The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-09-08


NNHE OBJECT of this bill is to have de
L clarcd null and void certain deed of
conveyance made by one Hector Mcneil
to the defendant, Ella F. Horsemann, and
recorded April 2Sth. 1899, among the Land
Records of Prince Georges county, of an
interest in a lot of land lying in Oxon Hill
district in Prince Georges county, Mary
land, and known as Lot three (3) in plat
filed in Equity cause No 400 of this Court:
and also to have declared null and void il
certain other deed of conveyance made by
said Mcneil to one Samuel d. Webb, and
recorded May 18th, 1899, among the afore-
said Land Records, of an interest in the
above described land; and also a certain
mortgage made by the defendant Webb to
the defendant Watson and recorded in the
aforesaid Land Records on July 3rd, 1899
The bill alleges that the complainant is
the duly qualified trustee in bankruptcy
of one Hector Mcneil, having been APP
pointed such in the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia in GER
tain bankruptcy proceedings instituted by
said Mcneil, asking for his discharge as
bankrupt; that short time prior to said
McNeilfs application he, for the purpose
of hindering, delaying and defrauding his
ances to said Horsemann and Webb, and
that the defendant Webb, after the CON
veyance was made to him, executed the
aforesaid mortgage to the defendant Wat
son; that the supposed Indebtedness men
toned i'll said mortgage is fictitious, and
that 1t was made and intended to encum-
her, embarrass and cloud the title of the
complainant, as such trustee, and that said
defendant Watson had knowledge of the
purpose OF such conveyance and was Il
party to the same; that all of the property
Of the aforesaid Mcneil has dev0lved
upon the complainant, as trustee as aforc-
said, by virtue of the Act of Congress ap-
proved July 1st, 1898, entitled, An Act to
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" and that
the title to the property SO fraudulently
conveyed by said Mcneil became vested
in the complainant by operation Of the
aforesaid law, but, that by reason of said
fraudulent conveyances, he is delayed and
embarrassed in making disposition of
sa d property as lie is required to do in the
administration of the aforesaid bankrupt's
estate; that it is his right and duty to
cause such conveyance to be declared null
and void, and possession of said property
to be delivered up to him for admit istra-
ton as assets of said estate.
The bill also alleges that the defendants
are all non residents of Prince Georges
county.
1t is therefrom, this 12th day of August.
A. d. 1899. ordered by the Circuit Court
of Prince Georges county, Maryland, in
Equity, that the complainant, by causing
a copy of this order To be inserted in some
newspaper published in said Prince
Georges county once in each of four con
secutive weeks before the 10Th day of
Strtem:c r. \. u. 1899, give notice to the
aforesaid Il, set defendants of the object
and su ''stan"c Of this bill. warning them
In appear in this Court in person or by
soiicitn: on or i, fore the LIST dav of Octo-
hcr next, To show cause, if any they have,
why Il decree ought not to be passed rs
prayed. JAMES B. BELT,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for r. G. Co.
True copy-tcsl: JAMES b. BELT, Clerk
August 18th, lSG9-5w