Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-26
THEY ASK FOR A RECEIVER.
KORTHRUP ESTATE HEIRS WANT
THE EXECUTORS OUSTED.
Proceedings in the Jackson County
Circuit Court Similar to Those in
the Court of Common PIens,
of Kansas City. I[as.

On December "a last there was filed in the
court of common pleas OF Kansas City,
Kas. q suit by certain heirs OF the late
Hiram NJ Northrup against the executors
Of the estate charging the latter with
seeking TO confiscate portions Of the estate
I'm order to escape their liabilities as stock
holders in the defunct NOrthrup bank of
that city. and asking for the appointment
of a receiver to protect the interests Of the
heirs A similar suit was filed yesterday in
the circuit court of Jackson county, max
ing substantially the same allegations and
asking for the same relief. The suit was
brought I'm order TO protect the interests of
the heirs in about SlGOo0O worth of proper
ty located at Independence and Charlotte
and Independence and Olive streets in this
city.
The plaintiffs in the suit are Frank A.
Northrup and Andrus 2. Northrup, infant
grandchildren and heirs of Hiram NJ.
Northrup. who sue through their guardian,
Lee c. Northrup; the Women's Benevolent
Association which was left S1.O0a IN the
will OF Hiram III. Northrup; Margaret Sta
ley and Matte Snyder who were each left
SlO.OOO, Lille Northrup and others. The de-
PENDANTS are the executors. X. l.. Brown
and ]. s. Chick. of this city; the Wyan-
dotte tribe of Indians, which was left 5000
in money: st. M3rgarets hospital. which
Kate V. Brown and others.
The suit was filed by Frimble & Braley,
attorneys for the heirs and other plaintiffs
Judge Gates granted a temporary restrain
ing order, returnable January 30 restrain
ing the executors from instituting or carry
ing on any proceedings TO sell any realty
or paying out any money in their posses
sion IS assets of said estate: from COM
mencinE any suit or filing any application
or petition for the sale Of any real estate
or from collecting any rents from property
in their possession as executors of said
estate, or from acting in any capacity
whatever as executors of the Northrup
estate.
The other defendants named in the petit
tion are enjoined temporarily from prose-
cutting any claims against the estate or
seeking TO enforce any judgments against
the estate.
ecutors. Brown and Lovelace, i'll the pro-
ceedings filed in Kansas City, Kas., Of
which those filed here yesterday are a
counterpart. is that they were stockhold-
ers in the defunct Northrup bank. in Kan
sas City. Kas.; that to escape their la
bilities as such stockholders they are seek
ing 10 sacrifice the assets of the estate.
To prevent this sacrifice and coniiscation
of the assets OF the estate, a receiver is
asked for by the heirs and other plaintiffs
Among the assets of the estate was S52.-
0e0 of stock in the Northrup bank, since
defunct, and IL is charged that the eXecu-
tors were stockholders in the bank and
entered into collusion with the bank re-
ceiVer TO confiscate the estate in order to
settle up the affairs of the bank and thus
escape their liabilities as stockholders.
The will of Hiram NJ. Northrup, who
was a pioneer of Kansas City, kas was
probated March 81. 1929. BY The terms of
the will K. l.. Brown and =. II. Lovelace
of Kansas City, Eas.. and ]. S. Chick
of this city. were made executors. Frank
A. Northrup and Andrus y. Northrup
grandchildren of the testator were given
10000 each, which they We're to receive
when Andrus b. NorthruD attained his
majority. One-half of the remainder OF
the estate went TO Milton G. NOrthrup:
5000 was given TO the Wyandotte tribe OF
Indians; $1,000 to St. Margaret's hospital;
$500 to the executors to keep the Indian
cemetery in Huron place in order: SO 900
to Lille Northrup: $4,000 each to Margaret
Staley an d Matte Snyder and valuable
land in Nebraska.
II is charged that the executors did not
properly defend suits brought against
them and that property was sold for IS OG0
to satisfy judgments for $4,000. The ex-
ecutors are charged with receiving exorbi-
tant sums for their services while em-
ployes of the defunct bank and receiving
large salaries as such
The appointment of a receiver Is asked
for who viii be empowered TO proceed
against the executors and compel the
stockholders of the bank TO contribute to-
ward the payment of its debts instead of
sacrihcing the estate in settling up the
affairs OF the hank
The matter win come up before Judge
Gates on Saturday of this week