The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-22
Nny Intelligence.

Law Intelligence.
SvrERios corRr-ir CrAmsEa5-AuGCsr 2l.-Be.
fose Judge anderpoel.-Lydia n Teller in 5ehaJ Of
Susannoh +. Cdpison, alexander r. Tsiisr-On tn.
application of Lydia NJ Teller the wife OF the above
named Alexander Fl. Teller, Judge Vand,rpcsl, some
time ago. issued habe1s corpus to bring before him
tAe body o: Sus3nnah Interesting little girl of
about the age of 10 years The wife alleged and YER;
hed beT allegation by her oath. that the child is hers
by former marriage. The respondent Teller on the
other hani alleged that the child was Legitimate
that he the t1her I'll and that the mother died
in ,he aims house during the infancy of the child and
also backed his allegation with his oath The child H.
most probably legitimate, although the complain
ant Introduced her sister and brother n-av who re-
side ~ Nevburyport 70 show that a.,s Teller soma
ten Years ago vas in the family way, and afterwards
nursed male infant, yet neither of these witness
es testifss that they knew her to have been
rei before her marriage to Teller.
His Homer Judge YASDEpsoyt, remarked that ths
evidence, as 20 the Fraternity Of the child, was by
means satisfao tory. 1t was, to his MAD ssmewhat
doubtful whether either OF the parties the parent
of the childthat il in evidence, that five or six
years ago Mrs Teller said that the child was the child
OF her husband Teller that at the request OF her hus
band she went 70 the aims house and got it, and that
the child mother died there during its infancy. To
another witness, with whom Mrs. Teller lived about
ten years ago by the assumed name of Ellen Johnson
she said that tho child was Teller 10 another Wit.
ness Mary Davis. she applied about seyen years ago
t. take charge oEthe child, and said she did not know
VINO rs mother was 1t was therefore by no means
clear that Mrs I. was the mother OF the child Nor
said the Judge was the allegation OF Teller that h.
got the chid By woman who died in the aims hous.
and that ne took Il from there after her death satis
facteriy fortified There was total destuton of evil
dence on this point II what he alleges were true
some proof ofthe fact ofthe birth obe child or of
death Of the mother. or Of his taking the child ava
after her death, might have been aiduoed not pax
.ieie Of evidence had been offered sustain thsse
facts 80 important to the respondent St he remark
Ell. nave no doubt as to the disposition which Justice
and huma ui,y re ure shcull BE made Of the child.
MIS- Tele- Il certainly most improper person to take
Charge OF This aost unfortunate little gil. It appear
ed very clearly before at the hearing that she
then living IN open adultery with another man. Dr.
Norster wA' chilled 20 the child shortly after it
wos taken from the custody o. Mrs 1e.ier aud testi
ted that she was III with the most loathsome Of dis
eases communicated, cst probably by coming in
contact with the bod clothes other substances OF the
hithy pace IN which she had been kept This. said
the Judge IS most revolving ana becomes doubly to
one who has seen the child and Witnessed ts great
sp-i.ntiness nj intelligence. she resides with
IDENTITY, mach attached to her and t-e at her with
g-cat tenderness M-s. SAWYER, the sister Of Teller
testified that she brought home 20 her fathers
house by Teller her brother, two weeks before the
t'la N most hthy condition diseased and covered
win Terinn that she had black and blue dyes with
blood oozing through on different parts of her body
that she did not appear 70 have been washed for six
months. When 20 this is supesaGied the testimony
O. Or Woss.er as to the loatnsome nature of her dis
ease decency and human nifty alike forbid that this un
fortunate being should be recoumitted to the care Of
Que who, while she claims TO be mother seems In 4.
sensible TO The obligations and stranger the afec.
tons Of that tender relation. la private interview
had with the little girl she expressed her NEST un
qualified sbnorrepce Of Mrs Teller, and her strong
desire TO live with her father," she termed Teller
She is now placed ut good school, where her mental
and moral culture duly ate nded to. She should
not, and stsl, not by my agency OK consent be re.
to the demornlirine Influence and example Of who
has already TOO long had the custody of her. She
must th srcfors, remain where she IT, free from
eoa:soi or interfsrsnce on the part of Mrs Teilsr