The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-09
8 he ;E:ofGJiae Til Case

HOY t.is ,'if-; Sh :. s.-Gfa.} 'sp ID en-
An interesting lS2, establishing tie validity
OF the marriage OF a ctiZsu ot MaRsachusetts
in the German f;ea city OF Frank Jr1 oa.the-
f.nia, Hof2' g the United S,atss Coasoi, and Ia
volrila, q'i5e iars;o amount of property, was
rccentiv decsts@ hy the tut bsrc.i cf tie Sc
rcama C0u ot TIL; St 'ta, at y 1st4n It.aD-
r,arad lhat i3toei pn9rldil.e t',s elder, by a
codie,! 70 his viii, rrav=d IA 1892 gave 10 his
s1u Andrew $ 40 $50, ous-aal; ~ wn!th waste
be piaced by - executors with Jhe 1Iasaachu-
SETS Hospital Lie Insurance Company. so that
-. :.a.STew TaoFEail'7 ahault feeeive tbs interest
death the priacipa, should he paid to his lawfrl
heirs, Andrew Gied ia lS54; ami Israel ihori.
olh9, the younger hrJ11rg Of AEGraw, ciaim-
Ell that he, with l;s tratbers and ssters aud
tbs children OF eIeh cf his iTotlers and SIS
t2-s es L,avo ci3d, were tho lawful hlirs Of
Andrew, tl'a as sCcl entitled 10 reosige tha
so, 900, With III arcuGu; az ong since 1851 aud
ne had accordingly ccmnenced an acsiol
3yaJ i. the if-s.ee urdSr the will OF Lerasl
Tiorn:ike, t:.a elder 10 recover his share Of il.
On lie o hsr hGnd. Kathsr;na ihorndike O
6 G3r.c;,n Non4n. nnd Anire3s and AUna l..
ThGrcCiSe, a1i:,3G 10 bo e.siiie3 to the yshCla
Of J;.ij a1nl As th5 widow and children Of 4 IL
dew. Un5-r tli3 stz.e Of Things tho trustee
broHe.s = oil IL ca ;i:y, III the na.ure o. q bill
Of N eep'eA4cr, :,1a vhe various oainan Is
ware sGma,oued mo CJU,t 10 maintain thec
Il: :ills 14gIcSt eaca ether pIiOr to August
lS5l, Ka.hariGa B2yeri lad borne 20 Ar
iI0rIo i1e lie tTro children above namaG. at
III u tii.s, U;ii!o ,,0tl Wers temporarily resid.
jn2 at Frauhfor, oI.tae-Mi4Ii, ;he being oiti-
zsn OF Aas9aehgsegts and Ste having her SiQIni-
Gil at Menu they entsred nlo the civil con-
tIac5 OF ti.FEia=e befofe The United State
CUfeU!, aud afterwards lived tp1 ether as hits
band 2nd wife, he recognizing both taa chill
dgsn IS Lis, rn,l big daaGh. Tie Ia ~ OF Frank
fUTt, however, ii GeIierai t=i ms, requires r,.r-
ria. es 20 b5 scIaGni15d liz tla0ttef form, which
Was not con.5 5iisd with by ihese parties Aud
eriisnce was taken ot doctors Of the ciyiiiav
II th es ci'y up)a the question whether this
law atpiies to foreigners. The doctors disA-
greet. Two OF than were entirely certain
that ohe nflrrGgA ws.s inv 2iid. Two othsrs
wers sqla!iy COZ iisnt thas the law does not
sppl,' 50 foreigners, a-zd that the maria. was
yA;ii. TIE case was yerg elaborately argrod
by :; long array f-i counsel. The C0u,t, after
carefully comp AIin;; the cpioions Of the legal
a2c,tvsjy, and uli'.u.ey examining the p-o-
gisipus oi The s.il act Of Fr.u, ,Iors respecting
lnarrisig e.yaGd taliJG :nto view Tie facts, which
fa.la were QGia3 it1o4eut - ibh foreigners c.ll
1oigsd q os!ta. II daarae OF recognition, iii some
Instances, fio.u tae i5saate end the juic:;si tIi
ba44Is caecs, CANA 10 The conclusion, winch
was expTeeeed in aa elaborate opinion, Oy
Judge Merliosi, :uas the 3l&rci&ge was valid,
;til. thab the roDas il controversy, rvhich D0w
i-L..oun . 10 about $}U, Geo, bsi0Igs % Andreas
and Auna l. Taorgicike, 10 children and law
iui heirs OF Auafew thoTIlJiAa.