The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-07
MRS. LUCY D. T|LLMAN
FILES DAMAGE SUIT
B. r. TilIman, Jr. Misused
Rent Money?
DEFENDANT ANSWERS
Attorneys for Tillman Make Point that
Funds were Used with Her Con-
sent and Asquiescence.

sent and Asquiescence.
Papers filed in Edgefield county by
attorneys for Mrs. Lucy Dugas Till
man will ask for Judgment in the
sum Of $l3,073. .0S against her husband
B. II. Tillman, Jr. The case will he
called to trial at the March term of
the court of common pleas for Edge
field county. This case follows the
habeas corpus proceedings of last
spring when Mrs. Tillman secured her
two little girls from B. r. Tillman, the
father OF her husband.
The action is brought to recover
moneys alleged to have been collected
by B. r. Tillman, Jr., as rents on
tract Of land owned by Mrs. Tillman
near the town of Edgefield. The at
torneys for Mrs. Tillman are DePass
& DePass of this city and S. Meg.
ISimpkins of Edgefield. The attorneys
for B. r. Tillman, Jr.. are Grier G.
Park of Greenwood The complaint
has been served on B. r.. Tillman,
,Ir., and his attorneys have made an
swer, in which number of allega-
tions are denied and also in which
he makes a number of claims as to
what amounts he has expended.
Following are the complaint and the
answer:
TO the Defendant Above Named:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint in this
action, a copy of which is herewith
served upon you, and serve n copy Of
your answer on the subscribers at
their office, 1915 Washington street,
Columbia, s. c., within 20 days after
the service hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service; and If you fail to
answer the complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
DePass & DePass,
S. Meg. Simpkins.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
November 5. 1910.
The plaintiff, complaining of the
defendant, alleges:
l. That the plaintiff and defendant
are both residents of the county of
ElgeGelG and State of South Caro-
lima.
?. That ut divers times prior to the
dates hereinafter mentioned, plaintif
authorized defendant. rs her agent
to collect and receive plaintiffs por-
tion OF the proceeds from the estate
oc plaintiffs father. Geo. c.. Dugas,
which was paid in checks to the order
OF plaintiff and indorsed by plaintiff
and turned over to defendant, as her
agent, to collect same; and as such
agent plaintiff authorized defendant
10 make sales OF certain tracts of land
belonging to plaintiff and to collect
the purchase price thereof, and also
10 collect plaintiffs rents from her
tenants on her plantation in Edge
field county. and to collect other mon
eys for her, for the purpose of remit
ting and paying over to her the same
when collected.
3. That the said defendant, as such
agent, at or about the dates mention
ed in schedule hereto attached, mark
ed Exhibit a. received, collected,
or was otherwise possessed Of the
several sums of money respectively
set opposite said dates in said sched-
ule hereto annexed marked Exihit '(A"
and made a part of this complaint,
which sum amounting In the aggre-
gate, on the 31st day of May, 1910 to
the sum of $l5,9050S.
a. That after deducting all cred
lts due the defendant, there still re.
mains due and owing to this plaintH
from said defendant, the sum of $13,-
073.0S.
That the p!amMG did, on the 9.a.
day of May, 1910, same being then
long past due and payable, demand
payment thereof from defendant. but
defendant refused and still refuses to
pay over same.
Wherefore plantiff demands iudg-
ment against defendant for the sum
of Sl3,073.0S, with interest thereon
from the 31st day OF May, 1910. the
date when same was demanded, and
costs of this action.
DePass & DePass,
S. NEG. Simpkins,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Answer.
The defendant hereinfor answer to
complaint of the above named