The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-30
4 HERMIT'S BEQJ EST.
0smine Frost, the Reelnse, Re-
called by a Lawsuit.
HIS LAaDs CLAIMED BY HEIRS.
ua~ rsts maneh vas Cat " - Pa sHsa
Ersens4s HSs Yasvsus rns
samIiv Trial.


xuss tied n de 8fsiFiet eoasrt res
seFasv. involving sltle 70 property IN tie
ss.aafhs a ssasg{s. worth thousands Of dol
gafs brings wp sesoSseeA'sDs ps 0sastne
Frors. 6 tso1ear. who for years ~as sarsuas
ssr lis eee@ntrtea1ses. ans HfD toF many
vpare esfogss the sasriaEses IS ~tae Her
raff e seattle fn8ee3 s - 81 reeoTss
rfssses = 81 > portion 81 siie estate q tass
ssrentYie cd individual shat til. stltt p
brought sIsreny bringing ~ soEas almost
foseMtsn hist0rY.
fgsaassa Frosk earae 20 Seattle lsfors
hAF she lasu Mha are a0w kaoKn -
ssanasrs ever ihouEhs Of csn18ne hare 4
= seesllesa - sav stat there aas 80 ipar-
i=hiHg city en- r2gef sound IN fh97e days
sad he psonser. shen q va8ng n&B. sei-
tied figwn wpon 8 tgMct of istH1 i4aE oegofs0
whas s n0H km8mu as sH48ih c0Ye- Here
Be lived Tor years solitary ard s}ane. ssl1fn-
Ming hs gew neixhh0rs AMI ATtug q SEMI
tmfiszYie fle Acme among the residents
81 de country ~ i. Maple Claimed his
friendship. NJ Maple was the 0niy one
that va given wsle0sne % the hermit s
cabin afsa - March. isGs. Frost 1aaae hlka
his executor, tY signing truss deFsi 1ne
T.FovIs.ons Of ahica we're taat he Maple
shog.d b0sd 80 BIS ftr0stsl property 10
trasE sos larry r. Overstreet, EeiaEiye
hxfne 81 Mercer county kentae<y. anf lor
sUea peFsoa IS Sue saogi8 designate b her
vii IS hsr deYisee and suesessor
frost i.acalae as3Ii more peculiar after
fhis .ne and Travelled about bis sfaaii DO
naln. ha1iess aad sAoeisss. ordering 81
tresapasseFs away ~ith ha'afaeFlssa gun.
? 70 .-ea
attic. gheu a town 5u swat8nDg clothes,
pb4eh he w9alI cag by no other name tsan
tScw sadgla lion. s. j. Denny and
DANIEL Bag.eF he considered his oeadIF enc
safes. although iaey had aeyeT Injured him
IN Any s. ~. and had no ieellngs concern
sur hins other than Halar8l curiosity. Ia
Fehraafy Essg, D. T. Denny happened 10
cross his piaee and wax chased OF By TIE
old hermit SIR. Denny firmly believing
the Old maa slemeuseG. came to town and
swure ogt Warrant for his arrest before
Probate Judge J. II. Hall. on charge al
insanity.
Tie trial of this case vas q celebrated
oae The old hermit said he wasn't crazy
and retained Messrs. Strive, Ilalnes u
Isoary as attorneys 10 defend him. A jury
was called and the case tried between
February = ard March 8. 15s2. Nm. II.
White conducted the prosecution and
Colonel Haines the defense. DIR. John II.
kalioeh vas the examining physician.
large number 81 witnesses were examined,
ani5ug shenl being X. H. Beatty, George
Gibson. John Foster, Luke McRedmoua.
james ii Woolery. Dr., 9. 4. Weed,
Charles Frssch. j. l.. Lindsey. J. J.
McGiiyga, r. r. Maple, George T. Hill.
Herman Piper. .. c. MctFny, T.. Amber
sea. A. A. Denny. A. q. McAiiisieF, y. +.
Denny, John Il. Denny II. Butler, 4. n.
CrAsf0rd. } c. Britain. Ibonas Mercer,
b. ~ uuye and DIR. III. 4. Smith
or Mach the jury returned verdict
finding tbs defendant sane. George w.
Hall. nov councilman. Was foreman Of the
jury.
The old hermit. shen he retained tlse
FIRM 81 strive, Haines & IseAFy. promised
each member a tweutY-acre tract from his
claim II they succeeded in clearing him.
Although he had lived on the claim over
twenty wears. his aversion 30 couiing 10
town had kept him from proving mp bat
after his trial he went before the land office
and received his patent. lie died soon
after this. wIthout conveying the twenty
acre tracts ~ his attorneys aud ia t~s5
Aeasfs. strive, Haines & McMieken Sc
cured judgment for 81 1897 against bis
estate and an execution issued npoa the
land, which vas sold at shegiffs sale at
What was at that tins considered a very
good price. 80 G. . Halter. Harriet DeNoe
and others, who sfterwayd conveyed their
interests 10 other parties. al oi shom are
now msde defendants in tais suit. Thjs
land Is now very valuable
Eli =. Maple accepted the trust imposed
upon him by Frosts deed Of trust, which
Is recorded In volume og deeds, 0n july
- tsss. Mary ogefssFeet made 4 ulll be-
queathins her RIGHT, tie and Interest IN
the lands TO ter soa. Robert Oyerstfeet. of
81 Louie, No. & eopy OF this will was
TIED Yesterday with the county auditor
A short t}nse sso Mary Oyerstrest and
Eoasrt Ovefsifeet. wishing 10 soil q portion
81 the lsnd hsd al abstract prepared. and
then learned ihat part Of the place had
lecu sold st sheriff sale a. above set forth.
They Immediately caused proceedings for
she recovery Of The land To II, instituted and
thaeouF plant in the ease was iiled yesterday
Thr aait il brought ia the name ~ Mary
ovesstfeet and Rahert 0yerstreet bv Iii
Is Marie the trustee and HaTrieg he Voc
a. %. Halter snd numerous persous. a hose
tFue names are unknown, are The defensl-
rrov,i owners esd 81 Flnhl entitled e. the
land The ease viii undoubtedly be a hard
iaaEht one IS tile So iaud that has
soaAged hands mary slpes is involved
TH8 sAyr3rf eaf gF V&Trprs
TIE aaefneys fof " A. White have
given Bulsee ghai they vill cs.il up fer settle.
ueat tar statement ot facts ia BIS s'ia. n
ltrsuauCe az the sprea} taksa on NoYeu.
bars. at lU o'tlack IN ihs taefaate.
eeu& tef 1881 has heca sized hv the
ett ia ths suig II H. 3. BAXTER Sc. the
sity - SEATTLE
iisasY siaiahao has brought sait against
Auns Esoek to fseovgr dAmskss Tor the
0foeEiai conversion ol Sotds It IL 81.
ge3 thas oa Mas g. i>sa ghr defendants
lea - aoasehela ssssas va.lsed az sSsz5
fr1M 1he p.a3HcH su3 ai,ersAfd wrour
taly -o'I tAesw. Tie value az she wotsis
te tar ansea8& HEht 81 he recovered.
Sts8sbskcg Nfns. MAnafaetaune t'osg-
rsey has Hssat sast aEa5o>t EnrsTt
th&saheEs 10 gsseF $50 sea the base
rrse - isH1eaa ba8Eai for IS Sc on
AUras5 l5 lss>
Wasgoa g. E.ss aas brought sass e. fore.
t}esr nies hsHls i.en tor SIS szafns&
AaleH n ghRes &Rs3 Harry s3sges auaa SAC
property ess@U 40 sae I.aa3 AHaa