Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-08-10
A Big CLAIM.
Suit Brought for the Recovery Of n
Large Tract in the Heart eff Syra-
cuse.


cuse.
There has been great excitement
here recently over the announcement
that woman from Texas had begun
suit on claim she alleges to hold
upon seventeen acres of land in the
very cart of Syracuse. The claim is
| all old one and will be contested to the
bitter end. 1t will be one of the most
! important cases that has ever gone
into the courts of this state -one that
involves a sum Of money that can be
counted by the millions and almost
rivallng the celebrated Myra Gaines
suit of New Orleans, some time since.
ltappears that n good many wears ago
John b. lve' was resident of this
city, and owned large tract of land
in the neighborhood of Forman's park,
an aristocratic locality, and that he
died, leaving widow named Ann
Eliza Ives, sister of the late Jam 8
| A. NoNon, n prominent supreme court
justice. Mr., Ives died in October,
1868, and at that time the property
wa' valued at 81 ,0Co an acre, whereas
now it is worth twenty times that
amount, and Mrs. Ives calls tor an I'M
divided dover right in the property,
and has brought suit in the supreme
court to bring about settlement. In
her complaint she sets forth that her
husband died near Clarkaville. Red
| River county, Texas, int state, and that
she has thereupon became entitled TO
dover in the equal undivided one-half
OF the lands mentioned above, and
she therefore prays that her dover
may be administered and assigned To
her, and that she may be made good
for damages sustained for the detention
OF the property.
Mrs. Ives advent in Syracuss WAS
surprise to her friends, but she had
come with n full determination TO have
wat she terms her rights, even to the
discomtorture ola hundred or more
people who have built elegant houses
on the park, ono of the handsomest
spot IN this part of the state. Every
scheme known to the newspaper fra
ternlty has been adopted to get an inter-
view with the woman, but at no time
have any of the schemes worked. She
has been kept out of sight for fear of
The consequences of an interview with
those against whom she proposes
to proceed. She said that her husband
never made will, owing to his m entail
condition for months preceding his
death, and that for months she has
been attempting to get evidence of the
exact condition of the property here
before taking the initial step. Wheth-
er her claim is a Just one remains to
be seen. There are rumors that she
is not what she represents herself to
be, and that the entire proceeding is
one of the boldest attempts to defraud
the people of this city that was ever
concocted. Mrs. Ives is shrewd
woman, and age has interierred very
little with her brightness. She has
very little to say, and refuses II talk
o anyone who Is directly Interested in
| he case, which she has placed in the
lands oil competent attorneys. She
gives an evGslve answer to all questions
touching upon the last hours and
death OF her husband, which occurred
so many years ago. Those who Mrs.
Ives claims AZ relations here say she
recalls occurrences of the past with
deal OF accuracy, and it is upon these
statements they say they are relying
io- the truth of her story.
The first suit in the series was begun
against Chas. J. Johnson, who lives at
the corner of A lmond and East Genes
see streets, being portion of the dis
putcd grounds. Mr.. johnson has put
| up a fine house, and until he was served
with Mrs. Ives complaint supposed he
was the sole owner of the place. Mrs.
Ives complaint has wrought him up
to the highest pitch Of excitement, and
The county clerks records are being
searched for several years back, for the
purpose OF getting at the truth of the
matter. The contest will be watched
with the greatest interest -Syracuse
! Standard
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