The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-26
|iiER OIL SUIT FILED.
4. n. Title 10 Nearly tlle
ytole Of Spindle Top.
|,,.,Gts AMOUNT TO MILLIONS.
...i.. Heirs Are the Plaintiffs
fs .s.,s Are About Three Hun
dred Defendants.

..,,t Texas, June 25.-Another suit
i'ys .sseral millions of dollars In
. a. ssed today and gives prom
FIX ,,oInc into something highly In
4, sstore it is finally finished The
y A. suit Is Jennie Halliburton ct
uogg ct al, and the land In
~ .,,aercd as from the most val
nlhs III fields 1t covers con
n land that was litlgated sew
~ 80 and thought TO be settled ut
3, and also large interest In the
VI league. The plaintiffs In the
LAME Halliburton, w. I. Hum
l',s Humphries, NJ. D. Milford and
"A Maggie Lingo aud husband. The
,',n number more than 800 and
go Inc land contested for many OF
!, hist produ ing wells OH the NIL
sae plaintiffs attorneys in the case
me statement below which is re-
~ ,or the reason that there might
rs,eaI phrase, thai tho layman would
II. understand II given III unsklltul
Il, inst flied is interesting In that
.,,,,ss the real location Of the north
S,sdsry line of the Humphreys sur
..I.h Is the common line between the
A IA HUMPHREYS survey. Piquancy
/ .,.,.aness are added to the interest
/. nil by reason Of the claim of alb
,nr question Of cstoppel against
I'm, IN this suit and by reason Of an
Il. ,h.,nce II any question of Limitation
H., tho light Of the plaintiffs In this
ISas disputed territory although their
4. NJ, sunbered for many years.
N pumphries League was titled to Eel
b amnphrles In 1885 and the yeatch
q, which was patented and titled to
IA about the same time, called for
"a, Of the Hunlphrics survey as the
H. a the tvs. Pelham lTumphrirs died
a Two years after the land was titled
q. and toe plaintiffs in this suit are
] ,sIaren Of his brothers and sisters
n, Pelham HUMPHREYS died the Mexican
|, n, 10 force IN this jurisdiction and
/ Nh Inv the whole Of his estate ascent
Il hIs father to tho exclusion Of his
k,.,r and sisters. hut the father having
\, srce died. plaintiffs, as children If
hstheH and sisters NJ Pelham Hum
lis iecame tho owners Of his estate.
l tnly deed which purports to have
!, executed by the original crantor. Pcl.
3 Hunphries. was that n David Snive
d,ted 10 1857. which, according to the
grphhes family history. was nearly
Hrty yeats after tho death of Pelham
srrhries. The fact that Pelham Hum
rIa died Ia SO short a time after coming
l.iis and so long ago has given rise
sns confusion heretofore as to his iden-
!, md persons who have claimed owner.
ftf the HUMPHREYS league have done so
ih theory that Pelham was identical
D Bis brother, William. Little reliance
ny h,s been placed upon the deed Of
No David sniveley, for the reason that
litks had an unenviabIe notorlety In re-
10 10 land titles
! 1881 the Beaumont Pasture company
i fence near the northwest line Of
'Hsnnhries survey, and the pers ms now
pstSion Of the bulk Of the Humphri $
ia contend that by reason of that fence
elnection with the north line of the hi
'aaent pasture and such obstruction -
ir'rded by tho river and marsh. they
ulls by limitation to the ~;lk Of the
niAries league But this disputed zonn
flt out Of that Enclosure If It did CON
lsls an Enclosure. and no claim is as
~ to 1t by reason of any character of
VISION SO far as known.
between McFaddin. Wiess & Kyle,
DOW have possession of the bulk of
hamphries survey. and the Gladys
company and the Cleveland heirs I'M
sAom the claims are now asserted by
y VINO are In possession Of the Vcatch
w the question of boundary was set
I" compromise decree, but as plain
y mis- suit were not parties TO that
ney Of course were not affected by
decree.
contended by the surveyor that II
ao'in line Of the HUMPHREYS survey
'Aenaed from the river according to
'ulses and distances called for In the
rV'e II would reach far beyond the
,F'vmise Hue and would include ali til,
rw Inc southeast side of spindle Tor
~ ipeihdins the Hogg Swayne tract
f"n'"ard tract, the Higgins. the
~ ana the larger part Of the hold
~ tue Guffey company and McFoddil
J, proven oil field.
I huhphries family history Is claim
established by dispositions taken il
r., -1op' wherein McFaddln. Wirs:
~. are plaintiffs, and the plaiutift
~ salt nre defendants involving tn,
"a lne Humphries survey.
! pcuiion alleges that the prop rty sueC
!. v''u fo'U0'WO and that OF to thC
N'"ooOO has been taken from tn,
! vsdy' and that S50,000 worth of g,ti
y 81 .aRen out. All these amounts ar.
M !, : manages and in addition 10 that
y prayed for to take charge o
w ana an ace unit is asked TO III
u. ials Is undoubtedly the largest sui
nl q amount involved that has eve
: Md in the state.