The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-31
THE DIXON-EUBANKS CASE.
The Law to Decide Whether II White Man Car
Bequeath Property TO u MulattO Daughter.

The Law to Decide Whether n White Man Can
Bequeath Property TO Mulatto Daughter.
Athens Banner-W atchman.
The Dixon will case in Hancock county is
creating considerable excitement. and almost
everyone In the county is taking sides one way
or the other. The woman, Fanny Eubanks is
mulatto, now living i'll good style in Augusta.
Mr.. Dixon, years ago, offered $20, 900 to any
white man who would marry her. a young man
named Eubanks, graduate Of the university Of
Georgia, concluding that this was the best and
easiest way to make fortune, ac-
cepted Mr. Dixons proposition and
took the girl up North. and they
were married in Boston. At least he brought a
certificate from that place showing that they
were legally married. Eubanks brought her
home and we'll fixed up on ono OF Mr..
Dixon's plantations. He lived with his dusky
bride for several years, raising two children by
her. Eubanks died several years ago, and lett
Fannie a gay and dashng widow Mr. Dixon
brought her and her two children back to his
home, where they lived until he had them fine
house built near his own, and where Fannie Eu-
banks and her mother lived until DXon's death.
He made his will and then sent for the family to
come down to his house. together with other
witnesses, and Informed them that he had made
his will; that no one but his lawyer and himself
knew what was In it, or to whom he had left his
property; that he wanted them all to witness his
signature and after signing the document and
having 1t properly Witnessed he said that after
his death 1t would be claimed that he was not of
sound mlud, ana he wanted them to put him TO
the test, and see ifGhis mind clear. After his
death and his vault was opened, which is said
to be of the strongest in the State a package
of $25, 900 in stocks and bonds was found, with
the name of the mother of Fannie Eubanks
written on it. and belonging to her This
amount was never mentioned in the will in any
manner, and the 500, 600 was turned over to the
woman by the executors of the will. 1t is
claimed by some that the will ought to be
broken on account of Mr.. Dixon having
advanced his brother $40 600 and taking
mortgage on his land to secure the
money loaned. His brother paid the sac, 900,
but had failed to have the mortgage Cancelled
and died without ever taking Dip the paper and
as soon as he died Mr. Dixon came in with the
mortgage and took the land for the debt. They
also claim that Mr. Dixon had right to give
this muatto woman, although she was a child
his landed estate, amounting to IL, 600 acres OF
the best land in middle Georgia,
as it will injure those owning lands adjoining
The mother Of Fannie EubankS is a very quiet
inoffensive woman, and when any of Mr. Dlx-
Ons friends would visit him she would wait on
his guests and never put herself forward. She
seemed to recognize the fact that she was
slave She would often visit Sparta to trade,
and some of Mrs DixOns friends 10 whom she
would bring things from the plantation, would
invite her to dinner. She would always prefer
having her dinner sent TO the kitchen, where she
would eat with the servants.
The lawyers are having fat thing the
contest All the legal talent from Sparta and
some from Macon have been employed.