Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-08-21

TINE OBJECT of this suit is to procure a
l. Decree appointing q new trustee in the
place OF Richard Randolph, deceased, to 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 J. r. Codwise,
late OF Montgomery county, died some time
in the year 1889, leaving last will and test
ament, duly executed to pass real and per-
sonal property in this State, which said will
has been duly proved and is 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-
tionary powers, for the benefit of your ora
\ trix, Jane r. 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, if 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 will and after
having accepted said trust, departed 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
Cour. Of Baltimore city, Maryland, to the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company OF
Baltimore, Maryland, body corporate.
That the corpus Of said trust fund origi-
nally amounted to the sum of Sill, 1874 81,
as shown by the account of Richard Ran
dolph, executor, and that the corpus of said
trust fund now amounts to Sill 800, as show q
By single bill for $250O to said Martha j.
Codwise, secured by mortgage dated June
rs, 1886, and recorded in Liber J. A, No. @,
folios 359, 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. 26, folios 30, etc., to Sc
cure the payment of the sum of SO, 300.
That the said Mary B. Watson depar ted
this life subsequent to the death of the said
Martha ]. r. 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.
Watson, an infant of the age of sixteen years,
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 6Onas man, cetan test10aent0 G7aneD0 upon the
estate of the said Martha J. R. Codwise, 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.
That it is necessary that new trustee be
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. Codwise, 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 2S,h day of July, 1896,
ordered by the Circuit Court for Montgomery
county, as Court of Equity, that the COM
piainants, by causing a copy of this order to
be inserted in some newspaper published in
said Montgomery county, once in each Of
four successive weeks before the 28th 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 18th
day of September next, to show cause, if any
they have, why decree ought not to be
passed as prayed.
JAMES ANDERSON, CPk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county
True copy-Test:
july 3l-td JAMES ANDERSON, Cpk.