Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-15
A Ceuprenase With GesrgetsWn Gel.
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"A CeMPEeaaso yftA 0esF4etoWn Col.
SINGULAR CASE IN 4 sAIrrxoRE COURT
FtEs CLAIMED IoR RECOVERING AN rs
fishes the following:--An day yesterday there
was legal war waged in the orphans court II
was between two lawyers claiming fees for SER
vices In recovering n an estate, and the admins
| The Law yersi-John f. Preston and r. H. Colds
bOF0ugh-claimed that their efforts had secured
| Browne, and had caused a certain win to be set
aside. Mr.. Browne, by his attorney, w. 8.
Waters, contended that he had made . bargain
with Preston est n and GodsDoro9gh that they were
| set aside, and were not to have any claim upon
| him II they did not succeed. He further alleged
that they did not succeed, and that he had com
promised with the adverse parties. Messrs.
Preston and GOldsbcrough claimed that it would
be just in the orphans court to allow them three
thousand dollars for all they had done. The
7 administrator claimed that he had paid Preston
and Goldsborough great deal of money al
ready-mOre than he should have d0ne-and
that, instead OF owing them, Goldsborough owed
him.
THE CoNTEsTANTs.
The real parties in interest that struggled for
the possession OF the estate of a deceased lady
were heir relatives on one side and the Society
of Jesuits on the other. Preston and GOdsbo-
rough were the attorPeys for the relatives and
finally compromised with the College of George
town, and paid 5000 to get possession of the
estate.
WHAT THE DECEASED LEFT.
The property that belonged to the deceased at
the time of her death, and was all claimed by
the Society OF Jesuits, was ten acres Of land in
baltimore county, two hundred and sixty acres
OF land in Queen Anne's county, one note or
bond for 50 ,O0e, one for $1,000, one for $1,000,
one for 81 900, one for ,O00 one for OO0 one
for $3.50, one for $500, one likely negro man ia
cob, 80 years Of age, one likely negro woman
Henry, 80 years OF age, Henny's grandchild
Lucy, years of age, one likely negro girl nam
ed Ann, 10 years of age, the infant child of
Ann, year old, one negro boy Peter, 16 years
of age.
THE WILL AND IT'S MAKER
The will was that OF Miss Mary Z. Browne a
Her brother, C. c. Browne is now the admin
istrator. The will that she made left every dol
lar Of her property to the Rev. Thomas Lilly,
Subsequently the heirs Of the Rev Thos. LilIy
formally renounced all claim to anv portion OF
the property, and he, on May 4, 1880, devised
lege, an institution belonging to the Society of
Jesuits. Lilly died some time before Miss
Browne, whose will gave to him the title that he
the then deceased Miss browne began prooeeT-
ings to break the will, so that the property
would be distributed among them.
WHAT THEY ALLEGED.
They claimed to have proof that Miss Browne,
when she made the will, was under "great and
extraordinary influence of the priests" that the
will "was made in a house belonging to the
distance for the purpose, and that the Ian
yuage OF the will made by Miss Browne and that
OF Mr Lilly being very similar, indicated that
they both were directed by the Society Of Jes-
uits.'
PROGRESS or THE CASE
An enOrt was male in the superior court to
have the will set aside, but il was defeated
Exceptions were taken and carried up to the
court Of appeals. While it was awaiting adju-
dicatiOn &. &. Browne became discouraged, and
desired a compromise.
OYER GIVE OyF-HAIr
In response to proposition for compromise. |
me Following letter was sent to Mr.. Brownies |
a. Nessrs GoldeborOua1 and Preston:
The proposition OF yOnr client is not accepted. |
N return beg leave to submit the part of |
the property. which may pass under the will of |
the late Mary T.. Browne, with the prOyise that |
=. G. Browne shall relinquish all claim to adj |
'ninistration. Very respectfully,
EUGENE CUMMISKEYo
Finally, c. C. Browne paid si5 900 to George
town College and got the control of the estate a.
THE PRESENT sQUABBLE.
There was an argument between Preston and |
on one side and G.. c. Browne on |
the other. There have been filed in the case |
four OF these bargains written by Preston and |
and they all provide that the |
services OF said Preston and GOldsbOrOugh /
should be without charge to the said G.. C.. |
Browne unless the said estate il received" and
y 1t should be received, then the Orphans
Court should fix the amount of the fees
Browne now contends that the estate was not
received through the services of Preston and
at all, but that GoldsbOrOugh
abandoned the case, and that he (Browne) had
70 employ Robert j. Brent, ESQ.,, since deceased,
which is denied by Preston and Goldsborough,
whose yigilant attorneys are John Stewart and |
). Il. Wallis. The case occupied the whole of |
and is to be continued to-day.