The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-01
Supreme Court to Decide Who
RiphtfuI Owners of Proper
ty IN kentucky Valued Over
500, 900, 900.
STORY OF THE CASE
READS LIKE ROMANCE
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, an
American Woman lmpris-
oned in England tor Murder,
y Was a Former Claimant.

Was a Former Claimant.
(American News Service,
Lexington, KY, April There is
now pending before the supreme court
OF the United States case that is OF
widespread interest all over this coun-
try. ut least. because Of the tremendous
interests involved, and because of the
great amount Of litigation which has
already been entailed because Of these
interests. II involves claim by the
Eastern Kentucky Coal Lands Corpor-
alton, owned and controlled by New
York capitalists, that they were the
xightful owners, by purchase OF Old
vlrginia land grants, to portions Of
four counties In eastern Kentucky,
comprising three hundred and twenty
five thousand, acres of the finest coal
and timber land In the Kentucky
mountains. valued at one hundred and
twenty-five million dollars. and which
was finally decided, two years ago in
favor Of tho "squatters." who were In
possession Of the land, BY two Ken
lucky Judges.
Mrs. Florence lEaybrick. the Amer
4can woman who was confined In ap
English prison for fifteen years for
the alleged murder Of her husband. was
one Of the principal claimants to the
land several years ago. before the muir
der Of her husband.
stery pseulIar ons.
-. % story oesths ola virsinia land
g.A-ts roada like - romance. The
.gra~:.s were originally given April a.,
~. and February 16, 1907. The
tracts were given to people who then
resided upon them and were twenty
two In number. Each tract IN sepa-
Tately described AZ lying in the then
county Of Bourbon Qater state Of Ken
'tucky). now In the county Of Pike,
A4etcher, Harlan and Martin, on the
waters Of the Big Sandy river"
!. -Four years ago. tho Eastern Ken
tN6ky Coal Lands Corporation was
formed in New York to break up the
claims Of tie people who said that
they owned the lands under tho old
virxtniA grants instead Of the people
who lfved o. the lands. The compa-
ny Ss1t representatives through every
kxAs "A tho Union and to several for
elGn countries, TO discover the holders
~ tAese land patents. with instructions
TO hny them AL Only = few deeds are
o fI1e IN Pike county, the most Inn
postank county In the affected district.
This dead was from Jane +. Kingsly
and others, heirs at law Of william
HHllh0use. deceased, Of the state Of
Connecticut. containlng 100000 acres,
excepting out 100000 acres granted to
James Swan Of Massachusetts,. This
deed was granted In 1905.
Most Important Deed.
The most important deed OF them all
and one OF which has international in
terest. IL that filed on August z. 1889,
BY Caroline e. Van RoQues, and her
husband, Baron Adolph Van Roques.
and lfrs. Florence Maybrick. to Harri-
con u Groom, Of Lexington. Ky.
These lands have been decided on July
1U. 1888 BY Samuel Allison. of Phila-
delphia, 20 Darius b. Holbrook in 1880.
BY James Swan Of Massachusetts. The
deeds to Holbrook embraced two mill
|, lions. five hundred and fifty.two thou
eand acres Of land lying In Virginia,
West Virginia and Kentucky. Darius
AolbroOk. was ct that time resident
OF Illinois. but later removed to New
York City. where he died many years
ago. His wife was Miss Elizabeth
Thirston Of Alabama. They had one
/ child, daughter. Caroline, who mar
ried william c. Chandler. AS = result
OF this union. daughter. Florence.
(Mrs. Maybrick). was born Chandler
|. died and the widow. when crossing the
Atlantic Ocean. some time later. met
\ Baron Adolph Won Roques. formerly
m officer In the German imperial
army. whom she married. They re-
aided In France. but when the deed was
executed to Harrison b. Groom. they
were living apart. the Baron being In
Vienna and the Baroness in Liverpool,
England, with her daughter Florence.
who had in the meantime married the
wealthy Englishman. Maybrick. II
was not long after this that Maybrick
\ died. aRc shortly afterwards his widow
!. Nas tried before Sir James Fit1 Ste
kphens on the charge OF poisoning her
husband.
Mrs. Maybriek Acts.
Aftsr Mrs. Maybrick's release fkom
The English prison, she returned to
America and suits are now pendinA n
n1ho courts Of Virginia, Instituted 10y
DAer 70 set aside the c0nveyances Of the
land mentioned to Gr0om. Mrs. MAy.
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