The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-22
100000 AT STAKE.
Two Renton Heirs Begin Suits
Against the Estate.
CAPT. BENTON NOT THE OWNER.
startling Charges Made-Lawyer and
His Wife Accused OF Swinclicg
Poor Russian.

Aeontest second only in interest to that over
the Yssier estate, and involving an even larger
amount Of property, was begun in the superior
court OF Kitsap yesterday, according to Sidney
correspondent Two If the Renton heirs, Mira.
". sacsmau and Mrs. NJ. A. GsEney, fed
esirns aga nst the estate, based on some stertl-
lag ehsrges 1t be viii remembered that irnme-
6isiely after the death OF Capt William Renton
I. contest over his viii was avoided By an AMIGA.
bic div sion of the estate. but the plaintiffs in
This suii silege tina: they were forced into this
agreement. and now seek TO set it aside.
Capt william Reatoas viii. which is in the
ecurse OF probate in kitsap county by John A.
Campbell Of Port Bsakeley, claiming to be
exec utor under Will made in 1S7G, was con-
tssted last fail BIZ Mrs. Elizabeth w. sackman
and Mrs. Mary A. Gaffuey, children of Mr. Rem
tons wife by former husband Mrs. Renton
del before Capt. Reaton. Tho father OF these
children, who claim also to be the adopted 0s6l-
dreu OF Capt. Renton, was g man named Joseph
6ylva
swo claims were fled against the estate yea
tsreay by Mrs. sackman and Mrs. Gsffaey. in
TIER frat claim they alege that upOn TIE death
O. their father, Joseph Syiya, IN 1910, Capt Rem
son married their mother. Sylvas widow, and
took possession OF al the assets Of sylyas
sstste, including his schooner, money and other
property. Syivas estate, they assert, wac never
administered upon, and these claimants, his
children, were rghtluiiy emitted 10 All MS
property, which was thus taken possession OF 10y
Capt Rsn;oa. The claimants aliege that
In consequence OF this Reuton became, and
continued to 10 Unit! his death, trustee
for them o! all this property and OF all the out
growth of Il, and that Renton's entire fortune,
when is estimated az about 100000, is the out
growth OF the sylvia property, as Renton had no
property OF his own al the time he took posses
non of it. The claimants demand en- account
ing OF ell the trust property and OF ell the out
erowths and accunu atoms OF it, ami ask that
they may have paid over TO them whatever may
sppear 10 be due them upon the accounting
liz their second claim Mrs. sackman and Mrs.
Gaffney assert that upon the death OF their
mother, Ma Renton, in 1890. Capt Renton be-
came the administrator OF her estate and trustee
OF the community property that he and she
possessed III the me oi her death, inclu ling Il
large interest Ia the Port Blakeiey Min Company
property They also claim that af,erwaris II.
while acting as such administrator and trustee,
capt Renton forced them to accept
from him grossly unfair division of the
community property. By this division they
say that he took as bis share about Sl,3Jo,00D
more than the claimants received. including in
biz portion the interest in the Port Biakeley
mill property. The claimants seek IN this
action to set aside. az unfair to them, that d.
vision of the community property in which
their mother. Mrs. Renton owned one-hslf in
terest, and demand of the executor, John A.
Campbell. an accounting in respect TO the same,
and payment 10 themselves Of $6j1, COO, of which
they Claim that they were wrongfully de-
prived by the division which was forced upon
them by Capt. Renton.
Besides filing these claims yesterday In the
superior court of kitsap county. Mrs. Sackman
ani Mrs. GRfiney have filed petition setting
birth that the executors inventory of the estate
shows that the personal assets exceed 81, 800 90.
and that bond should therefore be required OF
him for al least 81 $4,000 but that the court
Induced by improper representations 20 permit
the executor TO qualify upon filing bond for
oBIy 100000. They conclude by praying that Il
citation issue 10 require John A. Campbell. the
executor, either 10 file an additional bond in che
sum Of at least &, 80 900, or that ne be removed
II he fail to do so.