, 1873-06-19
Unpleasant News for Holders Of Land
in Part Of tho Southwest
Quarter Of Said
Section.
|sl1its in 0hancory to Annul Deeds
Made Before Madison, Ran
dolph, and Elizabeth
Streets were in
Existence.
Tho Grounds on Which Mrs.
Wright Intends to Contest
4 tho Ownership.


Wright Intends to Contest
4 =. tho Ownership.
birs. Catherine D. Wright has determined to
utigate tho ownership Of 8.100 acreB Of land,
between Randolph nnd Madison atreots, wost Of
Elizabeth atreot, described al follows: ALL TINT
portion Of tho southwest quarter Of Section 8,
Township 90, H. which was allotted to John s.
Wright by IN order Of tho Cook County Circuit
Court, beginning at tho Houtheass corner Of aaia
quarter section, thence north fourteen ohnins
md tbirty-two links, thenco west Elk chainB aud
thirty four linka, thence south fourteen chhtna
and thirty-tvo links, to tho south line
OF said duartor section, and thenco cast along
tho soutl, limo Bix chains and thirty-two links
to the place Of beginning. (At tho amo this DC
Bcription Of tho land WAS mado no etroota wcfo
lsid out thoro)
HRS. Wright will f1o q bill alleging tint, IN
July 1849, whom hor narne was Catherine Blaolt-
burn Turner, hor guardian purchaHod for her,
out Of hcf own moneys, the aforementioned
land, from tho State Bank, paying thorefor tho
sum Of $4,000, tho President Of said bank, on
The 10th OF July aforesaid, executing to. hor D.
lecd Of conveyance Of the prcmiaes, whoreby
tho fee-sl1uplo title hocamo voatod in hcr In her
own right, copy Of which dood will bo aubmit
ted to court, the original having boon filed for
record On tho 9TH Of August, 1917, and duly ro-
corded.
In sopte.nber, 1e47, n1iss Turner married John
8. Wright aforesaid. Soon after marriage, for.
roasons TINT will appear, eho determined roso-
lutoly neyor to execute any deods Of conveyance
either Of tho lauds of hor husband or heraelf,
which determination, she allogos, Bho has sigid1y
adhered to-
On tue 10Th Of July, 1910, she will show that
hor husband contracted to soil to Augustus Par
Sons part OF tho said property thus bought and
held her own right, namoly commencing in tho
centro Of Randolph street, on tho wost line OF
eaid southwest X Of Section 8, adjoining 0ar-
1senters Addition to tho city, thenca one-half
the distance to tho contro Of Washington street,
thence wost o4 G0-10O feet, thence north TO tho
centre Of Randolph street, and thence cost to tho
place OF beginning, supposed to bo half OF
ono aero, She will contest tho ownership OF
this tract, to which William E. Smith, Z. Eugcno
Caldwell. LoBter H. Robinson, Sophia G. Chnn-
borlain, Charles o. Winter, Eliza Pierce, Louisa
s. Fowler now lay claim, on the ground TINT, nj
though sho unwillingly signed said docd ut her
husbands command, no ofacer authorized by
law to talo the acknowledgement of dceds WAS
present when sho 80 signed, nor did sho ovor
acknowledge the signing or execution thereof,
nor WAS eho evor examined separate, apart OF
out of hearing Of hor husband, nor wo1o tho con-
tonts and meaning Of tho decd made known OF
explained to her, nor did she ever read said
decd, or know TINT It WAS intended to
had boon s'gnud by her and delivered by her
husband to ParsonB for all Of which objections
Rhe contends the said decd Is void. sho charges,
on information and peliof, that tue decd did not,
A3.14 ~ hofr, -c1 In
eald helf-acro or any part Of her property, but,
instead, similar piece Of land west OF tho wost
line Of said quarter section, and that said decd
has since been altered by somo ono to hor u1'.
word ''east" Of said west line, 80 as to
locate tho said hnlf-scro on hor premises
that tho doed eignod by horr did not
to @ her 1et fes e%o III .:
Cue production Of said decd to the Court will be
neceBBary to prove tho alteration charged; and
that tho persons named above arc alone nblo to
atate tho ronts and profits which have accrued
calls on tho Court to cause them to discover.
The defendants aro raid to have refused to I'd.
init Mrs. Wright's claim, alleging that they hav-
ing patd tho taxes nssessea under paper tit9 40
ly her claim il barred by tho statute Of ltmita.
tious; that she haB acquioBcod in and ratified
the conveyance. to Parsons, that she hae
been gty o, h aha u = nat 5o en-
equity entitled to call in question tho validity ot
said decd to which she will charge, in reply, that
none Of said parties havo paid the taxes assessed
Rs nforoaaid that, having boon femme coverte
ent, tho statute Of limitations constitutes nc
bar; that, boing married woman, sho' has moi
and could not acquesce in or 1atify the convey.
anca, aud could not bo guilty Of iachea or neg
lect In tho enforcement Of hor rights.
Wherefore, sho will pray the Court to cauat
tho defendants to mako discovery on all point
connected with the obtaining and holding Of aait
property that nn accounting eco bo hadi tue gar,s n :.
duo her ; md exclusive possession OF the prop
erty given hor-
Another action will ba taken, on aimila
grounds, on o contract to sell to Albnrt Cran.
9, in tho subdivision Of tho southwest quarter o
SEQ. 8, allotted BY dccroo OF Cook County Circui
Court to John g. Wright. except one half aor
tho centre Of Washington street, running wos
along the contro Of said Btroot AL 23-100 foot K
tho weat line OF said Lot o. thence north alont
Baid west line 400 foot to tho centre of Randolph
lot 326 SLIGO feet to tho northwest corner Q
said half-aere lot, thence south Esq feet :
the southwsst s, corner sss @ ot said 1do hsla M
to tho east limo Of said Lot 9, aud thence soutl
$50 feot to tho place Of beginning, containin
8 948-l,0o0 acres, tho consideration hein
e5,0s5 28.100. The defendants to this suit wi
Fropch, 1saao 9. Wilbur, Samuel g. Hayes, Vor
Bates King Q1oir OF John B. King, Holen Rock
won, George Rockwell, Jefferson Farmer, Pete
asrha5s Ezaeoh dnb o13sdD 4 nwg9 whn nadn
Frank johnson, James II. Morrison, Lyman J
Todd, B. Corinna Atkins. Oaroline II. Parsons
Eliza Wilcox, Lonisa 3. Fowler, Theodore y
Phinnoy, nose ?. Phinnoy John simonda, Dayi
A. fDnk Genrre fohneidor hnrv A. }iyerhnt