The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-04-30
THE LOCAL NEWS RECORD.
ADAMS q LEONARD LITIGATION.
Mis- Ida uearne plies m Interesting suit
"A stranger Dies IN the Hospital
The storm and Railway OPP
srntions-Othor Notes,

he county court, ana brings suit, hs INC
guardian of the person OF Willie W.
Leonard, minor, now IA years old, M
his next best friend, praying the court
20 remove y. j. Adams AS guardian OF
the minors estate, aud appoint some one
in his stead.
Plaintiff alleges In her petition that
sic Ius.des ia the county oI Robertson,
In the state Of Texas, and brings this
suit as the guardian OF William w.
Leonard and his next lost friend; that
the said William ". Leonard Is now OF
the age OF more than Ii years; that he 10
An orphan, and the son OF Jackson IL.
Leonard, deceased, AMI his wife, Mittie
Leonard; that the said Mrs, Leonard
died in the county OF Dallas ON
the day of January, lSS2, leav-
ing surviving her the said jackson
l.. Leonard, and her son, w. W. Leon
ard; that she died intestate; that jack
son l.. Leonard died in the county OF
Dallas on the - day of June, 1883, leaV-
ing will which has been duly pro-
bated; that by the said Will, petitioner
was appointed guardian OF the person OF
the said w. W. Leonard, and that ). j.
Adams was APP olnted guardian OF the
estate OF said w. W. Leonard. Petit
toner AYERS that at this date OF the death
OF Mrs. AiltLie Leonard, mother OF her
ward, the said Jackson l.. Leonard and
his wife were possessed OF largo ana
valuable estate in the state OF Texas, a
large portion of which was held in com.
mon between the said j. l.. Leonard
and 5. j. Adams, who were then part
ners conducting = banking busineAs
in the city Of Dallas, under
he firm name of Adams *
Leonard; thar at the date OF
the death Of tho said Mrs. Mittie Leon
and, the community estate OF herself and
husband was Of great Va ue, $3.50 OOO);
thai there we're mo- caumuni y debts
owing by the said Jackson l.. Leonard
at the late OF tbe death Of his wife or
II any 40 Hll, OF con -iuerab,o sum; that
no administration as opened on the
estate n said Mrs, Mlttie Leonard, nor
did her ,prVivi = husband in amy way
qualify unuer the statute 50 as 70 au
thorize him to dispose OF any 20 -tion Of
the community property belonging 10
the mother oi the sHid w. w. Leonard,
and Jackson Leonard, his iaiher; that
1 II The death or the SAID Jackson Leon
ard, :. }. Adams, who was appointed by
the viii Of the said Jackson l. Leonard
the guardian OF the estate ui the said w.
w. Leonard. took poss, ssion OF all the
property of the said w w Leonard in
Guiding thatinheriteu 10y hiuI from his
mother, Mrs. Mittie Leonard. as well as
thai beqneathed ADD devised 10 him by
his father Just prior 10 his death; that
after the death of th said Jackson u.
Leonard; s. j. Adams received into his
hands from sundry life Insurance COM
panies the sum f$36,2 s, which belong
ed 10 Tire geid ". ". Leonard and vas
the proceeds of supdry iusufances upon
the life of jackson j.. Leonard, his
father, ard that for this amount ). J.
Adams issued to w. w. Leonard q GER
tificate OF deposit and applied 1t 10 his
own use; that the annexed exhibit "a"
contains a partial list OF the real estate
belonging to Jackson l.. Leonard and
his wlle, Mittie Leonard, before her de-
cease, and held IN common between the
said jackson J.. Leonard and $. j.
Adams; thas the same amounts IN value
to $lS2, 20; that the annexed exhibit of
stock, houds aud cash, amounting TO
$239 sos 3S, was also held in common by
the said Adams ~ Leonard, one-hslf
thereof belonging 90 the community es,,
tate of the said Jackson u. Le1pard and
the mo her of the said w. W. Leonard
at the date OF her decease, amount
ing in the aggregate TO S42',-
1855. Petitioner AYERS that since
the said s. j. Adams TOOK possession OF
the properly Of hor ward w. w. Leon
aru, IRON the estate OF mis- mother and
bequeatbed TO him by the viii of his
father, he has squandSred, misapplied
the said SUM OF 500 20S arising from in
surance on the lite OF the said Jackson
l.. Leonard, ana beQueathed to the said
W. w. Leonard, and ia addition to this,
the said Adams on the 10Th day OF No.
vemDer, 1884 made conveyance OF
deed of assignment OF ali the property
beloDgiI z 70 her ward, w. W. Leonard,
descended to him from his mothers
estate, as well az that bequeathed to
him by his father, to one w. II. Flip
pen, OF the city Of Dallas, Texas; that
the convevanc6 Of the said property by
the said Adams was made Tor his own
uae and haneFf with uttar ,,isreoard for
uo0 49, .1 ~. ~ VI, ,eNNl
that ali the shares, stocks, moneys,
nponertv Of everv descrintion in the
hands II said Adams su fhe Guardian
~ Ia 81 w Asonsrd baVe haan
squandered, misapplied and attempted
to be conveyed By The SAID Adams IN
utter disregard OF the rights of w. w.
Leonard and for the sole use and bene-
:, \ nj the ssi1i Adams p.,itiouer AYERS
n ~ e az tha o sod kda,ns 10 now ;nsoIvent
Ina .oe shlo Auains Is now ihs ~ len
uuu uttciiy uuupAS w AN"PohN " 10
premises Considered, petitioner prays
hat the said Adams Do removed by or
s.s q this court rom II rust and Of
NO Vi SuaiuiA'i, ahu ~" eonio oohoi
person competent and qualified be APP
pointed to be guardian OF Inc estate OF
the said w, w. Leonard, 10 tue emu tnat
a Is property rights may be protected
ana IN so isa ~ oae % uadep
c.i,,a ,,otina - ~ s.;d Adoms AVA for
ali such further orders and DEGREES as
t.., - IA .ndn tya Ir<