Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-04-13
NOTICE

MADISON DeCamp and Hampton DeCamp of
lW the state of Iowa, and John Newton DeCamp
of the state of Indiana, and Martha Bold and
James Bold Of the state of Pennsylvania, will
take notice, that Fireman H. DeCamp and John
Martin who was duly appointed the administra-
tors of the estate of Runi0n DeCamp, deceased,
did, on the fourteenth day Of November, 1854,
file their petition in the Court Of Common Pleas
within and for the county of Meigs in said state
of Ohio, against the said Madison DeCamp,
Hampton DeCamp, John Newton DeCamp, Mar.
tha bold and James Bold, who are impleaded
with Josephus @. DeCamp, Theron DeCamp and
Ann DeCamp, defendants, setting forth that Run
nion DeCamp, late Of the county Of Deleware, In
diana, have recently fallen heir at law to one
seventh part Of the estate Of Cephas DeCamp,
deceased, late of Meigs county aforesaid, and
that said Runion DeCamp, at the time OF falling
heir TO said estate was then and for long time
before mentally unfit and wholly Unable to trans
act any kind Of business, and had no adequate
appreciation Of the value Of property or money,
ana that the defendant, Josephus @, DeCamp,
having got control of the said Runion DeCamp
or, or about the eleventh day Of November, 1858,
and we'll knowing the weak and feeble condition
of the said Runion DeCamp's mind, and then
and there designing unfairly with fraud and i'm
position to oircumvent and dofraud the said nun
MON. did on or about said Ilth day Of Novem-
ber, by fraud and imposition, induce the said
Runion To relinquish and quit claim by deed
duly executed and delivered, all his interest and
claim in and to said undivided seventh part Of
the estate both real and personal Of said Cephas
DeCamp; that said estate Of Cephas DeCamp was
worth about forty five thousand dollars, and that
said one. seventh being worth between SIX and
seven thousand dollars, and that said Josephu'
c. DeBamp, we'll knowing the mental capacity
and the incompetency of the said Runion De-
A., ~ huaiuaas and that he utter
ly unable to judge Of the value of said undivided
seventh of said estate, and contriving and intend
| jnp I'd cheat and defraud said Runi0n DeCamI
unfairly, unjustlyI and fraudulentlS induced th'
said Runion DeCamp to sell and convey as afore
\ said all Of hisj Runion's interest ahd right il
and to said undivided seventh part Of said estat
to him, the said Josephus g. DeCamp, for tn
inadequate and improvidcnt consideration o
three thousand dollars, to be paid by him, tn
said Josophus G. DeCamp, for which he gave hi
several promissory notes, and that the said Jose
phus @, DeCamp, at the time OF making sai
fraudulent purchase of the said Runion, wei
knew the value Of ssid undivided seventh part o
said estate, and that the said Runion DeCam
has since died, leaving the plaintiffs, fireman II
DeCamp, and Josephus G. DeCamp, Madison De
Camp, John Newton DeCamp, Hampton DeCaml
Theron DeCamp, Ann DeCamp and Martha Bold
wife of James Bold, heirs at law Of him, the sal
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granted by the Court, injoining the said Jose
phus G. DeCamp from receiving or interfsrin
with said one seventh part of the etfeuts, or an
part thereof, of the effects of said real estate
said Cephas DeCamp, or of the proceeds Of one
seventh part Of the personal property or an
amount belonging to the estate Of said Cepha
DeCamp, and that a receiver be appointed to tax
control Of the money and effects accruing froI
said seventh part Of the sale of said real estate
and thnt on the final hearing of said cause tina
said conveyance SO as aforesaid frandulentiy Oh
tanned may be pronounced null and void, mn
wholly set aside, and that the injunction so
aforesaid prayed for may be made perpetual, ex
cepting his, the said Josephus G. DeCamps dis
tributive share Of the estate Of said Runion Dc
Camp, and that the notes, so as aforesaid give
to said Runion DcCamp by said Josephus De
Camp, and In the hands Of John Newton Dc
+ Camp, p,and Ann sDeCump, may be ordered to
given up, cancelled and wholly annulled, and tha
said Madison DeCamp, Hampton DeCafpp, Jon
Newton DeCamp, Martha Bold and James Boz
are notified that they are required to appear an
answer said petition on or before the third satul
day after the 4th day of May, A. D. 1865.
aa FIREMAN II. DECAMP on
JOHN MARTIN,
Administrators Of Runion DoCamp, decd.
, BY their Attorney, MARTIN HAYS.
March 20, 1S65.-[ l2-6t.