, 1859-10-17
THE AFFINITY CASE,
DECISION OF the COURT.

In addition to the particulars giveu By US on
Saturday morning In this case, ma gather the
fnllowing from the Journal: -. - - - s.-.<-
: 4 short time previous to his leAring Beloit,
Holmes made quit claim deed Of small Pieea
d. sssrins ai1 so to overflow It Er. Holmss e1.nned
and reEdly signed the deed for the purpose
specified. Aflcrward, aud shortly before be
lii: the place, Holmes came to his wife
cMe day with the statement that the water
1oser company wanted . warranty deed Of
euch deed, which she examined, and found
thai it described the SAME tract previously quit
cinimcd She accordingly consented to sign.
Holmes took the papeE from her hand, and She
preceded him into au adjoining room, where
ro.ury was in waiting 10 take her acknowledge
luent- Holmes CAME in, and placed tbs deed,
partly folded. on the table for her to sign.
without suspicion Ct wrong, abe affixed her
signature and eigned the acknowledgment,
which was certified By the notary. Holmes
then took the paper away.
After the arrival Of the family in Troy, \. Y,
her legal udviser, i. B. Oiin, Esq: to whom she
related the real eAtate traasacsion at Beloi:,
wrote to the register Of deeds for Rock county,
and received for reply that the decd which she
had signed. suppoaing it to be q conveyance
kiup1y Of q small fragment Of land to the water
poTer company, was iu reality conTeyance Of
The entire cstate-sonle 200 acreb-to Homer y.
Lockwood, Holmes broli,er- in-law, who had re-
Conveyed it, few days afterward, to another
relative Of 1Iol,nes'. It plainly vas The husbands
design to deprive his vile not outy Of her chill
.irell, but Of eyery means Of support. lie left
her, On his coming to Chicago, entirely penni-
le.s, and dependent IN her friends tor even the
neceasuries ofltss.
Still another teatuEewas elected during
the trial which shows partially, At least that
spiritualism was not tue only cause Of this cruel
deser,iou. 1t seems that be found ia Troy !
sspititnalistic affinity" in 4 stToliiug singer
and kpiEitualist, ors Mrs. Rainey, to whom be
wrote sevcnteen letters.
On Saturday morning, tho parties in this case
were present in the Court accompanied By their
counsel. Holmes is about forty years Of age.
slim, with pale face; wears heavy whiskers
and moustaele. ind has regular hans~dog
lock.
Ills Honor Judge Goodrich delivered the de.
c;sion Of the Court. The Court after admins
tcrins scrcre rebuke to spirltaalism and its
advocates said that the eldest girl being sixteen
Eeazs Of age, IVES capable of protecting herself
from corrupting principles. The second girl
the Court thought better prepared to tnke care
Of herself than the eldest, as she Lad evinced u
stronger will aud better judgment The Low
as well as the feelings Of tho mother must he re.
spected, the Court did no: think that there wea
cnougt to warrant it in exercising its discretion
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AcADExr or Sc1EScEs.-4At regular meetln!