Interest added, would swell the sum for which they must give account
to over one hundred thousand dollars.
It was found, on looking into the business, that the whole of this
immense sum was invested in the cotton mills. The search made into
the legal condition of these mill properties was not satisfactory.
There were several mortgages against them, one of which, for
twenty-five thousand dollars, was held by the Clinton Bank as
collateral security for loans.
After various delays and failures on the part of the old executors
to meet us in a satisfactory manner, we all assembled, by
appointment, in the office of Judge Bigelow. Mr. Dewey I was
surprised to find present. But it was plain that he was there either
by the consent or request of the Judge and Squire. The court had
given a certain time for the executors under the first will to make
up their accounts, and hand over the property in trust. That time
had expired.
There was manifest embarrassment on the part of Judge Bigelow and
his associate; while Dewey looked stern and dogged. We soon got into
the centre of the business, and found it pretty earnest work.
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