The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-01
GETTING INTO THE HISTORY.
#. 3. JeHNSToNE's SUIT AGAINST c.
c. TALIAFERRO.

i'm Regard to the Mother of Mary
NJ. BareIay-Suit on the VIII To
Come Up Before Judge FerriII To-
morrow-Grand Jury OF the City
COurt-Santa Rosa Acquitted.
Through his attorneys, Messrs. Burton
Smith, Mercer & Mercer and r. r. Rich
ards, Florence Barclay tombstone filed an
amendment yesterday TO his suit in the SUI
perior Court against C. C. Taliaferro, trus-
tee. in which he seeks to break the trust
deed made by Mary NJ. Marshall
The amendment was necessitated by a
demurrer to the petition filed by the de
PENDANT The amendment was read and
allowed by Judge Falligant. 1t gives sim
ply brief statement of the history Of
Mary NJ. Barclay and her mother, and
reads as follows:
''And now comes the plaintiff in the
above entitled cause, and with leave of
the court first obtained amends his petit
ton filed as follows:
Petitioner further shows that Margaret
Marshall, who afterward became Mar
garet Barclay, the mother of Mary NJ
Barclay, was a founding left by some
one unknown upon the steps of the resi-
dence of Mary NJ. Marshall; that it was
never known who were the parents of the
said Margaret Marshall, but il was sup
posed that She was natural child born
out of wedlock: that the said Mary M
Marshall became very much attached to
her, SO much so as to adopt her and to
give her the name of Marshall and IL
leave her large property to her daughter
for and during her natural life, as will |
appear by reference to the trust deed set
forth as an exhibit to the original petit |
ton filed in this suit. That the said Mar
garet Marshall was called Maggie Moon |
shine because she was left on the door
steps on a bright moonlight night; that
the circumstances of her birth and par
entage did not stand in her way as re-
garded the feelings and intentions of |
Mary NJ. Marshall and the trust deed |
in her daughters favor made by the said |
Mary NJ Marshall was so made with the |
full knowledge as to her birth and as to
her having been left at the doorstep as a
foundling
This suit is separate from that pending |
in the Court of Ordinary, under which
tombstone seeks TO break the will of Mrs |
Taliaferro. The suit in the Court of Or
uludIy mas Detn amended under the de- |
cision of Judge Ferrill setting forth the |
points on which the viii will be attacked |
and the case will come up for a hearing
before him tomorrow morning. This is
on the question of bringing the will up
for probate in solemn form. The suit
in the Superior Court involves about $780,
0o0 and that in the Court of Ordinary
about $4,000.
The Standard Oil Company filed an in
PREVENTION in the Superior Court in the
case of T. S. Mercer against r. r. V.
Bradley and George l. Bradley on an ac-
count for $3.50.
The judgment of the Supreme Court dis
missing the suit of l.. j. Gnilmartin and
others against the Middle Georgia and
Atlantic Railroad Company for want of
prosecution, was made the judgment of
the lower court.
The judgment of the Supreme Court sus-
tanning the decision of the lower court in
the case of Margaret Turner against Mar
garet F. Laffiteau was made the judg-
ment of the Superior Court.
In the suit of Charles Brickman against
Annie Nelson, for partition, a commission
was appointed TO sell lot No q, Green
ward, and report TO the court upon the
proceeds.
In the suit of r. D. Fitzgerald against
b. IF. Timer, decided in favor of the
plaintiff, a motion for new trial was
overruled.
Joseph Malever formerly a subject of
the Gar of Russia, was made a citizen
of the United States.
The following grand jurors were drawn
to serve for the February term in the
City Court: George B. Prltchard, John ].
O'Nefll, Thomas E. Besseleu, L. Mohr,
II. G. Black. D.. c. Newton, Henry G.
Ward, A. w, Carmichael r. A Bland
I'd Tnnz ~
Mumford. ]. ]. McDonough, John II. Es-
till, f. c. Wylly, II. II. Huh, Joseph
Ferst, Thomas F. Thomson, II. d. Stew
ems, NJ. L. Exley, Lester Hubbell John
M. Hogan, c, r. Woods, c. B. Malone,
p. d. Daffin and Julian Schley. From
these twenty-three grand jurors will be
selected to serve.
Deputy Sheriff Willink of the City Court
seized a piano yesterday, under a bail in
trover process, taking il from the possess
sion of Mrs. Julia c. Marscher The
piano was sold by Mrs. 1. Schreiner, and
the process was sued out through her at
torneys here, Messrs. o. Conner & OByrne
It has been placed with Messrs. j. Nc
Laughlin & Son to be sold
A. B. Santa Rosa, the cigar manufac-
turer. was acquitted of a charge brought
against him in the City Court yesterday
by neg'o woman. 1t was alleged that
he was the father of her child. The evil
dence did not substantiate the claim, and
Judge Norwood acquitted him.
Judge Hampton L. Ferrill will hear to-
day the application of John r. Fennell.
administrator for Mary H. Fennell for a
years support for her estate from the es-
tate of William f. Fennell. The case in
wolves the right of a child who became of
age few months after his mothers death
to the years support to which she would
have been entitled had she lived
The application of Sophia Murchison for
a years support will come before Judge
Ferrill Tomorrow. The appraisers award
ed her $500 from her husbands estate The
Wofllingmens Union Association claims
he owes them $175 and ]. c. White makes
claim for $107 for professional services
rendered the deceased in his last illness.
Both applicants claim that the award is
excessive. and ask the court to set it
aside.
Mr.. John s. Harrison was appointed by
Judge Falligant yesterday a commission
er to take dispositions under sections 5315
and 53l6 of the code of 1895 Mr. HarrI-
sons ability TO do such work is well
known. and the appointment carries with