Evening star., 1926-03-27
S2,3OD,0[ID PETER
SECUR|T|ESSAFE,
ATTORNEY
Lawyers for Husband De-
clare Stocks and Jewels
Are Held Intact.
ALL WILL BE EXPLAINED
IN COURT, THEY ASSERT
Whereabouts Of Property Involved
in Wife's Suit Not Revealed
in Statement.

AFlnlSIeau FeleT, JE., OWlleE VI Lile
historic Tudor estate in Georgetown
and scion of one of this city's oldest
families, who has been sued by his
wife for accounting for $2,300,000 in
stocks and jewels, has fully intact"
all of the properties which Mrs. Peter
alleges was removed from safe de-
post box in the American Security
and Trust Co. The whereabouts of
the property was not revealed.
This announcement was made to-
day by Frank ]. Hogan and Arthur
Peter, counsel for Mr.. Peter, who at
the same time issued a statement as
serting that the valuables are being
handled under the direction and
guidance of counsel" Papers in the
suit were issued by Chief Justice Me-
Coy of the District Supreme Court
at the instance of Mrs. Anna w.
Peter, the wife, now residing at
Dobbs Ferry, n. Y.
Facts to BE Revealed i'm Court.
The statement follows:
Mr.. Armistead Peter has Mrs.
Peters securities and jewelry fully
intact All of the securities and jew
elry involved in the suit filed yester-
day in the Supreme Court of the DIS
trict of Columbia are perfectly safe
and have been kept and managed In
strict accordance with the power or
attorney under which Mr.. Peter has
been acting. Every step which MIR.
Peter has taken regarding this prop
erty has been taken under the advice,
direction and guidance of counsel.
I'm due time there will be submit
ted to the court, in response to the
bill filed in Mrs. Peters name, all of
the facts which have brought about
the controversy respecting the physi-
cal possession and the management
of the property, and decision of the
court which will protect all parties
interested will be sought.
Until Mr.. Peters answer shall have
been presented to the court neither
Mr.. Peter nor his counsel will make
any further statement than. this
Mr. Peter was served yesterday
afternoon at his home by Deputy
United States Marshal John J. Clark
son with papers, issued by Chief JUS
tice Mccoy of the District Supreme
Court, in the suit.
Must Appear i'm Court.
Under the papers served the hus-
band is required to appear i'll court
Friday, April g. and give satisfactory
reasons why he should not be en-
joined from disposing, pledging or re-
moving any of the securities from the
District of Columbia.
Attorney H. Prescott Galley, local
attorney for the wife, today filed a
list of interrogatories which he disks
Mr.. Peter to answer in reference to
the disappearance of the securities.
Attorneys Frank J. Hogan and Arthur
Peter are said to represent the hus-
band, and while they declined to talk
for publication it is understood they
will be prepared before April 9 with
an answer to the rule to show cause.
Details of the circumstances sur
rounding the separation of the cou-
pie two years ago are expected to
come to light when the husbands an
swer is filed.
Five Questions Asked.
Five questions were submitted to
the husband today Counsel inquiries:
Il. At what time or times did you
remove from the safe deposit boxes,
or either of them, in the American
Security and Trust Co., standing in
the names of Anna w. Peter and
Armistead Peter, ir., the certificates
Of stock, bonds, promissory notes or
any of them described in the bill of
complaint filed in this cause?
" W1lal DldNC VI PAeICCo u1d yo0
remove such certificates Of stock,
bonds and promissory notes. or any
of them?
''3. In whose custody are said GER
tif1cates of stock, bonds and promis-
sorry notes at the present time?
-. At what place or places are said
certificates of stocks. bonds and
promissory notes being kept at this
time?
"5. Are the said certificates of
stock. bonds and promissory notes be-
ing held by any individual or corpora
tion under any written receipt, agree
ment or other writing? If SO, will you
please file a copy thereof with your
answer to this interrogatory, at the
same time stating the name or names
of such individuals or corporations
and the addresses OF their respective
places of business and residence"
Under the rule. Peter will have Is
days to answer these questions.
Lives in Old Mansion.
The Tudor mansion is located at
1914 Thirty-first street and was de-
signed by L'Enfant. who laid out the
plans for the development OF Wash
ington, and has long been one of the
show places Of the Capital. Tradi-
tion has it that the Marquis of La
fayette was a visitor there as the
guest of members of the Peter family
after the Revolution, and some of the
furniture comes down from the Wash
mgron family. OF late years, few en-
tertainment were given at the resi-
dence, owing to Mr.. Peters i'll health.
Missing Property Listed.
The missing property in question
is listed in the applications made in
behalf of Mrs. Peter to the court.
1t includes these items:
Jewelry-One tiara, one diamond
necklace, one diamond and emerald
stomacher, one pendant, diamond
studded with a great emerald in the
center; two solitaire diamond rings,
large stone; one diamond brooch,
emerald center; four diamond
studded watches. heirlooms: one
miniature of Anna W. Peter, one
miniature of George Washington.
Bonds-$25,o00 Atchison. Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway, $50, 900 Chesa-
peake and Ohio. 100000 Chicago
and Northwestern Railway. $4,000
Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis Railway, 100000 New
York Central and 100000 West
Shore Railway Co.
Stocks---Onc hundred shares Ameri-
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