The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-09
Big Land Suit Filed in United States
Court at Beaumont.
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FULL LIST OF DEFENDANTS NAMED
The Title Of The Veatch Survey on
Spindle Top Heights Attacked.
G. W. HOWELL, KENTUCKY, CLAIMANT.
A Volun1nous Petition in Which Several
Charges OF Forgery Are Made-A
Talk With the Attorney.
FULL LIST OF DEFENDANTS NAMED
8. ". HOWELL, KENTUCKY, CLAIMANT.

suit 10 equity In the circuit court OF
the United States for the eastern district
Of Texas at Beaumont, ard which was out
Of the ordinary, caused considerable COM
ment In legal circles in this city yesterday
when 1t became known that the suit had
actually been hed aud printed copies OF the
petition were distributed among the mem
bers Of the legal fraternity. The lmpor-
lance OF the suit will be seen when It Is
known that the title to large portion Of
the famous Spindle Top Heights property
the land Of sushers. is involved and there
are over 100 defendants in the case. rhe
style Of the suit is George W Howell VS..
Gladys City OH Gas and Manufacturing
Company and others.
The following oil companies and corpora
tions and individuals are named In the pc
titlon as defendants:
OIL COMPANIES
Gladys City on, Gas and Manufacturing
Texas Geyser oil company.
Texas Standard Oil company.
Texas and New Orleans on company.
Ira o. Wyse Beaumont oil company.
Keith Ward oil company.
Chicago Crude Oil company.
Manhattan oil company.
Treadway oil company.
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Madeline OH cotpany.
Vesuvius OIL company.
Drtllers Oil company.
Acme Oh company.
Beaumont and Pscldc Slope oil company.
Creole American OH company.
Beaumont and Louisiana oil company.
Beaumont and III Paso OIL company.
Texas and California oil and Refining
company.
beaumont and Los Angeles OH and Dc.
velopmcnt company.
Grace Oi company.
Citizens Consolidated Oil company,
keCheF OIL and DEVELOPMENT
Columbia oil company.
Ban Jacjuto OIL cnmnany.
Haywood OIL company.
Enbine and East TEXAS Railway company.
J. NJ. GUffey Petroleum company.
Madeline Consolidated OH company.
Aetna OIL company.
slaughtcr- Masterson oil company.
Waco. Beaumont on company.
Queen Of Waco oil company.
Carey oil company.
TerRS OIL and Land company,
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS.
Residents Of jefferson County. Texas
Antonio Angelic and Antonio Angelic,
c. q. Hiilebrandt and Catherine lille
brandt, husband and wife,
.n1 We W. "h'te ana Maha' WHITE Ausoan'
william Heaiy and AnnIe H.aiy, husband
Joseph Belehert and Nina Bechert. hSs
band and wife
George. Geidard and Jane Geldard, huS
a. r. Lucas and Carrie Lucas, HUSBAND
md wife
j: 4 Ligon and Anna f. Lyon, busbau
and wife.
D. A. Bibb and Mary f. Bib, husband
aud wife.
]: b. Price and Gladys Price. husbuu
and wife
OF. n. Turner. Mary P. Rutledga.
trustee, W NJ. Rutledge,
Clementine Hile- Robert p lille
brandt, brandt
3. r. Norveil. c. r. Jones
Joseph Hl!ehraudt, Louis Hillehrandt,
Elisha HllebrHndt q minor,
minor, T. r. Garrick
W. r SHARP, J. A. Paulhamus
Rufus Hardy, W IT Prather
Fred n. Geldard, T. r Nash
J. n. Ivey, H. y. Jones
Charles r. Woods, William Heferman
George w. O'Brien, Chenault O'Brien,
lands Broussard, trustee,
j. G. Furey Maggie Fleming,
S. W. Pipkin. Lip Norveu
r. " Hayden, r. w Hawk