The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-26
A FIGHT OVER AN ESTATE.
Two Atlanta Men Appointed Receivers
for the Property.

Francis q. Marvin Sues Mrs. Joseph
e. Bivins for Child's Part of the
Estate of the Late DIR. George w.
Marvin-Mr. Bivins Refuses to Turn
the Property Over to the Receivers.
Cordele, Ga, April 25.-A rare sensa-
tion was sprung on Cordele this morning.
Mrs. Joseph +. Bivins, who was the cele-
bratod widow of DIR. George w. Marvin
until recently, when she was welded to
Mr.. Bivins, has been sued by Francis G..
Marvin for child's part Of the estate Of
DR. Marvin.
MIR. Marvin, the plaintiff in the suit,
alleges that he is the son Of DR. Marvin
by former wife. He sets out that DIR.
Marvin was divorced from his mother In
1872, and that she had been legally
married to him some years be-
fore that event. lie SAYS that he
is farmer in Nebraska and is ~ years
old. He heard of Or Marvin's death
sometime since, but has has not had the
money until recently with which to make
the trip to Georgia He says he arrived
in Atlanta few days ago and consulted
lhe eminent lawyers, Hopkins a son.
They undertook the ease and drew up
bill asking for receiver TO be appointed
TO take charge Of the Marvin estate. The
bill was granted by Judge Smith a.
Hawkinsville aud George w Parrett, Of
Atlanta, and ID. l.. Henderson, of Vienna,
were appointed temporary receivers.
REFUSAL TO GIVE UP TUE ESTATE.
This morning the receivers, together
with Messrs. Littlejohn and Thomson, at
torneys, OF this city, who have been also
retained in case, demanded from Mrs.
Bivins and her agent MIR. Bivins, the en-
tire estate left by DR.. Marvin and all
property purchased with money left by
him The demand was met by positive
refusal. Mr.. BiVins, as agent for his
wife, would not recognize the order OF
the court, and declared that he would
fight the whole proceeding as being illegal.
Mr. BivinS was seen by the Morn
ING News correspondent and asked
what he had TO say ia
regard TO the case, He said that the
claimant in the suit is a fraud. There
is no living child of DIR. MaFYinsn he
said. This is only continuation Of the
efforts which have heretofore been made
TO get part of the estate. Mrs Helen
Hardy sued my wife for 100000 but she
had no shadow of a valid claim, and the
case was dismissed on a demurrer Other
parties threatened 10 produce a will, but
the threat was never executed. 10
viii do no one any good TO make
these attacks, as we will fight
them every time We will be put to
some expense in this case, but we will go
TO the bottom and expose the fraud
Mrs Bivins owns great deal of prop
erty in Atlanta, some real estate in Cor
dele and has invested largely in the First
National Bank and other institutions.
None of these institutions will be affected
by the receivership Mr.. Biyins in
formed the MORNING News correspondent
that he will go TO Jail rather than turn
his wife's property over to receivers
under an order which he claims is illegal.
The attorneys for the plaintiff say they
will ask for rule ordering the arrest of
MIR. Bivins for contempt unless he turns
the property over TO the receivers. Judge
Allen Fort, of Americas, has been en-
ployed by Mr.. and Mrs. Bivins to defend
them in the courts.