Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-13
RICHMOND, MAY 10. ISIS
CASE or CONTEMPT OF COURT.
RICHMOND I92i
To The Editor, of the Enquirer.

wen IN l-ynchburg, as in this place, that the Su
peror Couft of Chancery, here, in which | have
tue hohor To SIT, sometime since, tcifhout the Ieasf
occasion TOR Il, fined John Sta7ke of Hanope,
county , ioo' and sentenced him TO Jail until the
lne should be paid. The only concern. which
feel, in relation TO such reports is. that INV faIo,
ciilens should be correctly informed ofthe causes
which led to the fine and imprisonment of M,
Stmke.
VIII you have the goodness, therefore to publish
'he proceedings OF the court, in relation TO that
matter And shall be equally obliged to the f
di'ors OF the WING, if they will have the good
ness 10 give the same proceedings, place in their
paper, as shall be to the Editor of the Lynchb,yo
puginian TO dot. Ihave sent YOU the record
am, Gentlemen, your most obedient Servant.
CREED TAYLOR
AT Superior Court of Chancery, holden at tbee
Capitol aforesaid, the 9th day of March. 1928.
Martha II. Syme, Phf
against
John Thompson Swami, and Jane l. his wife. 4
Josiah Riddick, adm or of Ann Maria Riddick do,
ceased, and Iemuel Rddick Def,ts
This suit was brought by Miss Svme. the plain
ti 20 recover of the defendants her proRor,jon of
the lands and slaves and the rents and profits there
OIL In the proceedings meniioned end, as long
since as IN January, 1920, on her motion nv
counsel, an injunction was granted to her. 10 res
Tram the defendants, Josiah Riddick and Lenuel
hludlck, from selling or removing out of the coun-
", any OF the slaves their descendants which,
had come to her POSSESSION, or TO which she lad
derived uile thereto, under two deeds in the pro-
ceedngs likewise mentioned, which were in III
possession orp power of tie said defendants or Ell
Their of them; and also from taking possession of ,
negro man named Harvey, in her Possession and
from doing any act tending to disturb her in AZ
possession of the said slave.
At the January term, 1921, that order being dis
regarded by the defendant, Lemuel Rddick, as
q Y no VaIa anti H.
lie Court awarded an attachment .NIsi: this order
was executed (: but the defendant not appearing
on hemotion of the plaintiff the rule was eplars
ed TO the next June term; when, the plaintiff not
ealing ii up, 1t went to rest; and at the January
term, lSZ2, the cause came on upon the merits
ana the piamtlff obtained decree for her propor-
ton OF the lands and slaves and for an account of
the rents and profits thereof:
commissioners IN the county were appointed {.
diVIde both, and 4 commissioner of the Court was
required to take the account of rents and profits
hree OF The commissioners appointed TO exc
cue 'hat decree, so lar as DIR. Swami was accoun-
table, as to slaves, performed tat duty on the ff
teenih OF June last, and in reporting it to the
court they say that they had notified the defendant
Lemuel Rddick, TO produce the slaves for division
IN his possession, which lie failed to comply with
and had assigned no reason for his failure. These
commissioners had previously, on the second of
March, had the lands surveyed and divided: and
~ ihdlttIS SlOOu until some Time October
when the plaintiff presented 10 the Judge of this
court, while he was holding court in Iyncbburp
another bill, stating among other things that the
defendant Lenue had, since the institution of this
suit, come of age, and being indebted very large
sum Tor rents and profits, and dsTegarding the de-
cree OF the court had sold some of The slaves that
were subject to distribution, and had privately and
M the night, removed Others, amounting TO moreS
than twenty in number; and, before day, had run :
Them on board OF a steam boat, and carried them
on TO parts unknown; that he had left agents who
were dealers in slaves, by trade TO take off the
rests and that he had left household furniture
stock OF horses and cattle, plantation utensils and
corn on the plantation; and the bill concludes with
prayer, that the Marshal of the court should be
required to take into his possession the slaves the
lands, together with the stock of horses cows, &C.
me crops on the lands, together with the house
hOld ana Kitchen furniture, and the plantation
utensils. and to hold them subject TO the or
der OF this court; for This purpose the usual order ot
injunction, which was also prayed for, was grant
ca, and upon the usual terms The subpoena with :
the Injunction On It, was executed on Dr. Swami L
(who was likewise made delendant) on the TWEEN
tleih OF December last to which subpoena is sub =
joined list OF the property belonging to MIR. Rid
DICK, that was taken possession Of by the Marshal,
to wit, the lands, and the whole of ther remain
ing slaves, with the personal property besides, in =
GLIDING the wearing apparel, which he had not car
= y
Marshal put Mr. Weber, in possession of the
lands with direction to the crops and lock-
ing up most OF the goods and chaties in the house
m winch Mr.. ltiddck had lived, and where Mr.
w ebher was then 10 live, took three trunks two Of
wearing apparel, and one Of plate and carried q
mem TO Mr. Webster's a near neighbour: And =
thus stood matters when the court on the motion
OF the plaintiff, on the twenty second Of January
last, made an order to this effect that the commits
sioners Tor dividing the estate should proceed to
give to the plaintiff the balance Of her share out OF
NE slaves IN the possession Of the Marshal, if sui
Client, u not, to report the deficiency And, or
aered the Marshal to proceed to sell the personal
SUBJECT IN his hands, and to pay the proceeds into
me Farmers Bank, to the credit Of This cause SUBJ
ect 70 the further order of the court and also ordered
nat the lands should be leased out for this year and
$50 awarding an attachment NTsi, against the de-
endant Riddick, for not delivering the slaves to
ne commissioners, as directed by the decree for ihe
division.