Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-12
rpaE An.a.AnRE WILL. CASE.
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From this Nsw York News. Oct ..
A ease Of sosue interest has bees tired In
this city, bssag On attempt 70 eet esids will
made bv . gentleman named Allaire. by
which ne bequeashs y bic sceord and sur.
vlviue vile the eWt ~ amount Of his psop-
erty, real and personal. valued At 5000, 900
except = legacy 1890 each 10 his children
. former wife, enc OF whom 10 widow and
blisd, and therefore entitled to sympeAhy
apart from her claims On The testAier o. the
author u her cxistsncc. The will 10 con.
tested on the ground that undue influence
had been sxsstsd BY the chief Degaeeo over
her husband . induce him % disinherit HE
own easpring, md leave The bulk Of his
wealth 70 her. Hen. James r. Brady de-
Tended the validity Of the testament and the
clsims 70 The favored and lostunats widow.
After hearing III The evidence md eloquence
% beth ssdss, and The charges q Judge
Davis, the Jury were unablc 70 agree, and
20 the matter remained in stafM quo.
The widow had entered into the family
duvine the liielime Of the former wife. and
vac then in the Coy and continental period
Of hes tecns, while Mr.. Allairs hsd passed
the grand climastseic, and vae veyging upon
thae period which The psalmiss hes laid
down - the average Termination d the hu-
establish . hsa upea his vogidlv pes-
sessions By enc u thsss peculiar develop
msats e hynsasal passion arising from %
cult aainitiss ID defiance Of disparity Of see
circumstances end The apparent fitness Tor
things in0usnesd The scsion Of The youthful
maiden. i would II course. - invidisus "a
intimaae. but certain Il isthatsn attachment
vac soon establishsd bstwesn the parties,
and. sssasisns s1saac)ss being 10 The wsy Of
INDUCING Il und4 the sanction Of hymcn,
the sce:ssiassicG llesass wss anticipated. =
The fueuss with more eunsid.sate regard
than destiny usually extends 10 those Who
love not legally. but two well, removed The
existing obxtaclee to matsimsny. and finally
conferred hymeneal sanction on the EN-
braces Of the happy pair. Instead Of IN.
usual unpleasant experience which result,
when winter ssposes in the lap Of spring
the union vas crowned with such mutual Re
licity that the venerable Strcphen not only
bestowed his heart aud person but his earth
y goods and chattcls, On the Chloe Of hi
choice; and nov the relations come in I,
undo the arrangement on tho aiorsai'
ground that the lady cxcrted On undue in
fiusnce over the will Of her antiQuatct
spouse.
The difficulty with the Jury arose, n,
doubt, from the nice distinction whch mus
be observed in drawing line between tn
legitimate influence Of female charms an,
the arttul designs which sometimes undcrli
the manifestations Of affection INDUCED il
by their posscssors. There is no account
for tastes, and Byron correctly aAscrts thu
love ia not the growth Of human will 20 tina
il 10 . delicate question I, decide that tn
attachment Of youth and beauty to rhcunl
attain aud sentili,y is mot an of shot Of H.
luxurisnt growth Of female tenderness bu
. scheme to acquire possessiounf ease, q
auencs and the means whcrswith to shin
in the splendoss Of fashionable life.