The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-08
INTERESTING SUIT
HAS BEEN ADJUSTED
HARDY-CROUT CASE WAS
SETTLED.
WAS COMPROMISED
Action Which Has Excited Inter.
est in Anderson Con.ts Fl.
nslly Ended.

1t was announced by. the attorneys
in the case that the case OF Laura
&. Hardy against ]. d. Crout, which
was the second case for trial at the
present term. and which was tried
at the June term as well as the Feb
ruary term, haG been settled.
1nasmu-h as very considerable in
terest has been taken by the public
in this case, and considerable public
ity given to the charges made here
in and the defense set up. the basis
on which this settlement was made
will doubtless prove interesting to
many people.
| dy and Mr.. Crout, united in conveying
| the tract of land in question to the
Bank of Anderson as trustee to car
ry out the basis OF settlement. T.
preamble to said deed, is as follows:
WHEREAS, /, Laura {. Hardy, of
| the town of Starr. In the County and
State aforesaid, did here ofore, to-wit,
on the 18th day OF August, 1913, enter
into written agreement with ]. D.
Crout of the City of Anderson, who
Is my nephew by marriage, for the
sale to him OF my tract OF land con-
| tanning fGnr hundred and wenyty-six
t426) acres. more or less, situate in
Savannah Township in the County of
and State aforesaid, on the terms and
for the considerations therein set out,
! which agreement is recorded in the
Clerks office in said County in Deed
| Book ILL, page 1874: and
| WHEREAS, thereafter 1 declined
| to carry out said agreement when
tender was made to Inc by the said
]. d. Crout, as provided in said agree
ment, and thereafter brought a pro-
ceeding In the Court of Common Pleas
in said county, for the purpose of hav-
ing said written agreementsset aside
and declared null apd void on the al
legations that the said ]. d. Crout had
taken advantage OF the confidence
which 1 had In him and by other
means had fraudnlently and by undue
/ influence prevailed upon me to sign
said paper, greatly against my wish
and inclination; and,
| WHEREAS. I now desire, yoiuntar-
lily and freely, tc publicity retract
every charge made in the COM
plant in said cause or In any other
manner that reflects directly or indi-
rectly upon the honor or integrity OF
the said j. d. Crout.
| Nov. therefore. |. Laura c. Hardy,
| do hereby most solemnly and sin
| cerely retract each and every Of said
charges, and do hereby fully ex-
onerate the said j. d. Crout there
| from, and from any intention or at
tempt to mislead, deceive or defraud
me or in any other manner to impose
| upon me in relation to the execution
OF the said agreement. and 1 make
| this retraction freely and voluntarily.
Having thus voluntarily and free
| ly retracted and withdrawn the charg-
es made by me against the said ]. D.
Crout, and having exonerated him
therefrom, and having agreed with
him on an adjustment of the contro-
versy between us, on the conditions
herein stated. etc
The conditions referred to are that
the Trustee shall raise the sum of
Thirty-Five Hundred Dollars (S35OO).
either by mortgage on the premis-
es In question or by sale Of a por-
ton thereof, and out of this fund pay
to Miss Hardy, or to her attorneys. the
sum of One Thousand Dollars $4,000.
oul VI .WuISu pndii Oe palu all costs
Of the litigation, including Forty De-
lars t$40) to Me-. Crout as reimburse
ment for copy of the evidence, and
that the remaining Twenty-Five Hun
dred dollars (s250O) shall be. paid to
Mr. Crout, and that each party to
the cause, respectively. should pay
their own attorneys fees; that the re-
mainder OF the estate shall be held
and managed by the Trustee for the
use and benefit of Miss Hardy dur
ing the balance of her life time and
that at her death tne land shall be
sold and the proceeds OF sale divid
ed equally between Miss TIardy's four
niecss and nephews, to wit: Mrs. ].
d. Crout, Mrs. May Matthews. Bax-
ter Hodger and Will Hodges.
or course the Bank OF Anderson
will fiIe the deed in question for re-
cord in the office os the Clerk of Court
for Anderson County, and II VIII; be-
come public record o nths books Of
the County.