The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-08-20

| uithtiS iiVhi SOlt He
Blcase and w. n. Grayd0n, OF Co.
humbiu, Retained as Attorneys.
Alleging "cunningly devised
scheme" to get possession of 1S5 acres
of land and to deprive him of his
rights and property without any con-
sidcration therefor" Thos. Nj. Shaw,
of this county, through his attorneys,
Cole l.. Blcasc and w. n. Graydon of
Columbia, has begun suit to recover
possession Of a tract Of land contain
ing lS5 acres known as the Coleman
place, which he charges was obtained
from him by fraudulent means by his
wife, Mrs. Bessie Davenport Shaw, and
Mildred Long, a clerk in the Office of
Jesse NJ. Anderson. an attorney, of
Kansas City, Mo. The copy of the
Summons for Relief has been filed in
copy sent to the defendants, Bessie ID.
Shaw and Mildred Long, supposed to
be in Kansas City now. Unless a set
tlcment is made out Of court the case
. VIII plobbuiy NC ShiiCh iI tlc llcSl
term Of the Court Of Common Pleas.
/ The copy of the Summons for Relief,
with the allegations Of the plaintiff as
filed in the office Of the Clerk of Court,
gives a history of the case since Mr..
and Mrs. Shaw were separated about
two years ago. when Mrs. Shaw moved
to Kansas City, taking their two chill
dren with her. The complaint alleges
that just before Christmas of last year
tie plaitiff went to Kansas City to
see his two children, and while there
was served with a Summons and Com
plaint in which Mrs. Shaw was bring
ing suit for divorce and alimony.
Plaintiff alleges that he did not an
swer the summons and had nothing
to do with it, but in order to provide
for his children agreed to pay 70 his
wife the sum OF 1926 per month, and
to insure payment Of the monthly
stipend Mr.. Jesse f. Anderson, her
attorney, induced him to execute what
he told the plaintiff was trust deed.
The plaintiff alleges that he trusted
the attorney to d"aW UP the trust deed,
but that instead he drew up a fee sim
pie deed from himself and wife to Mil
dred Long, a clerk or stenographer In
the office Of Mr.. Anderson, which he
signed; that on the same day Mildred
Long signed n deed Of conveyance in
fec simple without any consideration
whatever to Bessie d. Shaw, and that
on Jan. I the two deeds were record
ed in the office Of the Clerk Of Court
at Laurens. He further alleges that
Mrs. Sb Y has borrowed the sum OF
1000 on the property and given
mortgage as security.
The contention Of the plaintiff is,
that the divorce proceedings were a
part OF the scheme to cheat and de-
fraud him OF his property and that the
courts OF Missouri had no jurisdiction
to entertain the proceedings. that such
proceedings are against the public
policy OF this state and any convey
ance deed, trust deed or any transac-
ton which recognizes the validity Of
the proceedings Is unlawful, contrary
to the constitution and public policy Of
this state and is consequently null
and void.
The plaintiff prays that the deed be
declared fraudulent, null and void and
that it be delivered to the clerk of
court to be cancelled.
The plaintiff is the son of the late
Col. John d. NJ. Shaw, before his death
"a large property owner and for many
years a power in politics in this coun-
ty. 1t was said that at his house, in
1890, was formulated the famous Shell
Manifesto" by EX-Sen. Irby, Congress-
imam Shell and Col. Shaw, and carried
by them to Capt. 1}. II. Tillman, at
Ropcrs, in Edgcficld county, where 1t
was revised and completed, and later
sent out from this town. Mr.. Shaw
married Miss Bessie Davenport in
Greenwood about eleven years ago
land to them two children were born.
S,,ylt,