The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-08-01
CEMETERY ROW
REVIVED
Dispssal Of Part Of Fsrsst
Lake Renews Interest
i Litigation. ~:
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Litigation pending for more than eleven
years. involving Forest Lake Cemetery.
THE Nationai City Of the Dsad," across
the District line in Prince George coun-
ty. Nd. has been given . new impetus
by the sale Of 1o6 Ia acres OF the prop
erty.
The property. embracing about bali the
acreage Of the cemetery, was sold
Wednesday at public auction at UppGr
Marlboro. being offered by Phil H Tuck,
Of Baltimore. The purchaser was Horace
Crosier. the price being uo.l6, and the
property being subject to . previous len
Of $4,000 There were only two bidders.
No sooner had the property been sold
than George B. Starkweather. head Of
the recently organised starkwsather
Biogenetic Foundation. and his son.
Stephen n. starkweather. of1cials Of the
esmstery. nled With the Circuit Court Of
Prince George County Q suit OF eject
October term.
The litigation started In 1so2, when Mr..
Starkweather began suit in the New York
Supreme Court against Reese Carpenter.
Thomas d. Husted. and John J. Cameron,
seeking to restrain them from disposinS
Of securities in the cemetery and to COM
pei them to surrender two mortgages on
the property. He demanded judgment
for $4,000. on the ground that he had
been subjected to systematic torture for
seven years and to the ''ruinous Gripping
fraudulent methods Of Carpenter and his
associates." The suit was compromised
at $4,000.
Purchased In 1887.
Mr. starkweather originally purchased
xhA n n n NnmAtRPV In
1857. and In 1885 sought funds for the
development Of his scheme. entering into
business relations with Mr.. Carpenter. .
. cemetery expert Carpenter and Husted
each received 800 shares Of stock. and
Starkweather agreed to part with none
Of tn, remainder save 1000 shares, which
he was to sell for $4,000. subject to .
10 per cent commission. On the money
received he agreed to lend the cemetery
corporation $4,000 for development and
to pay OF mortgages Of $4,000. keeping
the remainder. Carpenter was to be sole
agent for the sale Of the cemetery securi-
ties.
Starkweather contended that Carpenter
and Husted diverted $1,000 promised for
Forest Lake to q cemetery In Erie, Pa.
Starkweather declared that his hands
were tied by the contracts and he had
to draw his Individual notes. secured by
his own priva.o shares, to carry on the
enterprise. He further commended that
when . mortgage fell due Carpenter sent
an agent to purchase the note, charging
tbs transaction a. cash paid to M
Starkweather.
Some time ago property which Car
penter claimed to own was purchased
BY Mr.. Tuck. against whom the eject
ment suit 10 aimed. The declaration
filed by Mr.. Starkweather says: The
plaintiffs were in possession Of the prop
erty until June .. 1903. when they were
wronsfully elected therefrom and
henceforth have been unfairly detained.
After the amendment Of the act Of
Incorporation Mr.. Starkeweather was
continuously thereafter the chief onleer
and controlling force. privately advanc-
ing tens Of thousandS IN cash for its
development and liquidating at any per-
sonal sacrifice every outstanding obligs-
ton for the cemetery corporation. in
GLIDING all the mortgages on the first Of
October. 1887"
Filed Bill In Equity.
June l. 1909. the plaintiff filed with the
court 1t Upper Marlboro . bill in equity
against the same delinquent defendants
Of 1s12-Reese Carpenter and John J.
Cameron. Of New York-praying for q
decree directing the court clerk to mark
certain mortgages satisfied" in view
Of the fact that among the exhibits filed
was Q copy Of the full text Of defend
ant Carpenters answer to the bill Of
1900. which frankly admitted all mort
gage Indebtedness paid. and promising
release.
Although the selling price Of the ceme-
terry property was only little more than
$4,000. Mr.. Starkweather contends that
the land involved potentially Is worth
e. 10000 Practically no interments are |
now being made in the cemetery. which |
lies along Pennsylvania Avenue ex-
tended.