, 1869-03-28
STRANGE LAW SUIT,
4 Family Of Negroes Rscsver a yalua-
bis ESI4le.

bis EaIRle.
Correspondents Of The Leutv lie CounezJ ,u.usl.
6PR1hGyl1Lp. ky., A1tcn ~
One Of the largest causes ever In the Wask-
ineton Circuit CouFE was finally decided TO-
day. Mary Alsop, woman o. color, and her
si1 ehildren. recovered judgment for SE .OGO,
with several years Interest, against the execu
tors aud heirs oi Samuel Rydding, deceased,
late Of this county. Jesse Alsop, a wealthy
planter Of Mississippi, died in this county
some ten or dozen ears ai,o. Tut Of his large
estate, which was titustcd in Kentucky and
Mississippi, he devised to Mary, his freed
wtDar, and her six children. wiom he had
emaucipated, and sat up In life In the County
Of Claiborne, Tho, tSo, Geo to bs rnise.. by
his executor sitter hts death BY sale Of his
negroes, stock, Sc. He appointed Samuel
Reddng his executor, to whom he devised
bis property In Kentucky. Mser making his
will he sold, himself, BY bis agents, all h1s
Mississippi estate and took the notes thcre-
for, payable to himself. He died 10 pos
probated In the County Court OF this
comfy, aud Rcddlpg qualified as his execu-
tor, ard took chaTge Of these notes aud
claimed them as part Of the Kentucky prop
crty Of said Alsop devised to him IN the will.
Jesse Alsop had no immediate family, and no
relatives neartr than rephews and nleccs
Rcddirr WAS no relative. He very emphatic
ally in his will imposed upon his executor
the duty OF converting hts Mississippi prop
erty into money and invcs, Ing $So,co Q the
proceeds In rcal estate In The State Of Ohio, in
The name and for the beuef3, Of Mary and her
si1 children, By declaring tina. this was - The
great desire of bis heart" ReddIng had gone
on under the will, which had been admitted
to record In 1885, and collected most Of these
rotes due In Mississippi, and had N ade set.
that stats, whec c he had also qualified rs
executor, showtng himself indebted To the
estate some 713.00. This settlement was
made in 1860, but nothing WAS doac for Mary
and her children. She brought this suit in
1866. The qus ssion presented fur decision BY
The pleadiugs in the case Is, whether the con-
version Of the property BY the testator III his
lifetime amounted 10 an ademption or rryo-
cation Of the devise to Mary and her chu-
community. The questions Of law Involved
were Interesting to tie lawyers aud Court.
The amount involved in the litigation,
the circumstances OF the case,
entirely norel In this community,
Ss s nsl 5s,stsse position 7hs .ut In ,h society of
connection that may have once existed be.
tween the testator ard the objects OF his mu-
nifcent bounty, and the uLusual fact that
no ore Of these colored citizens OF African de-
scent. parties to this suit, and deeply interest,"
ed In lis result, ever made their personal ap-
pearance In court, rendered the case one Of
uncommon interest. even f1 tnls county. no.
ted for its litigation. Bot the interest Of this
community, In this case, was much increased
BY the character. Official position. and pol!ti.
cal relations Of the disdna aulAhed counsel that
APPEARED In behalf Of the negroes. The Hon.
II. R. Hardin, Judge Of the Court Of Appeals,
OF Kentucky, q native Of this county, and
very popular with its people, give to the ar
eunaent vi the cs:e the full tofre and weight
that his great talents, legal lea1ni1g and per-
sonh and ct1lcial influence could command
In behalf Of Mary and her children. The Hon.
G. ". kavanauRb, the Judge Of this Circuit
Court, a1:o very popular With The people Of
this county, lett his scat on the bench and
added much to the interest Of the argument
In behalf Of these colored de7isees Of Alsop.a
part and highly favored part Of the wards Of
the nattop, By his very profound learning in
the law, and great skin as practitioner At
the bar ard qtlleitl po;l,ion l9 the
fGoF Gesass' z q re1ssssntta nsSs saa ~
heirs and executors OF Redding and
their tlends thought they only showed to
the better advantage, bT measuring their
swords With such distinguished champions in
closed the interested crowd were Sun ia
doubt on whose brow the Judge presiding,
the Hon. L. Il, Noble, Of Lebanon, Kentucky,
who had been placed on the bench pro tenn,
and tor the occasion, would place the VIC
tors croVD. The grave Judge hesitated
nnd4 ths influences brought to bear upon
him, and took time TO consider And 1nvesti-
gate the authorities cited By the learned
| counsel In the argument. add this evening
rendered his decision In the case, III
which, IN bis plain a-d una.sumEng style.
peculiar to himself, he dtscoursed Of the law
even more lear lned1T than the learned judges,
| If possible. The couEsel for the Reddin.s
prayed an appeal pr frma snd to corcr their
defeat as suppose. They have no real iu-
tentfon Of takirg fuch step. They were
beat when their chances were equal before
one Judge, aud he an able one. But the ne
groes now have the two best In three IN the
or the fonr Judges Of the kuurs OF Appeals
on their side 10 make this Judgment q final
IT.. The honorable Judges Hardin and
karanapgh had been employed 4. counsel In
this case before they put on the Judicial ez.
mlEe.