The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-05-28
Enoch Gilbert Adm. of Nathl. Knapp, Decd.

Enoch Gilbert Adm. of Nathl. Knapp, Decd.
Enos Williams and wife. a
On the Equity side of the District Court, for
the county of Lee, October Term, 1o40
Bill for Injunction and Relief.
WHEREAS the said Gilbert, Admlnistra-
w tor aforesaid, on the 9th day Of May,
1910, filed his Bill of Complaint, on the
Chancery 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 Tor
Injunction, against the said defendants, which
was allowed him, -aso for a subpoena, for the
said defendants, to appear and answer to SAID
bill of complaint, and for an order of publ
cation against the said Enos Williams, as an
absent, and non resident defendant, who was
such at the time of the filing of said BILL
and which said bill sets forth, and charges,
among other matters, that certain portion
of the property belonging to the estate Of the
said Nathaniel Knapp, that is subject to ad.
ministration, and liable for the debts against
the said estate, is in the possession of the said
defendants, and particularly, an interest IN
certain town lots situated at Fort Madison, IN
the county of Lee aforesaid, specifically des.
cribed in said bill, and ON which, the said
Nathaniel Knapp, in his lifetime, made valu-
able improvements, all of which said proper
ty is in danger Of being lost to said estate,
by the improper and fraudulent conduct of
said defendants especially the said Enos Viii.
liams, who has been fraudulently attempting
to convert the same to his own private use
and beneft,-and praying that the said de-
PENDANTS may be Einjoined from selling, OF
otherwise disposing of any part of the proper
ty belonging to the said Nathaniel Knapps
| ;oh ;o in tho hands and nngSeSSOn
of the said defendants, or either of them, OF
from concealing, or removing the same, OF
| any part thereof, and from all attempts, by
! themselves, their agents, or attornies, 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 g
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 thu
daughter of the said Nathaniel Knapp, for al
the property, belonging to said estate, tina
has, at any time, been in their possession
! and for such other and final decree in thu
premises generally, as is consistent with equi
| ty and Justice, and consonant to law, and TIL
usages of Courts Of Chancery in Ike cases
which! said bill is supported by affidavit il
due form Of law.
Wherenpon, it appearing, that the said Emo
Williams, one Of the defendants named il
said bill of complaint, is non resident o
the Territory of Iowa, and was such at tn
! time of filing said bill,-therefore, the SAT-
Enos Williams is hereby notified and require
4 to appear and answer the complainants sal
, bill, on or before the first Monday Of October
next, or in default thereof, the said bill o
complaint will be taken as confessed by him
provided, that the said plaintiff, cause cop,
Of this order to be published in the Hawl
Eye and Patriot, printed at Burlington in sal
Territory, once a week, for six successiv
weeks, before the sitting OF said court.
+. JOHN H. LINES, Clerk of
the DC for Lee County.
Finch g. LEARNED, Solicit
tors for Plaintiff. may Fl CIV 81