Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-25
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THE GREAT SALE AT ASDALUsIA-FUL PAITIcU.
LARS We mentioned yesterday the sale by the sheriff
Of Bucks county, Of Nicholas Biddle's magnificent
country seat at Andalusia, and the singular appearances
which attended it. We are now fully informed of the
whole transaction. The facts are these, and they may
be depended upon as true TO the very letter:
Andalusia is perhaps one of the loveliest spots in
nature, and thousands upon thousands Of dollars have
been lavishcd upon il, in order TO increase its attractions,
its productiveness, and its value. Its estimated worth is
about two hundred thousand dollars. There are three
mortgages upon it. The first is q mortgage dated 20th
April, 1914, for seventeen thousand dollars, to Mr..
Miller, executor Of John Craig, Esq the father in. law
of Nicholas Riddle. The second is a mortgage to John
Gibbs for ten thousand dollars, Of aoout the same date.
The third is ] mortgage dated 2Sth July, 1871, in favor
of the son Of Nicholas Biddle for one hundred and
three thousand one hundred and thirty three dollars SO
cents.
Upon the first mortgage of ST., Ooo, which is now
held in trust for Mrs. Biddlc, no interest had been paid
from its date up to the time Of suing out the writ of SCI.
The writ was duly served on Mr.. B. He did not
appear, and Of course judgment was entered by default
for forty thousand and three dollars twenty five cents,
being the amount of the mortgage, with interest, costs,
&c. The execution was issued. The sale took place
a few days ago. There were only q few persons pre-
sent, most Of whom were relatives of the family. All
the necessary private arrangements had been made with
the sheriff. Mr.. Fox-laie Judge Fox-was there &c
the attorney for the trustees, for Mrs. Biddle, and he bid
in the whole estate for Mrs. Biddle, the lady Of Nicho.
las Biddle, for eight thousand dollars!
AT this stage of the proceedings, a new actor appear
ed in the scene. One of Mr.. Biddle's private creditors,
Mr.. Jas. II. Deas, oftbis city, who had supplied Mr.. b.
with tinware, kitchen range, DC, for his elegant man.
sion in Spruce street, between 9TH and slh, had placed
his bill, amounting 10 1857, in the hands of William r.
Dickerson, Esq, an active, shire wd, and talented young
attorney OF the Philadel phin har, who formerly resided
in Bucks county, az the representative Of Mr.. Deas and
his claim, and petitioned the COURT grant 4 rule upon
the purchaser Of the Andalusia estate, 10 show cause
why the sale made BY the sheriff OF Bucks should not
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LIST. The property sold for s. 900, being less Than one.
eighth its value.
Cd. That the sale was illegal and fraudulent, as 10
creditors, there being no bidders thercat.
3. Tha, the mortgage, judgment and execution were
fraudulent end void as to creditors, &c.
The application was resisted by John Fox, Esq, who
purchased the property as attorney for the trustees Of
Mrs. Biddle. He seemed 10 evincee great deal Of feel.
ing, and in rather unbecoming terms declared that the
contents Of the petition were false. He made some
strong appeals 10 the Court TO sustain him, but in vain.
The manner Of Mr.. Fox called forth a severe rebuke
from MIR. Dickerson, which he gave in a style not only
%creditable to himself, but TO the profession.
Mr.. Dickerson, in a powerful speech of few minutes,
aroused the indignation Of the audience towards the
acts of Mr.. Biddle and the Bank Ct the u. S. lie read
a lesson TO the Court of Bucks county, such az we hope
he will read in the city of Philadelphia, for the benefit
Of the widows and orphans, as well as those combined
together in this affair. lie exhibited TO the Court the
mortgage in favor OF the son of MIR. B,ddle for Sl03, I23
SO, of July, lS4l, and the other in favor Of his wife,
for S4o,cO3 %, upon which the property had been sold.
When MIR. Dickerson concluded, the Court granted
the rule, and postponed the acknowledgment of the
deed of sal. until next February term. The next day
Mr.. Dickerson's claim of $I57 for his client, Mr.. J. II.
Deas, was promptly paid, in order to get rid Of his
petition. Of course it was Withdrawn, but hearing Of
Mr.. DIS success, another creditor put into his hands a
claim against Mr.. Biddle for upwards Of 81, eco, to be
collected in a similar manner.
These are the plain facts Of the case. and we leave the
reader 10 draw his own n inference.
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