The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-07
Circuit Court for baltimore County.
: Before Hon Daniel c H. Emory, Judge John
I. Ensor, Esq, States Attorney.

Before Hon. Daniel G. H. Emory, Judge; John
!. Ensor Esq, States Attorney
TowsoNTowN, July 2, 1866.
Josephine Ohatterton VS. John Chatterton
Bill In equity praying that the defendant be re-
CURED TO convey unto the complainant, TO her
sole ana separate use, her proportionate share of
certain farm in Baltimore county. containing
about one hundred and fifty acres, and that the
defendant may be restrained by injunction from
disturbing complainant in the occupation of said
farm, etc. The bill states that certain Daniel
z. Chatterton, a brother of the defendant and a
brother-in-law of the complainant ia 1854,
shortly before his death, executed to the com
planant bill of sale for certain valuable cabinet
furniture, stock, fixtures, and the lease of GER
tain store No. I'll Second street. Philadelphia 10
be held by her free from the control of her hus-
band, for her sole and seperate use, and not liza
bic for the debts of her husband That she after
wards bought with the proceeds of said property
conveyed to her by Daniel P. Chatterton two
houses IN Philadelphia from a certain John A.
BROWN and that the deed for said houses was
taken In John Chatterton's name in trust for her :
that ne was ignorant of the execution of one Of
the deeds to him, and that said John Chatterton
agreed IN writing to hold the other house in trust
for her. That said houses were afterwards ex-
changed for the farm in Baltimore county, be-
longed to certain Christopher L. Dobson, and
the deed for said farm was taken in John Chatter
tons name, though the complainant alleges that
the whole of the consideration for said farm
and for the stock on it, was furnished by the
complainant, except the sum of nine hundred dol
lars, furnished by the defendant.
The answer of the defendant denies that said
Daniel r. Chatterton ever made bill Of sale of
the stock, etc. in the store No. Eli Second street
Philadelphia, and alleges that at the time of bis
death said D. P. Chatterton had no means and
/ was under age. 1t further denies that. the two
houses in Philadelphia were bought with the
Josephine Chatterton's means and that they were
held in trust by him for her, and AYERS that the
defendant paid the whole consideration for the
farm in Baltimore county now in dispute, and
that said farm now belongs to John Chatterton.
the defendant. The bill in this case was fled in
| April, 1861. A great mass of evidence has been
taken in this case, one commission having been
issued to New York. four to Philadelphia one TO
baltimore city, one to Belairy Hartford. county,
and one to one of the regular Commissioners OF
this court. The evidence taken in this case un-
| der these varions commissions amounts to nearly
or about six hundred pages Of foolscap, besides
large amounts of exhibits. The court was occn-
pied this morning in hearing the reading of the
evidencesin this case, which is not yet concluded
Messrs. A. W. Machen and R. }. Cuttings appear
ed for complainant; Messrs. Richard Grason
and Henry W. Archer for the defendant.
The case of Chatterton US. Chatterton further
occupied the attention of the Court during Tues.
day and Thursday. The mass of evidence is
immense, and its reading had not been completed
on Thursday evening.