Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-25
A Singular LAW Sutt.

N OLD MANS LOVE, AND WHAT CANE OF RI,
To-day, In the equity side OF the District Su.
preme Court, Messrs Hine and Thomas and MIR.
Hughes filed bill In equity. which promises
20 ie a. 20 some interesting proceedings The
Ssons Oh BENJAMIN Reiss, decd, against Eliza
oeth Reiss and George III. B. White The bin
STATES that Elizabeth Reiss is sued In her own.
TignG as Ihe widow OF Benjamin Reiss, decd.
ana MT. White as trustee, and that the father
OF Plaintiffs, Benz. Reiss, was In his lifetime
seized OF the east IS feet inches of lot 49, square
west. improved by large brick dwelling: that
white said Benjamin Reiss was seized OF said
ground and premises. on or about the 1sth day
OF March, 1879, his then wife departed this life:
that Immediately upon the death OF his wife the
SAID BENJAMIN ReiSs, from demented of Old age
lntenslfed by grief over the loss of his wife. be-
came incapable of attending to ordinary bust
ness AFFAIRS OF executing valid deed or con-
tract, ana while In this condition OF mind ne
sought most unnatural matrimonial alliances
WI. WIN every woman he CHANGED TO meet; that on
tne nalluc1nat1on OF said Benjamin Reiss on the
SUBJECT OF marriages being made known to the
ue1endant, Elizabeth, an adventures then re-
siding In the city OF Baltimore. in the state of
she craftily and designedly conspired with one
Con, and divers other persons to these plaintiffs
mnRh lon' to take aantage OF the said Bena-
ana succeeded in making him believe that she
owed him, and thereby influenced him to exc
CUE deed OF trust of the said ground and
trustee said deed being dated October nth,
1879: that within two or three days thereafter
the defendant, under the name NJ BETTY Stat
mower" was married to BENJAMIN Refss and
shortly afterwards she obtained from him a
power OF attorney to collect the rents and be.
Ing now In full possession Of all the old gentle
man property, and as the plaintiff believe In
accordance WITH prec0ncefyed purpose on her
part she refused to cohabt with him and
treated him with the utmost Indifference even
u, 10, competing him to sleep in the garnet OF
oyin fr
enough for the crazy old Dutchman;" that on
tne ISL OF January, 1880. said Benz. Reiss died
at the age of Il years, leaving surviving him
Reiss,, his children, only heirs at law, the two
named being under II years OF age and having
no means OF support; that said defendant ELIZA
ned possession Of the premises to the exclusion
OF the heirs at law and has failed to account for
the rents and profits, and it was the Intention
OF or, deceased g to have left the property to
his children to afford them a support.
That said Elizabeth, by feigning love for the
SAID Benjamin RelSs at time when he was too
weak mentally to appreciate her sinister and
selfish motive, procured the execution and de-
livery OF said deed with the design as the plain
tlfs are informed and believe OF defraudlng hi, |
children out OF their expectant interests In his
estate. The compliments further alege thai |
said marriage and said deed was procured by |
fraud and while said Reiss was not in a condI- !
ton OF mind to legally contract marriage or ex-
ecule deed They pray that pending this suit
the defendants and each OF them be restrained |
and enJoined from encumbering or conveying |
The said real estate; that the deed from the said
BENJAMIN Reiss to defendant Geo. Ii. B. White |
be delivered up and cancelled; that pending this |
suit some suitable person may be appointed re- |
ceiver OF said property. They pray for such other
lbd 1urther relief as the nature Of their case |
may require. and that the plaintiffs be granted |
The United States writ OF subpoena TO be direct
ed to the defendants commanding them, sc.
CITIZENS in the northern section can get their
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