Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-01-03
STATE OF MAINE.

STATE OF MAINE.
HANCOCK IS. ~
TO Honorable Bertrand E. Clark,
Judge of Probate for the County In
said State;
In Equity.
Respectfully represents william -.
Woodbury. of Dover-FoXcroft, county
of Piscatauuis State of Maine, that ne
is the executor of the last will and
testament of George ]. Babson, late OF
Penobscot, in the County Of Hanc0cR
who died on the 18th day of June, l9zz,
and whose will was duly admitted to
probate in the County of Hancock; and
letters testamentary were duly issued
to the undersigned, William Z. WOOD
bury; and the estate of said George j.
Babson that has come to the posses.
sion and knowledge of the executor OF
said estate has been duly 1nventoried
and appraised that among the rlghts
and credits that came into the possess
sion of your petitioner were the con-
tents of safety deposit box in the
vaults of the Eastern Trust and Bank
ing Company of Bangor, Maine; that IN
said safety deposit box, which was un-
der the sole control of said George j.
Rabson. in his lifetime, he possessing
the key at the time of his decease,
which key was delivered into the pos
session of the undersigned executor,
were found four packages of securities.
One of said packages bore slip OF
paper on which was written the 1ol-
lowing words: These are all the
bonds in box that belong to George j.
Babson. The rest belong to the fam
| iIy. (signed) George ]. Babson" Said
package contained securities specln l.
cally enumerated in Schedule "A at
| tached. .
said safety deposit box was found
| another package containing securities
which bore slip of paper on which
was written Jessie 0. Babson. In
| this package certain of the bonds bore
SLING nf which was written,
Jessie o. Babson," other bonds in
| this package bore no slips OF paper and
no Endorsements. All of said bonds In
said package are listed and described
in Schedule "B" attached which also
indicates which bonds bore slips OF
paper with Endorsements thereon and
those that did not.
Your petitioner further represents
that in said safety deposit box was
another package of securities that bore
slip of paper on which was written
in typewriting, Keith Q. Babson"
Certain of the bonds in this package
bore slips of paper on which were writ
ten Keith" Bound to the above
package of bonds was another package
of bonds, making a second bundle;
which second bundle bore slip of
paper on which was written Keith.
Keith"
The individual bonds in second bundle
bore no slips or Endorsements. All said
bonds in packages marked Keith o.
Babson," and Keith" are described in
Schedule &C"
Your petitioner further represents
that in said deposit box was found
further bundle of securities, bearing a
slip of paper on which was written.
Property of George ]. Babson. Jr."
In this bundle certain of the bonds
were incloSed in an envelope on which
was written George ]. Babson." In
this package of bonds there were other
bonds that bore no Endorsement. With
this package of bonds there was sec
ond package to which was attached a
slip of paper on which was written in
typewriting the words, Property of
George ]. Babson, Jr," In this second
package there were no slips of paper
specific securities. All of said securi-
ties are enumerated in Schedule 3D.
attached.
Your petitioner represents that in
addition to the safety deposit box con-
tanning the above mentioned securi-
ties, being under the sole control of
George j. Babson in his lifetime, the
books of account of said George j.
Babson disclose that from time to time
up to the time of his decease he cut
the coupons on the securities herein
described, collected said coupons and
credited the cash received therefrom
on his cash accounts, and deposited
the same to his personal credit in the
Kineo Trust Company of Dover-Fox-
croft, Maine.
Now, therefore, your petitioner re-
court sitting in equity as authorized
by the provisions of chapter ST. sec
tion 2, of the Revised Statutes, after
due notice to all persons interested,
and full consideration of all the facts
and evidence bearing upon said Sc
curities, their ownership, and other
matters relating thereto, that instruc-
ton be given to your petitioner di-
recting him as to the delivery of said
packages or any part of the same to
the persons whose names were in
dorsed thereon, as here set forth. or
their retention in part or whole as a
part of the estate of George ]. Bah
son, to be administered on according
to law.
Dover Foxcroft, Maine, December ~,
1922.
WILLIAM c. WOODBURY.,
Elk. Est. Geo. J. Babson