The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
WIFE TRUSTED ALL
T0JUDGE RUSSELL
Was Hilton Heiress and Gave
Nearly S1.OOO.O0O TO Him
without Receipt.
HIS WILL REVEALS FACT
She Gets 81, 583, 725 From His
Estate, Including Her
Own Fortune.

A wife who trusted her husbands Judg-
ment In financial matters so completely
that she permitted him to handle nearly
81 zoo. 900 OF her money and to invest
and reinvest the same without asking
for an accounting or inquirlng into the
condition OF her estate for thirteen years
Is revealed in the appraisal filed yester-
day OF the estate OF ex-Justice Horace
Russell. who died on June II. 1919
Judge Russelrs widow is Mrs. jose
phne Hilton Russell, one Of the three
children of the late Judge Henry Hilton
and heir TO one-thlrd OF her fathers
s6,OOo.0oo estate. Judge Hilton died in
1899. and Immediately afterward Mrs.
Russell began 20 receive her share of the
estate.
Her interest was paid in amounts OF
5000. 900 and smaller sums. but the checks
were Immediately turned over to Judge
Russell. who deposited them in an ac-
count over which both he and his wife
had power OF attorney On each check
Judge Russell indorsed u r." indicating
that the checks belonged 20 his wife.
Mrs. Russelrs confidence In her hus-
bands ability to manage her investments
properly was due to some extent to the
fact that he had been Judge Of the
Superior Court OF New York for three
years and for long period was counsel
10 the estate OF A. r Stewart, Of which
Judge Hilton was an executor. He was
also one OF the executors OF Judge HI
tons will.
When Transfer Tax Appraiser John V.
a Hat,
Russells estate IL becama necessary for
him to question Walter Cheetham, Judge
Russells secretary and bookkeeper. con-
corning every check deposited by Judge
Russell for thirteen years IN order to
establish legal proof that the money
represented by the checks really be-
loHgcd L. Mrs Russell.
The appraiser found that Judge Rus
sells total estate was Sl.742.5Os. but
out OF this sum ss26.30l remained owinl;
20 his wife ~ III" tim. OF his death. From
The time Mrs. Russell began receiving her
interest In her fathers estate until her
husband died sh" turned over to him over
$685., and during that period he paid
her or used for her beneht t33O.l54
judge Russell also owed 100000 to
the Chemical National Bank. and his ne;
estate. subject 10 total deductions 81
s71c.7s3. amounted 90 sqG5.7c5. OF this
amount the testator gave ss57.i2i 20 his
wife. - that she not only got back ali
her Owl, money which had passed through
Judge Russells hands bu. practically the
entire estate OF her husband as we'll.
In his will Judge Russell gave zoo
shares of Western Union stock TO his
daughters, Eleanor. Josephine and MARI.
and he also gave 100 shares OF - stock
20 Mrs Lucy \ Brown. with who's, nus
band he studied Law. Al the time OF his
death ha had disposed OF all lls Western
Union STOCK. 80 nothing passed under
,hese Requests
Tho only leRacies IN IN. will which
were carried out. IN addition 10 the resid-
ruar. bequcs' 20 the widow. were the
follow sums - his associates IN hia
Law office George NJ Wright. James $
Darcy. Edward u. Loughman and Wal
TER choethaIn. 1000 each Louis Ha--
-ison. 5000, and Daniel Lamothe and
Thomas Il. Clark 500 each.
He gave the following surus 10 his
household servants in his city home at =,
PARK avenue ard his country place n
southampton, l.. l.: Carl Bengston and
Francis D.egan. 81 oo0 each Emily and
Alice Rogers, $500 each. and Sarah Cor
coran Taylor and Molly Hanlon Plat.
$3.50 each
Mrs. Russell. who was questioned at
length in the appraisal proceedings. said
MY husband never made any account
ing OF the money. but ne told me what
ne had done ana | was satisfied. left It
10 his Judgment and he invested Il ror
me, ! didn't care what he did with the
money because ! knew would get IL
back"
The bulk Of the estate consisted OF
10000 shares Of United States Steel pre-
fcrred. appra ised at 81 .0+5,0OO The next
largest holding was 1000 shares OF North.
ern Pacific, worth s2i2.75o. Judge Rus
sells pictures. books and works OF art
IN his town and country houses We're
worth sG63