New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-19
SHRTNKAGE FOUND
IN MOORE ESTATE
Referee Shows That Widow,
Morgan'S Friend, Lost
About $1,500,000.
BIG SUMS SPENT
BY AGED WIDOW
Report Finds That Executors Car
ried Out Terms of Will
Honestly and Capably.

Surrogate Cohslan confirmed yesterday
the report OF NJ. Joseph McCloskey
referee appointed to take the accounting
Of the dealings OF William 3. Lloyd and
William r. Lloyd & Co, bankers and
brokers, with Mrs. Anna Moore, who died
July Il, 1913, and over whose will there
was contest She was the widow OF
James Amory Moore
Mrs Moore left the residue OF her estate
to found a home for convalescents, in
memory Of her husband. She left $4,000
10 Mr. Lloyd and named him executor
Of her will. Because OF the objections
filed i'm the Surrogate's Court by three
brothers. two sisters four nieces and
four nephews of Mrs. Moore, Mr.. Lloyd
demanded that referee he appointed to
take his accounting.
With the fortune Mr.. Moore left his
wife and her own she at one time pos
scssed about 100000, which the referees
report says has become depleted until
now il amounts to only $iO6,l72. This loss
OF assets TO the property OF Mrs. Moore.
who was sixty-fye years old at the time
Of her death. Mr.. McCloskey points out
Was due TO the Improbable speculations
she made or authorized. The referee
found the conduct OF Mr.. Lloyd and his
firm absolutely proper, and the contesting
relatives have approved the finding.
Mrs. Moore was we'll acquainted with
the late ]. y. Morgan, and on the trial
Of the contest over her will George A.
Viehmann, the attorney who drew her
last will, testified: My client told me
that Mr. Morgan, who knew her well, said
she ought to have companion, and not
run all over Europe alone. So she picked
out an English nobleman she thought
would be congenial and was seriously
considering matrimony. She was an old
lady-about sixty-hve. / should judge
and I suppose Mr.. Morgan thought she
should have some one to look after her. "
1t was in 1904 that Mrs Moore came
into the residue Of the estate Of her hus-
band. so that the $4o6l72 now on hand
shows a shrinkage Of about $4,000, due
10 her extIavagant habits, the referee
says
1t is noted" he continues, that from
the inception OF her control Of the residu-
airy estate OF James Amory Moore the
disbursements of Mrs. Moore greatly ex-
cecded her income and resulted in
steady depletion of the principal.
From August, 1904. 10 July, 1918. 1885,
So was paid out from the account of
Mrs. Moore with Lloyd & CO. by her
checks. while there were miscellaneous
charges against her for gifts she made
and funds paid out by her amounting to
$3.50 more. In that period the income
from her property amounted to Al7,s2e.
Following the panic OF 1907 the losses on
the speculations and Refreshments OF
Mrs. Moore reached SlS7. 49S, and the losses
in speculations, depreciation and expendi-
lures amounted TO S,S76,l75, leaving a
balance OF $06172.
Lloyd g. Co. have turned over to Leslie
j. Tompkins, temporary administrator Of
the estate, securities valued at SOS, l3O.
Mrs Moore disposed Of little more
than 10000 in her will in specific legacies,
so that If the will stands there will be
about 10000 left for the cOnvalescents'
home.