Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-05-13

no TIE EDITORS OF THE ssQy,ss.
T HAVE had my attention directed
i lion in the Richmond Enquirer "a
the 9th instant, headed "Caution 10 ,bs
signed H. 0. Middleton. in reterenco ilti
say, that cannot condescend 10 notice /;
attack upon my reputation, for am =
have no newspaper controversy VIM
have had legal controversy with hin
years, in order TO compel him 10 accom-.
acts and doings as the agent and an.
fact, OF nv wife; and have no DOM,
yery sore under the disclosures Which :,
legations OF this suit have brought 10 l;,,.'
however, due 10 myself and 10 the hejrss ~ :,
and as a commissioner oflhe Coun. 10 a. ).
charges and insinuations Of fraud on on, :, !.
endeavoring 10 obtain decree oil the =
the sale of the lands contained in The r., :.
referred TO, are absolutely false. Mr.. ma
was made party TO the suit; in his ab.1
charged fraud. This whole matter has ma
judicial investigation before The Ho,
Judge Robertson, OF the Chancery Cour !,
mond, and if there had been any fraud
matter, it could not have escaped his Ga
searching investigations, nor have recsi,
sanction by decree for the sale OF the n,
II it were true, as stated BY Mr. Mttle,c
there was nothing due on the Trusr IA.
cuted BY Banks 10 Smyth, in 1909. and ~
Commissioner Greenhow, BY his Rfnor :,
was OF opinion there was a large ;,nonr,
is passing strange, that Mr.. Banks from rom" =
10 1883, The time OF his death. was w..
make this appear, ana recover possession y,
properly. Moreover, Mr.. MitNa,cn M =
pointed the agent of Banks in 1889 ana :
Spolswood, now Mrs. Schermerhorn IN J.
subsequently, lie became the agent, and ~,
fact. OF The heirs Of Doyle, the onlT re-,
reclly interested in this sun. WHY dId
bring this matter 10 Issue, and show lie
nothing due 10 the heirs of Doyle under III,
Deed II neither he, nor Mr.. Banks O.
this. il would certainly have been hopee
for me 10 undertake it; and therefore | le,
more prudent 10 endeavor 10 save some'hir
compromise OF the suit, which compromise
in the cause, and has therefore been bet
Cont. But instead of bringing this su
close, and securing the properly for the
DOYLE, OF the heirs of Banks, or Mrs. Spoi
he purchased Il Tax title from the heirs
Williams, for mere nominal sum of Il,
lings. 10 100000 acres OF these nus, Ian
his claim 10 them shorty after 10 Col. j C.
Weston, Lewis county, Tor 5000 dollap
when he was informed OF the Trust DE-,
the action OF the Court on the same in 1871
PEELED Mr.. Middleton 10 cancel the contra,
The contract, and The cancclling Of the >ar
now matters OF record on the Clerks q
Weston Lewis county. From this fac, :
is evident these lands cannon be As WORTHLESS
has represented them.
The claimants under the Junior deel
Banks TO Denny, have released all their cls
the lands embraced in Tie ,ru>, deed. eycer
reserved for! sale under the decree, Tor The
tit Of those interested il the same Ii. III,
purchasers from Banks are satisfied win
cree, what good cause oicomplau, can Nj
dleton have, who does not attempt to show
has any interest in those lands. On Tie co
he has filed paper in this canse disclaim
interest in the same. | must further Say.
| purchased none ol' the lands now offered /.
| under any sale OF forfeited lands. il la
now sold Them, il would no doub, greatly el
the value OF them. The deed ot,ri., upon
decree has been rendered for the sale o
lands, on the 18th instant, Ilhe Exchange
oldest lien on those lands
May l0-cll' J. +. SCHERNlERHC