New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-25
THE GREAT REBELLION.


Tn the United States Circuit Court, yes
teriay before Judge Batohford, the case ehtitleI
TLe KGHG,5hd coal Company agt re hqraEHa q hid
oL,o C,oI COUy0ng was continued. tbs rs q bh
in equity filed by The plaintiff, Virginia corpora
ton against the defendant, New ork eorpo1aIIU
raug for pe RIM redeem certain tracts OF au
in West Virginia, alleged TO I've subject TO deed OF I,uss
IN the nature OF mortgace IN when the deIeuant
ira,sL on the LIST OF October, 1854, William H. EdWsrIs
and wife conveyed 10 Samuel s. Thompson. Robert H.
Maury Philip r. cambridge, and Robert NJ T. hunter OF
Virginia, four several tracts az lands sltuaeu III hha
NM I ~ i Fcrnarv IsS5 on the Isf of October
1854 Thompson, Marry, and Hunter without Dandildgel
couyeyed The same tracts 10 James F. Hansf0Id anu
Isaac n Smith, trustees trust 70 secure TO the sad
William IL Edwards the payment OF certain p9nls, pcaa
ING even date with the deed made by Matry THOMPSON
DandIdge, and Hunter one OF teh Tor soOo' ~ soo
Jan j. 1855 one FOR 5000 due oct 1850 one iO 5'vH
due oct 1886 another for $500 due Oct 1891 one
1879 an uayable the Bank of Virginia ana an bearing
men toned deed provided that in of sale by SAID
trustees they should give GO days notice thereof ana
and place, and was recorded on the l4h OF feDu
On he 18th Of December 1855 the plaintiffs Company
oi mining for coal, iron and AIT in kanawla county,
with provision in their charter that they should NOT
hold at one time than $500 OF land, Whlc was
subsequently enlarged 10 1900 acres, ana the privileges
extended 10 90 years. ~ n,
bridge and Hunter conveyed 10 the paintlh three OF te
four tracts OF land 10y deed recorded March 6, 1856 and
H Coleman Charles Morris, and Lewis NJ. Coleman, in
trust with power TO said trustees to convey the same
under the direction Of majority of those interested III
the trust that deed recorded on the sth OF March,
1856 On the 9Th OF July 1856, Coleman MOTIFS ZOE
man conveyed the fourth tract TO the plaintiffs inns
deed that is made i'll pursuance OF the lntrnc
ton aud request of more than mao IN interest," anu
was recorded September g. 1856 this last tract contains
between 1900 and 10000 acres, while the others together
One of the provisions Of the charter Of the plaintiff
that suspension OF their rights and PRIVILEGES ior 10 ears
should operate as forfeiture thereof ana my nav U
thereof up 1861. The payments on the b0hus 70 td
wards were made up to October in 1857, which time
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in the NE refused pay the next due until sch deieCt
was maSc good; whertupOn the trustees, under the d
rcction of Edwards advertised much Of the property
for sale tine 2st Of December 1881 as would pay me
s. 800 due on the Isl Of October, 1861 default having been
made in the paymeu thereof. ON the 10th of November
1851 Thompson. Dandridce Hunter, and Maury fled
bill u equity in the KaLawhd Circuit Court against Id
wards and Ii Others claiming that the II others claimed
al least Oncthird Of the land to which Edwards had pro-
fes.ed to give good title and actually held the same
from the grantees Of Edwards The bin prayed that Ed
wards be enioued from exposing the property Tor SAFE
until the defective title should DE made good The niunc
ton granted Edwards led his answer thereto ari
gave notice of motion for its dissolution wheIeupon me
grantees filed supplemental hill setting forth tdi one
Green claiming portion OF the property L1a Ia
sttuted "a suit in ciectmcut against them. EdTdfdss
motion dissolve the injunction denied subsc
Nv two more iniunctions issued restraining I'd
wards aud all persons octing under him from -ct
the instaments due on the bonds iof WnlCh NJ h3i
brought suits and issued attachments n NtT-Iork on
the 14th Of December, 1865 hc luncuons were dsso[c4'
aud $1,000 the amount realized ron me SAFE Oh ctial
property reserved by Ed"ardss Decd was oroeTe" ID ht
At general election held in Western Virginia on the
81 Of May, ls2 the portion of the state known us west
Virginia. including kauvEI County, resolved ltsI into
separate state, aud by i' Constitution enacted iaal
all the laws heretofore DNldut, and not repugudni
to the new state, should still exist, ANA al suit, p.I-
should proceed in the proper counties ON tlC it,n u
December. 1888 ON an affidavit of Edwards that 1nOmp
/ sou J.. udfidC', Hunter, and MaW!t wore engaged 10
the rencinon against me Ohtg0 H'dte t lucl Tltii
made an order appointing as trustee m their place WI
sale Of the property for which au order was entered and
the property was sod OF me s'th OF iebIr 49, ri
Rand and smith who reported g. l &c stil re- NAMED
. due o. Edwards the bonds Tls deed Was recorded
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