Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-11-28
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
PHILANDER CRANE AND SARAH CRANE
HIS WIFE,

sitting as Court Of Equity,
PHILANDER CRANE AND SARAH CRANE
HIS WIFE,
ALLISON NAILOR AND THE UNKNOWN
HEIRS OF WILLIAM 0'CONNER,
TRUSTEE, &C.
rVNHE object of this suit is TO procure de-
Il cree, decreeing and determining that the
complainants have one-fflh interest in equity
in certain tract or parcel of land situated and
wing in Montgomery county Maryland, now
in possession OF a certain Allison Nuilor said
land having been conveyed by Ann CAN'T
Clement Smith and Thomas NJ Macubbin to a
certain William q Conner, Trustee, and that
the heirs of tie said William O Conner may
be decreed to convey the legal title thereto to
said Sarah Crane, or in the alternative, that n
trustee may be appointed for that purpose, or
to sell the said one-fitth interest and pay the
proceeds over to her.
The bill states that on or about October 10.
1927, Ann CAN'T, Clement Smith and Thomas
NJ. Macubbin conveyed certain real estate
which is particularly described in said bill and
accompanying exhibits to a certain William
o Conner, in trust, which is particularly set
ont in The bill and accompanying Exhibit GA. :"
That Mary o Conner. wife OF Patrick O'Cou-
ner, departed this life some time in 1927, leav-
ing the following children, viz Martin. Mar
iha. Mary John, Sarah and William, the only
children OF said Patrick and Mary, that Will
liam died before the youngest of said children
arrived at the age Of twenty-one years, unmnr-
ried and intesiate that Sarah afterwards in
termarried with certain Philander Crane
That William 0Conner, the trustee named in
said deed, died some time in the year 1897,
intesthte, leaving widow who afterwards
married certain Barney Mccain, aud three
daughters, Sarah Catherine and Julia, his
only children and heirs at law, hut whether
living or dead, The conplananls are not in
formed, neither do they know whether il dead
they have left any heirs, and if living where
lhey reside; That no part Of said real estate
was sold under The provisions of said deed du-
ring the minority Of said children of said Pat
rick and Mary
The Bill further states that on July 2Sth,
1852. "A bill was filed in the Circuit Court for
Montgomery county in Equity by Martin o.
Conner and others against John O'Conuer and
Others. and gives the substance OF the said bill
and pray leave to refer to and read as part of
this bill of complaint the proceedings in said
case HIS recorded in Libef j G. f. No. |, TO-
los 1923 to 344, inclusive, one of the Judgment
Record Books Of said Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county.
The Bill further states. that SAID bill filed
July IS, 1852, was not sworn to by any one
and on the day of the filing thereof an order Of
publication was made warning the absent de-
PENDANTS 10 appear in said Court on or before
January LIST, lS53, 10 answer said bill, but
that no process was prayed agains! these com
plananls, and that they had no notice OF the
proceedings; that nearly two months before
The order of publication expired the said cause
was set down for hearing and taken pro con-
fesso against The absent defendants. and % de.
cree passed appointing trustees to sell said real
estate.
The bill further states thatafterwards and
before any sale was made by said trustees I'M
der said decree, to wit November 18th. 1853
the said trustees filed their report in said case,
in which they say in substance, that before
they proceeded to advertise said property for
sale, all the parties 10 said cause sold and con-
veyed their respective interests TO IL certain
Allison Nailor, who had paid the purchase
money, and thereupon they, the said trustees,
sold the said real estate TO said Nalor upon
| his paying all the costs which he was willing
to upon the ratification of the report. That
said report was finally ratified July 18th, 1854,
and that said trustees conveyed said land to
| said Nailor 10y deed hearing date March 9Th,
| 1853. The bill further states, that the COM
| plainant Sarah Crane was compelled by the
| cruel treatment of her father to leave his house
| some time in or about 1885. and that she went
| TO the State of Missouri; that she never knew
| Of, nor had she even heard OF the said deed to
! William o Conner, and that she had an inter
| est in said land was carefully concerted from
| nor tba, Il vac not rue rs sn,,ed IL said III
| 6led Inlv ali 1879 Thai she had moi been
| heard from hv The comnlainnnte in said hin
| rron, The t;me ehe left for the Western counfr,.
uut;I Tho 6t;oo If The hiIi or In. thav had No
re,son 10 hoIieyo yl,e had died nn,n.,r,;ad and
| h,fore tho vo,,ngesi of her hro,hers had ar,i-
we'd ~ The age n twenty-one vears hui thar
| The said comnlninan1s knew She was married
and had oood reasnn Ia know she was Iivino
md where sha was LIVING at Tho time ,hoT
| fled aid MI th,,t she had M knovIe,Ioe or
notice of the filing Of. he said hi flied Univ
| 2sib 1850 of ibe time il was fIed ar duri,,,
he nandencp or hat ehe bad nv interns, IN
s.id land nt}il a shnrt ti,na raet ana then eLe
! hsa,a All h.. ac,;dent sinca ,,hicb finn eha
has endea vorad 10 have nor riohts ascert,ined
Tba h;Il fnr,ho,. e,,Ies tb,,t ti,a conn,Iainants
arc informed ana CHARGE ,bot said All;eor
| Na;lor scrs nm ana nrctcnds ,h,t nndcr his
s,,;d decd from said trns,ees annotated as
| j foresoid he I,os Tho fnll and nnancnn,bored
| Co +, s.id INA and tbat 10 comnlsina,ts
H., NJ intoros, thor.;n Nm III
co,nniainants cla;o, ,bat tboy ora tonants ~
cen,i,,oo VIII said atlison N,il'r ,,,sa harns,
a one-ffrI. ;nterest and tho said alison NsiInr
! The other four-Gt,be interest in s,id lands
rbo IN c,,,,har s,a,as ~, ~ aar,rio;,
ans arc I'D yisod ia, ,o;r r;,,hts a,d
in Tho rron,sas "a IL ~ o;sa afoc,ad 10 ~
s,id ,,ocond;nrs 4, ,ol.,,;o, - said Nj fia6
! III % 1870 "a nat thov ros hold ~
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