Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
MRS. HUTCH|NS SEEKS
ALLOWANCE OF COURT
Asks for Money to Meet Daily
Obligations Pending Settle
ment of Estate.

Declaring that she is in greatly
Strengthened circumstances and that Il Is
impossible for her 10 meet her daily obli-
cations or properly maintain herself in
accordance with her station in life. Mrs
Rose keeling Hutchins today asked tho
Probate Court to give her an ALLOW ance
pending the settlement OF the estate ~
her husband. Stilson Hutchins. The es-
tate Is valued at 100000
she requests that William j. Dante. col-
lector Of the estate be directed 10 nav
her on demand from time to time such
sums as will not exceed one-third mart ~
her share OF the personal estate. pro-
vided she gives bond to return such al
Sances with interest when directed an :,
do by order of court Mrs. Hutcb,r.
says the collector has on hand 500 90
IN excess OF the personal obligations nr
her dead husband
Since her husbands death no,,
thirteen months ago. Mrs. Hutchtn.
tells the court. she has not recei, a.
one cent from the estate, although sha
alleges she is entitled TO an inceme 80
$4,000 annually. This amour, is a..
lionaire ~ itt
Because Of the failure. 10 receive an
allowance. the widow states. she has
been obliged to borrow money by plsr-
Ing mortgages on her property IN order
10 protect her interest and prevent tho
SAFE or her personal property In Paris
and to maintain herself Her home a
1903 Massachusetts avenue Northwest
has been sold for non-payment OF taxes,
the court is advised.
Says Sons Have Possession.
The widow charges that while .h.
has been deprived OF help from the
estate the two sons of her deceased
husband have been permitted to re-
main in possession of parts OF thu
| estate which. she alleges. they have
been using for their individual profit.
The charge is in general terms. and in
no way specifies advantage allowed
the sons.
For long time before his death, Mrs.
| Hutchins asserts. Stilson Hutchins
| maintained for the benefit of himself
and wife the house at 1903 Massachu-
| setts avenue northwest, a large coun-
| try estate in New Hampshire and an
| apartment in Paris. France The main
tenance of these establishments. ac-
| cordfng to the widows estimate cost
| s., 900 monthly.
| In 1905 Mr.. Hutchins conveyed the
Washington home to her she states.
and later gave her nearly all its fur
| nishfngs and equipment. and in 1909
| transferred to her the furnishings OF
| the Paris apartment. Since his death.
Mrs. Hutchins says. she finds herself
| with two expensive establishments 10
| maintain. with taxes due and the rent
OF the Paris apartment overdue and
| unpaid, without any advance from the
estate to aid her in her necessity.
Cites Former Allowance.
Through Attorneys Cuttings & Cham
berlin. the widow calls the courts at
tention to the allowance made her by
the Equity Court, prior to the death of
her husband. which stopped at his de-
mise. She later made two applications
for relief I'm equity, requesting that she
be allowed $4,000 monthly out OF the
rents from the real estate, both OF
which were refused because OF the fail
ure of Mrs. Hutchins to elect whether
she would take her dover only I'm the
4 estate or stand as legatee under her
husbands will, which gives her 50 per
cent of the estate. A contest is In
progress over the validity OF the will.
When the Equity Court had denied her
requests Mrs. Hutchins appealed to the
Court OF Appeals, which, while sustain-
| ing the finding of the Equity Court.
intimated that the widow might have
redress in a petition to the Probate
Court such as she filed today.