Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-17
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GEARY USED FUNDS FURNISHED
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 Attorney John c. Geary testifying at the hearing on the appeal of his account as agent and attorney for Mrs. Julia c. Bentley, administratrix of the estate of her husband, former Mayor Andrew J. Bentley of New London, before Judge Milton A. Shumway, in New London on Tuesday morning, explained items of credit which he had against the Bentley estate for several months before the death of Mrs. Bentley. MT. Geary had explained other and previous credit items last Thursday, and he was explaining them when court adjourned until Tues day.
 The first credit item concerning which Attorney Geary Justified was the mort gage of John and Corena OBrien for $500 which he said appeared on the ad- ministration account from which the ap- peal is being taken.
 Concerning a credit item of March S, 1906, for $500 Attorney Geary said Mrs. ings Bank of New London and gave him. His bank book showed a deposit of S940 on that date and also pay ment of $500 to Mrs. Bentley.
 On August 4 1908, the witness said that he received S450 from Mrs. Bent ley and that on the same day he paid Mrs Bentley $50 and James Marooney, her coachman, S150. On Oct. IT, he said that he received S432.12 but his check book showed no check drawn up against it.
 The witness told of receiving S52s from Mrs Bentley on the Mariners Saving Bank and on Nov. 2S, his check book showed that he paid Mrs Bentley $500 and William Marooney $52 On March 20, 1907, he received S715.16 from Mrs Bentley and on March 19, his books showed that he gave Mrs. Bent ley a check for $500, another for S20O and one 10 Murray &s Maher for S15.16 On May Mrs. Bentley gave him $353z5 and four days before he had given Mrs Bentley a check for $200. Will jam Marooney a check for $50 and Harry J. Kennedy S3 20.
 Mrs. Bentley gave him S200 on June and on that day his check booR showed that he gave Mrs. Bentley a checrl for that amount. He testified to having received from Mrs. Bentley on July 31. S541.29 and on that same day he drew check to Charles B. Douglass, then tax collector, for S3S1.oS and another to MT Douglass for S160.
 On Aug g Mrs. Bentley gave him s252. 40 and on the same day he paid checks to Mrs. Bentley for s2O0, James R. May S12.4O and James P. Callahan, Mrs Bentleys brother, S30. This com pleted the credit items. Mir. Geary tes- tiied, except one for $500, which was interest on a portion of $50 ,000. which was turned over to him by Mrs. Bent ley when she sold the plant of the Colum- ba Steam Saw and Flaming mills.
 Attorney Geary said that the total amount charged against Mrs Bentley was $6SS73.35 and that the total amount of credits was S6S.S13.29. The witness testified from a transcript of his accounts with the Mariners Savings bank from the period 1903 to 1907, showing g transfer on March g. 1904 of S1,00O from his account to the ac- count of Mrs Bentley, which was cred tied to Mrs Bentley's account.
 MT. Geary said that some time in 1905 he had a discussion with Mrs Bentley regarding the state of his account with her when she came to his office and in the course of conversation regarding the payment of a check. said T find that I am getting in your debt again. to which the witness replied q am glad you have spoken about it I don't think it is fair that you should be in my debt when you have money in the banks at your disposal" Mrs Bentley inquired how mucn she owed me, said the witness, and l told he1 several thousand dollars, telling her tnar I saw no reason why she should be in debted to me. She suggested my talk ing two mortgages but I replied, No, would rather have the money" MT. Geary told of another conversa ton with Mrs. Bentley, a short time before her death, in which her indebted ness to him was again discussed an( at that time she again suggested ni' taking mortgages, which he refused say ing that he preferred the money. Mrs Bentley said something at that time O 1 taking up the Gates mortgages but thu witness advised her to take the none! | out of the bank rather than take up tht mortgages, which wac paying five pc cent. The witness said that he doe not know what Mrs. Bentley said to MT 1 Gates after that, for a very short tim' l after her death Z1r. Gates came to MT Gearys office and took up the mort i gage.
 Attorney Geary said that there wa |