Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-10
SUIT INVOLVING TOBACCO BRANDS.
Also a Large Amount of Money-Narrow
Escape from Death-Personal Notes.

fCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, May "a bill has been filed
in the Circuit Court Of Petersburg by Messrs.
Staples & MunfOrd and Allen Potts, OF Rich
mond, and W. X. Mckinney, Of this city, coun-
sci for the plaintiffs instituting suit for W.
Brydon Tonnant aud the other surviving chil-
dren OF the late David b. Tenant, against Mrf:
". Is. Tenant, the execnirix. and MI Dani
Dunlop, tho surviving. partner, respectively OF
the said ID. Il. remnant. The suit Is TOT Tue puf-
pose OF recovering for the plaintiffs adequate
payment for the deceased partners nan interest
ia the goodwill, brands, and labels OF thc
tobacco-manufacturing firm Of ID. b. remnant ~
Co., which was in operation from Iopf uhul
ISs5-lhc year of the death Of Hr. Tenant.
POPULARITY AND VALUE.
The bill Of complaint is n lengthy one. setting
forth the popularity and value OF the established
brands Of the firm In all the markets OF the
world the high standing and reputation OF mo
firm, the large profits realized from the sales OF
the tobaccOs bearing their name ana sofa uhuer
their brands. and particularly OF the brand known
rs the Thomas IL. shelerd." IL further sets
forth that ut the death Of Mr.. remnant these
brands. labels, &C, which were OF me Nalue Oh
$4,000 or more, were purchased from the
widow of his deceased partner Tor very small
sum, and that the heirs Of Mr.. Tenant have
greatly suffered in consequence. The Court II
therefore Ted 10 require Mr.. Dunlop 10 account
10 the estate Of the late ID. b. Tenant Tor the
actual yalue OF the Interests OF the sara remnant
i'm the goodwill, brands. and labels Of the 1rm,
and OF the Thomas X. Shellard brand, WIN
interest from the day OF purchase Inc blll ini-
Nor alleges that Mr. Tenants individual pronts
from the sales Of these brands OF TOBACCO Farleu
from SI2, 900 to $4,000 IN year.
The case Will be called at the June term OF the
court and will attract attention by reason Oi the
large interests involved.
WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
ID. p Lewis, n well-known young man OF this
city. was arrested here this evening on the charge
Of stealing $40 from Mack d. FELTON,, q ,aW'mlll
man from Sussex county. The money was all
recovered. Legis claims That teton gave MN
the money 70 keep. me case VIII DO ih'osu-
gated ia court tomorrow.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. John T. Cameron well-Enown citizen,
died This morning Of consumption az MS resi-
denco, On Bank street. lie leaves widO" ana
several children , f.. -.
for New Yorg yesterday whence on Wednesday
they win sail for Europe for an extended trip on
Mir. William h. Morrison, port-warden Of Pc
tcrsburg, who was stricken with paralysis hevc-
raj days ago, IS so much improved To-Day that
his early recovery IL regarded as certain.
Dr. John Herbert Claiborne, Jr, eon Of Dr. >.
II. Claiborne, is in the city on nrloi WISH 10 ms
father
MARROW ESCAPE PROM DEATH.
Mr.. joseph Rives, citizen of Ettrck, boarded
mo west hound train on the Norfolk aud west
ern railroad sunday afternoon Tor roe 70 inc
uOjnt nearest his home Nhen the tram reached
ne Fleet-street crossing he jumped from the
PLATFORM and in doing 70 he was thrown 70 the
ground. receiving painful injuries about tho
head from the effects Of which he VIII Dc con-
nned o. his bed for some days.
NJ. Johns Episcopal Church Association has
Get aside "labOr-day" for its members" the
proceeds Of the work OF that day 10 be donated to
The tund for tue erection Of new church edlhce.
II Is In contemplation at An early DAY 70 pegln
the erection OF large and handsome churcn
building on the site OF the present one.