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DUNDAS CHARGES FRAUD.
SUIT OVER THE SETTLEMENT OF PHIL
ADELPHIAN's ESTATE.
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: Away back in the eighties there appeared
at AbbcvillC family unknown IN all of ouI
people, except Colonel James Edward Cal.
honn, an 0ctoEenarian reclusc who lived on
his farm ar Milwood, some twenty miles dis
tant from the village.
!; From the first, Colonel Calhoun seemed 10
take the friendiest Interest in the new SET.
tier at Abhevile. lie bought for him ''thc
, John IL. Wilson farm consisting Of some
three hundred acres OF land on the Outsk irtS
OF the village. 1t was not long before carpcn.
ters were employed, and soon the old dilap.
i'lated dwelling house Strengthened up, while
Hrc wfre e whns "Hu ans was penT
new, the gronnd surrounding was beautlfied,
and everything made to have an attractive
arne ,rahcr, and from time to lime Colonel
Calhoun advanced cash 20 him, to an amount
lit is said-eXceeting $4,000. Among the pa.
pcrs of the dnceasc ed, notes OF w. o. DuntlaS,
and of Mrs. Dundns TO the amount of some
| 81 i.nUl " ere found by the appraisers.
/ Mr.. Dundas had no profitable business EN-.
ployment, yet he always spent money lavish
~ in the Stores, and the home in which he
lived was most taStefulIy kept.
i Colonel CalhOun'S death, several months
ago. is supposed to have thrown him on his
own resources, and forced him to look else.
I where for needed supplies, and while hc, cs'
chew"d al manner of profitable work while
here, IL will be nUtcd that he is now a con
ductOr Of q street railway.
Mr.. Dunda' was remarkable man In nnny y
respects. During the years that he lived with
us, he Kept aloof from our people, and had
bat few intimate fricndsal associates while
here. Mr. Dundas and his family were
dcyout Catholics, who observed the ccrcmo,
orthodox churchly zeal.
I. Colonel Calhoun went to see them when he
came TO toWn, and Mr Dundas wasa frequent
visitor to Wildwood, the home of the Colonel
GOssips had more tlan one surmise as a rea
, son for the wonderful influence which the
stranger seemed TO exercise over him. Wbeu
. the CATHOLIC church was being built Mr.. Dun
dhs took deep interest in the work, and Il
may have been though: that he had sufficient
influence with "the old gentleman" ;" to in duc(
!! him to leave large part of his estate to the
ial use and benefit. The Colonel lived alone
except with hired persons, and he had no rel
atlveS nearer han a granddaughter, for whom
he manifested no special liking, while every
: evidence existed that the stranger had his eal
and received his kindest offices. When hi
came To town he made no secret OF furnish
} ing money To Mr.. Dundas.
1t IS not known If Colonel Calhoun ever
! spoke OF his relations with Mr.. Duntlas, but Il
is thought Colonel Calhoun had been impress
ell with him as worthy person, who needed
only little money on which to suhSist unit
the conclusion OF The lawsuit then pend
ing in Philadelphia, and which must sure
ly result in Ills favor. Having advanced
some money. and the end OF the suit having
been deferred, IL is presumed that he contin
ued 10 lend him money in the belief that ht
would be repaid as soon as the verdict was
obtained.
While Mr.. Dundas had cxtravagant ideas O.
domestic expenses, yet he had no pride IN
horses or vehicles and kept an old buggy and
I cheap horse. lie often walk cd to Millwood
the home Of Colonel Calhoun.
He was proud OF his lineage and could trace
II back TO some of the English lords, and he
was tanilar with some of the high officials
at Washington and was SO much inflated with
bis own superiority over ordinary terrestrial
tnortals that he at one time indignantly re
sened The Idea that man of his birth would
take charge OF the Abbeville High School.
| We copy the following article from the
Ncw YORK World, as being OF some interest to
our people:
the million dollar estate of the late Jane es
DundnS are charged with fraud by one of the
heirs OF the estate, William Oswald Dundas,
who claims that he was induced to sell his
now lives in The old homestead, at Broad and
Walnut streets, for an inadequate price The
case is set down for argument on the third
Monday OF March. William NJ. EvartS, OF
| New York, intended to appear for the PLAIN
tin, but lie is now suffering from some trouble
with his eyes and cannot do so.
| The case is OH appeal from the Orphans
Court. James Dundas lived for many years
| in the quaint, old-GlShioncd yellow house at
the northeast corner OF Broad and Walnut
Streets. He and his family had the eHtGe to
the most exclusive circles of society in their
day, and his descendants have ever since
been numbered among Philadelpha's most
aristocra,ic people. He had Il brother named
VIM. II. Dundas, who resided in Washington
until ISL, when he died., At that time he
was Second Assistant Postmaster General
under the Lincoln Administration His son,
the present plaintiff, is now forty-five years
OF age, and though he has had many good op-
pOrtunitiGS In life he has hrcn unable 10 take
advantage OF them. He is now conductor
on the Fifth street car line
When james pnndas died, in 1865, he left
an estate appraised ut ,6l3 Is. There were
| certain provisions In the Will which had to
| be satisfied before the amounts appropriated
TO the heirs could be paid, Il. Il when these
were complied with the sim remaining for
distribution among the Eeirs was Sl!O, ,26l 20.
, To William Oswald DuTdas WAS bequeaLhed
Onc-lOurlh OF fiye. 10! ttcihS OF this residue
| rhc nephew, who was Strengthened circum-
stances, nt o!'ce set about 10 realize upon his
share OF tic estate. lie came 10 Philadel.
pima and called upon Joshua Iippincott, who
was one Ol TIE trustees OF the estate, to ascer-
tain the value OF his Interest, The result was
that on November G, lSGj, he executed Il deed
To Mrs. Agnes Dundas Lippincott, the wife OF
trustee Joshua LippincOtt, and niece of the
late james Dundas, which transferred to that
lady AL the right, title and interest to his
share for the sum ofS!l.4y92O. At the same
time lie signed Il statement that he had asked
Mrs. Lippincott to purchase his ihtcrest, and
that lie was acting in this sale OF his own free
will and without any persuasion or influence
claim that lie was lnGnced TO part with his in
terest "iur IN inadequate price and under
Misrepresentation Of the true value OF his
SHARE
When the case can:c before the Orphans
Court Samuel c. Perkins was appointed to
audit the accounts of the estate In order to
ascertain II DunditsS share at the time of the
sale was worth more than he received Mr.
Perkins made report stating that DundaS
should have received about $4,000 mora than
he did because of the new apprlisement at
that time OF the bonds of IL Mahoney rail-
road company. The Orphans Court over
ruled this Recommendation and decided that,
as Dundas made the agreement with Mrs.
Lippincott W ith his eyes open. he would have
to hu satisfied with his. bargain. The plain
tiirs counsel have raised the point of law
that Mrs. Lirpincott. being the wife of one of
the trustees, had no right TO purchase an in.
tcreSL in the estate. If the Supreme Court
upholdS the report OF the auditor Dundas
will receive over S25,090, as the Interest on
up beyond that sum.
In reply TO Dundas's charges of fraud and
MISREPRESENTATION Mrs. Lippincott has made
answer that Dundas received price In excess
of the actual value of his share ut that time.
She has also put in evidence letter written
to her by Mary z. Dundas, the wife OF VIM.
Oswald DCndaS, thanking her for having pur
chased her husbands interest and for having
presented their baby with silver spoon.
Mrs. LppincOtt has also placed in evidence
an offer made TO Dundas, three years after ac-
Quiring possession of his share. to release all
claims To IL If DurduS would refund the mon
cy with interest. Mrs. i.iupincntt says that
EuudaS never replied 10 this Offer The tcStl
mOny that has been TAX cn and is now on file
N the Supreme Court covers over 1000 pages
of manus ript. The case will be bitterly con-
tested by each side.
How The Sun Wcnt Down.
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We roamcd the meadows and life WIS