16 THE 310KMXG- OKEGOiNlAiV, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1UUD. 1 NT EC GAINST LADfl 'Johnson Estate Heirs Accuse Him of Wrecking the Property. PETITION HIS REMOVAL Declare That as Trustee and Admin istrator lie Has .Been False to His Stewardship, All of lyiilch He Denies. The. petition of the Tieirs of A. H. John son for the removal of William M. Ladd. administrator, reveals a melancholy con dition of affairs, and a sad shrinkage of values In the 11 years that Mr. Ladd has j been trustee for one part of the estate, ( and in the seven years that he has been both trustee and administrator. From the looks of things, the heirs will got little or nothing after debts and ac crued Interest shall have been paid to the creditors, chief of whom Is the bank of Ladd & THton. whose Interest, much of It at 10 per cent, has been running nearly a dozen years, through failure or noglect of Mr. Ladd to pay the debts of the estate and thus protect the heirs. As things stand, it will be remarkable if the estate, which was appraised at nearly $800,000 11 years ago, and which had debts of less than 5300,000. will amount to much or anything after absorption by in torost shall have stopped. If that time dhull ever come. Vast Estate's Biff Loss. When A. H. Johnson died in 183. he signed a deathbed trust deed, conveying to William M. Ladd. In trust, realties ap praised later at $422,100, to be devoted to paying Johnson's debts, the residue to be turned into the estate. The rest of the estate, outside the trust, was appraised at $370,452. Thus Johnson, as the sands of lifo wore running out, divided his estate Into ivo parts, one of them In trust to W. M. Ladd. to be used for meeting obligations; the other to go to the heirs. Johnson did this so that his heirs might be protected from greedy creditors and litigants, and he thought that the part he conveyed to W. M. Ladd In trust would stand between the heirs and grasping creditors and liti gants. The appraisement, made after Johnson's death. Indicates that he thought he was making ample provision for his dobts; In fact, the appraisement of the trust property exceeded the debts by 50 per cent. Debts Draw Heavy Interest. But, ever since A. H. Johnson drew his last breath, his debts have been suffered to draw Interest by Mr. Ladd. and Mr. Ladd's explanation Is that he has been unable to dispose of the trust properties up to this time, without sacrificing the In terests of the heirs. Therefore, the es tate has lain between the devil and the deep sea, as it were, one of the foes being forced sale, the other Interest. Since Johnson's death W. M. Ladd has been trustee of the one part of the es tate, and since 1898 has been adminis trator of the whole. Prior to 1S9S Mrs. Cordelia Johnson, wife of A. H. Johnson, was executrix. After her death she was succeeded by W. M. Ladd. It Is now al leged by Mr. Ladd that much or the plight of the estate is due to Mrs. John son's administration, but the heirs aver that Mr. Ladd was her chief adviser. Heirs Make Complaint. The heirs complain that they have no knowledge of what property Is still in trust, or what debts still hang against the 'estate, or wnat Mr. Ladd. as trus tee, has paid off. or what interest the debts are drawing, and that, under ex isting conditions, they cannot learn. Therefore, they pray for removal of Mr. Ladd as administrator. -The petition of the heirs is now before the Probafe Court, Mr Ladd has made answer, and the attorney for the peti tioners Is drawing up their answer. The hearing of the case, therefore, has not yet been set. The most scathing arraignment In the petition of Mr. Ladd's administration is that which refers to the payment of a $17,000 debt to Isam White, who In 1S94. but a few hours before the death of A. H, Johnson, attached the southeast quar ter block at First and Taylor streets. The property was sold on execution -sale, with out Mr. Ladd's endeavoring to redeem- It, though he appraised It at$35,000, and wad brought in by a company"whlch the peti tioners believe Mr. Ladd was Interested In and which transacted no other business before or after that time. The Johnson homestead, which was also attached, Mr. Ladd saved by lending the estate $16,000. Thus, for meeting: a $17,000 debt Mr. Ladd suffered the estate to lose a property which he himself appraised at $35,000 and caused the estate to incur a further debt of $16,000. - Allegations and Denials. . In the. petition of the heirs and the answer of Mr. Ladd, the following allega tions are set forth: Petition Said executrix (Mrs. Cordelia John .eon) was hindered and delayed and unable to settle the affairs of said estate by reason of the peculiar relations existing between W. M. Ladd, as trustee, and said estate. Answer Denial. Petition W. M. Ladd has been unfaithful to his said trust and sufltaln6 personal rela tions to said estate and is claiming: certain rights therein ... Inconsistent and Incom patible with a etrlct and Impartial perform ance of his duties' as such administrator. Answer Denial. Petition The appraisement of the estate Au gust. 1004 (5370.452.27. and in trust to W. M. "Ladd. $422,100 additional), by competent ap praisers sworn to appraise 'each separate piece and parcel of property at Its true and actual value, was made at a time when real prop erty was held at much less value than any time since. v Answer The appraisement In August, 1004, was not made at a time when real property was held at lesa value than at any time wince. The appraisement made by TV. M. Ladd, ad. mlnlstrator In 1699. was much less than that In 1804 and the true and actual values did not exceed the sums In the latter appraise ment. Between the two there bad been a steady shrinkage in values, especially In thoae of real property. . Petition W. M. Ladd has entirely failed to provide for payment of Indebtedness of A. H. Johnson, from the trust property, notwith standing the plain duties and obligations im posed on him In strict confidence by the con ditions and terms of mid trust, or to relieve the residue estate (not In trust) from any of said Indebtedness, but has allowed all said indebtedness to be filed and established Is legal claims against said estate, to be en 'forced ac&lnst the residue estate which did not enter Into the trust. Answer It Is not true that "V. M. Ladd has failed to provide for payment of such Indebt edness or that he has at any time acted spe cially In the Interest of himself or of Ladd & Tllton. or that he haa discriminated between creditors or those interested therein. r 'Petition Thirty-eight claims (one of Ladd & Tllton for $189,128.04) were so filed and es tablished against the estate, aggregating the icum of 52Gt3.C09.01. ' Answer All the Indebtedness, allowed against the estate, Including that to Iam White, wan allowed by W. M. Ladd's predecessor In of fice. II rs. Cordelia Johnson. Petition W. M. Ladd, as . trustee and ad ministrator, has been acting specially In the Interest of himself and of Ladd & Tllton. and unfairly with the petitioners and the other beneficiaries and to their great detri ment and ions. Answer Denial. 'Petition W. M. Ladd hai- wrongfully omit ted to Include the trust property In his In ventory or to make any explanation from which the court or the beneficiaries could know. In what way the estate Is Interested In the execution of the trust or how W. M. Ladd Intends to execute the trust. Answer Denial. Petition W. M. Ladd Is claiming to be the absolute owner of all the real property in cluded In the trust deed and though more than 11 years hav pawed since the trust began, he has failed to perform, the con ditions comprising the consideration for which the trust property was conveyed to him. Answer W. M. Ladd at all times has pur posed earning out the terms of said trust. Petition Said Indebtedness etlll remains against the estate and no pirt of It has been paid except a email portion thereof, under execution sale, and at great sacrifice. Answer Denies and avers that he ha paid from proceed of sales from thta proceeding the Just and full sum of $52,SC1.G6 and alnce. K-0.43t1.CO and Is about to pay $15,121-89. Petition The beneficiaries have been kept In ignorance of the doings of W. M. Ladd. as trustee and administrator. Answer W. M. Ladd. at divers and sundry times had meetings with the creditors and ha fully advised them concerning the con dition of said estate and at all .times, has endeavored to keep the parties Interested, fully Informed. Petition V. M. Ladd. trustee, neglected to pay a Just debt of $17,000 'against the estate and suffered Isam White to attach the j?uth east corner. First and Taylor, two lots and the homestead between St. Clair and Ford streets and to force execution sale of the Flr street property, meanwhile pursuadlng Cordelia Johnson, executrix .to set up a technical and costly defense again the at tachment. Answer Denies that Mrs. Johnson was so influenced by the defendant and avers that the was advised by her own attorney. Petition The First street property was ap proved by W. M. Ladd in 1809 at KW.OOO. yet it was sacrificed to satisfy a $17,000 debt and was bought at execution sale by the Oc cident Investment Company, organized a. few days before the sale for the sole purpoe of buying In said particular lot for speculation. Said company shortly afterward sold the property to J. H. Lambert for $30,000 and has done no further business. Answer Denies that W. M. Ladd failed or neglected to protect the Interests of the" estate or acted In his own Intercut of Ladd & Tllton or that the Occident company was organized for the sole purpose aforesaid. Petition The secretary of the company who affixed the company's seal to the deed to Lambert, was one or V. M. Ladd's attorney, who had acted for him In a former suit. Answer Denies that the secretary was one of W. M. Ladd's regular attorneys. Petition To redeem the Johnson homestead from execution sale. V. M. Ladd borrowed from himself for the estate, as trustee. $1G. 004.58. but never attempted to redeem the First street property and wrongfully allowed dje same to be acriflced. Answer Denies that W. M. Ladd wrongfully failed to redeem the property and averu that at the time of the sale, he did not have the means either as trustee or as adminis trator, to redeem nor could he procure the money without mortgaging or selling other properties at great sacrifice. Petition In sacrificing a property appraised at $55,000 and borrowing $16,004.48 all to get rid of an honest debt of $17,000 W. Ladd has failed to protect the Interests of the estate and has acted solely in the interest o'qf himself and of the banking firm of which he Is a member. He is purjKsely prolonging hVi administration. Answer All acts and accounts In connection with the trust property are open to ex amlnatlon. M. Ladd did not desire to serve as administrator, but was pressed to do to by A. H. Johnson and the heirs assented. Petition Th administrator has so neg lected and mismanaged the estate that It has greatly diminished In value from the time that he entered upon his duties as such administrator, notwithstanding that thero has been marked appreciation In value of like property! Anstver There has been no,apprec!ation of any consequence in like property until very recently. Almost all the delay In closing the estate has been ocrasloned by the low price of the landed properties. Petition The steady decrease In value of the trim properties Is shown by the. follow ing reports of Mr. Ladd. trustee: 189S. $159,414; 1S99. $134,348; 1000. $110,112; 1001, $110,703; 1003. $9&S93; 1004. $97,177; 1005. $94,048. Answer It Is not true that said estate has diminished In value Id , consequence of any act or mismanagement of William Ladd's, nor do his reports show any such loss or diminution, lie has made sales as fast as he could and whenever he could get a reasonable price. Petition In Washington County the ad ministrator has been conducting a general farming business at great loss to the estate on lands which could have been managed with much profit. Answer Thp lands could ,not have been leased to a competent and responsible per son and more profitably managed. All farming operations have been conducted un der, supervision of a prudent, practical farmer. Petition Unless W. M. Ladd shall be suc ceeded by some trustworthy administrator, the Indebtedness and accruing Interest, coupled with the manipulations, negleot and mismanagement of the present administrator, will soon entirely absorb whatet'er now re mains of the estate, including the property In trust. Answer Denial. Petition The administrator has been un faithful and has neglected his trust In that he has taken no steps to ascertain the con dition of the trust property and has made no effort to compel the trustee thereof to re port his acts or to apply the trust property to the extinguishment of the estate's In debtedness, and notwithstanding Mr. Ladd has been acting as administrator for nearly seven years and as trustee for more than 11 years without any accounting, the adminis trator has juletly permitted the trust inter est and matter to slumber undisturbed with out investigating orvlnqulring Into the acts of the trustee, to the great loss of the bene ficiaries of the estate. Answer Denies and avers that as trustee he has known at all .times the exact condi tion of the property and has given his best efforts to the management thereof, with the view solely of the faithful execution of his trust both as administrator and trustee, and has sold large portions of the trust prop erty and applied the proceeds to extinguish ment of indebtedness and expense of man agement. Petition The Reedvllle farm In Washing ton County has been operated at great loss, but If properly managed Is capable of pro ducing large profits: Its expenditures have been $0000 In excess of receipts. Answer Denies mismanagement and the loss of $6000. and rivers that the farm could not have been operated to produce any ap preciable net revenue and that the farm is In much better condition than when he as sumed charge thereof. Petition Mr. Ladd appraised a city war rant belonging to the estate as of no value, but subsequently sold it for $200. crediting his account with that sum and deducting it from the balance charged against him as administrator. Answer The money received for the war rant was a gain to the estate. Petition Wherefore the petitioners ask that the administrator be removed and some trustworthy person be appointed in his stead. Answer Wherefore Mr. Ladd asks that the complaint be dismissed and that he recover his costs and disbursements in this behalf ex pended. In Aid of Miss Loubet, The following- adtitlonal contributions to the fund In aid of Miss Anna Loubet, who is at St. Vincent's Hospital, suffering- with a broken back, have been sent to The. Oregonlan: Mrs. Hanebut, $3; Mrs. C. C. Hutchinson, $1. Murine Sye itemed Cures Eyes; Makes Weak Eji esStreag. Seet&M r Fats; 7eest Satan. 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