown by the letters
submitted to the court by Mrs. Hutchins,
are liveryman. coal merchant, autoElO-
bile supplies dealer and druggist.
In filing his request to give bond Mr.
Dante explains to the court that he has
enjoyed the confidence of Stilson Hutch
ins for sixteen years. and during the past
seven years has had authority to draw
on the bank account of the financier the
x-gl1 fhn lot tA,.I hoe,
Mr.. Dante tells the court he is unable
to obtain personal surety and asks
leave to give a corporate bond at the
expense of the estate.
Attorneys Brandenburg & Branden-
burg, counsel for the trustee, have
served notice on opposing counsel and
on Attorney Nathaniel Wilson. ..,e
newly designated guardian of Stilson
Hutchins, that the matter will be called
to the attention of the court Friday
morning.
Always Ready to Give Bond.
Mr.. Dante reiterates his statement
that he has always been ready and
willing to give bond in this case as
soon as the court assumed jurisdiction
He also requests the right TO submit
his accounts at once to Auditor Dent
and asks that the case be referred to
the auditor.
Since the execution of the deed i'm trust
under which he holds the estate Mr.
Dante says he has from time to time
rendered accounts to Stilson Iutchns
which have heen approved by his enl-
ployer. Since last January, Mr.. Dante
says, he has been unable to confer with
Mir. iutchins by reason of the latter's
Illness
The trustee cafis attention TO the filing
of the custer suit against him by airs
Hutchins, and declares. that Chief Jus,lce
clabau2h at hearing on the rule TO
show cause issued against nim stated that
in the Judgment of the cour. there was
nothing To show that Mr.. Dante had not
been faithful 10 his trust, as a. eyed in
the suit of Mrs. liutchins.
Since his methods of administration
have been questioned. however, Mr.. Dante
informs the court lie is anxious and de-
Sirous of giving bond in such amount as
the court shall see tit to require