The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-08-28
EUGENE ROBINsON's ESTATE

EUGENE ROBINSON'S ESTATE
The Court Decision Ia q Well Re.
membered Case.
Tho Virginia Chronicle, which ha,
been opposing the nomination of Eu.
gone Howell for the office OF Secretary
OF State. gave a lengthy account Of
that gentlemap's connection with the
estate of Eugene Robinson, who died
several years ago, leaving to his widow
considerable property, the bulk ol
which was located In the vicinity Of
Hamilton, this county. II says In part
This man Howell, full OF avarice, de-
ceit and cunning, seeing the opportun.
ity to take advantage OF u shattered
mind and appropriate a widows pit.
tsnce, by false representation, suaye
persuasion and dishonest cunning, did,
with intent to deiraud and appropriate
to his use, urge this poor victim Of bis
treachery, to sign away the little prop
erty left her by an affectionate hus.
band, he had mentioned rs OF some val
ue In his last will aud testament.
Suit was brought in 1898. After cit
ing the fact that Mrs. Robinson had
signed a deed OF trust on August 2,
1892, the allegation proceeds:
THAT on said date said plain tiff
Mrs Robinson) was sick in both body
and mind and was in condition OF both
mental and physical arrangement, and
was non compos mentis;. and had not
the capacity 10 manage her said prop
erty or transact any business concern
ing the same; and particularly, was
mentally tncapacitsted to make and ex.
ecute or comprehend the meaning oi
the certain deed OF trust therein after
described. Yet the said defendants,
and each OF them, we'll knowing the
premises, and fully advised concerning
the plaintiffs physical aud mental all.
ments and OF her inability to take care
OF said property or transact any busi.
ness concerning the same, and well
knowing that the plaintiff did not un'
derstand or comprehend and had moi
the mental capacity to legally execute
q conveyance Of said property, and par
ticularly the deed OF trust and power
annexed hereto and made part Of THU
com mplaint, did on the I'd OF August,
1892, knowingly, falsely, and fraudu
lently, and without any consider ratior
and with the intent and for the purpose
to cheat the plaintiff out OF her said
property, and with the false and
fraudulent intent and purpose to &C
quire the legal title thereto and the
power to manage and dispose OF the
"a me, falsely and frsudulently, did
cause and procure the plaintiff to make,
execute and deliver the said convex
ance OF her aforesaid real and persona
property to said defendant, Henry
Kind, In the trust for the purposes men
tioncdin said deed to.wit: To manage
and sell thessme and apply the proceeds
arising from such sale to the payment
of the running expenses incurred upor
said property, the wages OF watchmar
and taxes, and upon the false and
pretended claim OF Eugene Howell
charged upon the books OF Robinson
and Church and Company an amount
not to exceed $4,000, and did at th'
time and in the manner aforesaid and
when the plaintiff was In the physlca
and mental condition aforesaid and b,
the deed and instrument aforesaid ant
for the uses and purposes Aforesaid
fraudulently falsely aud knowingl.
and without consideration, cause ant
procure the plaintiff to appoint said de
tendant, Eugene Howell, to bav
charge OF said property as manager, t
work, sell and lease, any or all OF sal
nronerty AS he might deem best, an
appiy the proceeds arising from sal
nronerty In payment Of expenses an
The said alleged indebtedness TO Eugen
J Howell. and when said Howell shoul
. he maid and all other payments provio
, ed for In said instrument should
, made TO convey the said property G
. the portion thereof remaining, on
I hall TO plaintiff. Irene M. Robinson
. and one half to J, A. Church and Y. 1
Church.
1 Plaintiff further complaining aver
, That said def endant, and said defent
ant, Eugene Howell, are proceeding