Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-26
The Sanford Land Shit.

FROM tSs SAaJofa fLd.l Argus.
We stated IN our last Sundays issue
that the information in hand relating to
the suit of the Samuel Chapman heirs
against j. Wexford Tucker and others,
Tor the recovery Of certain property, was
too VolnmIH0us for publication in that
issue, and that We would give the status OF
the case in t0-day's paper. Here il 10 as we
have IL from the complainant's attorney,
Mr.. Walter Yates, of this city:
On May IA, 1870, Gen. Joseph finegan
and wife decided TO Samuel Chapman 40
acres OF land west OF the Mellonville
tract. and bounded on the west by land
including the east side of San
ford avenue, and on the south by the
north boundary line Of Georgetown, and
on the north by Lake Monroe. Chapman
mad daughter, Augusta Isabella, now
Mrs. Neave, who with her husband,
George Howard Neave, are the complain
ants in the case.
The tract OF land purchased was held
by Chapman, in trust for his daughter,
except two acres, which were reserved
for j. Woford Tucker, an old friend OF
Chapman's, who was TO look after and
improve the land for Augusta Isabella,
In payment for which, Tucker was 70 re-
celve half OF the tract.
These terms were agreed upon, and
Chapman, who was a resident OF the Ber-
muda Islands, forwarded to Mir. Tucker
| $2,OOO, half of which went to pay for the
| the property, and half was to have been
used in improving ana planting an orange
grove, but the complainants allege that
said Tucker did not plant the grove Is be
agreed in writing to do.
! In 1880, Mr.. Tucker secured from the
Orange county court a decree OF parti-
ton, commissioners were appointed, and
the tract was divided. The omplainants,
however, allege that Mr.. Tucker took the
two best quarters, located at diagOnally
! opposite corners, leaving for the said com
plainants the remaining quarters which
were not nearly so valuable.
Samuel Chapman, it IS alleged in the
bill, endeav red, by correspondence
! from Bermuda, to bring matters to q
proper standing, but in Aug. d, 1884, he
died without having accomplished his
purpose. The cOmplainants further al
lege that MIR. Tucker sold lots and tracts
from their land, and gave to the puFchas-
| ers thereof deeds of conveyance, or other
forms in writing, which he had no author
lty to do. They also say they never re-
ceived from said j. Wofford Tucker any
OF the money or other considerations
which he received for the lands thus sold.
The cOmplainants now institute pro-
ceedlngs against J. WOford Tucker and
his wife, Emily Augusta, and j. Howard
| Tucker and the defendants. ffty-seven
in number, have been summoned to APP
pear before the Circuit Court, now in
session in Orlando, on Jan. 4, 1886.
Mrs. NeaVe's title to One-half Of the
tract is not disputed. Her address is No.
8, Maxilla Gardens, Nottinghill, London,
| VIC.
Henry Stillington Grey Stephenson,
Esq, of Cor Castle, Iniskannon County
| Cork, Ireland, who also has an office in
London, is the English attorney for the
cOmpainants, and visited Sanford in
cOgnltO, as II. Grey, several months ago.
Mr.. Walter Yates has received 9112
sterling to pay court costs, and the CON-
| plainants will prosecute the case vigOr-
/ Ously.
We wish TO state right here that the
land in litigation does not in any way
effect the lands of the Florida Land and
| Colonization Company, as some seem to
think. Nor are they parties in the case
| for the purpose OF benefting their own
| lands, as has been reported on the streets
| since the case was begun.