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MRS. LUCY D.TILLMAN FILES DAMAGE SUIT B. R. Tillman, Jr. Misused Rent Money? DEFENDANT ANSWERS Attorney for Tillmuii Hake Point Hint Funds wore Cued with Her Con gent and Asqalcsccnce. I Papers filed In Edgcfleld county by J attorneys for Mrs. Lucy Dugas Till man will ask for a judgment In the Hum of $13,073,08 against her husband It. It. Tillman, Jr. The caso will be called to trial at tho March term of the court of common picas for Edge iiold county. This case follows the habeas corpus proceedings of last spring when Mrs. Tlllmnn secured her two little girls from I). R. Tillman, the father of her husband. The action is brought to recover moneys alleged to have been collected by B. R, Tillman, Jr., as rents on a tract of land owned by Mrs. Tlllmnn near the town of Edgefleld. The at torneys for Mrs. Tillman are De Pass & DePass of this city and S. McG. Slmpklns of Edgefleld. The attorneys for B. R. Tillman, Jr.. are drier & Park of Greenwood The complaint has been served on B. R. Tillman, Jr., and his attorneys have made an swer, in which a number of allega tions are denied and also in which ho makes a number of claims as to what amounts he has expended. Following are the complaint and the answer: To the Defendant Above Named: You are hereby summoned und re quired to answer the complaint In this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers at their office, l-i"? Washington street, Columbia, S. ('.. within 20 days after tho service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; und if you fall to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint. DePass & DePass, S. McG. Slmpklns, Attorneys for Plaintiff. November 1910. The plaintiff, complaining of the defendant, alleges: I. That the plaintiff and defendant are both residents of the county of Blgeflehi and State of South Caro lina. 3. Th it at d'vers times prior to the dates hereinafter mentioned, plulntiff i uthorJz.'d defendant, as her agent to collect and receive plaintiff's por tion of the proceeds from the estate of plaintiff's father, Deo. C. Dugas, which was paid In checks to the order or plaintiff and indorsed by plaintiff ; nd turned over to defendant, as her agent, to collect same; and as such agent plaintiff authorized defendant to make sales of certain tracts of laud belonging to plaintiff and to collect the purchase price thereof, and also io collect plaintiff's rents from her tenants on her plantation in Edge field county, and to collect other mon eys for her. for the purpose of remit ting and paying over to her tho same when collected. 3. That the said defendant, as such agent, at or about the dates mention ed in schedule hereto attached, mark ed Exhibit "A" received, collected, or was otherwise possessed of the several sums of money respectively set opposite said dates in said sched ule hereto annexed marked Exlhlt '(A" and made a part of this complaint, Which sum amounting In the aggre gate, on the 31st day of May, l? 10, to the sum of $l?,90?.08. 4. That after deducting all cred its due the defendant, there still re-, mains due and owing to this plaintiff, from said defendant, t:ie sum of $13,- : 073.08. Tt,n? plaintiff did on the 3i3i day of May. 1910, same being then long past duo and payable, demand payment thereof from defendant, but defendant refused and still refuses to pay over same. Wherefore plaintiff demands judg ment against defendant for the sum of J13.073.08. with Interest thereon from the ."1st day of May, 1910, the date when same was demanded, and costs of this action. DePass & DePass, S. McG. Slmpklns, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Answer. "''he defendant herelnfor answer to complaint of the above named tiff shows unto tho court and "Jr^""1' ''" ?r li,,e8?Ul?n8 of tho Pffhl complaint which are not herein, after speclflclally admitted are denied. 2. That the allegation of paragraph 1 Is admitted and so much of para graph 4 as alleges a demand on this defendant for payment and his re fusal. 3. That the allegntlons of fact in paragraph 2 and 3 are Incorrect and plaintiff Is mistaken In her allega tions of fact therein contained, und also so much of paragrapu 4 an alleges any amount duo and owing by this de fendant to said plaintiff. 4. That defendant, further answer ing the s.id com pin hit, and by v:n> of defense theieto alleges: That hereto ' fore on the 29th day of December, j 1903. this defendant r.nd plaintiff I were married and thereafter continued to live together as man am- wife until ' ti>o _. ? inj nf \ ^vor?ber, '.90S, when cer:?in .ilffeeea v?s a rove which brooi 11 about a temporary Reparation } and they lived apart until during the month of January, 1908, when a re-' I eo? ei'iatlon Wae htul and they again Mved together from February, 1909, until November, 1909, when a separa tion again occurred, which exists at the present time. That during their married life they had born to them two children, both of whom are now living with their mother, the plaintiff herein. 6. As a further defense of the whole cause of action defendant alleges: That immediately upon the marriage of plaintiff and defendant plaintiff turned over to this defendant as her husband, all her property and affairs to be managed by him to the best, of his judgment and ability for their mu tual henoflt. (13) That the plaintiff, his said wife, was the owner of a certain tract of land near the town of Kdgefield, which had on account of Inattention become badly dilapidated and had very little rental value and yielded annual ly to her only about $2f>0 from all sou fees. ((') That defendant nt once under took to improve and build up the said place and pave it considerable time and attention with this In view and expended thereon large sums of money in building and repairing houses, fences und otherwise building up and Improving the said place, so that as a result of his said labors, efforts and expenditures in this behalf the said plantation now yields a revenue of about four times as much as :t did originally, 6. That said Improvements and ex. pendltures were made from moneys received from his said wife from time to time and proceeds of the place and from his own individual funds, and in addition to these items of expenditure the defendant paid Insurance on the buildings and taxes on the property and generally paid all items and amounts of every kind incurred in ref erence to the said plantation and other property of his said wife, and farmed a portion of said lands himself, and during each year paid out large sums of money to laborers who were en gaged therein during the said time. 7. That plaintiff never required and never Intended that any account should he kept by this defendant, her said husband, of the money and funds which came into his hands from her property or the funds expended thereon by this defendant from that source and from his own private funds and no accurate account in de tail Was kept. It being the Intention and purpose of both parties that the funds should be used for the mutual benefit of defendant and plaintiff and their said children as a family and they were so used and expended. That she knew that no account was being ke;.t and that the funds were being expended by both herself and the defendant without any account being kept and for the mutual benefit of both parties, which was authorized by her and acquiesced in by her. That large sums of money received from her property and from her said plan tation were expended by the plaintiff for her own personal comfort and pleasure and In addition thereto other large sums of money from time to time were funished her by this de fendant from his own private funds. That this defendant also expended daring the said time on himself and on his wife and children a consider able amount of money. That during said time he received an annual sal ary of some $2,000. and in addition to this others sums that lie made from time to time, all of which was ex s ponded by defendant and his said wife during their married life on the said place and for their own personal com fort and pleasure, no account of whjCll was kept or attempted to be kept. That during the said period of time mentioned herolnnhove this defendant as near as he can estimate It, spent some $10.000 or mo.-.- of his own pri vate funds as alleged hereinabove. 8. That this defendant has not now nor since the separation of himself and wife nor nt the time thereof, had any sum or amount Whatever of the funds received from his said wife or her property. That he received th* said funds solely on account of the marital relationship and without any intention on tho part of either himself or his said wife that he should ever be called upon or required to account ! therefor or any part thereof to her or anyone else. That the relation of debtor and creditor never existed be tween himself and his said wife In the matters sot out herein. 9. That during the entire married life of planltlff and defendant when | thev lived together as man and wife, as hoielpabrwe alleged, '.his defendant was the sole manager of the property of himself and wife, claiming and using the prolits of the place and the property as his own for the joint sup port of h'.mcelf und his said wife, spending the same as he pleased and as unto him scorned best for their ?a'd point benefit and that the plaint iff herein, his suld wife. was at all times cognizant thereof and permitted, authorized und ratified the sane and did not any time ohjee; thereto He therefore prays that the com plaint be dismissed with co:-ts. Crier ,K Park. Defendant'? Attorneys, HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM. It Is an Internal Disease and Requires an Internal Remedy. The cause of Rheumatism and kin dred diseases is an excess of uric acid in the blood. 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