The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-09

mortgages, toiialliNi0f N'.s W Ni'H H't'-
ave maturing from time 20 time. ami The
maker. and endorscrs thereof cannot
safely pay them pending ihis litigation
10 any other hand than a receiver APP
, noinicd by thi, court 10 receive the same
= one of the largest debtors of the es-
4 tate. one OF whose notes Will shortly
% mature has already raised The question
b. of fhc right either Of the petitioners. OF
|of any one else l0ihcr ,han receiver of
The court. appointed for that purpose,
to collect the dcot due by ihem--lhc evil
, licences of which are now held hy said
petitioners and claimed hy your female
! Mountaineering this litigation, and
other debtors will doubtless raise tine
same question.
Your respondents admit that the
said petitioners have advertised for all
persons having claims against the estate
F Of One said william A. Thomas, and that
they have paid all lhai have been pre-
senlcd
he PAID ur PROMPTLY.
Your respondents allege that the said
William 4 Thomas was not IN the habit
of allowing anything due by him % re-
main unsettled. and nearly everything
paid Out hv The curatOrs has been for his
funeral expenses. and small amounts ioi
servants hire. milk. &c that if there
are any other debts they viii bee inc0H-
siderable in amount. and that there are
ample assets in the hands of the petit
TONERS tothcr than those claimed b.,
your female respondent as her property
which belong fo the estate of said
William y Thomas t0 pay any debt
that can ever De asserted success
fully against his estate, SO that the
property claimed hv Your female re-
spondent can never be needed for The
payment of any debts that may bee as
serted against said estate
y Our respondents refer 20 the alie-a-
tions of her original bill. and the c<.
hibii- filed herewith, and ask that they
Dee read and considered asa part of this
answer as tar as NAV Dee necessary for
proper understanding of her case
And having fullyanswelod, they pray
10 Dee hence dismissed, sc
The above was sworn to- before no.
iary public
STAT, ~ Virginia. Cty of R.3mood.
/. Clay DrewIy. member of the finn
OF DIeWry IS Co. do make oah ami
state thal ! wa present on both occa-
-ion- when the culatois of the estate oi
the late William Thomas came to our
office. where thr safe which was used hy
said Thomas was kept. ior the purpose
OF -carchiug for % viii and investigating
into ihc affair, oi said dcccdcni that
the hIst occasion Was ON the
evening oi January D.. ls~9 about
A. .'.I
Tor Bette Lewis offered 90 turn over to
the safety deposit box In the yauh of
The Planters National Bank, which were
i'm her possession, and the duplicates of
The said keys which were I'D the posses
sion of my partner, Mr. stephen b.
Hughes, they read 20 the said cuiatoIs
the notice which j. filed with the plain
Tiff BILL The said curators then stated
that they could not receive said KEYS
under the terms of said notice without
consultation with their counsel. Mr..
Henry g. Cannon, who was then
absent and an adjournment was
then had until the next morn
ing nj II o'clock at the same place
To procure the presence Of Mr. Cannon
The next morning. when the Curatol-
with their counsel. and Bette Lewis and
her counsel, assembled 40 our office. one
of the counsel for Bette Lewis again
read the notice which they read the even
ing before 90 the curator, and their coun-
sci. and stated that bee was willing TO dee
liver the KEYS held hy his client. and the
duplicates held by Mr. Hughes. 10 the
Durat0Is only upon the terms and con-
ditiOns OF that notice then under
stood Mr Cannon To- say lit was not for
him cor his clients To determine the effect
of The notice. that they had only "a min
isterial duty 10 perform. which they de-
sired 20 perform impariially and without
obstruction from any source OF words
to this effect
WOULD SURRENDER ONLY UPON CONDf
1IONs
The counsel for Bette Lewis then re- J.
tired for few moments for consultation
and upon returning one OF them an J.
nOunccd 10 Mr. Cannon and the curai0rs
that he wished it distinctly understood j
hat they would surrender the keys and O
duplicates upon the terms and conditions :
contained IN the notice which they had !
read, and ia 40 other way To which Ic- ]
it*i p ii' i'l'iN Nh- Alb'tt ~ tit 'NldiDi1
'r Mr.. Cannon bat one OF the curaton
extended his hand To MI. Hughes, il
who, al the request of The counsel q
Tor Bette Lewis delivered the keys n
IN his possession To him, the keys in the J.
possession Of Bette Lewis were stimuli j
aneously delivered 10 one of her coun- q
'cl, who Immediately handed them 10
me "'hcl curator. holh Tue keys Ia inc
possession OF belile Lewis ana The du d
'lca'es IN the possession oil MI hughes Il
were delivered al The same Time and, as
understood under The terms ana con fl
iIii"ns Oh lie hollcc READ 10 The cuI"loIs d.
ma '"e'i counsel a,
, owen uiuei my manu- inns sth d"y OF y,
ia an I9o'' NIAf DHEN ~. a.
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