The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-06
Joseph Funck, Administra-
tor, Appears Before
Judge Baker.
TO CONTINUE HEARING.
Calvin Stewart, Attorney for
Pacini, Describes mud
died" Estate.

Echos of the murder of Charles
Pacini, wealthy Kenosha theatre own
err, were heard today in the county
caurt when Joseph Funck, who had
served as administrator, presented the
estate for final accounting before
Judge R. v. Baker.
Although the mystery surrounding
the identity of the man who on the
night of August 20, 1920, fatally
wounded the theatre magnae, stirred
The state, it was never cleared up.
The hearing was continued to the
irst Tuesday in January to give
5herubino Pacini, father of the dead
nan, and sole heir to the estate, an
opportunity to look over the bills, the
rocks, and to make in writing any
objection to the accounting which he
nay wish to make. The adjournment
will also make it possible to clear up
he income and inheritance tax for
he year. This will enable Mr.. Funck
turn over the estate absolutely
lear of all detail.
Handled One-third of Million.
According to the statement present
d to the court, 1891, pip was hand
ID over in clearing up the affairs of
he estate, while the salvage will
amount to approximately $115,000.
Attorney Calvin Stewart in present
ng his bill for $4,000 additional fees,
told of the difficulties which confront
ed both himself and Mr.. Funck, when
they took hold of the estate shortly
after Mr.. Pacini's death. He said
that the affairs were found to be in
bad muddle, and that had it not been
for their dexterity and diplomacy in
handling them, nothing could have
been saved from the wreck.
When Mr.. Stewart presented his
bill, Mr.. Pacini who was sitting at the
table, arose and objected on the
grounds that Mr.. Stewart had received
approximately $4,000 from the estate
already. The attorneys bill called for
800 days pay at $40 per day which
amounted to $4,000. Of this amount it
was shown that he had received $4,000.
Saves Estate $4,000.
In reply Mr.. Stewart stated that the
other $3,504 he had been paid was
as commission on the sale of the
theatre property to the SAKE brothers
IF Milwaukee, for $40, 900. He pointed
nut that this could not be considered
attorney fees. He said that by dint
If hard work he managed to dispose
If all the property shortly before the
business depression, and that had the
property laid over for another four
3 iooY1 ell 10
dispose of it for $4,000 He said
hat he did not consider his $500
commission excessive considering that
e had managed to save the estate
hirty thousand dollars.
In his remarks to the court Mr..
,tewart said that he had been Mr..
acinis attorney for several years
rior to his death. After the funeral
stated he called the father and
dvised him to ask for the appoint
lent of Mr.. Funck as administrator.
A sagacious administrator, he stated,
as nodded, for the dead mans. affairs
ere found upon investigation, to be
,rribly muddled and mixed up. Mr..
tewart added that had two of the
aims against the estate been pressed,
hese, however, he said, were settled to
he mutual advantage of both sides.
Eventually the Dayton brothers
me to me and said that they wished
buy the theatres Mr.. Stewart said
Chey announced that they represented
te SAKE brothers of Milwaukee, and
entually we all got together and
osed the deal for $4,000. Had Mr.
acini hung on little longer it would
I'VE been impossible for him to have
>tten $4,000 for this property as
e business depression came directly
ter"
Had to Meet Claimants.
"For weeks and months | did prac-
cally nothing but meet men who
Their wanted to buy or another of
lie houses, or had some claim to
resent against the estate.
"There was a lot of work which
id that could not properly be charged
the estates For example, Mr.. Pa
mi wanted me to do all in my power
bring to justice the man who
murdered his son. This was in the
ature of detective work, and / worked
nany long hours on this problem
lone.
"Then there was the matter of in
trance. / think that l was a post
;raduate in insurance laws of the
tate of Wisconsin. When it was
ound that we would have trouble in
ollecting the insurance l began to
tudy every important case in point,
md I don't think that I missed any
# them"
Touches Two Claims Lightly.
Mr. Stewart said that there were
wo claims which he would rather
OF dig into unless the court wished
dditional information. At the re-
uest of the court he named these
laims as the Rice claim and the Cook
lain. No further information, how
yer, was requested by the court.
In closing Mr.. Stewart said that
onsidering the great amount of work
hich Mr.. Funck had been forced to
in untangling the affairs of the
cad theater man, he did not con-
der his charge for extraordinary
rvices at all excessive. He compli-
ented Mr.. Funck on his deft. and
NEST work which resulted in saving
good share of the estate.
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Chinese linen, woven from bark of