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In the district court this morning, Judge W. A. Jackson made findings in the Williams-Brown case, in which he approved of the findings as returned by the jury several weeks ago, and granted an injunction forever barring and enjoining Eliza Williams from ever setting up claim or title to any part of the Brown estate. In his findings. Judge Jackson stated that at the death of Sarah Brown, wife of Col. E. R. Brown, and down to Col. Brown’s death and all the time up to the death of Mollie Brown in 1909, Eliza Williams never set up any claim as a common law wife: that Eliza Williams never occupied any other relation to the family than that of cook and servant: that long after the death of all material witnesses the suit on the grounds of common law wife was brought: that such pretenses were without shadow of foundation in fact; that the Brown heirs are fee simple owners of all property and entitled to possession, and to have their title quieted. Unless an appeal is taken by Eliza Williams to the supreme court the case ended today when the court’s findings were made. It is not likely that an appeal will be taken, according to statements made by Capt. Joe Waters, an attorney, after the case went to the jury. He told close friends that he expected the jury to return findings against Eliza Williams within 5 minutes, and that he had been misled as to the evidence supporting the claim of Eliza Williams.Date(s) of Creation
5/9/1912
