Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-05-03
+" The Child of Two Guardians" Again.

The Child of Two Guardians" Again
The Kenosha Democrat published last
weekan article from the Hampshire { Mass.
Gazette, in reference to the case of the guar
dianship of the blind boy, Isaac 7. Sheldon
Several weeks since, when the case came
before our Probate Court, on account OF
the interest spontaneously taken by a num-
Der of our citizens in the matter, we pub
lished short account of it, merely giving
the facts, as we understood them, without
bias to either side. The Gazette character
ICES our article as ga very romantic, highly
colored, and evidently exparte statement
of the case" We had no idea of weaving
romance into our article, nor did we give
a higher color than the circumstances we
described would warrant. As for the eek
parte" character of our description, it was
not intended to be anything of the kind
1t was matter in which we could not pos
sibly have been interested, all the parties
being entire strangers to US.
Since the matter has become of consider
able interest to many of our citizens, we
have taken the pains 20 get as near as pos
sible the facts in the case, and give them as
we have received them.
Theodore Sheldon, having at the time
made preparations to remove his family TO
the State of Wisconsin, died in March, 1852,
leaving wife and two children, one Of
which is the boy question. In May, 1852,
Richard T. Morton, of Whateley, Mass,
father of Mrs. Sheldon, came to Wisconsin
and took out letters Of administration upon
the estate here, having previously been APP
pointed administrator upon the estate in
Massachusetts, (the estate in Mass. being
only some IS, 900 above the debts and about
$4,000 in this county.) In March, 1853,
the widow Sheldon removed with her two
children TO this State, having no intention
of returning to Massachusetts again to live
On arriving here. she obtained for herself
the appointment of guardian Of her child
rem, Isaac T. and Dorcas Sophia Sheldon
In July or August following. Mr.. r. T. Nor
ton again came to Wisconsin on the business
OF his administration, and while here per-
suaded Mrs. Sheldon to return with him to
Massachusetts, and see to the administration
of her husbands property, and then return
the next spring.
In November, 1859 after these events,
Mr.. Kirkland was appointed guardian to
review the accounts of the administrator in
Massachusetts, after discharging that trust,
assumed no farther action in the premises.
In December, 1854, Mrs. Sheldon and her
daughter both died at South Boston. In
March last, Francis B. Morton, uncle of the
boy in question, removed to Wisconsin with
the boy, and obtained the appointment of
guardian.
That, as near as we can learn, is plain
statement of the case. We gave in our for
mer article, the subsequent transactions,
the arrival Of Mr. Kirkland, the writ of ha-
bcas corpus, &c. The child is still in the
hands of Mr. Morton. We do not pretend
to judge who is right in the premises, nor
to give a cooring to favor either side. The
boy seems to be perfectly satisfied and hap
Ply in his present situation, and as we IN
derstand is only fearful lest he should be
taken back 10 Massac husetts.
The feeling exhibited and the interes;
taken in the result of this matter, is our on
ly apology for occupying SO much space in
our paper with it.