Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-04-07
g TIE Case of Nc7OLRrser.

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Elias Neuburger, a Swede, died in this coun-
try, Or at lea in an American veGel.-Rbene
zer Dorr, Efq, took administration On his el-
tate Six years ago, the Coniul of 5wedtn
Pettioned the government for its authority
to obtain the money, which Mr.. Dorr was
ready to pay when il fhouId be demanded
by any perfon authorized 10 receive it, in fush
manner as to exonerate him, The General
Court directed 2 proceis III the name of the
Commonwealth, which was intended for the
benefit of the heirs OF the Ceceated 10 caufe
the money to be paid into the Trcaiury,-
Nearly nine thOuiand dollars were deCreed
BY the Supreme Judicial Court to be paid by
Mr.. Dorr. This decree was made, at-
ter many arguments in the Supreme and Pro-
bate Courts. Mr.. Dexter, Mr.. DORIS Coun-
fel charged 500 dollars. The Judge Of Pro-
bate allowed 200 Mr.. Sullivan charged go
by content Of the Conful's Agent Inc mo-
ney wSs paid to the Treatury, with ceduc-
ton of thele fums nated. The whole wHs
conh.ered in the lalt leihUn, on another pc
tItlon OF that conlul, and tho balance, deduc-
ting thoie iums, ordered te he paid to the next
heir TO the deceaied, when he ihall appear,
and the Judges are to decide on the proof Of
his eatiOn1hip. The bufnefs was no part
ot the Attorney Generals duty; nor has the
Eate any nterelt in the property Heirs will
no doubt sppear-1het proceedings were IN
the Circuit Court.
shall now proceed to 1l?fJld a tale,
which viii Confound the most violent
PartIzan i'll tie ranks Of Mr. Sullivan's
friends, and shall substantiate every po-
sltion By documents on record. Mr..
Sullivan s@ys, the business was no
part of the Attorney Generals duty"
The following is extracted from the
Probate Records for this County, Book
90. p. 387.
Probate Records for the County of Suffolk,
Lib ss, 9S7.
Gommon1eattb of CGassarbusettg.
IN iIe H'4fe Of R<trgeatafiVes, 5ane ] 9, 1901.
Whereas II hath been repreiented to the Cen
eral Court, that Elias Norbery, otherwle cal
led Elias Eewbury, formerly of Sweden, and
naturalzed Citizen Of the United States of
America is now dead inteltate, that adminif-
tratiSn Of his goods and effects, rights and
credits hath been duly committed by the
X,
Ebsnezer Dorr, Of Bo4on, in the fame coun-
ty, merchant-That there is in the hands Of
the fad Adniniltrator large fun Of money,
the eitate of the faid inteifate, to which no
perion has yet entitled himleIf as next Of kin
to the lad inteitate, and that the fame money
N cafe Of defect Of heirs Of laid inteRate doth
and will belong to the Commonwealth,
Therefore Resolved, thar the ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF SAID COMMONWEALTH tn.
be and hereby Is authorized and drecfcd to
take all due mealures to obtain decree Of the
iald Probate Cosrt that the fame money be
paid 70 the Trealurer and Receiver General
OF the Commonwealth, in order that the fame
may be retained by laid Trealurer or Receiver
General to and for the ule of fad Common
wealth, until ioHe Perfon or perfons nlall be
entitled to receive the Tame as next OF kin of
the laid inteitate, or in lome other legal wav
and manner. And allo the l4id Attorney
General caufe fuch decree when obtained to be
carried into effect.
And it is further relolved that the Secreta-
ry cauie the ttorney General to be furniihed
with an attefed copy ef'his reGoluuon.
.(Zbil eoIyt fqgSa 94ns is, looI.)
IN the lO3d Vol. 493d page of tie
same records is Judge Sulli,an's ac-
count, rendered as Attorney-Gen
and his receipt signed jams Sullivan,
Auorncy-s eneral.
Now if Mr.. Sullivan acted rs 1ttors
ney-General, in this case, he had no
right to make Charge Of the two hun
dred dollars. But says Mir. Sullivan,
though 7 was Attorney-General, this
99ct ~ ha~t a.' ny dluy as such. Thus
Nir. Sullivan Pay1s the way for full
disclosure of his iniluity. His vIndi-
cniol has prompted me- to an inytsti-
CATION, which has discovered a crime,
tia did not before suspect.
Ihls money, every person must see,
was the property OF the Swedc's heirs,
or ot the state There was 10 person
WHO could act for tie heirs, indeed no
h>lrs arc known to exist. Row then
did Mr.. Sullivan dare to touch It's
property, without the authority of gov
eminent Tins heads 20 a circumstance
b!ackeg sti.I Mr.. Sullivan was 50 well
convinced that he ouqht to have a re-
soi'c oT Tie Legislature to sanction lis
tallnE 5his money, t at he virtually for
Ecd authority, in order to get it out of
Mr. DORIS hands, b. giving the fol-
10 lag receipt.
AuE. iaD5. Peccived Of Fbene-
Zr Do~r, rro hundred dollars on the
a.oreeoing decree and in virtus qf d
Resi- 7ftk- Genera Court.