Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-17

'sYOu are "A little fool If You do.
"There will be - raised about thfn
before IL Is through
Those two remarks Miss Carlotta
Heath, the pretty 19-year-old heiress
who Is suing today in the Orphans
Court to have Frederick r. Maddox,
guardian, trustee and executor of the
estate of her grandmother and grand
father. removed, alleges were made to
her by Mrs. Maddox at the dinner
table in the handsome Heath home. 800
Roseville avenue, after four days
of silence between herself and her
guardian
been there since Tuesday. September 8.
when Miss Heath announced to her
guardian that she had seen e. A. & w.
t. Day, asking an accounting of the
estate, and also asking his removal
as her guardian.
But the silence at the dinner table
ended last night when Mr.. and Mrs.
Maddox left the Heath home at 800
Roseville avenue leaving Miss Heath
in charge, but with Mrs. Hamilton. a
60-year-old chaperon and housekeeper
of her own picking, in charge of the
premises.
At the Heath home today 1t was said
that the address of Mr. Maddox was
not known. Mrs. Hamilton, in the
absence of Miss Heath, said she be-
lieved that they had taken an apart
ment in the Roseville section, but just
where she did not know.
1t all came out in court today Miss
Heath, after the lawyers had finished
with the legal proceedings necessary,
took the stand and for two hours talked
so fast that at times Judge Martin and
Stenographer Walter Ressland gasped
for breath and asked her to go slower.
Miss Heath's story on the stand was
as follows; She said she was 10 years
of age last June, and since she was
years of age had lived at the family
home, 300 Roseville avenue. After the
death of her mother and father she
lived there with her grandmother and
grandfather, and after their death in
1906 with Mr.. Maddox and a care
taker.
She explained she was at school the
greater part of the time Three years
bBO Silb W hb at tAOStlG Hail. 1tON GAAy
Mass, and later at other schools.
Then she told how in 1909 or there
abouts, she did not remember the
exact date, she asked Maddox, her 1
guardian, how about the household ex-
penses.
And, according to her testimony. the
following arrangement was made
81 would pay one maid as my grand-
mother had always been able to get
along with one. and would pay for a
woman 30 do the washing. | agreed to
sell my horse and TO rent the stable
in the rear Of The home, and told my
guardian that the rent of the stable
would go toward paying the taxes on
the property. I also agreed to dispense
with the coachman.
We'll did ali this happen?" asked
Mr.. Day.
'Tt did not, came back the snappy
answer "The horse was still there,
the stable was not rented and Mrs.
Maddox was using them all the time.
All this time l was at school and sup
posed I was only paying for the serv-
ices of a housekeeper and a second
maid"
But" interjected Ralph E. Lum,
counsel for Mr.. Maddox, this all hap
pened during the summer and YOU
were not in school them
mo" flashed back Miss Heath II
was not but it was during that time
the arrangement was made"
did you ever ask for a statement of
accounts from Mr.. Maddox" suddenly
asked Mr.. Day, taking a new tack.
YES about two years ago, and then
[ told him wanted to know how much
| was worth. He told me he could not
state exactly, but that it was about
S15O,OOO. l asked him what my yearly
income was. He said he could not tel
Is come of the property owned by me
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