Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-12
ATTORNEY GEARY EXPLAINS
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Attorney John c. Geary explained a | deposit of s2,45s.33 which he was una Die to account for last week at the l nearing on the Bentley appeal from probate of MT. Geary's account as agent Tor Mrs. Julia c. Bentley, ad1ninistra- trlx of the estate of her husband the Iate Andrew J. Bentley, before Judge Milton Shumway in New London Tues day morning. MT. Geary said that after the hearing Tuesday at which he was asked to exp>ain the deposit and was unable to, he recalled what the de- | poslt was. He said it was the discount on a mote for s2.500 signed by him as trustee of the estate of Alexander S. Palmer of Stonington.
 MT. Geary was also questioned about tseveral amounts and items which the appellants claim are not in Mir. Geary's hccount and which should have been Icredited to the estate. He was asked about am item of $210 on June g. 1898 purportfng to be interest on a mortgage given by Jared Watrous. The witness sald that the amount had nothing to do with mortgage but that 1t was a set clement of claim for s7O0 which the estate had against Watrous. Mir. Wat rous' estate was declared insolvent at his death and the calm was settled for 50 per cent. which would give the
 
 that" said MT. Geary. In his explana tion of this item. Attorney Geary said that q wouldn't know anything about the affairs of the Bentley estate In the early days It was not until 1897 and idSsS that I became conversant with the affairs of the estate. after 1t had be- gun to borrow money"
 MT. Geary was asked about an item of SS50 appearing on the back of an i5nV6iOnA iT1cy lng money of the Bentley estate from wnich' it Is claimed, that one of the ex- ntolts introduced in the hearing. was made. Attorney Geary denied that the figures in the exhibit which shows a balance Of $9,o86 due MT. Geary at the time the Bentley estate sod it's
 plant at Fort Neck to the New Haven
 road Tor S50,oO0 were based upon the figures on the back of the envelope.
 MT. Geary was asked to explain what the SS50 was and why it was not in-
 cluded in the exhibit and he declared
 tha he did not recall what the mon4--
 was, whether it was a sinEel item u
 whether it was a total of several items
 He admitted that the figures were in his
 hanowrFlng, but he was unable to state what the amount was for.
 In answer to a question rsear5in, : statements of accounts introduced in the
 nearing, MT Geary said that they were compiled from memoranda of Mrs. Bent. ley and himself. Mr. Geary admitted that Mrs. Bentley had ceased to have , : checking account and did not keen hooks
 after Dec r. 15U2, while it is claimed that the statements in question were of
 transactions after that date.
 What memorar(h did Mrs. Ben+Ie1 nave rom which the statements coulc :. nave been made after she closed he, checking account" asked Attorney HuII
 ou'H nevsr find out from me be- cause don't know" answered MT. Gearv On pelng pressed for some idea as fl the nature of the memoranda used h, }, Mrs. Bentley, Attorney Geary renIisd !. am not going to give you a word pic y ture Of this thing. have told you re
 peatedly that don't know"
 | am asking the question in ZOO, l. fath, said Attorney Hull
 7 You are asking the impossible an, = the unreasonable" declared the witness l. MT. Geary was then asked ahon+ t1
 release of mortgage given by Georg T ELiott in 1895, of which MT. Geary sai e he had no recollection.
 Understand, major" answered M, ', Gearys every transaction they had di l. not pass through my hands,
 2, Attorney Hull asked him about tha rs I. lease of an attachment of $500 on Ma
 !o' 1853, which was claimed not to h l m the account. T don't recollect if l, said MT. Geary but if it was naid f d me it has been accounted for. There > no question about that. should ga,
 however, that the money was probabI
 paid at the mill, which accounts fr
 credlts regarding transactions on stat,
 nents made by William Oliver, bool N keeper at the mill"
 r. The witness attention was ca1led ta |. st item of the release of a mechanics, lie S. oy James Wilkinson in 1898, to whic W MT. Geary replied that he never receive he uhe money, which was probably maid h. the mill office. Attorney Geary said th; al ne had undoubtedly placed and release or several mechanics liens and attachment IT. T never handled the Wilkinson nonev E. he said '' Are you sure?" inquired Major Hu ic, am as sure as I am of anything NJ. lie was asked about the release of HeI he or Alfred G. M. Whipnle, Albert as boaTdnan and Elias Beckwith. of no,
 or which MT. Geary had recollection CT presume they were released by me. but h. so they were released because was to
 to-" '' li- can swear that I didn't get Il ut money, @7d if I did 1t is accounted for
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