Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
COLLECTOR IN VIEW
Court Takes Action in Hutch
ms Will Contest.
DEFERS THE APPOINTMENT
Litigants Given Until Friday to
Reach an Agreement.
LEE HUTCHINS FILES CAvEAr
Widow of Financier Denies She Sc
cretly Removed Property From
This Jurisdiction.
DEFERS THE APPOINTMENT
LEE HUTCHINS FILES CAvEAr

To the latest VIII OF his rather, Sulson
IIutchins: the denial by Mrs. Rose
Keeling Hutchins OF the charge that
she removed "A portion of the estate 81
her husband from the jurisdiction IN
secret and the decision Of Justice Virgin
To name a collector or the estate marked
the proceedings OF today in the contest OF
the will OF the financier.
Justice Wright did not name the col
lector, but gave the attorneys and parties
IN interest in the estate until Friday
TO confer and see IL an agree
ment can be reached 10 the person
who shall represent the estate pending
the litigation over the three Wills left hs
Stilson Hutchins. In event Of a disagree
ment the court will select the collecto,
Lee Hutchins. who appears In the pro-
bate litigation for the first time TO-DAY.
presented a caveat In which he questions
the mental CONF etency OF his father
when he executed the will OF October.
1910. The son also alleges undue In
fluencs exercised by some persons not
named.
Mrs Rose Keeling Hutchins. the widow.
declares she removed only her personal
belongings when she went to Newpoit
for the summer. Both the widow ana
son deny any need for a collector
Questions Fathers Mentality.
In the caveat TO his fathers will Lee
Hutchins attacks the mental condition
of his parent In October. 1910. and Says
he was at that time incompetent men
tally to execute a viii. Another grourd
taken by Lee Hutchins is that the Will
was procured by opportunities. PERSIA
sions, misrepresentation and undue In
fiuence exercised by some person un-
named. Such influence. he claims. was
exercised at a time when his father was
too enfeeb. ed In mind and body to resist
the opportunities. and for this reason
the will does not express the free anu
voluntary act of Stilson Hutchfns.
Lee Hutchins is represented by Attor-
neys J. J. Darlington, Myer Cohen and
William G.. johnson and In his answer TO
the rule in the matter of collectorship
takes the position that there exists no
necessity for a collector. The son de-
clares the trust to William J. Dante has
not terminated and will not until an ex-
ecutor or admin strator be appointed
The court, he declares, has already as
sumed jurisdiction OF the estate anu
named Dante as trustee under bond OF
S125 900.
AS to the probability of loss to the
estate Lee Hutchins says the entire
personal property in 1903 Massachu-
setts avenue does not exceed $4,000 in
value and by the Will is bequeathed
to the widow. The paintings therein
are worth $4,000. he asserts. and the
library worth $1,000. These are In
possession OF his stepmother. he ad-
mits. but he points out that her dover
interest in his fathers estate is ample
security to the estate for any por-
lion Of this library and art gallery.
All the other property. he suggests. is
in the custody of the court.
Mrs. Hutchins Denies Charges.
Mrs Hutchins characterizes as false and
groundless the accusation OF Walter s.
Hutchins and Charles l.. Frailey, two oc
the executors. that she had In secrecy re-
moved from this jurisdiction certain per
sonal property belonging to tho estate OF
her husband. She says Walter Hutchins
had the opportunity to know what things
were removed from 1908 Massachusetts
avenue and states that a colored servant
in his employ walked up and down the
alley near the garage where the goods
We're being packed and observed the work
of the men packing the goods.
None OF the articles taken by her be-
longed to her husband, Mrs. Hutchins
says. but were all embraced in a bill OF
sale to her In 1909, which fact, she saw.
was known to Stilson Hutchins and pre-
sumably to Attorney Charles l.. Fraiey,
as copy of the bill of sac was in his
law office. The widow tells the court
she did not notify the two executors De
fore removing her goods. as she did not
understand she owed them any sucn duty.
When she was ready TO go to Newport
Mrs. Hutchins asserts. she removed the
goods which she desired to take with her
Everything was taken out OF the front
door, Mrs. Hutchins tells the court, car
rled UP the street and down side alley to
the garage. on the basement floor of
which the packing was done.
Walter Hutchins occupies the adjoining
house, the widow states, and the rear
windows OF his house command view
OF the side yard and OF the windows of
the garage where packing was i'm
progress.
The only articles taken by her. Mrs.
Hutchins states, were n Steinway piano
a box of silver, several bundles OF rugs
a couch. blankets. bed and tabl. linen
and trunks containing wearing apparel
All these things are her personal prop
erty, IL is stated.
Objects to Collector.
Mrs. Hutchins objects to the appoint
ment of a collector, and declares there is
no ground for fear that any loss will
occur to the estate pending the probate
litigation. Mr.. Dante Is in charge OF the
estate and is conserving II under the
order of court and after giving bond OF
$l25.O00.
Attorneys Cuttings Chamberiin rep
resent Mrs. Hutchins. and Attorney
Brandenburg & Brandenburg appear for
Trustee Dante. Walter s. Hutchins ana
Charles l.. Frailcy are represented by AT
torneys Z. II. Thomas, r. Ross Perry and