The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-13

kcc. niece OF the deceased, filed in the
Court OF Claims OF Was hington, in behalf
81 himSclI ana Twenty-Five or more other
collateral hers, 4 suit against the Govern
inent Of the United States 10 recover the
sum OF $GiOop,0o which he alleged was
being, unlawfully withheld from tiiccm by
IN" secretary Of The Treasury. The fol-
low:n: Is n list of the claimants: Leonard
9 iiln!sdcll Geo. DurlLce.. ncforcst. WIS
iCStph Durk,t. ChaS. &. Durkcc, Harvey
l1urkce. Harriet Fluent, Charles Il. Dur
Nee, ellen Church. Mary l.. Furncss
Charles City, iowa; Martha X Durkec
John l'urkcG, Little Rock, Ark: Mary L.
3!ais'icll and Caroline c. Johnson, Indian
apolis, Ind; Charles l.. 3oardnan To-
Iatnc; o.: May 4. Fargo and Harriet
Washington, u: c.; Jessie II. Monaghan.
Grand Forks. \. d., and c. l.. Durl;ce,
Gen VI. w. Dudley. former commission
cr Of pensions, and Gen. Lewis II. Niche
ner, formerly Encouragement of India ma
were he original attorneys of record and
iilrd the petition. That document and the
&!!idaV!ts which BlaiSdcll submitted TO
sustain t contain a most astounding story
lilaiSuell represented That the missing tin
boz. containing securities worth SCI, coo 900
In soma manner or other came into the
possession of the First National Bank of
New York. which forwarded them in 1884,
10 Judge FolgCr. then Secretary Of the
Treasury: that III" latter. knowing him to
he one of the hers of Charles Duckcc,
sent for HIN TO come to Washington. and
III the presence Of ..lr. FrelinGhuysCn the
secretary OF state: Mr.. brewster, the At
torncy General ard several Other MEM
hers Of the cabinet ana officials of the
Treasury Department. who are s.ncc dead,
took II IN into = room where the TN box
was opened ana the $4,000 900 of Union and
Central Pacific rnilrond first mortgage
bonds w"r" spread out on the table. After
consultation and an exchange CT opinions
IL WAS decided, as the amount was very
large, that the Secretary Of the Treasury
better hold the bonds in trust until Mr.
iila!Sdcll could locate The EcirS-a law con-
suit the executors and decide upon some
equitable bass OF compromise under The
VIII. which, rs above stated left the resi-
due Of the estate for ctlucat onal PURPOSES
Shortly after this extraordinary inter-
view Secretary E'olgcr died ard Mr.. Hlais-
dell alleges that he has never hccn able
TO Obtain any knoWlrdj:c or trace of the
securities since that date. H.. makes oath
TO Il belief that the bonds are Still hril by
the Government or The United States in
order to deprive the heirs OF the proceeds
AS the entire ISSUE of tho first MORTGAGE
bond9 of the railroad Companies were only
ana as most OF them can ~. located in the
hands OF their owners, the ahsurdity of
the proposition Is apparent. Nevertheless
I've suit w2s filed and the heirs nDcvc
named AND John ~ IiuydendaIl, Of Salt
Lake C!ty. who succeeded MCssrs Head
ana Durhrc as administrators Of the cS-
tate, joined with them, demanding judg-
incnt againS; the government for first
mortgage bonds OF the Union and Central
Pacific Railway companies. as said com
rarih IS wor., originally organized and char
OF S,,;G2".5l2 VIII CHI In the year 1851 ac-
Cordinjs 10 law, WAS deposited in the Treas
rry 81 the United States, 10 be held in
trust for the Lawful! owEcr and the holders
thereof, and til" said bonds are now held
by the United States, as the petitioner is
informed and believes. for the use and