The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-13
In Chancery In tho Circuit Court OF the District
Columbia for Washington county.
rtt Mary A. Van Ness,

Cornelius P Van Ne,s, Martin H. Hoffman and Gertrude
his wife, Charles Van Ness and Others, heirs at law
TINE object of this suit is procure assignment of her
dSws hs il the real estate of John
The bill states thar the complainant lawfully mar
red the said John r. Van Ness Philadelphia the
year eighteen hundred and orty-ve, BY an alderman 81
that the said marriage was not publicly announced
therefor requested that it might be for time kept
secret from others than the family Of the complainant
whom he communicated il that after said marriage, the
complainant continued reside in house belonging
her husband the said John in the city of Washington,
marriage his last ness, the said John p continu
ally visited the complainant his wife. and correspondent
declarations towards the close of life, that he had made
his but since his death will has been produced, and
auduenty suppressed and destroyed that the said John
2 had the strongest avoiding nestacy OF his
large estate and was not regardless OF truth have
made false representations on so important subject with
out any h motive for 50 onS that she csnno, prove abs0
and relies upon her rights widow and charges that she
said john ded or a seized at a
his said marriage with complainant that said John p
ocoIaera kindred who his heirs law that Of
SAID branches Is re by Cornelius Van Ness who
uude Hoffman, sister of the deceased another branch
by Charles w Edward Eugene and Matilda E. Van Ness,
the other branches by Peter Van Allen, the child
OF deceased sister OF the deceased John all of whom
died seized and possessed of large and valuable and
personal situate in the District aforesaid and Vr
gna aud other places that complainant is unable to give
particular description thereof because the muninents
and thereof have been taken possession OF by
OF the and particularly the said Cornelius
Pwho has illegally caused himself be appointed admins
of the said John P that the defendants have entered
nto and holding possession of the said real esatc to
the entire exclusion Of the complainant and have received
and receiving the and profits thereof except of
the house occupied by the complainant The bill prays
that the defendants do its allegations particularly
and discover the of the said rents and profits and
the complainant for the third part hereof
that defendant Cornelius may discover and dis
close full and perfect description OF all the said real
and that the dover third part Of much OF said
real within the jurisdiction OF this may be
assigned and laid OFT to the complainant, and the deend
ants be decreed admit her into the OF much
thereof OF the jurisdiction of this and for all
orders and process theefo and that each OF the defend
said real estate and for general relief Tho bill that
several Of the defendants residents of the District oil
Columbia. wit: Martin H. and Gertrude Hoffman,
Charles w. Van Ness, Edward Van Ness, Eugene Van
Ness, Matilda e. Van Ness, and Peter Van Allen, and
prays for an order OF publication against them
hsreupon this 9Th july 1913 udjudged and ordered
that the by causing copy OF this order TO be
of Washington, week for six successive weeks, give
notice the said absent defendants of the object and sub
stance OF this bill, and them appear in this court
person by solicitor before the third Monday OF De-
cember next, the premises, and show cause il
they have, why decree ought pass prayed,
Otherwise the bill will be taken Tor confessed the first OF
such to appear at least four months before
said day of appearance.
BRENT Il MAY, solicitors for complainant.
True copy-test: w. BRENT, Clerk
Aug ll-1aw6w IH