, 1876-02-07

4 Now Phnso of tho Cnyo rurn9 Up ia.
tllu Cotirt-H1tisDn 9uyA that 11r4 hex.
ter nnd ,lrs. sv1tvl Arc ~ spoiaAtangs'
tho fine LnMux-1Qu Wants nn ln.
junction. 10 stop Il.
DttroH lpst, Ftb. :.
Milton D. Ward and Ebor Ward, guardian ol
Elizabeth V. Ward, llayo flied bill in chaucery
in tbo Wavno Circuit against Writ De1tor, OF
Chicago, NosBrs. Biessll. McQraw, and Num-
ford, spocinl administrators Of tho s4t&to Of
tho lnto T.. i. Watd; Mrs. Catherine Il.
Ward and hor infans cni!dron Horny Il.
SWIM, guardian Of ILoury s. Ward; @. II.
Null. guardian Of Mary Z. Ward; CharIea
II. Masl aud john 8. Woodruff and others. Of
Lulipgton. The bill acts forth tho tace Of tho
aosth OF Capt Ward aud his leaving document
which has been admitted III tho PROBATE Court -
his taat will and testament but asserts that
these complninants acay TINT tt Ia his will. Il
further allegoB Ill agresmont with Mrs. Ward
rolatiye to contribution by her to pay tho debta
Of the estate, by reaaon of which nu Resistance
was of1eEod 70 tue probating OF tho will. and
then reoteH tho fxetB rclasigo to Tho contest
over the viii IN tho Wayne Circuit Court. which
trial resulted iu a Disagreement, Of tho jury,
which stood eight Tor the contestants to four IN
favor Of sustaining tho will. Tho case is to bs
tried agaln ana has been noticed for the March
term Of 1876.
The complssnantB further alloge that tho Or
tate OF thu Bnid l.. y. Ward WAS very large, lay
Ing bcon appraised =. S5,935, ,0i0.63. which, ao-
cofding to thor bcst intormation IL Al ovos-cstl-
n.ato. Tue dob.s Of tho estaso also largo. bus
much less thau the nBaets The Commissioners
on UaimB hayo allowed the claims OF direct in
debssdness at s327, 95702, and for contingent I'LL
deb.ed,.oss at e34i, 596'43, boinK for indorae;
iudsLtolness is 10 Bl.ua:ed that NO part Of 1t ia
bong prcssed for immediate payment, aud no
neceuslty exists for tho aacrifice Of property 10
meet 1t. and they further alego that there ia sut
tciont poraonal pfoporty not III pladEe aud Ia tho
control OF tho administrators to t0Gat all rfeYtut
demnnda.
Il,o bl!l then procooda to rccto tho provl alous
Of tho will rolatlvo to the bequest ol LudluGtou
10 1lrB. Ward and her infant chsldrou, and syers
that ahe took possession Of this property 1msno-
diately after the probasinR Of tia will. II tLen
Eets forth certain proceedings whereby tho ad-
lulniHtrasols sold to Writ Dexter certain logs
aud standing timber ct Ludlngton. nnd alleges
thas Woodruff aud tao othota nonslonod n do
| fcnlanta arc cuucoIned Nth him iu the cutting
OF tho timber aud disposition ot the logs iucsua-
ed in said sale. Tho bl alleges that this spoil:
alton Of tho pine lan1s about Ludtngtoa aud
elsewhere belonging 70 tho ostate iH great
| damage to theso complainanta. They Charge
distinctly and explicitly tia: the defendants.
WIT Doxter, Catherine L. Ward, and john u:
| Woodruff, ptofcssipg to act With slae asaeut OF
tho special Adntnisstntors, aud without any au'
thority In law. sro engaged tn tito most oxtsnaivo
scheme OF epultaslou, waato, aud illegal eppro-
p.laliou OF tho bost of the pine lumber growing
upon tho lauds reGorrea to. Thoy charge thAs
Woodruff has given contracts to varioua partios,
Signing ~ naIss W ahont; oas "tnous speeiy.
lug for "no11! ag1 on d sne cItaeg nna !omoYnR o.
more tnan 1o;uogovo teos u po '.nlpox iton
Iheso 'aitsah a.s aut.n5 .nn pseecas Mlnser snn
loEs' Hhea nave oeon hsnlsd to re banks % q
tao esIoatas t1aoy 70 pe Aoatgo 20 the mus 10
tho epf'h8: nampela .! peopto ere 20, o,tonsoYeo u
cnsah9 anu nAuAnR 1h!s slmoo!. Ihe salae ot
tna t'aoeF !nc4oaeo ~ thoao oontsaets u AIlego4
TO ne moro thsu sloouVo. INC r&rsaoa engaged
III THIS cutting ano removal o. omnos M are Ahsgeo
TO 20 pocna!stllY artesponai1ie. Iho nkulos o.
neisheE WIFI Dexter nor Mfa. Wsfa appear oa w