Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-09
Celebrated Sasn Closed.

The long contested case, kno|n 60 lie
George Gaze, which has been in litigation CT
courts 10 Richmond s;ncc 1860, waa brought to
disc yesterday BY c9Inirou.iso ard decree
ia the Chaacary CcUr,. Tho iacs il Tie case
AFRO bti1lyas fellows:
William q. George, WEALTHY citizen oil
Richmond, died about tio year 1865 or 1869.
Soon after lee GCO:sc. n n,uiatlo, hviog 10
PhiadeIphia, came on 10 Rishlnond, claimed
that William O. George had hrcn married IL
his mother, aud Was t'!cici1Ic entitled 10 the
property. lie %aS appointed administration 0l
the estate by tic Federal Judge.
Lee George auti his iHailior, GaiG!iGc GC"TGE,
and his sister, Adelaide W!lruc0, 3rra tha
slaves of William q. G2cr:c and were sent to
philadelphia duIirg The war. They claimed
that Mr.. George marriGI CaGoico George in
philadelphia, anl that The ceremony IVES pc!'
formed ~ Alderman Max. Il Philadelr hia
alderman.
the Eichmond Georges a. Gre: proceeded 10
contest the matter, aiIcring that there was 60
marriage. The first trial eli the cas2 tocS place
10 1878. The Jury brought in verdict tor the
Iiohmo1a Georges. Tn, casa was taken 10
tho Supreme Ccuri, whici reversed tho In|:r
court.
10 1877 tho sc ;l..l ltial ioel; place, the jary
f.i!iog 70 agree.
The L.li:d and last :!, Iook !.licc iasi No
vaalher, and again ihc jury failed to aGree.-
Tho caae YVES set i0r ;rlsi again On tho hrs. Of
next Oe.ober ami t;" contest W3ud have been
had over agen i,:J u2t the mater been c7in-
promised.
Ii is uulctstoo: iiat tic tx3ccsss Ct Lbc
diileren! ti!a!s. Which iDriude "itat:S lees, at
tendance, cost CT lak!u2 dcposiijla, travelling
eXpeEsts, counsel fees, W, will be ia the
neighbo:hood o! $4,000.
Judge Filztuah, in the ChaGoc!y C1i:ft yes
teId1y Gccreed rs ioiiow:: Pitcher ". George:
John n. P!lehcr, Ter himself aud auy other
tenant Of The George estate who' nay come ia
and contribute 10 the cost Of tbs suit. rl:lnilff,
VS.. Lee George, administrator OF William y.
George, deceased, and Others. defendants.
tbs Cause came On tits day 10 be heard OF
the papels formerly read, and was argued by
c:uussl O1 consideration whereof tho Court
is CT the opioioa that after three trials Ct the
Issue, objected by the decree Of November II +,
1878, though without result upon, the Court
having heard all tho testimony atduccd CO said
trials, that The Court may now, 10 its dl5crtl
tiou, set aside said issue aud proceed to the
decision Of sHch issue 2i:htu: the aid CT jury,
and said issue is now set aside nnd the decree
of the llth of November, 1878, SO far as it
directs such Issue to be tried. ia hereby revoked.
And thereupon, the court proceeding to ldjudI
cato the question on which s,id issue was order
ed, doth aojadgo order, AID decree that there
wss 90 marriage soiemp:z,d between William
D. George, deceased, anG tho defendant Caro-
line George, (tbc former sl1ycl Oh Tic 2lst of
April, 1869, or at a0y other tine, asd that tho
Richmond claimants, as the lawful heirs are
entitled to the estate. But by conscrt OF ssid
heirs it is further ordered aud dccreed That tho
Philadelphia claimants (ihc former Slaves of
deceasedl shall receive one fourth 0! the oct
proceeds of the sale Of tic properly OF The cs-
tate, aud one fourth Of the funds in bark and
10 the HANDS of the receivers to the credit of
the cause.
The decree further appoints James Alfred
} ones, ESQ.,, com miaaiontr to a,li tic real cs.
tate.
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