The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-07-02

ulRGlNlA-At Cir.uit Court held in
and Tor the County oi SpotSNlvans,
at the Court-honSs thereof ON Mon
day. the Bird day of June 1907
WoOdwm Vs. 6oOdwin. James T. Turn
ley. as sheriff COMMITTEES, of llarriette y.
"oodwm. an adiudg,Si lunatic and widow
oi Andrew j. Goodwin. vs.. John 4. H.
Ioodwin. Hitter Goodwin. Hugh Good-
win. Andrew NJ. Wash. admir-. nf Bette
u. Goodwin. DECD. Mrs Constance l..
Goodwin. Mrs l.. Scott Allen and hus-
band. J.. SOFT Allen: Miss Huldah \.
'oodwn. J. L. Turnkey. aS sheriff com
mites ol ID. L. Goodwin. an adjudg, Il
iunatc; X. ". Moffett. a. husband and
adm r. of y. T.. Moffett. dsc'd.: ". :.
Mohctt. l.. NJ. Mofiett r. =. Nofi,tt. and
the following infants: Elsie W Moff,.tt
\. Louise Moffctt. Harry H. Moffett. and
John Il. Mufiett. and Raymond Mills AMI
Ethel Mills. and T. ;. Coleman. a. wuarl-
ian ad Item of said infants. Henry Hair
ms ~ husband and adm r. of Mrs Ilul,lah
Harris. d.; Charley Harris. J. l..
Powell. G.. j. Mills. AZ husband and
adm r. of Minnie Il. Mills. decd: 4. q.
Bullock. ". VI. Grafton. Virgin Grafton.
James u. DOwner and Eva Dowucr. J
n. Bullock and W, X. Bullock IL being
shown To the court that siuce the insti-
tuition of this suit John e. h. GOODWIN.
one OF the defendants herein. has delarts,l
Tins life and leaving two children. to-wit:
Matte Amelia GOODWIN and Willie
Shonds GoOdwin. both over twentv-one
years old. IL is ordered that they. the
said widow and children. Dee made parties
defendants tn this cause in th, place and
stead of the said John e. II. Goodwin.
they. 10y their attorney for that PURPOSE.
hflng IN court and consuming to To.
same and waving procs~s This c.lu~.,
Then comingon 10 h. heard ON th, Tals.r-
formerly r'ad. the compliments hin and
exhibits Herewith hl,-i and referred Ia
the order of publication then.on duly
issued. executed. posted and certified
against Hugh GOODWIN Mn Constance.
l.. Goodwin. Mrs. l.. Scott Allen. !. = .nti
Allen. Miss Huldah A. GOodwin and J
II. Bullock. the NONRESIDENT defendants.
AMI On the personal ~Svi,,. of process
against all the other adult defendants
duly executed. and the answer ON oath
of Jas. Z. TURNKEY a. sheriff COMMITTEES.
nt the said lunatic. d. G.. Goodwin. and
Ga" answer on oath of +. :. Coleman a.
guardian al Item of the said lunaiic and
OF the infant defendants above uam.~l
and their answer under oath bV the said
coleman a. their guardian ad Item. and
the petition Of J. l.. Powell. duly filed at
rui'~. And u appearing to the court
that none of the other adult d,.frndnnt ).
hay" APPEARED. plead or answered in thu.
cause. though tho same has h..n duly
maturd al RULES AMI ~et for hearing a.
tn them. the same j. taken for confess, I
ana ~ for hearing a. To ia. resident lie
PENDANTS. This cause then l-.ing argued
10y counsel
Ia consideration wher,of. tho court
Il 4.
cau>" H. referred to one of the master
commissioners Of this court. who H. iii
r'ct'd 70 enquire and report to the court
a. follows:
LIST. OF what 'Statr. nal or Personal
The said lunatic liarriettc y. GOODWIN
l. SIZED and poSsss,-s.d and thu quality nf
her Interest therein. whrra the said esta l..
L. situated and its f,e simple and annual
value. and the value of her present inter
est therein
2nd. Whether the interests az the said
lunatic Will be promoted 10y "A sale of thu.
SAID property and applications of the
proceeds thereof according To law. and
whether the interests of any other PER
son will he violated thereby.
3rd. Who would he tn, heirs AT law or
distributes Of the said lunatic il she wrr,.
dead. and whether all of such PERSONS
are properly before the court in this
cause.
eth. What delinquent taxes. liens.
debts or other claims there ara against
the said lunatic or her property.
9TH. What family, if any. an. derendcnt
ON the said lunatic or her ,-stat.. for "A
support and the degree of their relation
ship.
9th. What will b. a fair CONDENSATION
to b. allowed the counsel for the com.
plalnant out Of the proceeds OF any prnp-
crty that may H. sold for her benefit for
instituting and conducting this suit.
9TH To take any evidence that may
be produced by any party relative to.
and To ~port upon the validity Of the
deeds referred to and made exhibits i'm
the complainants' petition and of record
IN the Clerk : Office Of this court i'm Deed
Book \. n. pages 4;IS. y. y. 463 and \.
y. 465.
Which said enquiries the commissioner
shall make after first giving notice Of the
time and place thereof bv publication in
some newspaper published in Spotsvl-
vania county once a week for four weeks
and by personal notice to the counsel at
present in this cause. which publication
shall ie equivalent Ia personal service of
such notice on any Of the parties or either
of them, and report his conclusions To
this court along with any other matters
deemed pertinent 10y himself or requested
10y any party in interest and 10 return
all evidence taken in this matter by him
along with his report