Evening star., 1901-12-30

tlement OF ali the pending litigation involv-
ing. the validity and the construction of said
instrument that one-haif OF said estate
snould go in equal shares to said Ross
thompson and said Mary Ida Thompson
and the remaining one-half In equal shares
to the children Of said Ross Thompson.
That the interests OF said Ross
anompson. and Mary Ida Thompson and q
estate shall each be subject to propertion-
ate share of the debts, If any. OF said es-
tate. payable in. the due course of admins
tration, and of the costs of administration
and of this suit
Y. That said Flora B. Thompson shall
make no claim against the estate OF said
!onn w. Thompson, either in the District
provisions In her favor made by said in
strumentS dated respectively, August Y
lsse; June %, s1Sa8, and June %, 1S99, shall
remain In fun force and effect and shall
behalf of any of the other parties to this
agreement, their heirs, executors admins
traitors or assigns, and said John William
thompson, Ross De Bruler Thompson, Ross
thompson and Mary Ida Thompson hereby
pind themselves not to. disturb or question
saia provisions or any Of them.
y That the, trusts and powers vested
ana reposed in said American Security and
Trust Company under the terms and provi-
sions OF said instrument, dated July 5, 1888,
shall continue in said company, except as
| AuooiHeu Dy CnlS agreement ana the decree
mace IN pursuance hereof.
fhis agreement is signed by Ross Thomp-
son, Mary Ida Thompson; Flora B. Thomp-
son. John William Thompson {by Samuel
De Bruler Thompson Cby Samuel H. Kauff-
mann, his guarandian ad litem).
Avoids Litigation.
The courts decree then says:
And it further appearing to the court
that said agreement Of compromise was
made and entered into by all the parties
thereto in good faith, and that the settle
ment of this suit and of the litigation In
volving the validity of said will, by carry
ing into effect said agreement of compro-
mise, Will be to the best interest of all per-
sons benef1cially interested in said estate.
AND that if no settlement be made of
said litigation. the trial and determination
OF the issues under the caveat filed by, said
Mary Ida Thompson may result in the loss
TO the children of said Ross Thompson Of
all interest and share in the estate of said
John w. Thompson
The decree then states:
Ihat said agreement, dated December
~, 1901, be, and it is hereby, approved and
confirmed on behalf of the infant defend
ants, John William Thompson and Ross De
Bruler Thompson The division of the es-
dered
The payment of s75, 900 each to Ross and
Ida thompson is ordered, as Is the agree
ment regarding any sale and as to the
termination Of the trust.
The Children.
AS to the, childrens share the decree
says: s
Whether any child or children of said
Ross Thompson hereafter born, If any, will
be entitled under said will, dated July 5.
1888, to any, and, if SO, to what share in
the undivided one-half OF the estate or
said John w. Thompson hereinbefore de-
creed to be held by said American Security
and Trust Company in trust for the chill
dren of said Ross Thompson, is not de-
cided, but is reserved by this decree; it
being hereby adjudged and decreed that IN
no event are the children of said Ross
Thompson. whether now living or hereafter
born, entitled under said will to receive or
have any claim upon any part of the estate
Of said John W5Thompson except the one
half interest therein which is hereinabove
decreed to be held in trust for the children
of said Ross Thompson by the defendant,
the American Security and Trust Company,
its successors and assigns
The eReceivershfp.
The decree concludes: THAT the trusts
and powers vested and reposed in said
American Security and Trust Company, un-
der the terms aud provisions of said will,
shall continue in said company, except as
modified by this decree.
That said trust company, appointed re-
ceiver OF said estate, do file herein as soon
as practicable aoreport of it's action under
said order. and 3 statement of account of
it's receipts and disbursements, and upon
the filing of the fsame this cause is hereby
referred I'd; 1.-The auditor of the court to state
the account Of said receiver,
Said TRUST company shall hold the assets
Of said estate IN It's custody, as executor
and trustee under said will, as modified b.
this decree. from the date of the issue TO
it of letters testamentary, and may, out of
the cash of said estate in it's custody, pay
to itself as receiver all credits and allow
ances made. to 1t by the report of the audi
tor when confirmed by the court
The Attorneys.
Attorney A. 8. Worthington appeared for
Mary Ida Thompson, Attorney J. ]. Dar-
lington for Samuel H. Kaufman, the
guardian ad litem Of John William Thomp-
son and Ross De Bruler Thompson; At
torneys Nathaniel WILSON, William F. Mat
tingly and A. B. Browne for the American
Security and Trust Company, the executor
and trustee under the will.