Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
PERMISSION TO FILE BOND
Trustee Also to Submit Accounting
of Estate Affairs.
ATTORNEY WILSON'S PETITION
Desires Permission as Guardian to
Represent Stilson Hutchins in
All Legal Proceedings.

Trustee Dante won victory today be-
fore Chief Justice Clabaugh in the litiga-
tion involving the estate of Stilson Hutch
ns the local fnancier who il is claimed,
is dangerously i'll The chief justice as
sumed jurisdiction of the suit brought by
the trustee asking the aid Of the court
in the administration of the estate, ac-
ceded to tho request of Mr.. Dante that
he be allowed to give bond for the faith
full performance of his duty. and directed
than the trustee file within ten days a
complete accounting of the affairs of the
estate since March. 1910. when the deed
in trusN conveying the property to him
was signed by Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchins
Attorney f. G. Brandenburg, for the
trustee asked the court to approve a
bond for S10o,OoO Mr.. Cuttings objected
and stated that, as the expense of the
bond was to be borne by the estate. he
thought the penalty should be fixed at
$2t1.cn. The chief justice set the figure
at $4,000.
Petition Filed by Guardian.
Nathaniel Wilson, appointed guardian
for Stilson Hutchns in the suit of ,he
.rustee. today filed a petition in the
counter suit brought by Mrs. Hutchins
as next friend Of her husband for the
removal of Trustee Dante
Mr.. Wilson asked the court to dismiss
that proceeding. assigning as his reason
that If he was TO represent Mr.. HutchinS
under the courts appointment he should
appear for him in all matters touching
the estate. and that Mrs. Hutchins should
not be allowed to continue to appear in
the same court as next friend of MIR.
Hutchins. The guardian suggested that
II Mrs. HutchinS desired she might be al
lowed to file cross bill in the suit
brought by the trustee for the admins
tration of his trust by the court.
No action was taken by the court on
the suggestion of Mr.. Wilson, which
was filed in the removal case. on which
no hearing was before the chief justice.
Declaring that the litigation over the
estate of Mr.. Hutchins has been COM
plicated more largely by the feeling
among counsel than from the opposi-
tion of the parties in interest, Chief
not the slightest doubt of the proper
action to be taken by the court He
referred to the fact that the trustee
had been selected by the party having
had been acquiesced in by Mrs. Hutch
inS.
Confidence in the Trustee.
The court had no reason to believe.
said Chief Justice Clabaugh. that the
trust, which had been administered with
out bond, had in the least been violated,
and intimated the court would take
no steps to remove such trustee except
for grave cause.
Taking up the question of paying the
Paris bills of Mrs. Hutchns and other
pressing claims against the estate. con-
cerning which Mrs. Hutchins complained
she was being dunned" and about which
the asked ingfructiOnG the court
directed that all such bills be first pre-
sented to Nathaniel Wilson, as repre-
sentative of Stilson Hutchins. Such bills
as Mr. Wilson approves. the court said.
should be liquidated by the trustee at
once. Owners or representatives of dis
puted claims should apply to the court for
leave to intervene in the trustees suit
and have the court pass on the question
Of the estates liability for their payment.
Objection Raised.
Hutchins. son OF the financier. objected to
an order requiring the trustee to pay
bills at this time. He stated the position
of the sons of Mr.. Hutchins has been al
ways to make all necessary allowance
for the comfort of their father, but de-
ciared the estate is amply solvent and no
harm would be done by waiting until the
liability of the estate for the Indebtedness
could be passed on by the court He ex-
pressed his acquieseence in the request
of Trustee Dante to be allowed TO file a
bond and render an accounting
The petition of Mr.. Wilson to stay OF
dismiss the so-called next friend suit OF
Mrs. Hutchins sets forth that the guar
dian has been advised by physicians to
Mr.. Hutchins that ii would be injurious
10 the patient for the guardian to visi,
him.