The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-28
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A mther singular case will come IN for
trial In the courts OF this county In d few
days, 1t Is one that illustrates that the ways
Of man arc peculiar and that tho closest
Dollos OF relationship cannot always bu re.
lied upon as subservent TO all worldly inter.
ests. The point In case Is rs follows: Ell
Dunlap, respected farmer OF Ross township,
THIS county, owned 100 acres Of land upon
which he lived and raised II family, consist.
Ing OF two sons, Vim. d. aud John DUNLAP.
Ono OF his sons, Vim. Ii being OF n royinl,
turn OF mind left home In 1855, when about
twenty. years OF nge, and sought his fortune
IN California. Ills father gave him $500 upon
his leaving for the west. Upon his arrival
In California lie filled to write home, and
for fifteen years no word was received from
him. II was believed by his friends, rs well
~ by his father and brother, that he was
dead. After rowing about until 1860, with.
ont giving any clue 10 his whereabouts, he
NJ last wrote home md In 1870 returned TO
this county ind t,sk up his abode with his
brother, who liad married and WINS
living upon tho old home place,
During this time, 20 ycars, several changes
had taken place. Ell Dunlap, the father,
after reaching tho ripe aye OF eighty years,
had been CHILLED from oil earthly scene. 10 his
home beyond, In the yeur 1870, after being
kindly cared for In his declining years by lis
son John. In 1874 the father made deed,
IN which he conveyed 10 his son John, the
homo farm OF 100 acres and all his personal
property upon tho consideration OF $500 10
be placed In the hands of trustee for hi, son
William i. II no should ever return, As
stated above YIN. Il. returned In 1879 and
for two years lived with his brother, when
he decided to enter suit and hive the deed
set aside. given by his father 10 his brother
John, upon the grounds that undue In.
ilucnce' had been used IN securing the
property TO which he was legally heir.
lie received $500 of the s5OOleit for, lin and
the balance Is bel ID in trust subject to his or
der lleclaim ms that his father was led to be-
licvcc that he was dead and upon that the
decd was obtained. Tho defence will endeay-
or TO show TINT no undue influence was used
and that Ell Dunlap was aware that his son
William Is. was living in the far west ut the
time he decided his property t. his son Jo!r,
AS the circumstances surrounding the case
arc quite unusual, the relationship existing
between plaintiff and defendant, and the
valuable property involved, all 70 10 make n
suit OF more than passing interest HAYES &
Andrews for plaintiff, Daton Il Erskine for
defence. '0'
DEtL!\IRE.
Mrs: J. D. lIeinlein, Of Bridgeport was in
town Thursday.
\. NJ. Eaton, OF st. Clairsville, showed him
self to his many friends here Thursday.
Large quantities OF ice are now going
through Bellairc en- route from Sandusky to
Pittsburgh. E...s.
Joscphus Gorby isprepnring to build in the
rear or ms property opposite the First
The regular annual job OF soddng Bellairc
door yards has begun to be performed again,
The sulphurous mir seems TO kill the grass
quickly in most places.
The body OF Mr.. Russell was taken ont on
the j. & 0. train Thursday forenoon for
burial ut his old home He had been here
but 4 few weeks, intending TO work Mt his
trade OF bridge building on the b.. b. & C.
road, but was unfortunately attacked with in
Illumination Of the bowels.
NEW CUMBERLAND.
Yesterday morning about seven o'clock
while the hands ut freeman Brothers works.
Just across the river from here, were pushiDl,
car OF slack on the switch, n Cur that lind
been run in moment before was still NOV.
Ing, slowly, and striking grade
gathered impetus, and coming upon the
slack car. which George W. Hawn WIS push.
ing, caught him between the bumpers, crush
ing him and killing him almost Instantly.
1t seems.illat ro one saw him when he was
struck. He threw himself off the track
entirely, and in doing so 1t is thought broke
his neck. Mr.. Hawn was soldier during
the rebellion, and has been OH the pension
rolls for some years lie leaves II wife and a
large family of small children to mourn his
untimely end. He was removed to this side
OF the river where he resided, and will be
buried on Saturday. lie was n good steady
man and u constant member Of the NJ. i.
church. -"