The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-18
BILL Of PARTICULARS
FILED BY ATTORNEY
O. c. Nelson Tells Why He
Wants $4,000 in Walker
Will Contest Case.
HAS BEEN PAID S400]
Reviews Various Steps in SEN
sational Litigation Which
Began in This City.


Walker now comes down from Seattle
Wash
It is in the form of a bill oil partlcu
lars compiled and enumerated by a'
torucv O. C., Nelson of Salt Lake City
vino is suing Mrs. Althea Walker, wld
ow of D. F. Walker, for alleged unpaid
fees amounting to tho sum OF Sa9'ooo'
Mr.. Nelson filed suit in the superior
rourt of the state OF Washington, de-
mandinp from Mrs. Walker the sum OIL
$4,000 for services rendered, at the
same time detailing in his complaint
the fact that 800 OF the amount mad
been paid.
Bill Sets Out Case.
Mrs. Walker contested the action and
demanded a statement showing III Psi-
ficularizcd form the nature or the serN,
ices alleged to have been performea
bv Nelson in her behalf, together Win
dates OF discharge Of these services and
the time devoted to them. The bill or
psrticulars now to be filed at Seattle
l,e Mr.. Nelson purports to give infor"
nation as in compliance with the
court 's order procured by Mrs. walker
These papers trace the contest case
from it's beginning. giving the olstory
OF the litigation and detailing the part
taken therein bv Attorney O. C. Nelson
OF this city. They recitc that on Sep
tcmber 30. 1910. Sarah A, Paul fled an
action III the Third district court OF
Utah against Althea Walker, alleging
the exercise bv the latter Of undue IN
nucncc upon ID. r. Walker, deceased,
to the end that he bequeathcd all Of h.
property holdings to Mrs: Walker,
al ~, in his
will for lis children, Of whom Sarah A,
Paul is one. A receiver and an ac-
counting of all property were demand /.
ed. together with restraining order |
preventing Mrs. Walker from dispos |
ING of any property pending settlement
Of the suit,
October }. 1910. Mrs. Walker moved |
the Third district court 10 set aside It's !
order requiring her TO testify as TO the
location Of property belonging to her
and 10 the estate Of ID. r. Walker, de-
ceased. This motion was overruled and |
Mrs, Walker was ordered to testify as
heretofore required.
Up TO Federal Court.
October 10 1910. Mrs. Walker peti.
toned the Third district court to re-
move the cause TO the federal court for
the district Of Utah. This was done
October II. 1910, and ON October Is,
1910. the federal court allowed the mo-
ton of Mrs. Walker that she be not
required to testify concerning the prop
rrtv designated. At the same time Il
demurrer To the complaint of Sarah 4.
Paul WAS argued and submitted 10 the
federal court.
October -, 1910. Sarah A. Paul filed
in thc federal court an affidavit allcg.
ING; among other things. that Mrs.
Walker had removed in an automobile
about s 100000 worth of property
stocks. bonds and other evidences of
security. from the state of Utah TO
Seattle. Wash. Thcreupou Althea Wal
ker Was ordered 10 appear in the fed.
cral court within ten days and shog;
ranse whv she should not be declared
IN contcmpt Of the court.
-. {. Nelson, as attorney for Mrs.
Walker during all these proceedings
and those coming subsequently. went
TO San Francisco. Cal, to consult with
Attoruey John +. Bennett and +. G..
tsvhonld. and to procure af1idavits
tending to show that Mrs. Walker
should not he adindgcd in contempt,
However,. tue federal court afterwards
rcanired that Mrs. Walker submit her
sclf I" examination before a master in
clsucery. to give testimony concerning
thc property involved,
Denies Any Contempt.
December Is. 1910. Mrs. Walker an.
pearcd before Charles Baldwin. master
III cbsUcery. The hearing occupvinr
about ten days. Nelson then prepared |
hric! rlting authorities To show that
MIS-. Walker was not in contempt and |
TINS was duly submitted TO the federal |
court. i''''" "i
III Is hlrthcr stated in tho bill of
paf'irulets that IT was upon Inc ad- |
wee of Nelson that Mrs. Walker left
Utah and went to Seattle. Wash Moan
while, %, +. Walker, ,Ir.. bad been an.
Pointed special administrator IN the |
estate OF his father, and Sarah 4. Paul
dWnpoed her service of citation out |
or the probnte court of the state of |
Ctah, serving upon Altbea Walker the
ord'r OF the court commsn snding her 10 |
appear and give testimony In accord. |
anrc WIN demand Of the specinI ad- !
innistrstor, 4 referee was appointcd |
Ior the purpose of taking this testi |
nlopy and the hearing occupied nearly |
four days. '''"i's
February II. 1911, AIthca Wallor
iiled An answer to the compIaint nj |
Sarab \. Paul, and at the same limo
ii,.a & cross bill. Then Sarah 4. PAM
~ ten dys filed an amended nannr "ra rr
this An answer was filed bv Mrs VI
ker. "Fs' wal
Sensational Charges.
If was in the ameaded complaint that
Tarmh cara, y, Paul alleged that Althea
walker had, by spiritual seunccs mn
duly influenced b. +. walker de-. %
ceased, to deed and turn over 10 her
property OF the value of one million
tive hundred thousand dollars.,' II
was also charged that s.,f
the said d. +. Walker was SICK and
weak, and not strong enough to re-
ssi the influences of the attendant
Althea Walker. she induced him To-
make over to her and in her name
vast amounts Of property Tho com.
plaint likewise alleges that the will Of
ID. z. Walker was void because ~
failed 10 mention any Of the chill.
dren,'i
Pursuit of litigation following nro.
scntatIou of the complaint of Sarah
y. Paul involved four separate and