The Belding banner-news., 1921-04-13
SALE
BRINGS INJUNCTION
AND A WARRANT
NEW OWNER FACES ASSAULT
AND BATTERY CHARGE AND
DENIED USE OF HOUSE

When Maurice A. Reed, admins
tractor Of the estate of Frances A.
Luscombe sold the house at the cor
ner of Alderman and Mary streets
to Wilbur Wood recently he uncon-
sciously started something in the line
of injuctions, court actions, warrants
and the like, the outcome of which
is as yet only problematical.
Mr.. Reed was guardian of Mrs.
Luscombe, who with her husband
lived with their daughter, the late
Mrs. Emma Case in the house at the
corner of Alderman and Mary streets
The Luscombes owned the property
but in exchange for h care
which the daughter was to give
them they had made out a
deed to her which was to become eff
fective upon their death. Mr.. Lus-
combe died first and a short time af-
terward the daughter died, leaving
the aged and mentally incompetent
mother alone. Mrs. C. A. Brown was
then secured to take care of the aged
lady and everything went along all
right until long after Mrs. Luscombe
had died and Mr.. Reed supposed that
he had settled everything with Mrs..
Brown satisfactorily and he had dis
posed Of the property, with the con-
sent of the probate judge, to Wilbur
Wood.
Mr.. Wood purchased the property
and paid over the money for it and
was given peaceable possession, max
ing arrangements whereby Mrs.
Brown was to keep house for him
and his father in return for her room
and board and also for Myrtle, a
small child which she has. Two days
afterward Mrs. Brown started suit at
Ionia by getting an injunction re-
straining Mr.. Wood or Administra-
tor Reed from evicting her from the
house and asking to have the deed
set aside on account of the fact that
she claimed that she had a life lease
to the premises.
On Thursday of last week while
Mr.. Wood was in the room which he
had reserved Cor himself, and while
a continual verodl barrage was be-
ing laid down about him by Mrs.
Brown, Miss Ella Lehman, friend
of Mrs. Brown, entered the room oc-
cupied by Mr.. Wood and took up the
battle for Mrs. Brown, with the re-
suit that Mr.. Wood informed her
that she had nothing to say regard
ing the business and he pushed her
out of the room. In the little mix-up
however, Miss Lehman was alleged
to have struck M. Wood several
times and her glasses fell to the
floor and she was later OIL allowed
to come into the room and get them.
Later on Mr.. Wood left the house
and is now staying at the Bricker
Hotel.
He swore out warrant 10 Miss
Lehman's arrest, alleging assault
and battery but changed his mind and
the charge. This morning
the worm apparently turned and Miss
Lehman appeac red before Judge Lap
ham and demanded warrant be IS
sued for Mr.. Wood, charging him
with assault and battery.
Legal matters in connection with
the case are taking a rest while 9th
er business is being disposed of in
circuit court at Ionia, with Hawley,
Eldred & Gemuend, retained by Mrs.
Brown, Nichols & Locke, by Admin
strator Reed and Fred L. Warner re-
tanned to look after the interests Of
Mr. Wood
In the meantime Mrs. Brown and
he. ward, little Myrtle are in sole
possession of the castle at Alderman
and Mary streets and defy all COM
nrs.