The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-15
MASTERS VICTIMS TO SUE.
SOME OF THEM ENDEAVORING TO
RECOVER THEIR PROPERTY.

An Injunction Asked Restraining
the Delivery of Deeds 10 Rosa v.
Wilson, and Restraining Her From
DispOsing of the Property Alleged
10 Have Been Bought by Her
Through Masters-The 500 Reward
Has Not Brought Masters TO Light.
Afessrs. Lester & Ravenel representing
David Murchison and others, filed suit
in the superior court yesterday Cor in
junction to prevent J. w Masters or
Rosa V. Wilson from dispOsing Of the
property purchased from him. ostensibly
by the latter through Masters, Murchison
having given him a power of attorney TO
dispose of IT,
The petition also asked that Mr.. J. K.
2. Carr, as clerk of the superior court,
be restrained from delivering to me Ill
legged purchasers of the property the deeds
left for record, until the litigation which
will grow out of Masters escapade has
been determined.
Nurchison and several others gave Mas
ters, the Liberian Emigration agent, pow
ers of attorney, and he sold the property
of three of them, making deeds to Rosa
V. Wilson of Coles county, Illinois. These
three deeds were left for record at the
superior court and are still in the posses
sion of the clerk who viii hold them until
the court passes upon the petition with
regard to them.
Murchison alleged that the value of his
property was 81, 800. The land Is located at
Kingsville, and he states, that the forego-
ing price is the lowest amount he told
Masters he would take for it. He says he
gave Masters power OF attorney 10 dispose
of it on May Z. and that after Masters
tot, rod In ha he
SO assured that the plan for the, LiberiGn
emigrants would be carried through that
he authorized him to go ahead and dispose
of his property
Instead however, of asking his price for
the property, he states that Masters sold
Ii for the paltry sum of $3.50, including the
house and other improvements upon it.
He says Masters made false and fraudu-
lent misrepresentation to him, and he al
leges that Rosa V. Wilson is one of the
conspirators with Masters in the false and
fraudulent scheme that was practiced He
asks that the deed to Rosa V. Wilson be
annulled and that his property be restored
to him.
Five other deeds to property sold by
Masters. four of them being to Mrs r. NJ.
Frazer and one tosJ. I. Garvin, were de-
llvered day before yesterday to l.. r.
Stevens, who was formerly a clerk for
Masters. 1t was he who left them at the
Office of the clerk to be recorded, and, af-
ter being put on the books, they were
given back to him, as the clerk had no
notice to retain them or make other dis
position of them. What disposition Stew
ems made of them is not known unless he
turned them over to the parties in whose
names they stand.
Mr.. Livingston Kenan took the peti ion
up to Springfield, in Efhngham county.
yesterday to present it to Judge Falligant
and ask for temporary re-
Rosa V. Wilson, according to Masters di-
rection, were to have been sent to her by
mail but she will get a notice instead
to the effect that she cannot receive them
until the courts have decided as to her
right to them.
Judge Falligant granted the injunction
asked for last night and ordered Masters
and Rosa V. Wilson to appear before him
on Aug "A, 1895, at 10 o'clock, to show
cause why the deeds should not be an
nulled. The order was served on Clerk
j. K. p. Carr of the superior court last
night by Mr.. Livingston Kenan, who
brought it down from Efingham county.
This proceeding is the beginning of the
Matters made away, and it amounts in
all to about 5000. Fraud and collision
is alleged and efforts will no doubt pc
made to recover the property on these
grounds. 1t is understood that all the ne
groes who lost their property through
giving powers of attorney to Masters will
enter suit to recover it on similar grounds
Masters has so fer succeeded in cover
ing up his tracks, and the 800 reward Of
fered by the International Migration So
/ ciety has not furnished any clue to his
1 however, seems to be fourishing, and few
! of its members are discouraged, apparent
| ly on account of the victims which Mas
/ tpre made