New Britain herald., 1915-11-30
TESTIMONY AT ODDS
 IN BRADY EST. CASE
Statements of P. McCabe, Mrs. Brady and ". J. Noble Conflict
X QUESTION OF MEMORY

Witnesses for Heirs That First Pay
 ment of $2,5oo in February, 1914,
 Was for His Services in Full.
 Conflicting statements by witnesses featured the hearing before Judge B. F.. Gaffney the court of prot bate yesterday on the accounting ot Patrlck
 McCabe as co-executor of the estate Of ex-Representative Thomas ii. Brady. MT. McCabe had been pald s25OO for his services in FeprualS' 1914, and he said he believed he was entitled to $2,500 more for his ser vices since that time Mrs. Nellie J.
 Brady widow of Thomas H. Brady and a co-executor with MT. McCape, opposed the allowance on the ground
 that it had been understood that MT.
 McCabe was paid in full when he re-
 eeived the first $2,500. Part of the testimony was given in Yesterdays
 Herald and the hearing was in pro- gress when this paper went to press. Settling Disputes of Estate. On the witness stand MT. McCabe told of his work in settling the dis rutes between the estate and the Hartford Auto Parts company. MT.
 Brady, with three others, had signed an agreement guaranteeing the pay
 ment of the debts of the company up to $40,OOO. The three others were Charles Mueller, William H. Caldwell ard Dr. J. J. Andzulatis.
 Of this amount $2O,0O0 was paid and the Hartford National bank brought suit for the other $2O,O0O
 against the Brady estate. MT. Me- Cabe said he declined to pay although judgment was secured in superior court. The obligation was finally lifted from the estate during the re- adjustment period of the Auto Parts company, which released the estate from the burden. MT. McCabe said he was occupied for a long time on this matter.
 Explaining other work in connec- ton with his executorship, MT. Me- Cabe said he signed notes and checks and assisted in the sale of seventy-nine building lots, the prop each or total of $19,75O He be- lieved his duties entitled him to an allowance of $2,5OO more.
 Opposed Reorganization Plan.
 Several meetings of the directors and stockholders of the Hartford Auto Parts company were held, MT. Brady said, and he was in attend ance. He told of one meeting where it was proposed to reorganize. Major Wilcox, he said, suggested that the stockholders surrender their holdings and receive in re- turn fifty per cent. of the stock of a new company, expressing the opinion ii a seven per cent dividend. All the stockholders were willing to sign an agreement of this nature except MT. McCabe, representing the Brady estate, and a few others. MT. McCabe said he told the stockholders he would not sign unless the company relieved the estate of MT. Brady's signature as the endorser of a guarantee to pay the debts of the concern. One lawyer at the meeting, on learning of MT. Me- Cabe's attitude, remarked: Well, we
 may as well go back to Hartford and rut the company into bankruptcy
 MT. McCabe resented this statement and said that if any one was to
 initiate bankruptcy proceedings it should be the Brady estate as it was the heaviest creditor.
 Referring to the sale of building
 lots, MT. McCabe said he was fre- quently called on by MT. Caldwell for advice, which he gave. He told of the transfer of 8 strip of land in the l west end to Philip Corbin. This land was valued at $9,000 and was mort gagged for that amount to Philip Cor
 bin, grandfather of the present
 Philip The latter inherited the mort gage and gave notice that he wanted it paid. In lieu of payment, MT.
 Caldwell and the Brady estate trans
 ferred the land to Mr. Corbin, MT. McCabe said.
 MT. McCabe was cross-examined by
 Judge William J. Malone of Bristol,
 counsel for the Brady heirs. He l asked Judge Gaffney for a ruling as
 to whether the claim for compensa- l ton made by MT. McCabe was for his
 entire stewardship or for the time
 which has elapsed between the pay
 nlent of the first $2,50O and the pres
 ent. Judge Gaffney did not make a
 ruling but expressed the opinion that
 it was for the latter period
 Mrs. Brady Thought $2,5OO Excessive. | Under questioning, MT. McCabe said | he had a conversation with Mrs
 Brady on the day he received the i first $2, ,5OO and she thought that
 amount excessive but later agreed to 1 the payment He said all checks from | the Brady estate were sent out from ! the office of the Brady Electric and Manufacturing company at AZ Center