The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-25
ROBERT BOYD ESTATE
BROUGHT INTO COURT
Receivers Asked to Take
Charge Of Affairs.
Control of Property of an Estimated
Value of sI8o,oeo IN Question:
Hearing to Be Held Tuesday.

suit in equity has been filed by Mary
Z. Boyd. Robert E. Boyd, and R Elmo
Boyd against William ". Ellis, George w
Evans, and others, asking for the aD-
p0intment Of receivers, and for a sale Of
improved real estate of the estimated
value OF $500 comprising what is
known as he Robert Boyd estate.
Col Robert Boyd, who is very well
known in this city. was for many years
engaged in the hardware business at 416
Ninth street northwest. About a year
ago Iunacy proceedings were instituted
against him, but family agreement was
entered into under which his store was
closed and his business disposed OF. and
his other property was entrusted to Viii
liam K. Ellis, George W Evans, and Ed
ward H. Thomas as agents or trustees
The compliments in the present suit
are son. daughteT-in-laW, and grandson
Of Colonel Boyd. The defendants are the
eight other Of his children, including the
husbands and wives Of such Of them as
are married; the Philadelphia Savings
Fund Society," which holds q mortgage for
$4,000 on part OF the property. together
with Pemberton s Hutchinson, and Rich
dFU w lytGTy as trustees under TINS
mortgage; Charles c. Harrison, OF PhiIa-
delphia, who holds another mortgage for
$4,000 upon other Of the property in
viewed, together with Richard ". Tyler
and Robert c. Rutherford, as trustees IN
der his mortgage, E EIlwood Kelley who
holds a mortgage for $4,000 on part OF
the property involved in the suit, together
with Albert F. Fox and William K Ellis,
as trustees under his mortgage, and
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pIaiuants' interest IN the estate.
Mrs. Elizabeth BitneT mother-in-Iaw Of
Colonel Boyd. at her death in this city IN
1851. owned the Bancroft fats on the
northwest corner of Eighteenth and H
Streets northwest, houses Nos. 220S II
Street northwest 1895 II Street northwest,
9C6 and 906 @ Street northwest. and 1914
Ninth Street northwest. Mrs Bitner left
a will by which she devised her real es-
tate 20 Colonel Boyd during his life, and
the remainder in fee simple 10 her daugh-
ter, Ann Elizabeth Boyd. the wife OF
Colonel Boyd. Colonel Boyd's wife died
intestate in 1895. then owning the vested
remainders IN fee simple in the properties
above mentioned She also owned the store
property No. 416 Ninth Street northwest
She left surviving, her husband, Colonel
Boyd, and nine children, of whom the
complainant, Robert E Boyd. is one the
other eight being defendants TO the suit
to whom, as tenants in common, the fee
simple titles Of the real estate above
mentioned passed by descent as her right
heiTs-at-law.
The ccmplainants charge that the de-
PENDANTS Evans and Ellis have not been
under any bond for the mana cement OF the
estate and have never accounted for any
Of the moneys received, or acts done, by
them under this family agreement. al
though ii is said that Mr. Ellis has rem
dered some statements to Mr. Evans. The
compIainants assert that they are en-
titled TO an accounting by the trustees.
and ask that the latter be required TO
account to the court.
Upon presentation OF the bill of com
plant to Justice Bradley. an order was
granted enjoining the defendant Ellis
from further prosecuting a certain land
lord and tenant proceeding, and requiring
him and his co-defendants. the agents and
trustees under the family agreement, to
shcw cause en- next Tuesday Why they
shall not be enjoined and why receivers
of the estate shah not be appointed. IS
prayed in the bill.
The bill contains 20 charges against the
conduct of the defendant Edward II.
Thomas. Attorney Thomas NJ Fields IS
named as counsel for the cOmpIainants-