Young - Alfred Dudley
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 20 February 1892
Mrs. J. W. Howard received the sad news last week of the death of her uncle, Dudley Young, of Ladoga. He has been in poor health for some time. Thinking it might be beneficial to his health he took a trip to Tennessee a few months ago, where his death occurred. They started the morning of the 12th with the corpse to Ladoga, at which place the burial will take place. Mr. Young has many friends in this city and county who will be pained to hear of his death. - thanks to Kim H
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Wed 17 Feb 1892
The will of A. D. Young, deceased, was filed for probate yesterday but owing to the fact that objections stood against it, it was not probated. As mentioned in yesterday’s Journal the regular heirs at law to the $25,000 estate are the widow and three grandchildren, Dudley Young, Grace Young, and Mrs. J. R. Miller. The will which was filed leaves a goodly allowance to Dudley and another to the descendant’s nephew, Robert Young. The balance of the estate goes to the widow and the two granddaughters got nothing. This is explained by the fact that they fought and quarreled with their grandfather from ’84 to the time of the death. While making his will he stated that they had been undutiful. He would therefore leave the greater portion of his property to his wife with the power to make a will at her death bestowing it on whom she pleased. If the granddaughters behaved they should be remembered, but if they did not, the property was all to go to Dudley and Robert. -s
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Monday, 8 October 1894
This morning in the circuit court Judge Hadley, of Hendricks County, presiding, was called the case of Sarah A. Miller and Grace Young by Drake Brookshire vs. Editha A. Young, Robert F. Young, Dudley W. Young and James F. Young, executor of the estate of Alfred D. Young, deceased. The plaintiffs were represented by Crane & Anderson and the defendants by Kennedy & Kennedy, Brush & Snyder and George F. Harney. A struck jury of sixteen men was called, and of the first twelve only one, Isaac Dwiggins, was excused, he on account of sickness. The following jury was sworn: Daniel Easley, Perry J. Lough, Nathaniel Blackford, Arch Bailey, Lawson Biddle, Wallace W. Tiffany, John Henderson, Wm D. Heath, Elston Sayers, John Small, John L. Bienz, and James W. Tribby.
The suit was brought to set aside the will of Albert D. Young, of Clark Township, who died several years ago, leaving his property to his nephew, Robert F. Young and his grandson, Dudley W. Young, they to share it equally upon the death of his wife, Editha, who should hold the estate during her life. The estate is worth from $20,000 to $25,000.
Alfred Young had but one child, Lafayette Young, the father of Dudley. Lafayette died before his father, leaving a wife, two daughters, Sarah and Grace, and a son, Dudley. Mrs. Lafayette Young afterwards married James Tobin, of ice cream fame, with whom she still lives. When A. D. Young died and left nothing to his two granddaughters. Suit was soon brought to set aside the will. It was alleged in the complaint that the will was unduly executed and that Mr. Young was of unsound mind at the time of the execution of it. A. B. Anderson opened for the plaintiff and George Harney for the defendants. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Tuesday, 16 October 1894
In the afternoon yesterday, P. S. Kennedy continued the argument for the defense presenting his points very strongly. A. B. Anderson closed for the plaintiffs and made one of his characteristic speeches which was very closely followed. The judge then gave his instructions and the jury retired. All night long the battle was waged in the jury room. No verdict was made up until after breakfast this morning. At 9 o’clock when court assembled, the jury filed in and presented its verdict. The verdict was read and it was for the plaintiffs. The last will and testament of Alfred Dudley Young was declared null and void. The defense was visibly surprised and made no effort to conceal it. After the verdict was read the jury was polled and dismissed.
The jurors talked freely of the verdict but requested that the original stands taken by the individual jurors be kept secret. The first ballot was eight to four in favor of the plaintiffs. It gradually fell from this to an unanimous vote for the plaintiffs.
The verdict sets the will aside and the estate under the decision will be divided by law. Mrs. A. D. Young will receive half the estate and the other half will go to the three children of Lafayette Young, deceased. Robert Young, the nephew who by the will was to have secured half the estate upon the death of Mrs. A. D. Young, is by the verdict cut off without a penny.
The defense will ask for a new trial of the case. If a new trial is refused by Judge Hadley, the case will be taken to the Supreme Court and some lively litigation will follow before the matter is finally closed.
Naturally the victors are much elated and the vanquished quite depressed. Mrs. Young shed tears while walking from the court room. The casual onlooker with property to dispose of can get several pointers from the result of this bitterly contested case. - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal Friday, 2 March 1894
The Dudley Young will case is again in court. Crane & Anderson, attorneys for Grace and Sarah, the children of Lafayette Young, have brought suit to set aside Dudley Young’s will, which disposes of $21,000 worth of property. Lafayette Young was the son of Dudley Young and during his life time occupied at 100 acre farm, which he claimed his father had given to him. After his death, Dudley Young got possession, stating that he wished to make a will in favor of his granddaughters. He wills his property instead to his wife and a nephew, Robert Young, leaving Lafayette’s widow and children out of it. The case was lawed considerable and was supposed to be settled until this new suit came up, the children of Lafayette Young, being plaintiffs. They claim that their grandfather was not in his right mind when he made the will and they want the property divided by law. Mrs. Lafayette Young has remarried and is now the wife of James Tobin, the immortal ice cream eater. – thanks so much to “S” – one great typist