The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-12-03
In the Circuit Court for Cecil County, in Equity
No. 995S


The object of this bill is to procure decree of
the Circuit Court for Cecil County. i'll Equity.
annulling and setting aside pretended Deed oil
Trust executed by acerlain John keilhoN on the
18th day OF May, 1908. which purrorts to convey
his personal and real estate to Lewis II. Kirk,
TLGiee.
The Biz of Complaint alleges that The said
John Keiholt, departed this life in the year
nineteen hundred aud nine leaving widow, En-
ma Kclholtz, and the following children, your
orators Charles kelholtz and William X. keil-
holtz, Jane Kirk, formerly Jane Kc'lholtz. widow,
Carrie {. Cameron whose husbands name is Nor
ris C. Cameron. Isabella Stephens whose hus-
bands name is John Stephens, Mae X. Moore
whose husbands name is I. Is. Moore, l.. Bea-
trice Patton whose husbands name is Branch
Patton, T., Hugh Kcilholtz, Lillian Robertson
whose husbands name is Harry Robertson. all OF
whom adults and all OF " ON reside in Cecil
County, Maryland with the Exception of annie
jenkins and Henry Jenkins, der husband, who
are adults and reside in the State of New Jersey,
Clara Lyons and William Lyons, her husband,
who are adults and reside i'll the State of Penn
sylvana or elsewhere beyond the jurisdiction OF
this Court, and Lewis II. Kirk, Trustee, who also
resides in the State OF Pennsylvania or elsewhere
beyond the jurisdiction OF this Court
That being so seized and possessed the said
John Keilholtz about the 18th day OF May,
in the year nineteen hundred and three, was I'M
duly influenced to sign certain paper purpoFt-
ing 10 he Deed OF 'rrustand processing TO coneey
the whole OF his real and personal estate to Lewis
II. Kirk, Of Chester County, i'll the State OF Penn
sylvania in trust for the said John kvilholtz for
anu during the tcIin Ol MS lalultI anu III
the event of his wife. Emma keilholtl, survived
him then ell the income from his real and per-
sonal estate tn her for and during her natural
life ard after her death the trust thus created to
be tcrmina' ed and ended i'll the way and manner
set forth i'll the pretended Deed OF Trust, as
will appear by a certified copy OF same recorded
among the Land Record Books of Cecil County
in Libcr J. e. W.. No. IA, Folio ~ etc. which is
herewith filed as part hereof marked Exhibit
AZ.
That after the death OF the said John keilholtz
and Emma Keilholtz his wife the pretended
Deed of Trust distributes the real and personal
estate of the said John keilholtz, after the pay.
ment Of all expenses incident to the management
OF SAID estate including the payment OF counsel
and attorney fees also commission oil eight per
cent Isl to the said Trustee, to the following
named children OF the said John Kelholtz, share
and share alike, Jane Kirk Annie Jenkins, Carrie
C. Cameron. Isabella Stephens, Mae X. Moore
f. Beatrice Patton, Clara Lyons, Lillian Rober.
son and +. Hugh keilholtz, he to receive Fifteen
hundred dollars $1,000 less than each of the
above named children for his proportion and di-
vision Of said net proceeds.
Your orators by the above distribution and by
the terms of said pretended Deed of Trust.
thereby disinheritcd and cut oil from any share
in the estate of their father, without any reason
or justification: that the said John Kcilholtz
before and al the time OF the signing Of this pre-
tended Deed Of Trust afflicted with disease, and
counted with his advanced age. L Of only in.
firm in body but his mind was SO enfeebled and
impaired as 10 render him unit for the transac-
ton of any business and wholly incapable OF
making a valid deed or contract, and so he
manned up to the day oil his death
That during the continuance of the inirInity
of the said John Kcilholtz and during his i'm
becility and incapacity as Aforesaid being then
at the age of So years, ne was unduly influenced
TO sign the paper purporing 10 be Deed of
Trust.
That the said pretended Deed of Trust, unless
set aside and annuled by this Honorable Court,
will deprive your orators Of all their rights and
interest of every sort to which they are legally
entitled and prevent them from receiving from