The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-03
THE THOMAS ESTATE
LIKELY TO PROVE "IN CAUSE CELE-
BRE IN VIRGINIA.
ORATORS FILE 4 LENGTHY Pr.
TI7ION FOR Projection,
AZ THY HARDLY KNOW WHIRE
THEY STAND.
Ii- Property Demanded by Both Ad
ministrator and Heirs AT Law-1he
Court the Only Arbitrator
In the Case.
THE THOMAS ESTATE

In the Chancery Court Yesterday morn
ing " X Quarles aud Mann :. Quarlcs
curatOrs for the estate of William \.
Thomas. deceased. filed petition with
the clerk Of the court, assisted 10y their
council, for their protection. \ copy OF
which Is a. follows
IL Me Ciaac,y Coaf ct he city q
Richm0ud-L sr,s IS. Thomas caralors
The petition OF W h and NJ :.
Quarles respectfully shows into the court
that on The 18th day OF January,
1899 by an order entered boy
The County Court OF llenriso county,
they were appointed curatOr- OF the real
and personal estate OF William y
Thomas. deceased Your petitioner
qualified n suc1 on the same day. and
entered into n OOnd with security in the
penalty OF three hundred thousand dol
lars. conditioned for the faithful dis
charge OF their duiies.
Your petitioners. without delay, took
poses on Of large amount OF personal
property. consisting chiefly OF money
ana chooses IN action, as the property OF
William 4 Thomas and In the manner
described in their answer heretofore
fleu in this cause and pro-
ceeded 10 make an inventory
thereof and have the same duly
appraised The first inventory and APP
praisement, being appraised by the COM
missiOners OF accounts OF HenrlcO
county, were duly recommended an Of
nee copy Of same will be filed herewith,
and when Med is prayed 10 be taken a.
part OF this petition.
While engaged in their du.
ties as curatOrs they were served on
the 3lst day OF January, 1889. with the
summons 70 answer the bill which had
been exhibited against them in your
Honors court by the plaintiff, Bette
Thomas Lewis. and her husband, and
which was filed on the goth of January,
1850 In the clerks Office OF the ChanceIy
Court.
This I'm claimed as The individual
property Of the said Bette Thomas Lewis
The h0ie OF the personal property which
came into the possession OF your petit
tioners IN the manner aforesaid, with "a
few triniug aud uncomfortable
exceptions, as will be seen by
reference 10 exhibit b filed
with the bill OF the plaintiff which
exhibit - CDultlus otoAtiuNht VI tiN
property claimed
Your petitioners being well aware that
this property was also claimed by sundIy
persons claiming to be his heirs al law aud
distributes Of " IN. A Thomas, deceased,
proceeded al once 10 defend said suit, as
Was their duty to do. and for this pur-
pose engaged the services OF eminent
counsel acceptable TO said heirs ai-law
ana Distributes. Said counsel pre-
Paieo tho answer fled by your
petitioners at the "a OF Febru-
NY, 1881 held Ia the clerks Office.
ms was on the 18Th Of February, 1880
On The same day a motion OF said heirs
OF law and distributes. OF some OF
them, administration on the estate of
said William A. Thomas deceased. WAS
granted by the said County Conf OF
Henrico county 10 Leigh X. Page. ESQ.
who duly qualified a. such
administrator on lne same day, and en-.
tered into bond with security condition.
ed for the faithful discharge OF his duties
~ such administrator.
Your psllIIoasu ere advised that by