The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-10-21
Henry Hastings, Admr. for
Durkee Estate, Gives Out
Warning to All.
MAY YET FIND DURKEE BONDS"

Sale of stock in the Durkee claim
is to stop. Following the action of
the circuit court in upholding the ac-
tion of the county court in the appoint
ment of Attorney Henry J. Hastings
OF this city as administrator de bonis
non of the estate of Charles Durkee,
Attorney Hastings has issued warn
ing to all people who may be interest
ed that no stock in the "Durkee
claims' cgainst the United States gov
yernment are for sale. He has declared
that no claims On such stock will be
recognized by the administrator reg
ularly appointed by the court and that
traficking in the alleged millions of
the Durkee estate are at an end. In
speaking Of the matter this morning,
Mr.. Hastings said: Gas the only per-
son authorized to speak for the estate
Of Charles Durkee by the courts hav-
ing jurisdiction desire to say that I
have authorized the sale of no stock in
the claims Of the estate against the
government or any one else and shall
not authorize any sale of -tock. If
there is any estate of Charles Durkee
to be administered it is to be admin
istered by the courts of Kenosha coun-
ty for the benefit Of such people as may
be properly adjudged the heirs to the
estate. No stock that has been sold
can have any value under the order
of the court recently issued. [ desire
at once to put an end to any unfair
traficking in the alleged claims of the
Durkee estate. If this estate is found
to have anything coming from the gov
eminent | am hopeful that the amount
will in time be discovered and paid to
the heirs but to no other party. There
is no intention on my part to in any
way perpetuate any swindle that may
have been practiced by unauthorized
persons.o
Attorney Hastings declares that since
his appointment as administrator de
bonis non Of the estate has been vail
dated by the court he has entered upon
his duties and that he is making a care
full examination into all claims of the
heirs against the government. During
the past few days Attorney Quinton of
Topeka, Kas., has visited the Kenosha
attorney and he has given him informa-,
ton which he declares to be authori
tative. In this statement the attorney
from Kansas insists that Charles Dur
kee did leave on deposit in the sub
treasury at Washington certain papers
and documents. uThis statement opens
the door to interesting speculation, +"
said Attorney Hastings, and am
going into the matter just as fast as
[ can. Judge UT who has made con-
siderable study of the case ha7 asserted
to me that at the time of the sale of
the bonds of the Pacific Railways COM
pany there was one block of 100000
worth of the bonds that never was ac-
counted for. Of course it is possible
that these are the Durkee bonds which
have been so often referred to. | am
not saying they were but I am seeking
to find out. -
MI. HASTINGS uec1dFeu that nc dHtlci-
pated that the men in Utah who have
been responsible for the sale of stock
in the claim would appeal the case
from the decision of Judge Belden to
the supreme court of the state. " With
such an appeal it might be possible to
continue the sale of stock, said the
attorney, but I want to give such
publicity to the matter that people
will be slow to invest