The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-20
The Kosciusko Case.
10 he Educ, Of he Union;

10 HE Editor Of he Union;
DEAR SIR In your yesterdays paper was republished
communication nirom the Charlottesville Iva Advocate,
of March A." which is headed Interesting Papers-One
of Koscusko's Wills" Will you allow 10 correct its
writer's errors, which, as attorney and counsel OF the
heirs OF koscusko, cannot pass unnoced.
The Controversy recently decided upon by the Supreme
Court OF the United States not between the Russian
government and the heirs of Kosciusko 1t is that
the Russian minister accredited 10 this government made
effort to force upon the heirs counsel OF his own
choce In otder to supersede my authority from political
motives but he failed in tsuch interference with pro-
fessonal pursuits of American member Of the bar and
naturaized citizen of this country not being warranted
by It's policy and the law OF nations. The controversy
having Tor its object the recovery Of property alluded to
in the will of the 9Th OF May 1885, which you repub
lshed "irom the Charlottesville Advocate" was between
the heirs OF Kosciusko claiming il the lneal descend
ants of kosciuskos two sisters-he having died unRarA
ried and without isste--and the administrators Of the
estate and their sureles in administration bonds II was
depending in the circuit court for the district OF Coum
ba 1923. This court within the lapse of this time
gave three DEGREES against the heirs The twice
before the Supreme Court, and both times the Supreme
Court reversed the DEGREES of that The decision of
the Supreme Court which mas attracted the attention
OF the public and to which the writer OF the communication
repubshed in your paper 'from The Charlottesville Ad-
vocale audes is hna and puts end to this compli-
Gated and protracted litigation. By this decision il has
been adjudged that kosciuskos domc at the time OF his
death was in France; though he died at SoleuIe, in
Switzerland, where he soournng longer than year
before be died 1t has been further adudged that he died
interstate as 10 the property in controversy having been
proved that he revoked the will of the 5,h of May, 1898
and all other wills prior in date TO that OF the 4h of June
1916, W hch he made at Soeure in Switzerland The
right OF the comp,anans TO this property nea
descendants of koscuskos two sisters has been ecog
Missed and adiudged and the sueties of Col Bomlord
late administrator of the wasted estate have been deceed
to be liable for the of about fifty thousand dol
lars, including the interest, which they ordered to
pay the complanans in such proportions. stated in the
Decree as they respectively entitled TO by the law OF
Koscusko's domic at the time of his death Finally,
the decree directs he administrator de bonis non who
succeeded Col. Bomord, transfer The heirs certain
stock, and pay them the dividends hererom which
came his hands such administrator, amounting
the sum of from six to seven thousand dollars.
may be interesting to the public to know that OF
Koscusko's heirs, Capt Ladisaus Wankowcz is resid-
ing in this country He takes in his own right one fourth
part OF this property He 10 this country in lS47 TO
attend TO this suit and because OF msunderstand
ing with the Russian minister, which originated in the
attempt OF the latter supersede my authority, be lost
his property in Poland, and cannot go home safely.
The balance OF this property goes to other heirs, OF whom
Poland under the government OF Russia,
@. TOCHMAN.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1853.