The Holt County sentinel., 1916-02-25
The LAWS DELAY.
A History Of the d. d. Perkins
Case in the Probate
Court.


lin county, Missouri las did also the
older stock of the Mintons, lIinkles
Vests. Ramscys and oth.rs). Mr.. Per
kins. upon coming here. entered" and
settled upon large tract of splendid
land along the high bank of the Mis-.
souri, river. near where the old town
land boat.landing) OF Marietta then
stood-a few miles southwest OF
where Craig now stands. Mr.. Perkins
had, II was said. been county Judge
in Franklin county. and so he went
by the name of Judge" Perkins dur.
ing all the many years that he lived
here in Holt county Judge Perkins
formerly (bcforp conilg to Franklin
county. Missouri) was = farmer in the
fertile valley of the Tombigbrc river.
in Alabama. was quite ~cllto.do when
he came here. and. having settled
upon fine body of land, prOspcr"d
well. and soon became wealthy for
that day and time. Later IN life he
removed to Forest city to make his
home. ~ did also Romulus pOindcN.
ter, another wclltodo man of the old
Marietta ncighborhood though pOin.
dexter lived quite little further
south. along the river. than ~" Per.
his dpcpasr. JUDGE Perkins lived IN
the large two.stury brick dwelling
house that was. later. Charles Wllir's
home. aud H. now owned and occupied
by John France. IT.
Judge Perkins was married three
times. James II. Perkins. Who former.
~ owned. and for many iuars lived
upon. the farm now nv we'd hy Charles
q. H...Nt oil.
north ui oregon. was 600. son ps va.
also Thomas Perkins now deceased.
and Charles Perkins. Who yet resides
near Ciaig St,Ii,a- i',Taius. Na" "u"
lives ono.half mile south ui oregon. !.
y grandson of judo" Perkins, a. WA
also Willard Perkins. now deceased
whose estate has nov lust been sut.
tied In court
David n. Perkins who never Wa
married and Who. until his death IN
1901 lived IN and about craig. was a
son Of judge Perkins by the judges
second marriage. ard ~ III" iuds"'s
death received largp amount taboui
1000 acros) at This nnr land that had
formerly bolonuod to hi. father This
land David u. Perkins kept fof many
Years. rturuii1s the same To be-
iarmod by tenants, and this brought
him u larg" income. David also rn.
Gagged In IN" general mercantile bust.
ness ~ CRAIG with Edmund Anibal,
formerly school teacher and county
school commissioner of Holt COUNTY,
~ partner, under ~" siyi" and hfm
nam" of u. u. Perkins a Co, which
business seemed very prosperous
David also put In " drug store nj
tralg, which was conducted IN his
own indiy idunl name. Thus matters
Wen, on for some years. until thu
pric" Of farm land In Holt county h"
San 10 advance. and soon thereafter
when the price for such lands as his
had reached about 81" per acre. David
y. Perkins sold hiS lands for cash
Later he bought land In buchanan
county, Missouri, south 0i ~. Joseph.
and also bought property elsewhere.
and. amongst other things twas said
that he had bought an interest In n
gold mine In California His stores
~ Craig continued right along, how
ever. and David seemed. indeed. "On
easy street" 80 to speak, for years
In the fall of 1907 David u. Perkins
was taken sick and was cared Tor In
n hospital 1T sycamore. kans,, where.
IN November Of that year when u"
was bu, about nfty years Of age. h"
died without u viii II appeared,
later. that during M" time h" was
connected with the u. D. Perkins n
60, store he had loaned 10 III" arm
the sum of about s7."n0. which was
used to pay bills for Goods for the
store. After the death at David u.
Perkins. Mr.. Anlbal, the surviving
partner of the firm of ID. u Perkins 4
Co, was. by the probate court Of Holt
county. appointed administrator oi
said partnership estate, and Mr., W. =
Thomson. Of Craig, was appointed nd
mlnistraior of the indil ldual estate oi
Mr.. Perkins. soon aiterward Mr., AMI
bal died. and Mcssrs. ", J, Randall
and II. NJ. Guilliams were appointed
In his stead. Thousands of dollars In
accounts were soon brought into court
against both estates, and. amongst
Others, n $1,000 claim BY the indiyid
ual administrator against the partner
ship estate. and II soon became appar
ent to those acquainted with the sit
uatlon that both estates were COINS
to prove unequal To the accumulation
Of accounts against them,
Thereupon some of the attorney,
for the commercial creditors began tC
cast about for some law that woult
afford relief and insure payment o
their clients claims. II possible, There
was no doubt that Mr. Perkins hat
advanced to the firm of which he wa
n member the $1,000 claimed by III,
administrator of his individual estate
but being a member of the firm mad'
a. a