Evening journal., 1912-06-26
HOME
And GUARDS
WITH RIFLE
Mrs. Beane Back to Arden to
Find Property Sold on
Claims
THREATENS TO "AIR WASH
BEFORE SURRENDERING TITLE

Seated on a chair within a tunga-
low in a corner OF Arden, With
Springfield rifle I'm her hands. Mrs
Monte Beane has mounted guard over
her home. Oneither side are her two
small children. hoy and girl MIS-
Beane has issued a def 10 G. Frank
Stephens. VIII Price aud Charles
Shandrew. trustees of the colony, and
Robert Rautenherg. the Philadelphia
sculptor, woh recently purchased the
bungalow at o cOnstahle's sale. 20
take possession.
Mrs. .Beane declares that she will
fight to the last ditch any attempt TO
evict her She has held possession
since last Sunday. whenshe arrived
from Florida where she spent the
winter with her husband. Mr. Reane
is still in the South, where he will re-,
main but as Mrs Beane claims the
property at Arden, she is to reside
/ there.
She was interviewed by a reporter
of THE EVENING JOURNAL last
night. and she gave vent to her feel
mgs against the trustees of the COLI
ony for not notifying her Of the sale.
n q arrived here Sunday after receiv-
ing word from my mother Mrs. W. l..
Lightbown. that my home was sold" 4"
she said. "I went TO bungalow which
my husband and I built ourselves
and took possession. After making
+ things comfortable, l visited Mr..
Rautenberg who lives close by, and
told him I was living at my house.
Mr.. Rautenberg refused to talk, how
ever Since then ! have heard that
Mr.. stephens and MrRautenherg were
to visit me I'm an endeavor TO have me
give the property up without causing
I trouble"
"This I refuse 10 do and before
4 a get through Ardens wash will b'
aired on the line" Mrs, Beans eN
/ planned that by this she meant tn
question of land tenure al Ardel
would be aired In the courts hefor
her case is settled.
Asked what she would do II any AZ
tempt was made 20 occupy the build
Ing by others Mrs heane saio
- ,isVell. Tltave the Sprinahcid rife
used in the circus last year and
will carry two miles So II any lou
reports are heard in Wilmington 20
r know the Arden batterys are
j. work"
s The circus she referred too wa
a held last fall. when dressed as a co"
II girl in a brown suit, Mrs. Beane In
l. personated Annie Oakley.
The trouble over the house date
t hack to last summer when Mr. Bean
II offered some money as part paymeI
n of rent on two lots The trustees az
h cepted II and later claimed that n
; money should be applied to the Ian
d on which the house stooc. This wa
e done and the other piece Of land va
J. sold 10 Edward Ross. of Philadelphi
who occupies Il at present
Z. In the meantime Mr.. and MT
y Beane left the colony. going to Flo
J. ida and according 10 Mrs. Beane the
received no word of the assessmel
le for this years rentals or informs
rl ton of the attachment laid by q gr
w Ger and lumber dealer During M
the lease for the land was sold
=, Mr.. Rautenberg for $3.50. and lat
q Constable Lucius c. Jones' who mat
the attachment posted notices OF
p, sale OF the bungalow Nothing W
y known Of this by Mr.. Beane or he
"a self. she says. and when the sale W
/, held Rautenberg bought 1t for S4I
a. In September. when Beane we
,Ie South. he according to Mrs. Bear
transferred the property to her in {
ed presence Of witnesses On this a
he count Mrs Beane lays title to {
an property. as the claims were again
"a her husband and the property SO
nd belonged TO her. she says
mt Christopher L. Ward represer
oh the creditors and a meeting is &
roi pected 10 be held within a few da
to 90 over the sale and have II 81
ne tied In the meantime Mrs. Bea
ar guards her property in the midst
on the forest at the extreme end Of 2
on den.