The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-03-14
A Little Bit Of Romance-lmportant
Land Case.

Land Case.
We take the following report from
The Paper of Feb. 9th: United
States Circuit Court, Saturday, Feb.
25-before Judge McKennan. Dur
ing the past week great deal of busi-
ness at chambers has been transacted
in this court, among other matters of
moment was that of the case of Haw-
thorn ct. al. VS.. Jennings ct. al, pre-
viously referred to, involving the title
to $50 acres of land adjoining Fagun-
dus City, Forest county, and including
the Tuttle Farm, now famous for its
great oil product of the past months.
The complainants had filed their bill
claiming that respondents were trus-
tees ex-maliiicio and praying that they
might he decreed to re-convey to them
the land in question and for the APP
pointment of a receiver, to take charge
of all oil received by respondents, un-
til the title should be settled.
1t seems that the wells have produc-
ed about 1000 bbls. per month, for
ten months past.
There was an interesting discussion
as to whether, in such case, and un.
der such circumstances, afIidavits
should be read in support of the bill.
His honor decided in the affirmative
and both sides read their exparte proufs.
His honor directed decree to be en-.
tered, appointing receiver; the de-
cree to be superseded upon respon-
dents filing bond in one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars,
(Sl25,OOO) to be approved by the
court, with leave to plaintiffs to apply
for an increase in the amount of the
bond should circumstances call for it,
and reserving to respondents the rights
to object to the appointment of a re-
ceiver in that event.
The complainants are represented
by Weir Gibson and Thos. NJ. Mar
shall. The respondents by Hon. Rasse
las Brown and William d. Brown, OF
Warren, Pa
The facts in the above case possess
much interest, Of not real romance, and
are, we think, worthy a place in your
columns.
In the year 1850, the property in
question, then, as now, known as the
futile farm y was owned by Messrs
Fisher and Owens. They made con,
tract for the SAFE of this property with
a man named Badger, who immediate
ly transferred his claim to VIM. A
Hawthorne, who was living on the
! farm. Hawthorne paid Fisher and
Owens for the property, but Owens in
the meantime becoming insane, he wa:
unable to get decd. He then went
California, and a short time afterwards
Badger sold the property to other par
ties, giving them quit-claim deed.
Hawthorne amid the laboIs and OK
citement of California life, paid no at
tention to the property, thinking il
worth nothing except for lumber-fol
which purpose he had bought it. In
a few years he became very wealthy
and one morning he packed up sixty
thousand dollars and started for home
lie had proceeded but short distance
however, when he was attan knd hs
rooners. a herce tight ensued, from
which he barely escaped with his life
As it was he lost his money and one
arm, and was badly cut up generally
lie went back to California, and after
his recovery from his injuries agair
went to woIk. He again became very
wealthy, and few months since, learn
ing that his Hickory property had be
come valuable as oil territory, conclud
ed to come home to attend to it. HC
brought a lawyer with him and, aflc,
some investigation, commenced a suit
in the United States Court for the re
covery of the land, which has resulted
thus far as above reported.-OH Cit,
Cor. TtuspiNe Courier.