The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-30
No. 2O31 EIu;t:.

TPON cross bill filed in above entitled
u causes conso.ida ed, and amendment
thereto, filed by Mary Il Manning, widow of
Van II. Manning deceased, Levi IL Manning
Van II. Manning, Mary o. Fletcher nee
Manning and l.. G. Fletcher her husband,
and Harriet w. Manning. adult defendants;
and j. Russell Manning Mittie Louise Man
ming, Wilkins K. Manning and Margarit e
Elizabeth Manning infant defendants in above
entitled causes by Mary Il. Manning, their
next friend, against The Ohio National Bank,
a body corporate of Washington, d. e., and
Julius Lansburgh. of Washington, ID. G.,
plaintiffs, in Equity No. 203l, Thomas PUN
phIey defendant in said cause No. 203l, Pink
ney A. Scaggs, defendant in both causes,
and Il. X. Brooks, w. kesley Shoeph, Gustav
and James Lansburg, trading as Laisburg
Bro, and Duane E. Fox, ii Of Washington,
d. c., creditors of said estate, not parti IS to
said suits, z. A. Scaggs and Edward E. Franz
oni. Trustees, Rosie E. S 'aggs, beneficiary, the
said T. Il. Brooks, W. kesley Shoeph, Gus
" Lansburgh and James Lansburgh, trading
as Lansburgh & B.o., Duane f. Fox and Ed
ward F.. Franzon, being non residents of the
State of Maryland
The object of said cross bill is to have the
count set aside and declare null and void q
sale made by Thomas Humphrey, Mortgage
OH the - day of S .ptember 1898, Of the real
estate of which Van II. Manning died seized
and upon which he resided at his DEATH ST IL
ate in Prince Georges County, Mary land, near
Branchville on the Baltimore IL Ohio Il. R.,
containing about go acres, and to have the
court decree that the defendants to said cross
bill shall carry out in good faith their agree
Inent made with the widow and heirs at law,
of said Van II. Manning. deceased, to protect
and If necessary pay Off and discharge the
Hpaf RI Thomas t1,a
deed of trust to Pinkney, y. Scagss, trustee
for Rosie E. Scaggs, beneficiary, on said real
estate, and to take said real estate in discharge
of the debts due by said decedeut as interest
should appear, at the price of $40 per acre
free from any q .im of dover by Mary H. Man
nlng, widow of Van III. Manning, deceased,
and for general settlement OF the estate, and
to require all of the creditors of said estate to
come into this court and in this cause prove
and establish their claims as this court shall
direct and for such other further and general
relief as is adapted TO the nature of their case
and agreeable to equity and good conscience
The plaintiffs in their cross bill and amenL-
ment (who are defendants in the SAID Equity
suits No. 2O29 and 203D say that the defend
ants to said cross-5il t. wit T. X. Brooks,
The Ohio National Bank, julius l. ,nsburgh
L. A. Scaggs,, Lansburgh Il Bro, w kesley
Shoeph, and Duane Z. Fox, entered into a
positive and definite contract and agreement,
with them the said widow and heirs of Van
II. Naming deceased to take and buy tHe
said real estate above described al the price of
Sl75 per acre, free from dover, and out of the
same to protect and pay off the Mortgage due
to Thomas Humphrey for $1,000, and the deed
oftrust to Pnkney a. Scaggs trustee for Rosie
+. Scag9s, beneficiary, and to credit their
claims against the SAID estate with the remain
der of the purchase money as interest shout l
appear.
They further say that the said defendants
TO their said cross-Dil, violated their agre, =
ment and undertaking with them and submit
ted to and perm ed said real estate to be sod
by the said Thomas Humphrey in an exparte
proceeding, and became the purchasers there
of at said foreclosure sale lough L. r. Brooks
for the sum of $3.50 in fraud of the rights of
said widow and heirs at law Of said Van H.
Manning, deceased.
They claim that said purchase by said pi les
was besides BEING in violation of their agree
ment for grossly inadequate price not over
one third the real value of the 69t acres Of
| land and they aver in their amendment that
no part Of the sum of $3.50 has ever been paid
but that the said Humphrey and the sa Rosie
E. Scaggs have both ACCEPT I'd Mortgages tor
the full amount OF the indebtedness due
them by the late Van II. Manning.
They ask that all of said creditors defendant
and all other creditors of said deceGent, be re
quired to become palt'es to this cause, and to
prove their claims in strict accordance with
law before such officer as this count may direct
or appoint.
The bill asks for specific performance of the
agreement Of said parties TO take the land al
ST - per acre and that said amount be set off
against their clIms when proven against sa d
estate.
1t is thereupon this Sh day of February, in
the year 1894, ordered by the Circuit Court Of
Prince Georges County, sitting in Equity,
that the plaintiffs in this cross-bll, give notice
u the said non-resde t defendants of the Oh
,iacts, and substance Of this cros>-bill Of con-
plant, by causing a copy of this order to be
Inserted in some newspaper published once in
each of four successive weeks before the It'll
day of April, 1894, warning the said absent
defendants to be and appear in this court in
person or by solicitor on or before the pa day
of April, 1894, and show cause, il any they
have, why a decree should not be passed as
prayed for.
JOHN w. BELT, Cl.rk
of the Circuit Court tor Prince Georges Co.
True copy. ; JOHN W. BELT, Clerk.