, 1866-09-18
LEGALITY OF SLAVE MARRIAGES.
Important Decision OF the Hon. J. 3.
Bradwc1l, Judge Of the County.
Court Of Cook County-.Full
Statement Of the Casc--
Able and Exhaus-
tive ReFfcM OF j.
the1.Law on ". :,
.. the Subject. :

Ane ouplect. s.:.
The Tesue OF Slave mnrr1aEe Entitled
to Inherit tho Property Of the
Parentr, In Preference to -
~Ollzcr Claimants.
We publish below all but the moro .cchnl
cal portions Of the very able reyieyg of Hob
j. b bradwe1l, Judge Of the County Court OF
Cook County, with his decision in tho case Of
Elizabeth Smith, guardian, etc, vs. Julius Roscn-
thal> administration, etc., the question At issuc be-
Ing the leEa1ity Of slave marriage. and tho conse
quent aliltts OF the child OF children d such mar
1age " tnheri the property Of the parents IN the
face Of claim BY the slayeowEers OF thei1 heirs.
We have afrcady published the prominent facts in
The catc here decided. They ara Ercspitulated in
the decision delivered by His Honor yesterday:
In thc matter or the estate of Henry Jones. Eltz
sbcth Smith, Guardian Of Mat g. Jones. vs. Juli4s
Robinson for petitioner Roscutllal, md Hopkins
for respondent.
Henry Jooca Was colorcd man and died fntes.
1863. Administration WIS granted by This court
on the following day to !uilns Roeenthal. All tho
dests paid and bsisnca sS oi s Is now "a tbo
hands Ut the administrator subject 10 the order OF
court. 10 be paid to the heirs of the deceased.
Tennessee died her petiiien In Ibis court alias
Ing that her ward is the only lrir OF The deceased
aud that the cdu1iuistrasor bo comncflrd 10 nsy
lrs the balance now tn his hands,
stated ttat he Etw NOTHING nT il,r n tfers nife~c
therein, and called for striet proof:
on .l,c hearing, several dispositions were real,
~ similar to t1;at ol VIM Slaughter, which in sns.
HcEIy 5ones iIscd fourteen Q! fifteen years in
p sca ssx h,oE was Of Ain
b. the name 6Y Henry Serrfer b,>cnuse he was ihs
slave Of John Server Of Brownsville, Tsnncssee-
n iss ,a . 1Ea,,i ~ ~ ~ Eic. F'' u 'ne sea'
4 a. ssr"G aan MGnt IL % ~ rs,,nc ,h
p aet h Mf: .aaa l. n 4f9Mna @
Jnsi;ce n he Pnsee n saIa foTn, ~ AA''' '"ea
Afier The r.,arTis~r rev Ive;i t,cethcr as l,ns
The9 were ,s reconnised on an Ieesrded ~ bushsad
md wife hy thr.r ncn,iasn1ancns ard nci1hbnrs
during that timc There were two chI1-
one died In 3ni1ucv. lie oihcr. Wa1 q.
Jones. Is sun allve-rcsides in Brownsville
and ,..s bo:1 or The 4sl Of ssptemoes, 4 D. 1s1.
d,en. ti.an a. hsys stated liz mud his vile were
10th sIayes nj lie ti;as Of tae n1a:riace aud ,rere
Wsa sso ss n4e $" r
1nfo Te1nceer ti.s jones w.. t,:a,, X the n'iii.
fary power and sent North undr1 dc written order
at lie timc Of lis death he had ohtafncd i resi-
drncc IN Ch;cacn. md that afIss hIs Ii;,a1ion ~
s,$ fTAf
Ma tnn an. tt,,. it, ;1.c,dnd II. nnn,1 ~ Gi,
It was c!aitacd On the argument that tic parties
both tein. slaves =. the ti1ac OF tlc 1narrfa.e,
nrfe,tnin .n5 ,b,f ~ nh;i. n, r,e.anti. ~
hasts,S mi an 1t,t tashir fI ~ ms;;;uG "n...
dom:eii Ut tc time ol hi. death; being il this
orro.5;r,1 ~ 1,,c 1,r ~ ino; 1rt ~. law ~, -
dc:c1min. who arc bis hers.
miEet1 +, he law nf T,.nncssec and If
xal;l there. viii bc valid lese un,ess
15ess is some statrtc in Tenne:sse i~:,e.lns con.
hio , AL 70 inc gi;a gehi w ~ ., naros
Ht thc tins Jones III Te,,ncsseI inc Constitution
~ nnsG ~ e 1 M 1 la. tae n ~,
e. .xhom t,i,.,r nr sc,rce stnrld h.,inc . ,nt ~n
vas % co in,,tvc - he M had hot etesped IfSm IaSos o.
Sne IT, ee,ss nna eonh t, naS
tbe const;tu;ioa % an. ,6e a ill., ea's,}pr Faoitre m
Tisve law. LIE , WIS W aaEgn .. INC slfoaS arfA or
INC 1o,eHmeat M oi me nntea S!ats5 ad, Al the
transfn1oc " fso, II ~ "as
s, lana, m mos 10 nas e saison o. MEeaions rs
rsht 10 e.nazeipstc slsves ander lie va! po:rer,
iheir owe, viii. in wsr A. solisrs nr ~ !ahoscre ~
tIe oecupyi,.. eoycscsn Los ills 1irht to teanse.
ihie faen!ty u srrssce from :ae ency to " hinsria
s hei5 toewz see fortunes Of wa
IL n ianl,lfes With rights at east moral In tie
fnsI, inrin1eI ~ .ai r '"u ,a,n,a,;a 1'. ~
ebpn ans nefsaus sss ,ot " no9 o.
,o,c. n1133ip't ha,, seod ~ r IT.
sb. .teat hss .se f H. ~ w., oS u, n
Void tbe esse 1 of an cmsne;nated n1 s'sye a.
snd y rE eietr ;s 2, narGn aw
- af Is hc sa
"e epn Nv Gse m wasn se ,oeai M dests tas Sere
1a;m;n ~ ot1nir .r;, ara ,Es e .a;
rss lie nness eeh net eet