The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-03-20
The Gaines Case.

The Cletelsnd Herald gives the following
interesting paragraphs concerning the ceIe.
brSted Gaines case, which has just been de.
cided in favor OF The plaintiff:
The celebrated Gaines case has been de-.
cided BY the U 8. Supreme Court in fstor
of Mrs. Gaines, thus placing that lady, aftsr
a strnggle Of many yssrs. duration. m poss
session OF property vsriousIy estimlt at
from two to fifteen millions Of dollars. The
history. in brief, Of this remarkable case 10
as foilows: ySft gfE = EW Z n
Zuleme Carrisre.:a be utff0fFrehch rff,
had been entrapped into a maErisge. .with.s
man named jerome De Grange, Uiio repTeI
scented himself to be French CounF. OH
reaching Philadelphia she discovered that
De Grange was married man and d con.
fectioner. ZIlieme fed from her seducer,
and became acquainted with 01nielA Cbrk.
one Of the early settlers Of Louisians, and a
man OF extraordihSfy business tact snd er1
ergy. This meeting was in 1907. Clark
soon utter married the handsome French
woman. but the marrlage was Kept secret.
In 1906 MyFs, now Mrs. Gaines. was born.
Soon after the birth Of her child, ZulfemS
became anxious to have her marriage, with
Clark made public, and she left for New
Orleans to obtain legal proof of her first
husbands villainy ClaTh, now an influeG.
tial politician, took advantage Of her absence
to pay his addresses to Miss Caton,- grand.
daughter Of Charles Carroll, An engage.
ment was contracted, but Miss Cstoe disc
covered that Clark was already married, and
the mstch was broken off, Mise Cation afs
terwards became the Marchioness OF Wei.
lesley. 80 a Nf
i On her return TO PhlIadelphia Zuliems
discovered this new blow to her happinesr.
She at once set about proving her marriage
to Clark, but found that he had destroyed
all the evidences Of the fact that lay within
his reach. Po,r and helpless she struggled
on with her child until~she~ met with-Dr.
Gardette, who learned her story, offered her
, his hand, and was accepted. Clhrk soon
after sought reconciliation with Zllieme.
! but was too late. He obtained possession
Of their child and had 1t brought up BY 9
friend, every care beingtaken Of her. educu-
ton. Clark became Immensely wealthy,
and on his death in 1913, 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 then become
d Mrs. Whitney, took steps to establish her
legitimacy and obtain her share OF the pro.
e perty. The case was hotly contested. and
y dragged its slow length along until the un.
e fortunate lady was beggared Her secopd
t husband, General Gaines, pushed ber claims
, with vigor, but without success, As O. last
e resort Mrs. Gaines, now agaia a widow
d brought the entire case before. the Uaited
e States Supreme Court, and here, at tdhe last
. possible stage of7ths' contest, she has be-
come victorious, 'n. san1
g Mrs. Gaines is now in her Fl ty.hfth year;
enjoying good health, and hns kept up her
e spirits and goodhumor through tut. the thitty
). years desperate struagla in which she has
It been engaged By the decision she has es
1t tabIished her legitimacy, and become the
IT possessor Of property OF immense value.
e principally in the city OF New OrIeans,4-
, The Court, in giving the decree, sald that
= measures would be at once taken TO enforce
the decree. The Louisiana'act Of secession
does not affect the Gsines decision, ss all
pending suits IN the United States Court, in
which residents OF that State were concern.
: ed..were ex mpted from interference. .