The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-01
TO BREAK THE WILL.
An Effort Being Made by the
Local Heirs
TO Have Bet Aside the Last win
and Testament
OF tho Late Peter r. Trump, OF This CITY
--The Weaker Points Picked out---
Charged With Illegal
Appropriation,

Appropriations
For some time past civil suits have
been commenced by various peihonl
against the administrator Ot tho ehlalt
OF Peter T., Trump, a. V, l., Melllngel
OF this city,
lieiug entered NJ intervals OF some
| duration OF time ana OF no moment
when taken separately, these suits were
viewed by all 10 suits merely Incidental
10 settling up u large estate,
~ has been learned, however, that the
matter 10 OF far greater Importance, In
fact, the suits aII brought for no less u
purpose than 70 break tho VIII OF Cue
late Peter T., Trump OF this city,
Peter l., Trump died ~ ms west
Tuaoarawaa street residence Ia TINS Guy
Ia February, 1855 ~ u ripe old age, aud
hlH death was m0ufned 10y "a large or
ele OF irlendB Ia tins city and vicinity
ana throughout the county
shortly after hla death his last VIII
and testament WIS llled ana q, v, l.,
Mellinger his agent IN the last few
years OF lis llie, WAh appointed hllhlh'
lblrat0r WITH VIII annexed,
Tho will which Waspubllahed ih lhtAh
columns 40 lhp umu was received wlth
great diaiayur by the relatives some
talked strongly 0i bringing action "
break the will
The matter was talked over carefully
IN lta various phases, several pfthhed
the puiut Of bringing SUIT 10 btl tho
viii aside, Az the timB OF hla death ANA
many years previous Air Ifumph Hd
yanCed age made him childish and II
was thought " could DO eproporly shown
that he was not In proper mental con-
ditlon 10 draw up hueh an important
article 10 u VIII,
Cooler heads iroWned down aucll u
proceeding. They ielt that they had
not been dealt with fairly but ala not
favor any action that would cast dlh'
credit upon tho fair name OF the TO-
specJed Peter +, Trump,
The viii was carefully studied anG lta
weak points noted, This done, II waB
decided 10 bring action TO have these
clauses declared null and void by the
court, From that II would DO an easy
matter 10 have the will aet aside,
The llrst huit filed under this under
standing was that one mentioned brief
~ In these G0lumna, OF w, y, SheHler
guardian Of the person and estate OF
Sllaa II, Trump, Hn imbtcilt, against Il,
Y, l., Mollinger administrators with
viii annexed of the estate Of l., =,
Trump, ana Eli Trump, Harriet Kirk
patrick, Cora Brown, Flora Alice
Sherlztr, Henry i, Hull, Nora Reynolds,
Harry A, Trump Percy i. Trump,
Guyun Trump 0nd lilchafd Trump, the
heirs OF T., i, Trump,
Tho plaintiff asserts that hia ward 10
ths only child aud heir Of Jacob o.
Trump aud that IN paragraph four |
item three Of the viii tue testator pro |
yides In substance that the Interest Of |
] q, Trump, his SON, should be Invested |
by u trustee appointed Tor thatpurpoae, |
upon mortgage security NJ u high in'
.ereat, ana The Interest paid jacob IN
lually, Az hia death the principal
,hould 80 paid TO his heirs, A proylso
states that should Jacob not leave any |
heir other than Silns, then the principal
shall go 20 his brothers and sisters,
jacob Trump lived after the viii was
lawn up but died before =, T.. Trump
lied, lie LETT Sllas his only helro llo
'harges that the clause h not Niudiug
md 10 Tepugnant 20 the devise and that
3 should be- declared null aud void by
he court and Ort aside
A waiver In this suit was secured
rom Eli Trump, Harriet kirkpatrick,
Flora Alice Shtr2er H. i, Hull, Nora
reynolds and Cora Brown, admitting
hat tue ayermentg were true aud that
he prayer Of the petitioner be granted,
The second clause that IL is thought
viii demonstrate the testOt0r's inaOili'
y 10 properly drew mp % VIII, ia shown
n the second action liled In the clerks
Inlce,
The title Of this case 10 Winfield $,
,herl2sr, administrators Of the estate of
Ohm IL, Trump, against V, l., Mel.
Inger, administrator with will annexed
4 tho estate Of Peter T. Trump,
The plaintiil charges that John II,
trump died intestate. In March, 1864, !
% charges that Potter T. Trump, with
ut any authority or right, appropr
ted and converted 10 his own use
rOperty amounting TO $1,000, This he
ever accounted for In any way
None Of his heirs or legal representa-.
Ives had any knowledge Of this unlaw'
NJ appropriation until the death Of r.
;. Trump In February 1888. The
laintiif made claim 20 the admins
'ator, but IL was rejected, llo praya
alignment from the court for ~ 600
'ith interest from the year 1861
There are several other weak points
hat suit will probably be commenced
pom. The result Is being watched
'ith great interest by tho heirs. The
lses will attraCt much attention