The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-03-30
anv. was notified that James w.

Dixon had been appointed commit
tee in lunacy of Henry w. Dixon, at
Flushing, n. y. James W. Dixon
now seeks to have the courts restrain
the deposit company from delivering
the collaterals to any one other than
himself, and also to compel the COM
panv to allow him acceSs to the
vaults.
Henry w. Dixon was declared in
sane Jan. 30, 1892, in Queens coun-
ty, n. Y, but it is held that he has
been of weak and unsound mind since
1884 and incapable of managing his
affairs. Up to 1881 he made his
home with his brother, the complain
ant At that time he left and went
to live with Henry ". Root, with
whom he remained until he was de-
clarctl of unsound mind. When he
left his brothers. house Dixon, it is
said, was possessed, in addition to
other property, Of building and
land in Now York City, No. % Ce-
,lar street, which yielded an annual
income of $1,000 above expenses and
taxes. This property he was induced
to mortgage for $40, 900, it is alleged,
at the instance of Root, who, 1t Is
held, appropriated the amount to his
own use. In February, 1883, Dixon
conveyed to the New York Mutual
Life Insurance Company for 81 900,
which conveyance, it is held, was
made at the instance and under the
coercion of Root. 1t is stated further
that Root received the whole OF the
$4,000,
During the winter of lSS5-SG, it is
stated. Root caused Dixon to 90 III
company with Mrs. R. D. Haywood,
who was residing with Root i'll West
Forty-eighth street, New York, to
Cedar KEYS, Fla, and that Root, on
the pretext of reimbursing himself
for the journey, assessed Dixon
81. 900. In May, 1883, the com
plainant states, Root went to France
and took Dixon, Mrs. Haygool and
her son with him. For this trip he
secured -, 800 from Dixon, promis-
ing to repay him.
At the same time an agreement
was entered into between Root and
Dixon, bv which the former was to
paw the latter an annuity OF 81, o00
for ten years, or $123 per month.
This arrangement. it is held, was
brought about onl y after the most
urgent demands on the part
of friends of Dixon, who, knowing
his mental condition, had intcrccdcd
in his behalf. 1t is said further,
that Root complied. with reluctance
and not until he saw there WAS no
alternative between that and cN-
posurc. He was then required to
make some substantial guarantee OF
rood faith, and to this end Simon II.
Stern was made trustee in con)unct-
ion with Henry A. Root, to hold
$25, 900 in trust to be supplied by
Root, to make good his obligations
to Dixon.
This trust was invested in stock OF
the Chicago and Northwestern ana
other railroads. With some Of the
$40 900 received from the sale of the
New York property it is said that
Dixon bought Il farm, paying %l2,o0O
for it and further paying $4,000 for
the stock on it and furnishing it.
Dixon lived on the farm with Root
for a few weeks and then decided the
whole property to the lawyer for
$4,000 This money, it is claimed
have never been paid. 1t is also said
that Root converted other money aud
property belonging to Dixon to his
own use.
Meanwhile Dixon was growing
mentally and physically weaker.
Root, it is said, did not pay him the
monthly allowace as agreed, but drlh-
bled out to him small sums OF money
as he felt inclined.
An occasion is cited when Root,
who was>about to take trip to Cali
fornia, bought for Dixon steamship
ticket for Colon, and giving him 500,
started him off. Dixon took passage,
81 L;c Joot;pation