Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-07-18 | Page 2 | Justice is Outraged

JUSTICE IS OUTRAGED In Priddy Case Judge Says Tombstone Tomb-stone Was Desecrated nnd Family Bible Mutilated Kansas City Mo July 17Thc last of the suits brought by W D Priddy and other heirs of Nancy Priddy to secure se-cure possession of residence property on Independence boulevard In this city valued at 1000000 was decided against the complainants today by Judge James Gibson In the Circuit court Nancy Priddy died in Oregon in 1892 at the age of CC A tombstone placed over her grave was put In evidence by the defendants who asserted that the figures had been changed to CO In an effort to prove that the woman when she transferred her propeity years ago had not been of age It was shown also that the family Bible containing the date of birth had been mutilated In deciding In favor of the defendants defen-dants who Include some of the most prominent men of Kansas City Judge Gibson 5 id I believe the tombstone was ck orated and the family Bible was mutilated for the purpose of this suit