Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-12
Bentley Heirs Appeal Geary's Account,

Huh, Mcclure and Hull. and Thomas E. Troland, who are attorneys for the appellants:
 The appellants file the following as their seasons of appeal:
 1-Immediataly upon the appointment and qualification of Julia c. Bentley as administratrix of the estate of Andrew J. Bentley, late of New London, deceas- ed, she employed John c. Geary, an af- torney-at-law, as her attorney and con fidential agent in handling the affairs, assets and business of said estate and all transactions of said adninistratr1x ln administering said estate were made by her through said John C. Geary, or oy his direction and advice as attorney and agent aforesaid, and from the time or the appointment of said admtnistrarlx l to the date of her death, said John c. Geary, acting as such attorney and agent for the administrative. received large sums of money from time to time from debtors of said estate, but said account from the allowance of which this appeal is taken, contains no items of these transactions: nor does 1t show l the amount of money 50 received by | said Geary in his said capacity as at torney and agent of said administratrix nor does 1t contain any items Of pay ments received by him froA1 the various debtors from whom said Geary collected such money; nor does it show the amount of money paid by him from the amount so collected by him, to said ad' ministratrix.
 2-on November 18th. 1903, said John JC. Geary, an attorney and agent of said estate as aforesaid, received as assets of said estate in his said capacity said administratrix, the sum of fifty thous and dollars ($5o,ooo), which has beer l paid to said administrat5ix by the New ] York, New Haven & Hartford Railroai Company, as the purchase price for z tract of land belonging to said estate situated near Fort Neck in New London !, Said Geary knew the source of sait ! money, that had been paid as such pur chase price, as aforesaid, and that 1 belonged to the assets of said estate ant although said Geary in said account ha! charged the administratrix with the re 7 ceipt of said sum from said railroad company, yet it was not expended by her but was delivered by her to him a! aforesaid, and said account does not con
 tain statement of the receipt of 'sait sum by said Geary, nor does it con
 tain a statement of the disposition of by him, nor does it contain a statemen
 of the disposition of it by him nor an! | pay Ai1SlAlS tuCI0lEOH Od1Q 6cdIy u6-
 posted said sum of money of said es tate in his own checking account il the New London City National bank
 5-From said sum of fifty thousan,
 dollars ($5o,00o so received by him as aforesaid. said Geary on Novembe
 16, 1903, withdrew the sum of one ($1,
 000) by check payable to himself an
 on said date withdrew the further sur
 of fifteen hundred nine dollars (S155s
 also by check payable, to himself a
 agent; and on November IT, 1903, with
 drew the further sum of three thousan dollars (S3000) by check payable t
 himself; and on December Sth, 1903, h
 withdrew from said sum, the furthe
 sum of two thousand eight hundred thir
 teen dollars (s2.S13). which he paid t
 L. Q. Raymond for the purchase price (
 land on Moore avenue, in New Londol
 then conveyed by said Raymond to hin
 said John c. Geary, Individuality an
 said Geary withdrew and paid furthe
 sums of money from said sum of fit
 thousand dollars (s50.0o0) the amount