The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-21

@ Enos Williams and wife.
On the Equity side of the District Court, for
the county of Lee, October Term, 1910.
,ai Biz for injunction and Relief.
NNIHEREAS the said Gilbert, Admlnistra
w tor aforesaid, on the 9th day Of May,
1916, filed his Bill of Complaint, on the,
Chanccry side of the District Court for the
county Of Lee aforesaid, against the above
named defendants, praying for relief generally,
in the premises set forth in said BILL and for
Injunction, against the said defendants, which
was allowed him, also for subpoena, for the
said defendants, to appear and answer to said
bill of complaint. and for an order of publ
cation against TIE said Enos Williams, as an
absent, and non resident defendant, who was
such at the time of the filing of said bill,-I
and which said bill sets forth, and charges,
among other matters, that Il certain portion
OF the property belonging to the estate of the
said Nathaniel! Knapp, that is subject to ad-
minstration, and liable for the debts against
the said estate, is in the POSSESSION Of the said
deiendants,s and particularly. an interest in
certain town lots situated at Fort Madison, in
the county of Lee aforesaid, specifically des-
cri5cd i'll said bill, and on which, the said
Nathaniel Knapp, in his lifetime, made yalu-I
able improvements, all Of which said proper
ty is in danger Of being lost to said cstate,
by the improper and fraudulent conduct of
said defendants especially the said Enos VIII
iams, who has been frauduiently attempting
to convert the same to his own private use
and beneft,-an praying that the said de-
PENDANTS may be injoined from selling, Or
otherwise disposing of any part OF the proper
ity belonging to the said Nathaniel Knapps
estate, which is in the hands and possession
of the said defendants, or either Of them, or
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any part thereof, and from all attempts, by
themselves, their agents, or attornics, to in
vest themselves, or either Of them, with the
title to any part Of said property, to the
prejudice of the legal representatives, and dis
tributes of said estate and praying for a
decree that the said defendants account with
the said pluintiff as administrator as aforesaid,
and also, as one Of the distributes of said es-
tate in right of his said wife, who is the
daughter of the said Nathaniel Knapp for all
the property, belonging to said estate, that
has, at any time, been in their possession
and for such other and final decree in the
premises generally, as is consistent with equi-'
lty and justice, and consonant to law, and the
usages Of Courts Of Chancery in like cases:
which said bill is supported by affidavit in
due form of law. s.. q
Wherenpon, it appearing, that the said Enos
Williams. one of the defendants named in
said bill OF complaint, is. a non resident OF
the Territory Of Iowa. and was such at the
time Of fling said bill,-thereforc, the said
Enos Williams is hereby notified and required
to appear and answer the complainantss said
lbili, on or before the first Monday of October
next, or in default thereof, the said bill of
complaint will be taken confessed by him
provided, that the said plaintiff, cause copy
of this order to be published in the Hawk
Eye and Patriot, printed at burlington in said
TERRITORY. once week, for six successive
weeks, before the sitting of said court.
JOHN Fl. LINES, Clerk of
the D. G for Lee County
| Finch g. LEARNED, Soiici-
tors for Plaintiff may 81 CIV 81