, 1877-06-05
Tho Case Not One Of Fact, but Of Law
-.-some Very Nice Points.
Col. James n. Rowtn Gees fnto Voluntary BaRk.
rupter.~ais Liabilities and Assets.
His Brothers to Show Cause Why They
Should Not Be Declared Bank
rupts.
New Suits, Judgments, Confess
sions, Divorces; Etc.

Al Aplh sASk Lie ucl6 VI luNlAtc TA}tEf NEW
berry alcd bill In she Circuit Court against ". H.
nfnlley and +. ". B1atehtorl, Truatccs Of the
Newborry estate, asking 10 havo tho estate dIrl1.
cd. Nr. NcWbcffy had provided III hts will that II
his daughters died without fssuo TINT On ais wiIcl
death his sast property, worth now anywhere from
81, 600, GOO tt 50. 600 600. should te divided late
two equal portions, Of which ono past should 90
to bis heirs and tho remainder toward founding a
Pnhfc Library on tho North Side. lie gavo hLs wifo
the use Of house and dn income Of about 81, 00o
ycnF during her life, but she refused 10 accept II
and took tho common law t1owcf, and tho anxious
fegateeR alleged that this rendered void this pro-
vision as to their Willing until she died, ana that
tho daughters hasnR diod they wcrc entitled 10
shcEs shnro OF the ebtnto.
A general demurrer was flied on tho ground thai
even supposing nil tho facts alleged to he t.ue II
Afforded no. ground for rcliut, and yesterday the
arguments on ihc demurrer began. Tho facts In
The case arc alt admitted, aad tho only dis
puead polnss nro on tho law, but sonla Of tho
most subtitle md rccondto questions Of law afe In.
volrcd that aavs ever arisen In this county,.
Mf. Dexter, on behalf Of the complaLnan.s, hrst
real tho ltll nd Mr Gnge, hid atsoeiase and coun.
with. ''' 'N"N =
rho opening arguments on behalf Of the deseni-
rce!ted the fncts Of tho case. which wcrc moi is-
psi H th'R st 'e1 shss tho 99sssns
parties: Tlo Trustees simply uerired to earTy OUT
The ta.tat9ts i9.trnet!ons and on1y opposed :t.e
esssfy oese es M ~ nhs. :. so"
bv hIs wiit. Tho Intention Of Tho tcslatot was
tAcreloFc the thing 10 bc ascertatnol. Tho COM
aion pe!ed ~ os|reai'on M af strss On
the death OF the danshscfs without istuc,
C i " eI s aSie'. @
e ihe aeath y tSs Wiz. sna tsey ssss. tsas tsa
that they shoul4 reroisc Tho incomo lhtretroa hut
TIC language q tho will wa plain that the son,-
1n,; Il ts shoud sd not Fsssso r., nnt ns
widow had renouaccA Tho prov,aona OF the Will, Il
should b. read ; a. though the.s sss no provslon
o" so sa ss s & Il, I
thongl,t Of i, hs wonld doubtless tmye mato pro:
Tslnn thetefor but. a: he 1ld not, no Court ennla
make instead q iaterprct the WY. Thc VIII cnlT
p1ys.hea .hs and thst psn; for las dsM;b;Hton y b;
allowed 70 take place before the death Q! to wife
bccauEc abe renounccd the will, then tLure would
not ali. 81 ill proDsrty Would b. dIstriatea it'll on n
each OCCASION Tho wId9w. by her renuuclation.
took 1argos Interest In tha estate than by tho
poninR tho distribution to her death In tho hitter
ea.s ihan IN tho former; The testatoF also mny
s u or "
tlts Library o. to gise prestige TO his n.1na.'
There " were 70 caaes ta t!y books On .ho subject
'rs W. VIZ ao.o ing ~ oT oa .no
anos s sstis T. ~ s Y r.
II" - tnn ~ nss, W. H. G%s @ tno
cu1a fs fns nv rcoson ts bn s IN rss;n.s
~s, 49, pe ~ ~ tao present saae aaw
gtvr 10 S.s Nrwherp. hn; ,hc,o sms ~, va r
'halndcr limited on hcs sssate. Whatever did not
a s sn!ft. ss Su a' e fsna5 tss ,ts, + a. nss g e
nstnte that mi fat,cd' int r. r,rt,ca WIN
,yers cttitled IL tats were nnt IL tska mil nn,.
;ieaia. ii,as tso ss,a.la:iss va. not sscs!s,sd
whicb Ind hc s ho ~. ntnxot ~
cnurt wauiS nal kin In him. mi h"ts.ss tbnt
would b. too much llks making Will insie,d of
'S9 .a M s' ss rp psts, a Ss
surviving Mt the deatt Of Min. NewberTy ntwht iio
very different from thoIe eutyivinr at lie dsat OF
ths aaag6trts. - ''s - NV "@"'A "
d Go Pet ~ % M H. aa snT
lis eonnanfna iey,,es hncamn ysscd nn tSa Ha
Sss;s q p' i IT, sna Synsrt w xas s;s
was deob,a contingency, the ~ sneoita!nty u an
ovent ,he dealt, q tl.o daughter. Without lssae,
Inkc, who wUuiI be Tho a,ifyIfiny dcscannnts nj
lis i!mu OF thoso Ines Tll tHa ,ianai.tsrs Hal
{ IT, Il s;s ,: s.
IT, Whhs a.
1sn to e sp p sa,yyur w 50 ss 20
descendants wcro to bo estinatcd or cnanacsateI
q AZ I'M q dlstt!eatIenTtSst tims q r. x!te,s
4suurea ersn. " ~ tn ba sa,y wsnn wf
tie wur1s Of tho sIli IN ihe cnnimsy. 4 wan y
o nasf,o 4 1s e term
e:tataf e to tss eoas4a OF 'a'
NJ itnrisiir ~ sit..in tcstn.i ~ asI w