Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-08-23


In the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
as Court OF Equity No. 1888 EQUITY.
The object of this suit is to procure from
the Circuit Court for Montgomery county,
sitting as Court of Equity, decree as.
Stunning Jurisdiction over the trust created
by the will of the late James F. Burroughs,
so that the funds now held by said plain
tiff as trustee under said will may be adj
ministered under the guidance and direc
ton of said Court
The bill states in substance:
That James F. Burroughs, late of said
county. died on or about the 18th day of
July, 1915, leaving a last will and testa-
ment dated the goth day of June. 1916.
duly executed to pass real and personal
property in said State. and which said
will was admitted to probate by the Or
phans Court OF said county on the first
day of August, A. D. 1916, all of which
will more fully and at large appear nv
reference to the proceedings in the Or
phans Court of said county, certified copv
of which are filed with the bill of COMPLAINT
and marked Exhibit A.
That by said will the said James F.
Burroughs, after providing for certain pecu-
mary and specific legacies. devised and
bequeathed the rest and residue of his
property to this plaintiff as trustee as fol-
lows; -. give and bequeath all of the
rest ana residue and remainder of my
estate and property, including the net pro-
ceeos derived from the sale and CONVEX
sion OF my real estate into cash as ia
herein directed, to my executor herein.
after named. in trust and confidence IN
invest and from time to time reinvest the
same In such manner as to it shall seem
best Tor the interest of all concerned. and
to collect and receive the rents, issues and
prohts from the same, and after paving
there1rom the costs and expenses of adj
mlnlsterlng said trust, including a COM
mission OF hive per centum of the Gross
income TO my executor for its services in
administering SAID trust, to pay over the
net income to my said wife, for and DIR
ing the term of her life; and from and
after the death of my said wife. and the
payment OF her funeral expenses out Of
the said trust fund, in further trust To dis
tribute the corpus OF said trust fund and
property as follows, that is to say: To nav
10 my niece, Grace Belle Hudson. the sum
OF one hundred dollars. and the balance 10 he
9lst,louted as follows: One-fourth to my
Ofotner EDWARD L. Burroughs, one-fourth
70 une chh1ren OF my deceased brother
William A. Burroughs, one-fourth m tha
children of my sister Mary E. Hewitt share
and share alike. one-eighth to nv nenhevv
Preston Ricketts, and one-eiehth to nv
niece Bessie Weaver"
That the plaintiff was named &C tho
executor and trustee of said will. That
the plalntlh now has in hand FORMING the
corpus OF SAID estate, derived from both
the real and personal estates of the said
testator, the total sum of S6,O22. 78 az
will more fully and at large apDear bv
reference to said Exhibit A. Thai the do.
PENDANT Martha Ann Burroughs ia the
widow OF the said James F. Burrouehs and
the lie tenant under said will and resides
IN SAID montgomery county. That the de-
PENDANTS Grace Belle Hudson, Preston
Ricketts,. Bessie Weaver and Edward +.
Burroughs are Of full age and reside in
sald county That the defendants Ber-
Tram A. Burroughs, Upton B. Burroughs.
D. =, Iheouore burroughs. Jesse P. Burroughs,
Norman A. Burroughs are the children If
William A. Burroughs mentioned in sa;d
will. all Of whom are of full age. excent Nor
man A. Burroughs, and all of whom reside
IN the city OF Washington and District of
OolunOia' except Bertram r. Burroughs
ana Upton b. Burroughs, whoresde in said
county mat the defendants Preston r
Hewitt, Ailees " Hewitt. Marie Rob,er
and James F. Hewitt are children of the
said Mary Z. Hewitt mentioned in said
VIII and all of whom reside in said countv
except Preston X. Hewitt, who is now IN
mlhtaIy service of the Government of the
United states OF America, and all of whom
are OF tull age except Ailees V. Hewitt
anu o lanes r. Hewitt. That the plaintiff
mas accepted the trust created BY said
VIII. mat the plaintiff believes il will he
Ior tne pest interest and ADVANTAGE of all
paIties interested In said trust fund for
this Court to assume Jurisdiction the,aof
and said trust be administered under the
guidance and direction of this Honorable
Court oOie
It is thereupon this 9Th day of August
A. ID. 1918. ordered by the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County, as a Court of Fonitw
that the plaintiff, by causing a conv If
TINS order to be inserted in some news
paper published in said MONTGOMERY Conn
~, once IN each Of four successive weeks
before the 18th day Of September. 1918.
give hotlce 10 the nonresident defendants
J: theodore Burroughs, Jesse P. Burroughs,
Elmer W. Burroughs, Guy A. Burronohs
and Norman A. Burroughs. infan, ysho
reside in the City of Washington and Dis
trict OF Columbia, and Preston R. HEWITT
VINO is now out of the State of MARYLAND
ana IN the military service of the Govern
ment' OF the object and substance of this
blli' warning them and each of them 10
appear IN this Court in person. or by solicit
tor on or before the oath day of Septem-
oer' A. D. 1918, to show cause, if any they
have why decree ought not to be passed
as prayed. f''''o
PRESTON B. RAY, Clerk
Circuit Court for Montgomery county.
True copy-Test:
PRESTON B. RAY.