The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-01-28
ABSTRACT OF BILL.


Bill is dated December 3lst, 4. ID. 1896, and is
filed in said court January md S91 The Com
plainant complains IN substat ce as follows
tirst-That saia Emeiinc Williams, who died
on October 3lat, a ID. 1879, Vas the wife of
Lawrence Williams late of said Hartand de
ceased.
Second-That said Lawrence Williams died at
said iartand intestate on March 22nd, A.
ID 1888 leaving as heirs the said respondents
above named.
Third-That said Emeline Williams survived
her said husband ana hX operation OF law be-
came entitled to one-haf part of hi. personal
estate.
Fourth-rhat said Lawrence viii ms died
seized and possessed of certain real and person.
al estate and after his death said Hiram b.
Williams was duly appointed administrator Of
said estate OF said Lawrence Williams and gave
bond and entered upon his trust and the dis
charge OF his duties such, and duly filed in
the Probate Court of said County of Somerset
an inventory of the real and personal estate of
said Lawrence Williams deceased.
Fifth-lhat prior TO the death of said La Frence
Williams 10 wit October 9th, A. ID 1855, said Law.
renee Williams loaned TO one Ira w Page OF said
HartIand the sum of fifteen hundred dollars and
to securethe same and the payment thereof said
Lawrence Williams then and there and part
of the same transaction took from said Page a
dced-ot certain real estate situated in said art
land, as IN deed of that date appears {see copy
81 deed on He with biil) and at the same time
and "a a paTL OF the same transaction, and in
order to show that such conveyance was so taken
security for the repayment of said sum of
fifteen hundred dollars, said " illiam, then and
there cave Ia SAID Page an agreement of that
date signed 10y him, said Williams by which he.
said ians, agreed To convey said premises
back TO said Page upon the payment 10 him, said
Williams, of said sum of fifteen hundred
dollars, he to he paid at the rate of fifteen
dollars per month, or oltener at said Page 5
election. rs appears by said agreement, tsee copy
of agreement on file with bib
sixth--That prior to the death of said Law
renee Williams SAID Ira w. Page had paid in to
him. said Williams, in accordance with said
agreement, the sum of five hundred dollars, or
thereabouts, the exact amount of which is well
known to said Hiram b. Williams, but is I'M
known to your complainant.
Seventh That i'll the inventory of said estate
of said Lawrence Williams as returned and filed
IN said Probate Court of Somerset County by
said Hiram Il. Williams as administrator afore-
said, there was included in the list of rights and
credits, due said estate. under before mention
ed contract between said Ira W Page and said
Lawrence Williams. and from said Page, the sum
of one thousand eighteen dollars and siXty-six
cents fully appears from said inventory now
on file in said Probate Court.
Eighth-That since said inventory re-
turned, said Hiram b. Williams has claimed and
continues to claim and assert that said amount
due upon said contract was not personal pro-
perty and should not haze been so listed In the
inventory, but that by virtue of said Pages said
deed to said Lawrence Williams the premises
therein described was real estate held by the
heirs of the deceased in fee simple, and should
have been listed as real estate; and that by
reason of said erroneous listing he not and
is not bound to account for the same as part of
the personal estate of the said Lawrence
Williams.
Ninth-That there was at the decease of said
Lawrence Williams the said sum of one thou
sand eighteen dollars and siXty-six cents due his
said estate from the said Ira W. Page, upon SAID
agreement, and the same was rights and credits
and personal property OF the estate OF sad
Lawrence Williams, secured by said real estate,
and that the said Emeline Williams was entitled
to one-half thereof.
Tenth-Tha said Lawrence Williams left
other personal property more than sufficient to
pay ali the debts and liabilities of his said estate
and the expenses and charges OF administration
ON the same.
Eleventh-That the heirs and devisees of the
said Eneline Williams were not and are not the
same persons who were and are the heirs of Inc
said Lawrence Williams, but were and are other
and different persons.
Twelfth -That said respondents, well knowing
all the facts and circumstances connected with
said transactions ana that said sum of one
thousand eighteen dollars aud sixty-siX cents
was justly due from said Page to the said estate
of said Lawrence Williams, and Swas rights and
credits of said estate, and should be therein dis
tributed and that one-half of the same belonged
to and should he distributed to this complainant
as the legal representative of said Emeline
Williams, and that said Hiram Il. Williams in
his said capacity as Administrator of said estate
Of Lawrence Williams was charged with the
collection of the said sum from said Ira w.
Page, did on or about the tenth day of Novem'
ber A. ID. 1898, designedly and with intent To de-
fraud the estate and heirs of the said Emeline
Williams aud this complainant a. her legal re
preventative, of her and their just share and
proporiio thereof, make an arrangement with
ont having consulted said Emeline Williams, or
this complainant as her legal representative, by
which said Hiram h. Williams has claimed and
now claims to have been authorized by the other
said respondents, as heirs of said estate OF
Lawrence Williams by their power of attorney
to make a sale and conveyance of said premises
in their names and his own. and he did there
upon. in their names and his cAyii, make eN-
ecute, and deliver deed of quitcla and re-
lease to said Ira w. Page of the premises herein
before ment toned, (see letter of attorney and
deed on file with bill); and he, the said Ira W.
Page, thereuron as part of the same transac-
ton, paid to said Hiram Il. Williams a certain
sum OF money. to wit, the sum of eight hnnd-
red sixty eight dollai S aud thirty-two cents,
claimed by said Hiram Il. Villa us to be he
purchase p6tce of said real estate, he, SAID
Williams. having previousl! collected Of said
Page the sum of Que hundred and fifty dollars
additional, which he, said Williams, ad oits h.
has re ceved from said Page, blu, claims 1t was
paid to him as rent; whereas this plaintiff
Page paid upon and in part payment OF said
loan and debt and that said first named sum
was not the purchase price Of said P emises,
but was the balance of said loan and debt.
Thirteenth-=That said Hiram h. Williams
claiming TO act as the Agent OF the respon
dents, pretended owners OF said premises, has
divided and distrib uted to himself aud the
other defendants heirs OF said Lawren ce
Williams and owners of said real estate, the
said ten hundred eighteen aud thirty-two one
hundredths dollars
Fourteenth-That at the August term A. D.
1898, Of the said Probate Court for said Somer-
Court petition that sai1, Hiram 3. Williams
in his said capacity as ;.dministrator Of said
estate OF Lawrence Williams, be required to
account or the sum of fifteen hundred dollars