Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-01-25
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He aisd stepped j, Arnaiid' ntaoaih With
H. os name. ne B tE-se eS aest. s99s iIEs sd
tp siapse before this rule could be per-
fseffd By ah order OF ihs Cocrt. and be-
fore that lime had expired he received
not Zee from Gene Falr Bzyard, another
claimant 70 The effect that he had been
| pteveatsd from aste9s3ing he sale by q
ses ere storm II. that hs " waplt oppose
ffhe .5fcfee of fke 1coasf ssd ad ask Ia !
aIs,a. 80 Z! ! i - -.
fhaf he was nov about 10 Be washed
oht into The open sea Of litigation again
Just as be had touched land, he. made
compromise agreements with Bayard
and also with Dunkinson and Miss Ba-
ker. whereby they might share ulti-
mately in The property.
in. 1863 the Government allowed and
paid % Bir3seye, on.account Of a claim
advanced BY him for occupation during
The war, $40 .s6c. A few days preced-
ing this payment and in anticipation Of
its being made, Miss Baker teiegraped
from Washington TO Mr.. Johnson, in
| BROOKLYN, 70 r. come on" He did
| .,eome on" and on the day when the
| money was received by Birdseye he
asked The latter for it, TO which he re-
ceiyed the reply ina. he (Birdseye) bad
The money in his pocket and ali he'll
could not get il from him"
Instead Of appealing 70 'all he'll" for
| aid, Cornell and Johnson commenced
the present suit against Birdscye TO
compel him TO account as their trustee.
He had received from them, under the
trust agreement, in all s23 900. Out
Of the money received BY him from the
Government they recognized as legit-
innate disbursement 5000 paid to
Hall. bu. for the balance they insisted
that he should account 70. them.
Pending The determination Of this ac-
ton, Mr.. Johnson, one of the plaintiffs,
has di"d, leaving the impression or the
minds of some OF his friends that, con-
sidcring his advanced age, and the long
series Of negotiations and litigaticns in
rsiation to this property, Of which the
present suit j. hu; \ branch, he was lit
orally li'igated 10 death. S!mple-minded,
plain and honest old mas a be was, he
contemplated no wrong himself ana sus-
pected none in others. Wealthy as he
had grown in HIS business, he seemed
70 have become unusually ambitious OF
increasing II in his old age. This de-
sire led him into speeUlsfipns, mining
Or other rs thew were offered to him.
and il one ne claimed shortly before
his death to have lost SIS ,u0O. In the
transactions which led to the present
slit he was out Of pocket more than
S50,0e1. But at last he has rest
The old tn saucepan, black and fire.
tried, IN which he used to take the
wintry chill off the ale for his friends,
i, 40 doubt, vsl singing or the r1stv
office stove; but the old man st;rs It
rot and appeals = the Great Joye. The
other plaintiff still survives, but is fee
Bic and greatly advanced in wears, ana
cannot come TO time for many more
rounds
The interests ofthe original parties are
rapidly becoming vested IN their success
sors, the various conflicting claimants ere
a c.amorous, persistent end confident as
ever, The home Tor sollieTs IS unbuit and
The frea; watering P,acci bat iimly seen
in the distance through thick MARY
laud ios-,he dream Of CD earnest end
patriotic woman NE Is vet unfllfIled
The property itself has been recently
sold uuderan order Of Maryland court
fur but s3Q,ooo. 5u: the litigation ITSELF
acquires increased vitality and rapidly
accUmu)atjpg complications. when TIE
oyster has finally melted on, &c tangible
existence 20 jgub, all the parties viii
come together and soleIruly bury ihe
Ratchet IN the same grave with The
stsl.