The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-12-13
KINNEY NABB CASE
PROMISES SURPRISES
LOOKS AS lf KINNEYS HAVE BEEN
PREPARED FOR THE SUIT
WOMAN ATTORNEY FOR KlANEYS
Property Was Decided to Trustees Month
After the Contract With Mrs. McNsbb
Was Signed


NcNabb case has not been asleep at
the switch. but that they have the
Kinney bullion train safely into clear
with the derail set for the McNabb
excursion is evident from some trans
fers that appear upon the records OF
the Iron county registers books. From
information that is turning up it 10
evident that the attorneys for Mrs.
MoNabb are not going to have such
easy sailing in their suit.
Last Monday Clerk Wall received 3
letter from Harriet Freebey, woman
lawyer, Of Washington ID. q. request.
ing information about the suit that
mad been filed against j. 5. Kinney.
The letter head contained the names
sAdelia " Kinney and Willard A.
Kinney, Trustees for John S. Kinney.
Harriet Freebey appears as their coun-
Gil with rooms at i12 TO III Columbian
building. Washington ID. g,
The letter recited that it has come
indirectly to John s. Kinney that
Suit Of attachment has been filed
against him in the Iron county circui t
court and she would like to have
copies of all of the papers and also
copy of the court rules.
She further volunteers the informa
tion that she is member of the bar
of the supreme court of Michigan.
From the tone of her letter il would
appear that the burden of defending
the Kinney end of this suit will de-
volve upon her and ii it does ana the
case comes to trial there Will he n
double attraction at the court house
during that term that will fill the
court room 10 overfiowing. II seems
10 be the general opinion that the
case will never come 10 trial but there
is no real reason for making this az
sertion.
II was learned that Harriet Freebey
was in Crystal Falls inAugust 1912
That she came here as attorney for
Mr.. Kinney and that about the time
Of her visit trust decd was filed
conveying all OF Mr.. Kinneys pro-
perty TO the two children mentioned
- trustees
A visit TO the registers Office proved
this statment to be correct. On July
81, 1si2--about month after the con-
tract was made with Mrs. McNabb-
John s Kinney executed trnst deed
TO willard aud Adelia Kinney. his
children, covering the east one-half of
the west one-half of section Z. 42--34,
some surface in section o, 42-.34 and
some acreage at Cnicagan lake together
with all stocks. bonds, notes, rents,
securities or profits. reserving only the
personal household effects at the
Kinney homestead, fer the considera.
tion of $40.
The said trustees nre given absolute
title, charge and control with power
TO make sale or mortgage same, pro.
vided that the consent of Mr.. Kinney
10 secured They are required 60 keep
books and 10 set aside all of the income
from the property. after the expenses
Of the trusteeship' are paid. for the
personal use OF John = Kinney and
the said trustees are TO nave ten per
cent of the gross earnings Tor their
pay, provided that the remuneration
shall rot be less than $500.
The deed further recites that upon
the death of j. s. Kinney, the trustee.
ship is 10 cease and the property cover.
ed is 10 revert to the estate of John s.
Kinney to be distributed as per the
provisions Of certain will made and
executed 10y John s. Kinney.
The interpretation OF this trust deed
puts an entirely different angle on the
case. When the declaration was filed
last week IL was thought that Mrs.
McNabb had easy sailing 10 get hold
of the property. The first light will
undoubtedly be upon the effect of this
trust deed set mp against contract
made at a prior date but which has
never been contaminated. The McNabb
contract was made in June and the
trust deed was executed in July.
The influence brought TO bear upon
Mr.. Kinney 10 make him change his
mind In 80 snort a spsc Of time are
known only 70 himself and to his
family. II is rumored that rs soon 90
his childen learned Of his promise to
marry Mrs McNabb that they took
steps ut once 70 block the affair and so
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