, 1874-06-25
Ind tho discretionary rowor Of eato not OK
iacd in tho will oithorgt tho authority
cftHd IN TINT hXfHnt rrHnrf1fnn fha

;s% s!s% e, T. q ' . T ...s1 sho e. s 1sssa Sofy ;y
bdoring therou,ar cirou,nstapcea Under Which tho
tho Cook County lands. sheao Things nll considered
were clearly Of thc opinion the executor was not only
ds oes I'm n @ % Of
surviving tho estate Of Tic deceased.
III, contract i, ~ M. think
he praoi Ehowa fraud tbs part Of lighe: III OBJ
tsin!nk the con!rac. Tho onus rroban,i resLs npon
upnn this paint is in conflict, Int Hugheu' veraon Of
cuoe Of Turner WHO il roIativc Of the Washingtons
by hts teatmonyat appears tue contract wHs farly
,a.n ~ no .1er
IN Richmond, Judah =. Benjamin, tho Confederate
Secretary Of @ar, and lsobcrt Il. Scott.
ANOTHER HTnONG FACT
TO ropol my rroaunrtion Of fraud is that Turner,
who was parsner to tho Judgment With Jnhn A.
nnd, sf;er tho War va. over. Expressed himself eli:
tirely eatEcd With tht contract and tue action o.
Eo IL essy sshss
aud Tho executor entered into, their respectiye con-
tracts with Hughes nler pr0cihofy lilo hatne ctrc,-
EtAnces md upon the aAtno representations upon tho
rt os M,gneh an i IL very sran11e 1 hat, II fraud @
hitter was Anabo to discover It, lor cyon utos word
of complaint.
Under the facts in this case we are therefore.
this contract upon oithor Of tic grounds reod upon
" appeilecs' rnr urxr QUESTION
presented by this record ia Hughes hold tho title
Of onel,alf Of tho Wob~.cr tract. obtausd by deed
Hughes? It appears from the record TINT III July,
1861 Tho executor gayo 11slghes power Of attorney
authorizing him 70 eas9. MORTGAGE SELL anu dsposo
In Aisust, isoa i"ec. sold tho K,ngseury tract to
o. S &
tile la1 sold trnst-dred, whluh had been given
by JOHN A. Washington III his lifetime 10 secure somo
Gu tho 2bth day Of january thia same Robert sub
mtted written proposition TO purchase tho Webster
~' ."e - ~ "curcAoo, Jan. 20. 1878.
"g. r; II: Hs,ghe: Efq.:
nndo % ny min to ., 0er tSa
me me ss +" s,'rS on tS G
ossh On assey Il aisf I'D saee II s Ill., o
IN ii. months, *o,ood il tveve months. 81, il
oer to be accepted in thirty days, il Withdrawal
to be at my optton. Iotturs will reach me addressed
aa below. Respectfully, 8. nonENT.
On tho o3d day Of April, 1909, Hughes. then being
in baltimore, submitted through speciul messenger
to the executor then resdiug in Gharessown W. tho
tract was. in slough Of the liver and would not for
goou one. and he recommended tho sale. bunk deed
ns also acn for tho executor to execute conveying
doc dosd nna ,e & Il It % to mnsies. '' ''N'
riin ooSrnAuT BETWEEN ROBERT AND nuoHEs
waB not however 1T tlat time closod thu land was in
crcasng III Value and III the meantime i'll Offer Of
$2000u was submitted 70 Hughes for tle 1an1 In
August 1863 lie wrote Robert that 10 must scs him
personally; tha heir busincs could not DO closed w
correspondence Robert then went to Chicago Oh tho
4!h day Of septenher 1861 executed deed to Hughes
for an undivided ons-half Of tho tract. No money
una mil
security given. Hughes kess tho decd from tue ex-
ecuor 70 Robert II Ills own hands until tho 2Gth
cash payment, and delivered the deed, but took
security for the ress Of .he purchase money.
acerns. II taking deed for half OF tie property,
M s aud 9ps TO
taEo charge Of It una net for Kubert we'll hsef.
These 4ra few ottho nany facts appearing III tho
to convince any ubuxel mind hht, in tho sale Of the
salo on t1e ono had for he executor, nni on lis
other WAS purchasing for himself In othcr words he
inEoaas was nsed 10 nuke @ hat M "ghes vas
buying uf Robert a, that 1sobart alone nrchas-
1 s .n sSss s on Gt e aa
On Eoy. 10, 1868, while I1ughcA waa tho agent for
the Washington es.ute and Kohert bud not concluded
u paEn Es c s
from Robert to hin1sc for ouehalf OF tho property
ulsss tooeft elosen up the tsaae, n1teE onesnR 70
et Robert haso Saoo OF innas tit pel9neod 70 Tue
ehtate II ~ would raise ,1nJ sa5s Iho hlost us-
gent considerations maze this Aus1aaole' hna e.,
cally tie fara adsaneeR III tne p1lces o. taat kah
OF pfopersy: nsar1 u soS s.SSs "l.sn @ "eae
aHked Tor lots on the hofth branca "nleh was sur.
prls1ng. Every QUO ex1ects an active movement IN
real ebtate during ths coming spfinG aha y 1hefe
lore most important lor you 10 ionoW ING 'elns oi
tue oler you naue anh 10 get the pusehaso seonrca
70 you oetore my growing ont ane f3pa
f'se u pt'pef'' HI1anps Iu,, pp HAD 1tAn No RIGHT
to snecuate in tho property committed to his care,