Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-14

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT. COUNTY OF
/ Sacramento, State of California. II is or
dered than notice is hereby given. TO all whom
itmay concern, that the State of California has
commenced an action to eScheat the estate Ot
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 SKEI-
TON, WILLIAM GROSSLY, NJ HANRAHAN.
GEO. F. BRONNER, JOHN DOE, RICHARD
ROE, JOHN DEN, Defendants The above
named plaintiff, by F. c. MARSHAL, Attorney
General of the State of California, files this in
formation on behalf of the State of California,
FirSt-That JOHNSMlTH, n resident foreigner,
and native of the Kingdom of Great Britain,
died inteState, on or about the Sd day of Norcm-
her, 1888, 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 i'll said
city county and State, described MS follows
Lots one, two, five, six, seven, eight. and the
east % feet of lot four, in the block bounded by
X and i, Twenty-ninth and ThiT. icth 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-seyenth streets: Il three-acre tract OF
land next east of Thirty-frst street between
and X streets OF the city of Sacramento, if eX-
tended. st
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 +
Bronner, William Grossly, John SHELTON, defend
ants, and others whose names are unknown to
plaintiff, and are named by fictitious names a
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 presidents 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 Califor-
mia at the time of his death capable of inherit
ing, of succeeding to his estate ut 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 i'll 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.
Filh-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