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Show Hope io Save Good Name of Sommer But as Yet, No Trace Can Be Found of Missing1 Portion of Trust Fund. W. S. McCornlck nnd Judgo Samuol A. Mcrrltt, bondsmen of the lato Morris Sonimor aa administrator of the estate of James Rehl, havo been notified to mako up a shortage of which, slnco Sonimcr'a death, ha been discovered In his accounts, relating to the- Roid ostnte. After tho death of Mr. Sommer. Gould Blakcly was appointed administrator of tho Bold estate. A. J Wcbor reprcHcnts tho heirs of tho estate The fact that money and valuables aggregating tho amount mentioned, and which were turned over to Mr. Sommer as administrator, administra-tor, cannot ho found, was made known fomo tlmo ago. The demand on tho bondsmen for tho missing amount was mado threo weeks ago. A. J. Davla is tho mlinlnlHtmlor of the Sonimor estate and Judgo O. W. Powers represents both estates In the courts Tho latter stated yesterday that the amount mentioned cannot ho found or accounted for. by either the administrator or himself. him-self. Morris Sommer was appointed administrator adminis-trator of tho estate of James Reid last March and his bond of COOO was furnished by V. S. McCornlck nnd Judgo Samuel A. Mcrrltt The inventory of the cetato showed J3CO0 on deposit In the Zlon's Savings Sav-ings bunk, S1U In cash, a dlnmond valued at JGS. a mortgage for ?1350. and a noto for 5100O given by Goshen Bros. Mr. Sommer Som-mer transferred tho deposit from the Zion's Savings bank to McCornick's and also deposited tho 5141 there. Morris Sommer met a tragic death In Novomber In tho shaft of a mlno which he was Inspecting. Gould Blakcly was appointed administrator to miccced him. All that Blakcly has succeeded In finding of tho estate ns enumerated. Is the noto for $100). a pair of gold-rlmmcd spectacles and a Knights of Pythias pin. He discovered dis-covered Hint the mortgage had been collected col-lected In June, but that the money had never been deposited. Jlo also found that of the other sum on deposit not a penny remained In tho vaults of tho bank All had been checked out, and of nearly JC00O only ?0X can bo accounted for by the stubs of a check book, which showo that this sum had been expended for tho funeral fu-neral expenses of tho deceased. Morris Sommer was one of the best-known best-known attorneys of tho city and during his lifetime his Integrity was never questioned. ques-tioned. Those who know him best find It hard to believe that he made away with trust funds, and are hopeful that the money will yet be found. The fact remains that those most Interested in finding It havo been unable lo do so. Neither Mr. Davis or Judge Powers can throw any light on tho mutter. Mrs. Sommer Is not In the city and It Is thought possible that she may have some Information on the subject. The matter of securing the money from tho bondsmen has boon complicated through the fact that on Saturday a petition pe-tition wad filed In the District court ask-ing ask-ing that a guardian be appointed for Judge Mcrrltt on the ground that he is mentally Incompetent, and not capablo of managing his estate. Judgo Armstrong issued an order restraining persons Interested Inter-ested from disposing of any of iho stock or other property of Judge MorrllL Until Un-til this has been settled in court it Is not behoved that his share of the bond can be collected. |
