The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-07-12
Ends After Being ii All the Courts q
the Land for Nearly q Score ct
Years inzFavor of plaintiff Details
Constitute an Interesting Story
Which Thousands will Read.

Mr.. James Pickens, of Barbol:r
county, on Gnatty Greek, the rich
est portion of the county, both e
respects the status Of Its people alsei Z
the fertility OF its soil, was made
wealthy by the provisions of his Will,
executed in 1884, by handsome Pc
quests of his personal estate and BY
sievises of his real estate IN that seSs-
ton, which later comprised cont1ss-
nous tracts, aggregating several
thousand acres. Mr.. Pickcns had
died on the 22nd day Of January
1887. and had been ali tls lie g
money making man and large
lender Of money to his neighbors
He was frugal, industrious, tens
perate and devoted to his tamil
which consisted of two sons, Ola
y. Pickens, the elder, and Deyer
Pickens, the younger, tle- Two be-
ing named in his VIII As qualifying
Is his executors in bond IN the
penalty of $50,o00.00, ard I've
daughters, viz: Margaret, the vile
III II. d. Boring; Charity, the wife
af a. n. Young; Moilie, the vile
IL L. Oran Martin; Enma, the vile
IL Samuel G. Walker and, Jennie,
afterwards the wife Of John
Stewart, and two grand-chl Ldren
VIZ: Albert S. Pickens and May
Pickens, afterwards the wife of AUS
fin III. DAWSON, children Of test.sr
tor's deceased son, Alexander l1.s
PfcEens.
Under the provisions of the WILL
each child and the two grandchild-
rem were to. receive about 81 100000 (
in value in personality and realty,
and the mother, Ann M. Picke1lss
whose maiden name was Dover, was
to receive handsome proyision5
which however, she afterwards re-
nounced. and took Of her husband
estate. under the law.
OF these doyisees, his son, Deyer,
who, was then twenty-four years OF
ice. tcok Of realty two tracts OF
land. one of 800 acres and one OF
i36 3-4 acres, and by the Will was es-
Esmatsd to have. received in the valtie
al 81 sas1le. the sun of So, 000.0O
nro# ftfiiilf each of the other disc
tribu4ees, which sum his father, the
testat6r, by.-tliieS wi b ct1nrg g
Ten upon his lapd.
BY the fouTfeentli clause OF tue
win the testator divided the -resi-
dunn of his estate equally between
8Tis said seven children and two
grandchildren.
The executors began to settle mp
The estate. Large collections were
made. and each devisee took possess
ion Of his land. Two other tracts
owned by Dever 'PiclSens, of 81 acres
and 100 poles, and Sc acres and so
poles, which he had purchased, We're
sold from him for a balance of uu-
paid purchase money and the sur
plus due to him arising from the
sales was paid into the hands IF the
general receiver of the Circuit Court
of Barbour county, under orders tn-
tered in the Chancery suits which
had been brought to sell the same.
This was due to notice of the pro-
ceedings pending in the suit between
the plaintiff. Susan G. Dent and
Deyer Pickens, hereinafter referred
TO.
just before the death of the tes-s
tntor. James Pickens, which, MS be-
fore stated, occurred on the 22d day
of january, 1897. a romance begins;
Miss. Susan g. Dent just arriving
III the age OF twenty-one years. Of
C4ilmer county, a daughter of Mar
nadulSe and Elmira Dent, had been
visiting the old Pickonss homestead.
She was handsome, attractive and
lsynlpathetic, and had won her way
70 tile affections of the members Of
the Pickens' family by attentions to.
them soon after the death of their
father, which they seemed much to-
appreciate The old story repeats
itself. DeYcr Pickens lost his heart,
nd Miss Dent was ruined by it.
'sylwas the same old wretched story,
which for ages bards have sung
/ OF wonian's wanton weaknes aud
! a williams living tongue.
On the 9th day Of J January SSSs
I. TO the meter surprise and constcrIla-
ton Of both families, a child, al tsis
wards named Pioisens Don't Wal
ellndest inelY horn. at the 81 ut
ter Hotel. IN Clarksburg iie la-
tooltinptSl On Hlge