Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-03-30
THE GAINES CASE.

The celebrated Gaines case has been decided by
the U. S. Supreme Court in favor of Mrs. Gaines,
THUG placing that lady, after a struggle of many
years duration, in possession of property various
ly estimated at from two to fifteen millions Of dol
lars. The history in brief, of this remarkable
case Is as follows:
Zalieme Carriers, q beautiful, French girl, had
been entrapped into a marriage with a man named
jerome De Grange, who represented himself to oe
a French Count On reaching Philadelphia she
discovered that De Grange was q married man and
confeetioner. Zulieme fed from her seducer, and
became acquainted with Daniel Cla,k, one of the
early settlers of Louisiana, and q man of extraor-
binary business tact and enerRy. This meeting
was in 1902. Clark soon after married the hand
sGme French girl, but the marriage xas kept Sc
cret. In 1906 Myra, now Mrs. Gaines was born.
Soon after the birth Of her child, became
anxious to have her marriage with CLARK made
public, and she left for New Orleans to obtain
proof of her husbands yillainy. Clark, now an
influential politician, took advantage Of her alb.
senee to pay his addresses to Miss Cation, grand
daughter of Charles Carroll. An engagement was
contracted, but Miss Cation discovered that CLARK
was already married. ard the match was broker
Of. Miss Cation afterwards became the Marchion.
ess Of Wellesley.
On her return to Philadelphia, Zulieme discoy
cred this new blow to her happiness. She at oncs
set about proving her marriage TO Clark, but
found that he had destroyed all the evidences Of
the fact that lay within his reach. Poor aud help.
less she struggled on with her child until she met
with DR.. Gardette, who learned her story, offered
her his hand. and was accepted. Clark soon after
sought a reconciliation with Zulieme, but was toe
late. lie obtained possession of their child and
had 1t brought up by a friend, every care being
taken Of her education. Clark became immensely
wealthy, and on his death in 1918, left the whole
of his property TO his mother, naming Beverly
Chew and Richard Relf, bankers Of New Orleans
as his executors. About the year 1881, Myra
Clark, who had shen become Mrs. Whitney, tool
steps to establish her legitimacy and obtain hel
share of the property. The case was holly coutes
ted, and dragged ITS slow length along until th,
unfortunate lady wac beggared. Her second has
band, General Gaines, pushed her claims with Wig
or, but without success. As a last resort, Mrs
Gaines. now again a widow, brought the entir,
case before the United States Supreme Court, and
here, at the last possible stage of tie contest, sh,
has become victorious.
Mrs. Gaines is now in her ffty-ffth year, en-
joys good health, and has kept up her spirits an,
good humor throughout the thirty years desperate
legal struggle in which shs has been en-
gagged. BY the decision she has established he
legitimacy, ard become the possessor of prOpert
Of immense value. principally in tho city Of Ne,
Orleans. The Court, in giving the decree, sal
that measures would be at once taken TO enforc,
the decree. The Louisiana nc. of secession doe,
not affect the Gaines decision, as all pending suit.
in the United States Court, in which residents Of
that State were concerned, were exempted from
interference.