, 1876-03-20
SENSATIONAL SUIT.
a "Risc-Up" AHnl1ist xvis1inn Alien
Cincinnati Enquirer LareA 10.

n "AAsc-Up' AHnlnNt william Allen.
Cincinnati Enquirer IlareA 10.
Wo lavo somo mighty interesting rondng thia
morning for the residents OF Bcioto River and
Paint Crock yaIloye. A au,t In chancory was
begun yeetordny In tho United Htatos Circuit
Court, which involves tho right of possession to
nearly o,00o ao1os Of tho most ololco iauds
in NoBa and Plckawhy Counties. Tho persons
whom this suit will infect either directly or
indirectly arc iluntlreds md among thom tho
n most rro@1llnons ts o1.uov: William Mlee, tho
Chillicotllo. comprising $50 hcrcs Of land, mud
known as !" Eruit-Hill Farm" Ia part OF tho
subject uattor OF tho suit The snlt Is brought
by tho grandchildren Of the lato Con. Duncan
Macarthur, who sock 70 rooover possession of al!
tho real aatato Of which their grandfather died
Botzed. It ia instituted uudar tho provlhtona OF
hls will. nnd, It w'o matako not, It is anything
bue weak attompt In tho opinion Of Cinctn-
nati'a best lawyers, there la trouble ahead for
every man who now owns, or ovor did own siuce
tho death OF Qan. Macarthur, any Of tho land
whereof llo died holding stlo. Tho history OF
tie case III this: On tho 18th day Of May, 1889,
Northwestern Territory, died at Chillicothe,
possessed 10 foo simple OF twentg-nine tracts
Of land, embracing altogether nearly 5000
ae1os a.tuots o. various plaoes IN the. Ooun-
ties OF Roes and Pickawny. Just previous to
lis death tho General executed q somowhat
occontrlo will, which, IN tho years. that
have ctnpsod enco ten. was nearly lost sight Of.
For some reason best known to himself, ito de-
Sired 10 doyiso Lis vast estate to his e1nnd-
woro Two OF bis children who survived him,
tnmoiY Mlon Campbell, Janes Mob, Ehio,
El!zR Ann, and MRty. " those i've children,
s,, she following ,!7 Grandchildren wore be-
PLAINTIFF TO tho suit In Shancory Adora II, Nor
rs, Elle Jonea, Flora Macarthur Tice, Hueio Van
Dbbcr. aud Allen Campbell McArthur-all chill
trea Of Allen Campboil Macarthur. Br. Smith
liza ri, Notftj1I eIF I Nav hFrA Artt
chIldron Of Jnmps NtcD. blcArtlnr Thomas II.
Anderson, Miuuio Olds, Ilnrty Anderson, aud
Charles Andcrson, children Of Eliza Ann Ander-
son; atld Ello Scott, daughtor Of Ellie Coons
Con. McArthur'a will provided that bis entate
should DO hold lii trust for his grandchildren un-
til tho youngest then liylng or tlnt afterward
should DO born bocaiuo Of ago, WHOM they HAould
But in tic meantime. u nny OF said grandcbl-
dron should dio and leave isBl1c snch lsAuo
should tako pcr stirpeB, md not. ror capita
The will was duly recorded in Rons County Com
oy Macarthur, relsct Of the devisor, mud now
deoeasel, aud pregsloy Morris and William Key
Doud also deceased at this stnc. but tho widow
died during tho game year. and shortly after
coons (lator Mrs. Allau}, in hor placo. Aflor
taking ont lottors tessanentary, the three oxcou-
tors Ica,gned+ and refused to execute tho pro-
Visions or the will. Thta seens to hayo Goou
1QlD ny tl0 uuGt4N4 uHE9HLlGOL III tuo ufC Gull
dron. For soon hftetward (tlo Court rot Aey-
tpg appointed other executors, ~ tho pro-
vision Of tho will stipulated, iu caHo of death or
rosighauon) thero Wa1 meeting Of the chill
dron, aud thoy agreed to q atyiBioi OF MI their
fathor'a ostato between themselves. To Ellie,
attotvard MEA Allon, as part Of her sharo, was
Eivou the homestead known rs Fruit ulll Farm.
10 MI lutonts anil purposes au aulicablo nd
5ustmoHt had boon made, and tho will
Which now tufna up 60 Nh instrument OF
trouble paused from tho memory Of tho
community. Con, McArthur8 children, rs years
wont by, divided tAoir lnuds and sold parts OF II
to Btrangora, who III turn slbdiyiaed 1t md ro-
sold It to ctllor purchasers todny thore lro
ovor 100 owuers Of tho laid ombrncod Ia tho
| chancery suit. or courao, every porson VII Q
has hold a tito to any part Of tho Macarthur d.
| tate snco Tho Gonoral's dcmiao becomes purity
defendant, md there nro certainly several hum
dre<ls of such persons.
All Of tho fYo children aru now dead, md On
tho 4th day OF March, 1875, the youugast grand.
child, AlIon Campbell Macarthur, Jr., arrived al
tho ago OF majority, which gave him, ILLS BROTH
ers slstorB, and cousiuH. tho right 10 ilotr claims
to tho vast estate OF thor grandfather, under
| tho provisions OF his will. And they hayo <ouo
| sd. Attorneys who have Gxamiuaa tho foaturca
| pf tho case Hny they can SEQ no possible
| way by which tho plaintiffs can DO kept out Of
poHBeaetoa OF oil tho property. Tho will wns
probnted, WAS never aot aside, aud hs all tho re-
guiremouta On wllch It WAS mAuo tayo boon
I fulfilled. tho claimants Beom to hnvo .tsurc
thtng" Of 1t, MesssH. King, Thompson b Lapg-
! worth, and Matthew'S, ltatnaoy l. Matthew'S are
| attorueyB for tho c0Mplnirnhts.