State v. Spurgeon

The defendant, John R. Spurgeon, was a surety on the official bond of one Branscomb, a Tax Collector of Washington County, who defaulted in 1874 for a large amount of revenue due the State. The bill in this case was filed in 1893, charging that, in view of his liability on the bond of the .defaulting officer, and in order to escape it, Spurgeon, soon after discovering the amount of this default, made a trust deed of all his property, consisting of valuable real estate lying in Washington and Sullivan Counties, with the purpose, shared in by the beneficiary of the conveyance, of hindering,…