The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-24
Old ShoWmen Recall EyentfuI Careers OIL
Principals Involved In Recently In
StItuted Litigation
Under VIII Drawn Several Years Ago Mrs. Bailey Is Said to
Have Left Mrs. Hutchinson, Her Sister, Now Of This
City, ReSiduay Legacy Equal to That Of Her
Brothers and Sister

| sistance OF McCaddon who eventually
1 was released from his trouble and re-
turned. to- New York.
There was an eStrangenent between
McCaddon and his sister and brother
/ in-la,w, Mrs: and Mr.. Bailey, but ina
meddateIy after the death of Mr.. Bal
ley he went to live at the country
home with his sister, where Mrs.
Hatcafinson also resided as member
of the Family. Mrs. Hutchinson had
been a. member of the family for 81
years, taking care of both the country
home and prior to that the New York
| City home during the circus season
with Mr.. Bailey in the interests Of his
different shows. About a month after
Mr. Bailey's death Mrs Bailey made
a will wherein she left ~11er property,
requests, to be divided equally be-
tween her brothers and sisters. In
1908 she made another will wherein
she left specific requests as before,
but stated that her sister, Mrs. Hutch
inson, be left only life annuity of
| $4,000 Mrs. Hutchinson contends in
this VIII that Joseph T. McCaddon
wrongful1y Influenced his sister, Mrs.
Bailey, because OF an enrnity toward
her d1drs. Hutchinson'S1 sons who had
faithfully worked for Mr.. Bailey and
ferent shows were disposed of. She
contends that she viii be able to show
| that McCaddon was determined that
the Hutchinson boys should never
share in the uncle's estate.
Mrs. Hutchinson employed John T.
Bottom q lawyer of Denver, Colorado,
ises. He has been in New York and
the vicinity for two weeks, with the
result that he and counsel he has as
ISOLATED with him, johnson and Mills.
pf1en of New York city, have organ
lied comp1adntfu contest now filed.
The inventory OF James A. Bailey,
as filed by his widow, as executrix,
does not show that ne had any stocks
and bonds beyond those connected
with amusement enterprizes where
Court at White Plains in Mrs. Bai1ey's
estate shows a long list of bonds and
stocks in railroad, paper manufactur-
ing, mining and other enterprises in
Mrs Hutchfnson's 3 attorneys contend
that the inventory of Mrs. BaiIey's es-
a demand upon Mr. Joseph T. McCad-
don, who is the only resident executor
and trustee, the other brother resid-
ing in GAINESVILLE, Ohio for an exam
ination of the books and have given
notice that they will make applica-
tfOn on February 3rd for an order re
straininE the executors from making
any distribution OF the property to
themselves as benefciaries under the
will, or to the sister, Mrs. Harper. 1T
is understood that the executor short
twenty-five thousand dollars to the
defendant. Ralph Gage Spencer. who
is the son Of the deceased sister of
Mrs. Bailey and who resides in New
Britain, Connecticut.
It is understood the trial of this will
contest will be somewhat spectacular
as among the witnesses who will tes-
tify relating to the undue influence
charged by Mrs. Hutchinson, will be
Colonel William H Cody BufKaIo
Bid; w. w. Cole, one of the veteran
showmen and who was at one time
interested with Mr. Bailey as the
owner of the Barnum and Bailey
shows, Adams, Forepaugh and Sells
company; Major John NJ Burke,
we'll known newspaper man who has
been associated with Colonel Cody
his personal representative for many
years, who accompanied him IN all his
receptions at the different courts of
Europe; and other well known char
acters in the show world.
Under her last will Mrs. Bailey left
s., 900 to Wood1awn Cemetery; $1,700
to a grand niece. Anna Louisa Hutch
inson, daughter of Charles r. Hutch
inson; $4,000 to Ralph Gage Spencer,
a son of a, deceased sister; $4,000 a
year to plaintiff and residue to be di-
vtded equally between two McCaddon
brothers and other sister, Mrs. Har-
per.