Putnam patriot., 1913-12-05
BRINGS SUIT TO
SETTLE ESTATE
New Move in Hotchkiss Fight
Calling for Final Accounting
DAUGHTER MAKES CLAIM
Application Made In Matter OF $780,
900 Estate-Testator Died in 1854
Widow Left Money TO Vale Sub
lect to Daughters Use.

Especial Hartford Correspondenee)
Hartford chapter in the
history of the estate of Henry o.
Hotchkiss and Marie A. F, Hotehkiss.
his widow, was written when Watrous
4 Day, representing Marie Cakes
Hotchkiss, a daughter. made appllea-
ton. at New Haven, that John q.
Tilson, who was appointed adminisra.
tor de bonis non of the estate OF Ma
RE A. f. Hotehkiss. be ordered TO
make final accounting and thus wind
up the estate. The claim is made IN
the application that there is now
nothing in the estate Of Marie A. +.
Hotchkiss. the property all having
been distributed years ago.
Henry o. Hitehkiss died in 1884
and in 1883 Marie A. +. Hotehkiss
filed a report with the probate court
showing that the estate was valued
at $3.50. 600. Marie A. F. Hotehkiss
died in 1912. leaving an estate of $500.
900. This money she left to Yale with
life use to the daughter, Marie Cakes
Hotchkiss.
About a month ago Attorney Prem
tice w. Chase, representing a grand
child, Louise Thorndyke Good
enough. of Los Angeles. Cal, filed a
motion for the distribution OF the
Henry o. Hotchkiss estate, claiming
that no distribution of that estate
had ever been made, Marie Cakes
Hotchkiss then set up that at the
time OF the death of Henry y
Hotchkiss all the heirs had agreed
that the property should 20 as oil
rected in an unsigned will fouad pN
the heirs. This will provide that al
of the estate except $4,000 should
go to the widow. OF this SS5,0eo
$40, 600 was left TO each of two sons
and $4,000 to the daughter. judge
ellison denied the motion for the
general distribution of the estate, but
appointed John Q. Tilson as sort
of a guardian of the interests OF the
grandehild. Colonel Tilson, has just
brought suit In the Superior Court
against the estate demanding an &C
counting.
The application sets up that all OF
| the claims were paid and all expenses
adjusted and that the property was
distributed In accordance with the
agreement signed by the heirs and
that hence there is nothing now in the
estate.
Apples In Bolton.
Wells - Phelps, who has been buy
| ing apples in this State to ship tt
Massachusetts. where they are very
scarce and bring good prices. ha'
| found the apples around Middletowr
| fine and freest from the rot OF any hs
| ever bought. In the Bolton section
| however. there is much OF the rot
| Sprayer apples have not escaped
either. They seem to rot just af
easily. 1t is good illustration oi
| the lack of any method in the selling
| OF farm produce that apples sold las
| week from Middletown brought 80 Z
| barrel wholesale while apples at Boil
ton have been slow and hard to sell
| One lot OF 100 barrels has stood al
| the fall waiting for a customer. II
| Colorado the apple growers have co
operated in selling and sell their pro
duct by grade.
Judge Welch's Action Proper.
The action OF Judge Thomas +
| Welch of the probate court In South
| ington, who as acting Judge in the pro
| bate court in New Britain, removed
| Joseph II. Clark OF that city as exc
| cutor and trustee under the will o
| his mother, Bridget Clark was sus
tained by Judge William s. Case In I
| decision filed with the clerk OF the Su
| perior Court. The probate proceed
| ings for the removal OF Joseph wer'
| instituted by his sister, Mrs. Eliza
| beth Clark Watkins and his brother
| Johs Clark. He appealed from thu
| order of removal and Judge Cas-
| heard the appeal and sustained the OF
| der Of Judge WEIGH In removing him.
Morgan's Gift to Library.
Former United States Treasure
Daniel ~ Morgan, OF Bridgeport. VIII
has already presented several volume
and other matters of interest to tn
| State Library, includlng the taDis oi
| which the Emancipation Proclamation
was signed by President Lincoln, ha
| iust added another substantial gif
in the form of two packing cases fal
OF books from his personal library
collected during his Official life a
| Bridgeport and Washington. ID. c.
Meeting Of State Grange.
]. Arthur Sherwood. of Easton, mas
ter a the State grange, and l.. +
Healey, Of Woodstock, member @
the executive committee, were i
| Hartford, making arrangements TO
the annual session Of the grang
which will be held in Foot Guard Hal
there on January 10, IA and Is. A
that time there will be two ordinat
| oranges. and It Is expected that larg
number Of members will be present L
receive the sixth degree OF the order
Delegate TO Chicago.
Governor Simeon e. Baldwin has az
pointed Or. Frank A. Ingram. OF Ear
ford, deputy commissioner to domesti
ANIMALS. to be the DELEGATE from thi
| State at the meeting Of the Live Stoci
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