Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-24

Tn THE SUPERIOR COURT, COUNTY OF
i Sacramento, State of California. 1t is or
dered than notice is hereby given. to all whom
it may concern that the State of California has
commenced an action to escheat the estate OF
JOHN SMITH, deceased, which estate is de-
scribed in the information which is made part
of this notice.
In the Superior Court, county of Sacramento.
State of California. THE STATE OF CALIFOR-
MA, Plaintiff, VS.. JOHN SMITH JR JOHN
SPRINGER, GEORGE MADDUX, JOHN SKEL-
TON, WILLIAM GROSSLY, NJ. HANRAHAN.
GEO. +. BRoNNER, JOHN DOE, RICHARD
ROE, JOHN DEN, Defendants. The above
named plaintiff, by E. c. MARSHAL, Attorney
General of the State of California, files this in
formation on behalf of the State of California
First-That JOHN SMITH, a resident foreigner,
and native of the Kingdom of Great Britain,
died intestate, on or about the Sd day of Noyem-
ber 1883 in the city of Sacramento county of
SACRAMENTO and State of California seized and
possessed at the time of his death of The follow
ing described real estate lying and being in said
city, county and State, described us follows
Lots one two five, six seven eight and the
east IS feet of lot four, i'll the block bounded by
X and l., Twenty-ninth and Thirieth streets;
lots one, two, three and four, in block X and L,
and Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth streets;
lots one, two, three, four, five six, seven and
eight, in block NJ and n, and Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh streets; three-acre tract OF
land next east of Thirty-first street, between
| and X streets OF the city of Sacramento, if ex-
tended.
Second-That John Smith, Jr. and John
Springer, defendants, foreigners and natives OF
the Kingdom of Great Britain, and now residents
of the State of California at the time and prior
to the decease of the said John Smith deceased,
and George MOddux NJ. Hanrahan, George f.
Bronner, William Grossly, John SHELTON, defend
ants and others whose names are unknown to
plaintiff, and are named by fictitious names as
John Doe, Richard Roe and John Den defend
ants are all now in the possession of said real
estate, claiming some. right therein adverse to
this plaintiff and against law.
Third-That all the relatives next of kin and
heirs of the said John Smith, deceased, were
nonresident foreigners, and non-residents of the
State of California at the time of his death: that
he had no wife, no children, no descendants
or next of kin residents of the State of Califer-
mia at the time of his death capable of inherit
ing, of succeeding to his estate at the time of
his death, of which all persons and claimants
have notice i'll and by virtue OF the records of
this Court
Fourth-That by reason of the foregoing facts
stated and the law in such cases the real estate
of John Smith, deceased, has escheated to the
State of California, plaintiff herein, and that
the State of California, plaintiff, is legally the
owner thereof and entitled to the possession OF
said estate
Fifth-Wherefore, the State of California,
plaintiff herein. asks and demands judgments
of this Court declaring that said estate has es-
cheated, and that the State OF California Is IN
law the rightful owner thereof and entitled TO
the possession of the same.