The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-08
ESTATE or SENATOR DOUGLAS.
THE AGENT sUBD DY THE EXECUTORS ON AJLBGA-
TIoNs or FRAUD.

THE AGENT sURD ny THE EXECUTORS ON ALICIA
TIoNs OF FRAUD.
From The Chicago Tribune, Nays.
A bill has been filed on the Chancery side OF the
charges against well-knOwn fellow-citizen in rela.
parties to the Bill are Adele Williams Widow Of
M, and Stephen A. Douglas minor heirs Of Mr..
RDGHbgns Dcbgds ps SgmpanMshs The responde9tS are
The stating clause of the bill sets up the death Of
children her right to one half the estate Of the de
I6is provision was made by the viii admtted to pp
bate b,ate at tbe October term OF the County Court OF
pointed executor During the month of April 1863,
Inventory was meg with afupplementa inventorya at
approved to tile amount of SSIsoS3 and the executor
ceedingsS were Instituted in the Circuit Court for
leave TO sell the real estate for the payment of the
estate was sold, and enough was realized to pay all
The Dill now alleges that the executor resided at
Cleveland Ohio ana that the others Of complauanJs
iaa3 mad no agent or attorney in Illinois but about
that time Nicholas 2. lglehart,i II is sald,appled TO
Mrs. Williams In the city OF Washington to be con-
stuted the agent OF herself and Mr. Douglass chil-
specious Pretexts he Induced achangeo the decision
being claimed that he would be able to large
lost TO said estate; that he was well acquainted with
the creditors of said estate. and that the creditors
4 the children and widow Of Mr., Douglas wereto
be benefited thereby that Igehart also stated to
claims for dover which he could dispose of 20 great
estate Of Mr. Douglas was sold he could buy It in for
her benrt that he knew Of several persons to whom
he could dispose of portions at prices largely in ex
cess OF what would bring at public SALE and that
such excess should be paid for. .
during 1864 opened negotiations with the creditors of
the estate for comp omise OF their claims repre-
senting that such compromise was for the benefit of
the heirs who very poor; that said claimants,
having been personal friends OF Mr., Douglas con:
sented 70 make compromise, and that the claim "a OF
and an assignment Of the claim made TO one Nicho-
sss6l 1t is claimed. settled for 500, and similar
assignment Of the claim made over TO the same
person. The claim OF Davis for S2OO096 1t Is likewise
averred was settled for $500 and an assignment made
to Nicholas l. VAIL but delivered TO lglehat. The
demand of Sauter for S44642O 1t is charged ad-
usted for Sl5OO, and the claim assigned to Vail which
that Mrs Williams resided at Washington, in state
Of great pecuniary poverty. and unable to advance
the money for the purp Sc OF settling said claims but
and oere to advance her funds for the purpose of
which fact she informed said lglehart, put he
himself that he had plenty OF money at his com.
mond, which he was willing 10 use TO advance her
The bill charges, however, that Tglehart did not
inform Ompalnants OF the settlement of the claims
and their assignment to him, hui kept the matter
secret and that in September, 1864, he appeared
before the County Court aud claimed the allowance Of
the entire Caim-$S09lO6, whtI amount he received
from the executor in violation his pledges. 1t is
claimed that at the executors sale Igehart bid
of larae amount OF real estate at nominal price
the sum bid being ABOUT SliOO for property which It
is alleged worth sSOO that at the sale IgeharJ
stated that he was buying me SAID properly i3r the
The compiainants alege that declaration Of trust
would make him deed of the property, to the effect
that said purchase was for the benefit OF Mrs. Doug
Igehart has disposed OF some OF the property at a
large advance but that no account has been had with
account may be had OF the property seld. and thai
the title to the remainder may be vested in them.