Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-22

Shortly before her death she had several
conferences conference with the Rev. Mt: sayre Of the
armed and increased her hopes of an ultimate
reception amongst the spirits Of the blessed.
That her remains were deposited
IN the family graveyard, about Ave
miles from this place" indicates that
terry Of her own family and not In
the Burnes' family burying ground
IN the square bounded by G. H. 9th
and 10th streets. about five miles
r reoton TINS bui place dd is very vague d.;
lead. not into Virginia, and not into
Montgomery county. but into Prince
georges county. and 1t shows that
me me home OF her family was not far
RED. Her age at the time OF her
death shows that she was born In
LAO. Marcia was born in 1852. So
the the, marriage record of David Burnes
Ep1scopal parish register in Prince
1850. A''" Gil"
In the first chapter of this series the
Ness mausoleum from TIA south side ef,
II street between 9th and 10th streets
10 Oak Hill cemetery. and quoted an
advertisement which appeared in The
star setting forth that the mausoleum
June 8. 1872. by virtue Of a decree Of
me supreme Court Of the District Of
Columbia. That decree was a result Of
g suit In equity filed. May 4, 1872. by
M M1liam ~ p1hiip. Madalena Van Ness.
his wife; Edward Van Ness, Charles ". :
Van Ness, Julia Van Ness Henry Lonely
and Ann M. Loney, his wife; Harry
Hutton and Meta Hutton. his wife, viii :.
nam +. Van Ness and Eugene Van Ness
and his wife Helen against Catharine
Hill. Elizabeth Chew. Louisa Smith. Ju-
liza Van Ness. Washington 1. Van Ness
ana Ann Gertrude Van Ness. All the
plaintiffs except Louis ]. D'Auley,
Henry Loney and Harry Hutton were
Van Ness. who died widower and In
testate. seized Of a large amount Of
real estate" Julia Van Ness, Washing.
ton !. Van Ness and Ann Gertrude Van
Ness were described as infants under
defendants Catherine Hill. Elizabeth
Chew and Louisa Smith were described
as the eirs-at-law Of Richard Smith,
who died In May. 1860"
There was nothing sensational in the
suit All the heirs desired was that,
as the mausoleum lot was not suscep-
tible of partition. 1t should be sold.
Their view was that the growth of
the city had rendered the site of the
mausoleum Inappropriate as a burial
place and they wanted to remove it to.
q cemetery. The plaintiffs said that
when the mausoleum was constructed
the surrounding property was little.
II. at all. improved, and that mo square
IN the neighborhood was within an
Enclosure. all the rest of said, square
lying out in commons. It was set
Iorth that IN recent years many cost.
" buildings have been erected near
ny; that 1t Ia no longer regarded as
an appropriate place to be reserved
Tor the purpose for which 1t was orig
inally dedicated; that property in the
neighborhood would be enhanced in
value by the removal of the tomb:
that all the heirs desired the removal
OF their ancestors remains to a. more
appropriate resting place. and that
al agreed that the mausoleum lot
voted to removing the mausoleum and
rebuilding 1t In Oak Hill cemetery"
John =. Hanna was the council for
the plaintiffs Judge. Andrew Wylie
appointed y; 8. Cox as auditor. In
jamin F. Morsell testified that the
property was not susceptible Of
equitable division. William Gait tcs-
tilted. that he had resided in that
n i eight years. and that
for the benefit Of the neighborhood,
and that O year or 50 before there
had been somp talk of complaining
TO the public authorities that the
m m was a nuisance, William
II; Philip testified as to the Wishes
OF the heirs In the matter. On May
20. 1872. Judge Wylie appointed
Charles w. Van Ness OF New York
city as trustee to make the sale. The
, lot. fftythree feet front on II street,
u fr,tr nvtH 49,
tanning G,b19 square feet, was sold
to Jesse Fl. Wilson for $S.865.84, ONE
half cash and the balance In two
notes, maturing in six and twelve
months.
Among the vouchers filed by the
trustee was one for $2.280 for the
purchase of the circular plot con-
tanning 1920 square feet in Oak Hill.
signed by Joseph Reynolds. superin-
tendent: ono for $4,000, signed by
Jacob Vtehmeyer, for removing and
rebuilding the .mausoleum; one for
800, signed by Eward Clark. for an
perintending the reconstruction OF
the mausoleum In Oak Hill, and one
for 5000. signed by John i. Hanna
for legal services. With the other
vouchers were these: To making and
putting on vault doors, A. SchneidNr.
$3.50; eight coffin cases and personal
attendance. Joseph Gawler, 500: run
ming lines OF the mausoleum lot. VII.
liam Forsyth. IS: auctioneer, Thom.
az Waggaman. $773O; advertising in
The Star, $a5.30, receipt signed bv
John Hunter; advertising in Nation.