, 1876-01-17
SUIT LOST BIT JEFF DAVIS.


Failure to tcenin rosscsx1on OF Il
Portion os fAis fSrothcr.a E.atnse.
4 auit bFoucbsty Jefferson Davis occupied tho
attention Of tue Chanccrv Court to yickaburg.
Mas. for some titao. and wss decided against
him nv Judge Hill on Eatusdly, tbs 8tl lost.
Davis c1Ainiod III interest OF E7o, ,NU0 Ia q bond
of 1Goe, executed by tho 9fontgomerys. of
Davis Bend, ~ purchase money for shs two
rtantations known ~ the nusr1ealo md Brtes-
field, Tho snit was for tho recovery Of that los-
tion Of the land which represented tbs purchase.
money Of y: :iarEeld. lilo oninion Of shs clsn.
cetlor, rctuelug tbs relief aud Diminishing the tl1
wa1 based Oh the Erotlou that the co:ntk,naat
WAS cstoppei from sasertinQ The claim By reason
OF having qualified Al ono OF tAs o1ecut1rA OF
his brolhura viii under Which tns trsnafer Of
tho pi operty was ms1c. Judge Hill gayo the
hiatprJ Of the ownership as follows
complainant Claims to lave BEEN the owner
Of D1lcrne!d plantation situated In tliie county.
nct Hs pufchascr. hut by rosseaBioa adverse to
lis trotter. J. L. Dav.st oHganatInR ~ al al-
~ lons ae: u about 1885 J. E. DAVIS original.
" eutelad aald plantation from the United
States Goyercneht. togather with lssgs quau-
ttty Of land adjoining It. knosn a. HURRICANE.
plan.atious. Con.pls'nant CLAIMS to have oce,,-
Lied DrIcsaeld until It and Hurricane sero
taken 20, session Ut by the United staes Gov.
sruuc.lt IN 1869 OF 1868. In 1865 both ]iurr.-
c2no hEu bl'eiueh we're t41np0 over ny tu0
United stases Government to !. l.. Dawn, it be.
ing represented to the Government that hc, and
NOT Jefferson Dastt, wah tho owner Of It. IL
t4GG tlr. J. L. DAyn soll And by hia
deed con.evsi tho wl.oIe OF said
gomerv aud hie tvo tous, for and at tho
price OF s3uo. 0ott, slkina tl!s1etcr thslr bonds
aeeurco bv mortgage upon the LINDA. Tbs IN.
tcrest on tho bones was l.ayAb'e aunualfv. Tho
1toportlonhte value Of 'Brcrtela. a. represent
ed by the bunds g,yeu for tho purchase price. ID
cInI.ned to he $4,000. Joo E. Davis uicd In
ls70, tcavng ha laat vii! aud testament where
By liz made theme respondents. Mrs. uamcr and
]. j.. A'tcnel. hDA PRINCIPAL 1cgnseea. and also
res,4uary l"Easens. EIo specfcallr ullleh to tho
former elt0,UU0, aud 10 the latter $50, 900. aud
rayaLlu out OF The londs aforesaid. and raqutr-
ing tho interest accruing thereon to 10 paid pro-
poriiouailJ on those legacics. Tho will enl-
uowared tho executors, IN tbcis dtsrretIon to
abate or remit n,Incnal intescet uoor said T,ur.
clyase Tsce, aad directed them to deal 1snlcnsly
credit Ed to parties who we're. Of lase. slaves
of ]. F.. DAVIS, oac thlnk Wa+ Tor lnrGtr nun,
thRu tue purchasers cou!.i we'll cl!ry from tile
resoure.s Ut the ptaces. Ths tata MA. m ads At
t,ale wLen Mr Jeffcrson DAVIS was In pr4:on
up3n charge Of trcason, Aua IL ia fuGgesto1 III
| argument. That there wcro ptuaentia1 ressars
why tho TRANSACTIONS concerning tho iands might
not 1l1se been 1n1de IL his natno. coacodtng hin
to I,aso bcan tho real ouuor, t3'wt tnar 0!
coatiecst,ou. Tho pu:Icai disabilities Of COM
n!aipont hnTe not yet been removed ahd, II II
commanded Oh t'phnIf Of respondent. tint tl,s
earlfo prudential reasona inav have opsrated to
| induce tie tcatator to will tho vs'ac Of Bfser-
hcli' to tue cl',lileu OF conu.as"aut, iustoad OF
to liEn dtrcctiv.'"
It ia understood that MI appeal il to 10 prose-
cured from the decss,5tl ut tue Court, ana ii
would. therefore, purLhrB. 10 Improper 10 dis.
CUES tho casc lnpre at lca1th uow.