FLORIDA STAGE SET
FOR CONCLUSION OF
CROCKER WILL CASE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 30. (/P)
—Involving the legality ot the own-j
ership of certain properties front
u jng on the ocean at Palm Ileach, the
famous Croker will case, one of the
most involved and extended in the
annals of the Florida courts, is ex
pected to be brought to a conclusion
early this fall.
The suit was instituted by the
heirs of the late Richard Croker, for
mer Tammany Hall chieftain, to
have declared null and void the
deeds of conveyance of the proper
ties to Pula Croker, second wife of
the wealthy political leader. They
contended that they should be. de
creed as owners of the properties
with Mrs. Croker, who would then
share a dower right as widow.
Under a ruling handed down by Fed
eral Judge Lake Jones, the defend
ants have until October 1 to file a
reply to the decision of Federal
Judge Rhydon M. Call, dismissing
their motion to quash the bill of
complaint.
The complainants, Howard Croker,
Ethel Croker White, Richard Croker,
jr„ all citizens of New York state,
and Florence Croker Morris, a Brit
ish subject, set out in their bill of
complaint that they are entitled as
heirs to properties in the vicinity of1
Palm Beach which have been ap
praised at approximately $15,600,000.
These were acquired by the political
leader in two deals, the first on Oc
tober 24, 1910, and the second on
July 31, 1917.
Recital of transactions between
Richard Croker and his wife and
Alice Eccleston involving the first
tract is contained in the complaint.
Croker and his wife attempted to
transfer the land to her on Novem
ber 7, 1917, and it was subsequently
reconveyed to them, the complaint
set out. It was declared further in
the bill that there was no consider
ation to the transactions.
A portion of the property was con
veyed by three special deeds to Mrs.
Bula Croker. Croker and his sec
ond wife subsequently entered into
a contract with J. B. McDonald, au
thorizing him as agent to sell part of
the properties and turn the proceeds
over to Mrs. Croker. The complaint
sets forth that none of the properties
was sold under this contract, how
ever.
In the contract with McDonai 1,
Croker gave him the option ol pur
chasing the property if no sale for it
should develop. After the death of
Croker, McDonald and the Palm
Beach Estates are said to have at
tempted to exercise that option by
depositing a sum of money in the
registry of the Palm Beach county
circuit court.
The bill of complaint asks that
Richard Croker be decreed to have
been the head of the family residing
in Florida at the time of his death
and that the land be decreed the
homestead of Croker. IT asks that
the deeds to and from Alice Eccles
ton be declared null and void, and
that the children of Croker together
with his widow be declared the heirs
I of the estate.
Bula Croker moved Inal the com
plaint be dismissed in a document
filed January 27. The other defend
ants presented like motions on Feb
ruary 4, at which tim; they also
sought to strike out cert im allega
tions in the bill. In her rftotion to
d'smiss hte bill, Mrs. Croker declar
ed that the facts set ou" in it are
insufficient to justify the relief ask
ed by the complainants, and that
she holds valid title to the lands.
The two motions to dismiss the
complaint were denied in a decision
by Judge Call, dated July 22.
Irish Finger Print Babies
DUBLIN, Sept. 30. (/P)—An increase
in the number of deserted babies
prompted the Union Commissioners
to order that finger prints be taken
of babies under three months of age
who are discharges from the mater
nity hospital of Pelletstown. The
action was inspired by a letter from
Miss Duggan, a woman barrister,
who pointed out that such a scheme
would facilitate the police in dis
covering the mother or foster moth
er of a deserted child.
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