Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-08-07


TIME OBJECT Of this suit is to procure a
l. Decree appointing new trustee In the
place of Richard Randolph, deceased, 10 ex-
ecute and carry out certain trusts created by
the last will and testament of Martha j r.
Codwise, deceased.
The bill states that Martha ]. r. Codwise,
late OF Montgomery county, died some time
in the year 1882 leaving last will aud test
ament, duly executed to pass real and per-
sonal property in this State, which said will
has been duly proved and ia now of record
In the office of the Register of Wills OF said
Montgomery county.
That by said will the said Martha J. R.
Codwise among other requests gave and be-
queathed all of the rest and residue of her
estate TO Richard Randolph, the executor
therein named, in trust, with certain discre-
tonsry powers, for the benefit of your ora
trlx, Jane X. Codwise during her single life,
with remainder in equal parts to your orator,
Beverly r. Codwise, the said Mary B. Wat
son and your oratrix, Jane r. Codwise, il she
married, or in the event she never married,
to such person as she might in her lifetime
appoint by deed or will, the children of any
deceased remainderman to take the share OF
the parent.
That the said Richard Randolph, after hav-
ing qualified as executor OF said W III and after
having accepted said trust, depai ted this life
some time in the year 1893, at the city OF
Baltimore, Maryland, intestate, and subse-
quently letters of administration upon his
personal estate were granted by the Orphans
Court of Baltimore city, Maryland, to the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company OF
Baltimore, Maryland, body corporate
That the corpus OF said trust fund orig-
nally amounted TO The sum of Sill ,784 81,
as shown by the account of Richard Ran
dolph executor, and that the corpus of said
trust fund now amounts 10 ST. 800, as shown
By single bill for $500 to said Martha j.
Codwise, secured by mortgage dated June
20, 1886, and recorded in Liber j. A, No 2,
toos 1853, etc, Of the Land Records of said
Montgomery county, and a mortgage to said
Richard Randolph, executor of the last will
and testament OF Martha j. Codwise, de-
ceased, bearing date the 22d day of April,
1891, and recorded among said Land Records
in Liber j A, No 20, iolos 80, etc, to Sc
cure the pay ment OF the sum of So 800.
That The said Mary b. Watson iepart ted
this life subsequent to the death of the said
Martha j. X Codwise, intestate, leaving sur
viving her the following named children who
were her only heirs at law, viz: the defend
ant, Jennie r. Vallmer, intermarried with
the defendant Charles A. Vallmer, the defend
ant Mary B. Watson, the defendant Ella NJ.
IS,
and a son, John W. Watson, who has since
died leaving the defendant Mary W. Watson,
an infant OF the age of four years his only
child and heir-at-law.
That subsequent to the death of the said
Richard Randolph letters of administration
de b0haS n01i, cum testdnentO GrIneE0 upon the
estate OF the said Martha J. r Cod wise, is
sued out OF the Orphans Court OF Montgom
cry county TO your oratrix, Jane r. Cod
wise, but no part of the estate OF the said
testatrix has ever come into her hands to be
administered
appointed by this Honorable Court IN the
place OF Richard Randolph, deceased, to per-
form and carry out said trusts created by the
will OF said Martha J. r. God wise, deceased.
That said Jennie R. Vallmer and Charles
A. Vallmer, Mary B. Watson, Ella NJ. Watson
and Mary W. Watson are non residents.
1t is thereupon, this 28,h day OF July, 1896,
ordered by the Circuit Court tor Montgomery
county, rs Court Of Equity, that the com.
plalnants, by causing copy of this order to
be inserted in some newspaper published In
said Montgomery county, once in each of
four successive weeks before the 28lh day of
August, 1896, give notice TO the said absent
defendants of the object and substance of this
bill, warning them to appear in this Court, in
person or by solicitor, on or before the 9th
day OF September next, to show cause, II any
they have, why decree ought not to be
passed as prayed.
JAMES ANDERSON, CPk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county
True copy-Test
july sl-td JAMES ANDERSON, Crk.