Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-26
4 SENSATIONAL. SUIT
Filed by Vivian Bryan Against
M1fy P. HoWson and
Others.
SHE PRAYS FOR AN ACCOUNT OF
THE CHARLES HOWSON
ESTATE.
She Alleges Fraud on t4owson's Part
as the administrator of Estate of
j. {. Bfyan, Sr.
OTHER SUITS FILED IN COURT

\ suit containing some rather. sen.
sationa1 charges has been filed in the
chaHeeIy eourt.=It involves tlfe sct.
tlemeut Of the I3oNson estate. The
plaintiffs are Vivian BRYAN. by hor
next f.Isad ard guardian. r. S. Par
due and Anna $. Paraae. The de
fohdanCs are Mary z. fIowson and
Garrett IjoWson. Sallie Bryan Ne.
Cesab5 ard Henry b. Bryan
The allegations Of the comrlainants
az many. Tie compIanaHts aver
that during tie year 19o2. Ice T.
Bryan, Sr., died iatestate, Icaving sur.
yifinS him foJu children. VIZ: Joel
=. 8yan. .lf.. Sfellta Bryan Me(2on b..
Henry B. Bryan aad Bryan: that
The latter died IN infancy. anl that
Joel =. BRYAN, j. married .faaa s.
Paa&ae. fAe Hlaiatiff Vivian Bryan.
aGa= a mia99 49, the=is4suo 81 this
mH4iaae.
~ ollaH of the prebHa ceert as
l3eNsa eeaHy, Texas, the plaintiff. r.
5. Pa#'ae, Was appointed guardian
q tf.e cst=H7e Of Vivian B9an.
ioel Z Bryap. j.. diea in fSa5. IN
testase lea#sa@# TIE plaintiffs. 414aa s.
Pafdea as \'.y.a=s n.Ean, widow and
elfflas cole haf#= ct la&. Anna 5.
haa1tlo nfe9sie1 t11o co-II7ainti}f 2. S.
Pefdae. 'ffa romplafnt states that be-
fore the death of Jce Z. Bayan. ST..
he MAS tn owner Of one-half In
tef'G.f in 9 ala2Ble estate in this c0un-
~; Ctas. Hovson Was the owner OF
the othos half interest Up 70 the
ti8e Of d. death OF Joe z. Bryan
ae land Wis worked in partnership.
and after tie death of Joe e. Bryan.
81" Charles HoWson applied for and
WAS granted letters Of administration
upon the estate.
Charles Howson as administrator,
filed a petition in the probate court.
asking that tn" undivided one-half in
terest owned by Joel e Bryan, Sr..
deceased, in the land be sold. and the
court made an order directing him as
administrator to sell the property on
four months credit Under and bv
virtle of the order of the court the
lands We're sold to w Il. Tankersley
for e4 600.
The plaintiffs charge that the pre-
tended sale made by the administrator
to w. Z. Tanlcrsley was but sham
and pretext; that w Z. Tankersley
acted for and in behalf Of the admin
lstrator. Chas, Howson: but to carry
out the fraud w. 4. Tankersley eXecut
ed to Chas. HOWson his note for S4.-
Oo0, dur for months from date. but
ct the time it was understood between
w Z. Tankersley and Howson that
Tankersley did not desire to purchase
the lands or to make himself or his
estate lia bic and that Howson agreed
that Tankersley should not be liable
therefor, and that at the time of the
of the note Chas. HoWson
would satisfy the note upon Tankers-
ley's re-cOnvnving to Howson the
lands: in the furtherance of the
scheme. Howson satisfied the note and
deed to the land This. it is stated.
woo h''t a cloak or nreteXt to prevent
the heirs of Joel E. Bryan, ST.. from
detecting the real purchaser and that
w. u. Tankersley acted as his agent
It is further alleged that in the fur
obtain title to the property upon the
death OF Joel f. BRYAN. ST. he ap-
piled for and obtained letters of al
upon the estate. and was
granted letters of guardianship of tho
estate of plaintiff Vivian Bryan. there
by preventing her or the estate of
Joel r. Bryan, ,Jr.. from filing obiec
ticn against the approval of the sale
1t is further state in the complaint
that after the purchase Howson took
possession of and has continued to
hold. use and occupy the property,
and to collect rent therefrom to his
death. which occurred in 1901
1t elleees that he left will and tes-
lament be"reathing to Mary p. How
son. all Of his interest in the eetotn an!
charging the property to the support
of the defendant. Jarrett Howson:
that at his death he left Mary p How
son and Garrett Howhon. widow and
child. heirs at law: that Charles How
son in his annual settlement with the
estate of Joel E. Bryan ST.. was charg
ed with $4,000. the amount claimed to
have been received by him from w.
2. Tankersley. and in good conscience
this fund ahnald he restored tn him