Show I ITEN I TEN MILLION DOLLAR SUIT I BEGUN RICH AGAINST CHURCH NEW TEW t YORK Jan Suit 26 26 SUIt Suit to compel Trinity church to turn over overA A the bulk of Its property In lower Manhattan to the hert heirs of Rebert Edwards was begun in federal o court urt today by the filing of or a abIll abill abill bIll billIn in equity by y Arthur J Edwards Edv of county North Caro Caro- Carolina Caro- Caro Carolina lina Ilna and Wesley J of Lo Los Angeles Calif Real estate involved in th the suit includes the church property an old cemetery at Wall Walt street and Broadway and the land extend extendIng extending Ing from this thus plot westward to th the Hudson river Counsel for heirs estimated the property to be worth considerably more titan Trinity caid Eald to be the wealthiest church in lit the thc United States would be e barred by the heirs from all alt claim to the property The bill asks that a receiver be e appointed and that tat the church be he com corn compelled compelled petted to render an accounting of all rents and profits derived from the land since May 1 1863 1653 The complaint recites that prior to 1867 and up to the ha time of h his IS death the property named was owned by Robert Edwrds Edwards who died Interstate It alleges lieges that the plaintiffs are direct collateral descendants and rightful heirs to Edwards estate The complaint further asserts that Trinity church came Into possessIon of the land under a 99 year lease dated May 1 1767 and that at th the expiration of the lease tease officers of Trinity continued In possessIon of such land rs iS tenants at |