Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-24

In importont ami Interesting Lac Suit
Some time since we observed III snmc of our cIt>
GAMERS. hrei notice of an important libel sui,
Hl'd III Ne" Orleans, and which had lust then a. :
minated IN favor of the defendant. 1 ne cause wa,
urea III the Judicial District Court OF Louisiana
and the parties were Richard Rclf versus Kicl-
ard Raynab keene the dinla,e, claimed lcin,
2o,ooo collars. 1 he ISSUE Nv, l,,d m uc >,,
gave 10 II II an extraordinary interest," nasn,uch ~
The alleged libel was nothing less than the CHARGE
"' hNihs destroyed or >ul pc ii a last viii, hy
winch means Il former VAS brought into rirr,
hhd the laiint child OF the tcstaior drlrauu,d il i
sad, oi prop rty TO the amount ol several u,,l,nn
OF dollars. Inc defendant relied Tor his defence
upon proving the truth Of the accusation. and h,
obtained IA verdict. We have lately learned Srv,-
RAJ al the l'ciS IN relation 10 tins suit, and a, the,
are OF Il very uncommon character, VI, rive bcInv
few leading ones
lhc late Daniel Clark, Esq. of Louisiana. uL,
had been representative In Cnnnrcs, trou ,b,,
State, died, as We ar informed. several vc,r
aihce, leaving an only chld, an Infant dauGIur,
men hui a a." m"r'iS old, aud POSSESSING At the.
tlmc OF his death, vast amount oi real and othrr
property tie city of New Orlean, and IFS v;c;,,-
NY, worth NOW, Il, we are told, some millions :,
dollars.
Miss Clak was brought up in ignorance Of Inc,
right To thu splendid inheritance left by her father
nn'l alter ltr mlrrIg', Il short time SINCE with =
MI " hltneN, son OF one OF our most Respectable
cul2en> in the western nart OF tins State. NJ
nlneN, INN hac> upon In, marriage, with u
most crcdfah!e perseverance, and energy, n,I,utt5
measures ior asserting the rieh of ms wife. and
commenced the necessary legal proceeding, for In
recovery OF Ter fathers c>ta.c. Tho cr,una
upon winch he claims to receiver, j, tie ,llc1,a
TACT 10 winch "rhaNc above referred, hat the EN-
rtu'aiN OF VII. Clark had DESTROYED on >upprc> >cd
his last will, which contained IA devise q, nc,l
the whole OF hs immense flruna 10 his iuf,r, -, y
Mr. hineN-hy which destruction or sunpros-
sion, former will, making "A drnerrnr di,nnI,,,n
OF the estate, was rendered operative
These proceeding, have ncccs>,ril, cau.cd co,,-
siderable interest and excitement in New Orleans
As Mf. 'iark : executor, had been men of h,ol
standing. The proceedings are sill pendinr and
ont OF them the libel nu,t above m,nt;nn,' Me-.
gro"n Nj, Rcli, the plaintiff, (who i, ore or ,b,.
cNe'n'ols') hlNin! prosecuted hf. kecnc. the law
Yer retained 10y MIR. Whitney. for an allco,1 H.
bel IN charging him (RclD with nal-aJmini,tra-
''on VI ue estate ana the suppression of the last
VIII % Mr. 'Iarh, Mr.. kccnc'> plea. as we have
for him '0''''''
ne grave matter involved in the issue made in
inns cause by the defendants having jnStifed. a>
J. Is termed III lcgdl phrase or, in other words ba
Iin9 r'ied Tor h's defence upon his ability to pro-
duc' iicl al proof Of the truth Of bis accusations.
ana the Jury having given verdict for him mon
'ai proof render this trial one of the most c>tr;,-
ordinary on record. In England the dcstruct;on
VI .ne forgery OF a last will has been the sublrc
OF JUDICIAL investigation, but no instance of ,hc
KIND, OF any note has, we believe, hitherto occnr.
red within the United States.
All the circumstances, too, attendant upon hi,
case, invest 1t with remarkable intercs,.-1Lo ,,.
~ ne winch is charged to have bee plu,dcrrd
Il echardcter OF the individuals who arc 50 ,,,.,,
y accused of tho rapine. and the ,roao,,a.'i -
ueSpo'''ns OF an orphan child her pa,rimony h,
INC men to whom "A dying parent had entrusted ,b,
rro'ee''oh oil her rghts--aro all all of them start
ing circumstances, calculated to awaken a,,er,;n,
IN 'ne most eminent degree We have hoard r,,.
ny OF the details OF this mos, extraordinary maj.
ter, but as the whole is in train ,fleoal ;,yost;-
Sa'on, which will thoroughly expose 10 the lieht OF
gay whatever foul work there has been in !, ",
'oroear at present making further comment.
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