NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 19—.
TO SWEARENGEN JONES, ESQ.
Executor under the will of the late James T. Sedgwick of Montana:
In pursuance of the terms of the aforesaid will and in accord with
the instructions set forth by yourself as executor, I present my report of
receipts and disbursements for the year in my life ending at midnight on
Sept. 22. The accuracy of the figures set forth in this general statement
may be established by referring to the receipts, which form a part of this
report. There is not one penny of Edwin Peter Brewster's money in my possession,
and I have no asset to mark its burial place. These figures are submitted
for your most careful consideration.
- ORIGINAL CAPITAL........................ $1,000,000.00
- "Lumber and Fuel" misfortune............ 58,550.00
- Prize-fight misjudged................... 1,000.00
- Monte Carlo education................... 40,000.00
- Race track errors....................... 700.00
- Sale of six terrier pups................ 150.00
- Sale of furniture and personal effects.. 40,500.00
- Interest on funds once in hand.......... 19,140.00
- Total amount to be disposed of.......... $1,160,040.00
DISBURSEMENTS.
- Rent for apartments..................... $23,000.00
- Furnishing apartments................... 88,372.00
- Three automobiles....................... 21,000.00
- Renting six automobiles................. 25,000.00
- Amount lost to DeMille.................. 1,000.00
- Salaries ............................... 25,650.00
- Amount paid to men injured
in auto accident................. 12,240.00
- Amount lost in bank failure............. 113,468.25
- Amount lost on races.................... 4,000.00
- One glass screen........................ 3,000.00
- Christmas presents...................... 7,211.00
- Postage................................. 1,105.00
- Cable and telegraph..................... 3,253.00
- Stationery ............................. 2,400.00
- Two Boston terriers..................... 600.00
- Amount lost to "hold-up men"............ 450.00
- Amount lost on concert tour............. 56,382.00
- Amount lost through O. Harrison's
speculation (on my account)...... 60,000.00
- One ball (in two sections).............. 60,000.00
- Extra favors............................ 6,000.00
- One yacht cruise........................ 212,309.50
- One carnival............................ 6,824.00
- Cigars ................................. 1,720.00
- Drinks, chiefly for others.............. 9,040.00
- Clothing ............................... 3,400.00
- Rent of one villa....................... 20,000.00
- One courier............................. 500.00
- Dinner parties.......................... 117,900.00
- Suppers and luncheons................... 38,000.00
- Theater parties and suppers............. 6,277.00
- Hotel expenses.......................... 61,218.59
- Railway and steamship fares............. 31,274.81
- For Newsboys' Home...................... 5,000.00
- Two opera performances.................. 20,000.00
- Repairs to "Flitter".................... 6,342.60
- In tow from somewhere to Southampton ... 50,000.00
- Special train to Florida................ 1,000.00
- Cottage in Florida...................... 5,500.00
- Medical attendance...................... 3,100.00
- Living expenses in Florida.............. 8,900.00
- Misappropriation of personal property
by servants...................... 3,580.00
- Taxes on personal property.............. 112.25
- Sundries ............................... 9,105.00
- Household expenses...................... 24,805.00
- Total disbursement...................... $1,160,040.00
- BALANCE ON HAND......................... $0,000,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER.
