Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-18
GEARY MADE NO CHANGES
 IN BENTLEY ESTATE AocoUN


 Attorney John c. Geary's financial deal irxs with Mrs. Julia c. Bentley, admin istratrix of the estate of her husband, the late Andrew J. Bentley, former may or of New London, were explored fur ther in the hearing on the appeal if the heirs of the Bentley estate from MT. Geary's account as attorney and agent for Mrs. Bentley before Judge Milton A. Shumway in New London Wednes- day.
 Attorney Geary finished his direct ex- animation about five minutes after court came in Wednesday when Judge Charles Waller. counsel for MT. Gea<y, stated that he was through with the witnesses and Attorney Hadlai A. Hull council for the heirs began his cross examination.
 The cross examination was at times enlivened by clashes between MT. Geary and Mr. Hull one of which was the re- senting by MT. Geary of a supposed insinuation concerning the whereabouts of an account filed by Mir. Geary in the probate court in 1910. At another time Mir Geary appealed to the court against the airing in court of his personal deal Ings with private individuals.
 Attorney Hull began his cross exam ination by asking the witness what changes had been made in the account over the one filed with the probate court and sMr. Geory replied that that is in dicated by the testimony.
 If you refused to give testimony 1t is going to make it. very awkward" re- piled Major Hull to which MT. Geary re- piled that he could not tell what charges | had been made. "I have probably. made some changes and if you will. call my attention to them will testify regarding them" said the witness.
 Mir Cearv denied making any eXhanSt- | i've examinations of his account since tte hearing in the probate ciurt about year ago saying that he had merely | looked for and found some check books l stubs since that time. Have you. made any notifications of the accounts?" he was asked, to which MT. Geary replied None that affect the result"
 Attorney Geary did not recall using any of the $50 900 which was turned over | to him from the sale of the plant of the Columbia Steam Saw & Flaming Mills, operated by the Bentley estate, for his personal purposes
 MT Geary was questioned closely re- garding the item of $500 interest on ports of the s5o,ooo.
 MT. Geary testified that the S5e eoe which Mrs Bentley turned over te him 1 from the sale of the plant was the first | time he had any money belonging to the estate; before that time the estate had always been indebted to him.
 The witness admitted that the item of $500 interest did not appear in the | account heard in the probate court, al- though the interest had been computed some time before that and he said that he did not testify regarding the item at that time because that phase had not
 been gone into at that hearing. He ex- plained. however that the S5aO was in- cluded in the item of balance cf $4.ooo odd dollars which the estate was indebted to him.
 Attorney Hull then questioned MT. Geary regarding an item of $200 received
 from Cassara, concerning which MT. Geary said that he had no recollection
 MT Geary insisted that he had no rec
 ollection of receiving the $20O in cash
 but that the account which he filed show 2
 that Mrs Bentley had received $1,4eo
 which was the price paid by Cassara
 for the property in question.
 Attorney Hull then stated that he
 wished to inquire into Mir Geary's deal
 inEs with Mrs Bentley. MT. Geary said that he was very well acquainted with
 Mrs Bentley, having been a, member oi
 her household for six y-=-s while he wal i a law student -t | Ana upon l1c acdlH u uni LcnNACJ did you not immediately become her con fdential advisor?" asked Attorney Hull T don't know what you mean by con fdentiaI advisor was the retort.
 Didn't Mrs Bentley seek your ad vice upon the policy of conducting thu busness?''
 My advice was never sought upon tn
 policy of conducting the business" deniet MT Geary.
 Mr. Geary said that upon Mrs. Bentle! being appointed admiistraprIx oP her hus . bands estate, he, togetter with Cyru c. Beckwith and Mrs. Bentley's fathe
 went surety for s25.Oo0. He said tha Mrs Bentley. had never had any busi
 ness experience only such as she .hat obtained from her husband but that sh was practical woman. Attorney Gear,
 said. that the first muney he loaned Mrs Bentley was $500 in June, 1886. He sai that he made application to the probat court for an allowance for Mrs. Bent ley during the settlement of the estat ( and that she was allowed s3,ooo for on t year. MT. Gear said that he never say : the crder but that the court tsld him tha ) it had been passed.
 MT. Geary was questioned eoneernin { the account which he filed with tn : probate court in 1910, to which he hai !, he had no recollection of making oat