The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-03
WALLINGFORD HEIRS
ASK EXECUTORS TO
FILE INVENTORY
Heirs Of the Late Mrs. Kate Walllng.
ford Ask Rule Against Bank Of
Maysyille as Executor OF Mrs.
WalllngfOrd's Estate.

Attorney A. d. Cole, representing
the heirs -at-law Of the late Mrs. Kate
Wallingford, filed a petition in the
Mason County Court Thursday after
noon asking rule against the Bank
OF Maysville as executor OF the estate
OF Mrs. Kate Wallingford to show
cause why they have not filed In court
an inventory and appraisement or her
estate.
The petition is as follows:
The plaintiffs, Buckner A. Walling-
ford, Anna Wallingford Anderson,
Blanche Wallingford Sattler, Helen
Wallingford Wise, Rebecca Walling-
ford Perrin, Buckner Wallingford An
derson and Buckner Wallingford, Jr,
Landon Wallingford Nicholas Long
worth Wallingford, by their friend
and father Buckner Wallingford state
that the plaintiffs, Buckner A. wal
lingford, Anna Wallingford Anderson,
Blanche Wallingford Sattler and
Helen Wallingford Wise are the heirs
at law of Kate Wallingford, deceased,
who, on the - day Of -, 1921, died
resident of Mason county, Kentucky,
leaving a last will and testament
wherein each and all of these lain.
tiffs we're devised certain portions OF
decedent's estate. Said will was duly
admitted to probate on the 29th day
of July. 1921, and at the same time
defendant Bank of Maysvile. cor
poration, authorized to act in fldu-
ciary capacity, having been appoint
ed executor by said will, duly quail
fled and is now acting as such eXecu-
tor. Thereupon c. w. Traxel, Sher-
man Arm and w. T., Cummins were ap-
pointed appraisers Of said estate.
Plaintiffs state that said appraisers
proceeded at once to perform the du-
ties of their offices and returned an
inventory and appraisement OF said
estate to the defendant executor III
whose possession and under whose
control it still remains; whereas, II
should have been promptly filed ana
lodged for record in this court for the
enlightenment of these devisees and
the public generally. They state that
thew are informed and, therefore, al
lege that said will was privately pro-
bated by defendants chief ofhcer'
James n. Kehoe, without notice 10
any of these plaintiffs and when they
were not present either in person OF
by attorney; that the defendant Iur-
ther endeavored to suppress the pup
lication of said will in the newspapers
of Maysville. kentucky, through a
statement made by one OF its ofhcers
to the publishers of said newspapers
that it was the desire OF decedehts >
family that the text of said VIII
should not be published; whereas III
truth and In fact none OF these plain
tiffs expressed any such wish' nor was
Il their desire that the publication
thereof should be suppressed. They
state that they are informed and
therefore. allege that james N. kehoe
was the keeper of decedents salety
hoy in the Bank of Maysville contain
ing her stocks, bond and other Vaiu-
ables. and was also the person VINO
wrote the will in which he nlmsell
was devised Five Thousand Doliars
fs5O O0O) and wherein the bank OF
which he is president was made ex-
ecutor. They state that they are IN
formed and, therefore, allege that
Mike Brown acted as her chaufeur ana
that in the will written by said kehoe
aaid Brown was devised Five Thou-
sand Dollars ($5,OO0). They state that
thew are informed and, therefore, al
lege that Mary Grow, VINO was hel
honsekeeper and had control OF her
nerson. was devised in the will Writ
ten nv said Kehoe, property, inciudlng
family heirlooms, estimated TO De
worth as much as the entire amouht
devised to her three (3) nieces anu
nenhews. to-wit: Buckner A., wal
linpford. Anna Wallingford Anderson,
blanche Wallingford Sattler' anu
Helen Wallingford Wise; and. more,
over. that the said Kehoe and the saiu
brown together we're devised as much
as any one Of them. ,.souoa
They state that they are informed
and. therefore, allege that prlor "
the time the decedent, Kate Walnns-
ford and her property came under the
Joint control of James N. kenoe, ,i,e sne
keeper of her safety deposit.Dox' M MMlhe
Rrown her chauffeur, and Mary crow
the keeper of her person. she mad IN
government bonds alone an estate
amounting to $111,0OO; and they are
Informed that since said time sald
estate has become depleted to the ex-
tent of $4,000. They state that tney
are informed and, therefore, allege
that Mike Brown, her chauffeur, was
a heavy borrower from said decedenl
and that his alleged Indebtedness is
or was in excess of his devise Ihey
state that they are informed ana
therefore, allege that Mary Crow was
made in the will written by said Ne
hoe. trustee of the sum of S2OOO WIN.
ont bond for the ostensible purpose OF
keeping their autn's grave green; bu'
nevertheless, the said Crow was given
the right at her death to turn over
the balance, IL any left, to anyone she
might designate.
Plaintiffs state that in view OF TINS
information which they have received
II is their duty both as devisees and
as the only heirs at law Of decedent tr
make an investigation of its truth OF
falsity: and that 1t is the duty of de-
fendant at once to make full, franz
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