The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-25
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ADAMS g. LEONARD LITIGATION.
Miss Ida Hearne Files an Interesting Suit
"A Stranger Dies in the Hospital
The Storm and Railway OPP
erations--other Notes.

erations-other Notes.
Praying for tho Removal of Guardian.
Ida M. Hearne has filed her petition in
the county court and brings suit, as the
guardian of the person OF Willie w.
Leonard, minor, now ID years old, as
his next best friend, praying the court
to remove S. ]. Adams as guardian of
the minors estate,and appoint some one
in his stead.
Plaintiff alleges in her petition that
she resides in the county Of Robertson,
in the state of Texas, and brings this
suit as the guardian of William w,
Leonard and his next best friend; that
the ~aid William w. Leonard is now of
the age OF more than IA years; that he is
an orphan, and the son of Jackson h.
Leonard, deceased, and his wife, Mite
Leonard; that the said Mrs. Leonard
died in the county of Dallas on
the day of January, 1882, Ieav
ing surviving her the said jackson
Il. Leonard, and her son, w. w. Leon
ard; that she died intestate; that jack
son Il. Leonard died III the county of
Dallas on the - day of June, 1883, leRV-
ing a will which has been duly pro
batsdi that by the said will, petitioner
was appointed guardian OF tho person of
the said w. w. Leonard, and that S. j.
Adams was APT ointed guardian OF the
estate OF said w. w. Leonard. Petit
TONER AYERS that at the date OF the death
OF Mrs. Mittie Leonard, mother of h6r
ward, the said Jackson l.. Leonard and
his wife were possessed OF a largo and
valuable estate In the state OF Texas, Il
large portion OF which was held ia com
mon between the said j. l.. Leonard
and >. j. Adams, who were then part
nerB conducting banking busineHa
in tho city of Dallas, under
the firm name Of Adams &
Leonard; that at tho dnte OF
tho death OF the said Mrs. Mittie Leon
aid, tho community estate of herself and
husband was OF great value, (S250, 000);
that there Wero no community debts
owing by the said Jackson J., LEONARD
at tho dale OF tue death of his vito or
ii any at ell, OF considerable sum; that
no administration rGa opened on the
estate Of said Mrs. Mittie Leonard, nor
did her surviving husband in any way
qualify under the statute so us TO au-
thorize him 70 dispose of any portion Of
the community property belonging TO
the mother of tho said w. w, Leonard.
and Jackson Leonard, his father; that
In the death OF tho said jackson Leon
ard, 5. J. Adams, who was appointed by
tho VIII Of the said jackson l.. Leonard
the guardian OF The estate of the said w.
W. Leonard. took possession OF all the
property of the said w. w. Leonard in
GLIDING that inherited by him from his
mother, Mrs. Mittie Leonard, as well as
thai bequeathed and devised TO him by
HIS father just prior to his death; that
after the death of tho said Jackson Il.
Leonard; ). j. Adams received into his
hands from sundry life insurance com
panies the sum Of $50, Dos, which belong
cd to the said W. w. Leonard and vas
the proceeds Of sundry assurances upon
the life OF Jackson l.. Leonard, his
father, and that for this amount ). j,
Adams Issued to w. w. Leonard GER
uhcate oil deposit and applied IL to his
own use; that the annexed exhibit "AD
contains a partial list of the real estate
belonging TO Jackson Il. Leonard and
his wife, Mtttie Leonard, before her de-
cease, and held In common between tho
said Jackson l.. Leonard and y, j.
Adams; that the same amounts In value
10 SIS, that the annexed exhibit of
stock, bonds and cash, amounting 10
S239, 69S.3S, was also held in common by
tho said Adams IL Leonard, one-haif
thereof belonging TO the community es-
tate OF the said Jackson l.. Leonard and
the mo her OF the said WV Leonard
AZ the GATE OF her decease, amount
79s,ss. Petitioner AYERS that since
the said y. j. Adams took possession OF
the property of her ward w. w. Leon
ard, from the estate of his mother and
bequeathed TO him by the will OF his
father, he has squandered, misapplied
the said sum of S36,20S arising from in
surance on the life of the said Jackson
l.: Leonard, and bequeathed to the said
W. w. Leonard, aud III addition to this,
the said Adams on the 10Th day of No.
vember, ISL made conveyance Of
deed OF assignment of oil the property
belongil & TO her ward, w. w. Leonard,
descended TO him from his mothers
estate, as well as that bequeathed TO
him by his father, TO one w. III, Film.
pen, OF the city OF Dallas, Texas; that
the conveyance of the said property by
the SAID Adams was made for his own
use ana Dement, with utter disregard for
the rights OF her ward, w. w. Leonard;
That all the shares, stocks, moneyg.
bonds, notes, mortgages and other
property OF every description In the
hands OF said Adams, as the guardian
OF said w. w. Deonard, have been
squanderedi misapplied and ATTEMPTED
70 DO conveyed by the said Adams in
utter disregard OF the rights of w. w.
Leonaru ana Tor the sole use and bene.
ut OF the said Adams. Petitioner AYERS
that tho said Adams is now insolyent
and utterly unable TO respond TO her,
the SAID guardian, In any sum. The
premises considered, petitioner prays
that the said Adams be removed by or
DER OF this court from his trust and Of
nee oil guardian, and that some other
person competent and qualified be an.
pointed to be guardian of the estate or
lhe said w. w. Leonard, TO the end that
MS property rights may be- protected
ana preserved in so far as can be under
the circumstances. Petitioner prays 10
give NOTICE 70 the said Adams, and for
all such further orders and DEGREES az
may be necessary TO be made I'M the
premises.
EXHIBIT a."
referred to In plaintiffs petition, shows:
10 a., . pR.
Vertime teot deposit for Insurance;
on life of j. L; Leonard ;,.........1 sc,@s 90
honse ana lot Vtone) Elm street
House and lot, Pearl ana Live ii;' Oak iS0" "
IS 5S-io5 acres ianS North Dallas sSSe S az
sections land, PIesidio county 6OOCO 40
counties .;,.,;....., -. 800, 10000 %
SxV usre, ihnu, Throckmorton Co. 800 10
One lot Young street, Dallas. 400 90
N,eaeros land, benton county,. 500 10
"a Dallas " 400 90
Lands In KAUFMAN county, as per
deeds. ......,.....,,,.'.,.''. 10000 90
,. STOCKS, bonds AND CASH.
A9Nshares stock Espula Cattle Co, I5oOoO 90
pnn, Dallas Real Estate and