National Republican., 1883-10-04
THE COURTS.
Business thnt was Trnnsnctcd in tho Va
rlous Legal Tribunals Yesterday.
suIr AGAINST A TRUsTE

suIT AGAINST A TRUSTEE
Mary Baldwin, through her attorney, Ran
dali Hagnor, yesterday pstitioned the court
in general term for a rule on +. NJ. Saunders
to show cause why the dismissal of an equity
cause in which she is complainant and the
defendant tfustee, should not be sot aside.
The petitioner states that as trustee Mr..
Saunders has behaved in u dishonest and
dcceitlul manner, having made away with
some of the property intrusted to him. Tho
property was in his name, as trustee for Mrs.
Bal dwin and hor children One piece of tho
property, IL is claimed, he bought through
Mrs. Baldwin's grandson for u mere song,
which belonged to tho trust estate. She
further states that oil the twenty-sixth Of
last month sho was taken, through the instru-
mentality of Mr.. Saunders and his agents, on
the preteXt of taking drive to the northwest.
ern part Of the city, from her home on
East Capitol street, and again ten days later,
when she was met by Mr.. Saunders who di-
rected her to sign some papers, in order,
as he said, TO enable him to pay her some
money out OF tho funds of the trust estate.
She signed the two papers without reading
them with sufficient care to understand them
because of the resentations of Mr.. Saun-
dcrs. She has since been informed that the
papers directed the dismissal of the bill in
equity, which she had filed against him. She
states that she never had tho slighte st desire
that tho bill should be dismissed but wishes
it passed in order that the trust estate may be
placed in safer hands. She therefore prayed
that the order of dismissal be set aside. In
compliance with the petition the rule was
issued and made returnable next Wednesday
WILLS FILED.
The will of the late Gov. Thomas Swami Of
Baltimore, was filed for probate yesterday
To his three daughters, Jane Byrd Ferguson
Elizabeth Gilmor Whipple, and Mary Mercer
Carter, all of his estate in this city and New
port. c. S. Carter and James Lowndcs art
named as executors The will 10 dated Oct
| ., 1880. A codicil dated Dec. 81, 1850. is Mt
tached. He provides that if any legal actor
is begun by his grandsons over property in {
declaration made by him in 1873 all property
shall then go to his daughters share and share
alike. A petition from the executors is alsC
attached, stating amount Of personal property
Of the deceased.
There was also filed tho last will of tn,
late John II. Tucker. He leaves to his wifi,
part of lot /, square SOL, besides all estate
real, personal, or mixed, which is to go to hi
children at the death OF his wife. To Alex
andor ID. Tucker is left 800 in addition to hi
share in the estate. Alexander ID. Tuckei
and w. S. Thompson are named as executors
SUIT FOR ISLANDER.
suit for slander was entered by Mr.. n
w. Fitzgerald against Harmon III. Fultoi
yesterday, damages being fixed at $4,000
The plaintiff states that the defendant did, OF
May "a 1883, make to one A. j. Elliott in thu
city of indianapolis, Ind, the statement tha
"hc (meaning the plaintif) was q damned
Sinking thief and liar" The plaintiff alst
states that tho defendant did at several time
reterate and affirm his former statement Il
the said A. j. Elliott and others, thereby in
iuring the business of the plaintiff and i'm
pairing his credit
Later in the day the defendant fled u pie;
setting forth that the statements of the plain
tiff were false, and he did not make sucl
statements as are attributed to him.
OTHER ITEMS.
The probate court has approved and passed
the accounts of David Hagerty as admins
TRAITOR Of tho estate of Frank Hngerty, i
which Daniel Hagerty was included in tn
distribution.
The habras corpus case Of Joseph Lee, VIII
was committed to Jail for contempt, was con
tinued until to-day by Judge Cartier.
| THE RECORD.
| Court IN General 1crm-ChiCf Justice Garter, Jit
tiers HdOner and IOr--W. S ClrIke VS.. Henr
| Krnuse; argued and submitted. Mary l.. Hail VI
and appeal dlsm Used. Adjourned until today.
EOuity Co,Tt--,jadGe Jdmes.-Dayton VS.. Dayton
sale finally ratified. LightfCot vs. Britt; sale lat
| fled n!si. Whclnn vs. Mccarthy; reference to aud
tor ordered. Baldwin VS.. Saunders; rule on de
| fendant returnahle oct. 10 granted. Kenting VI
Mclaughlin; reference to auditor ordered. Az
| journed until to-day