The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-19
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
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THE LER VB 0RI0o OAaR-DEOIBION.
Read.-IheodOfo Lee vs.. Nancy M. Gngg, oSSf.
Ihis was bill in equity flied by the Complainant
Grgg, and John W. Gnge' AdminisuafOrs of the
estate o. John GrigR, deceased, and Mrs Fannie A.
,ratols 10 RESTRAIN them from pa, ing to FANNIE A.
Lee VINO Is the vile OF the COMPLAINANT her share oil
the personal estate of her deceased father. Mr..
Jonn 0r1ggi 10 restrain the sald Fannie from
claiming and receiving the same so long rs she nves
apat from her husband, the comp ainant aud that
~ De dccreed that complainant be entitled to an
allowance out Of the sad estate com ne 10 his vie,
ior me maintenance OF himself and theT child, for
tne eoucaton OF the latter and Tor the supply of q
proper home; The bill alleges that Fannie a. Lee,
t6e wne of complainant, deserted him with.
Vut lhuse, and refuses to return, although
he Is ready and wiling to receive and yOna6It
with her again, andsuse her as good husband oue hit
10 oo N lurther alleges tuat her share in the per-
sonal estate amounts TO more than $40 600 and
that her share OF the estate OF her father when
under proceedings in Partition was allotted to her is
va ned at the sum OF OF $4,000, and produces an
annual rental OF Sll 900.
The answer of Mrs Lee alleges that she was forced
70 leave MN by such conduct on ms part to rem
Ger my (herl condition tntolerabe, and life burden
some That ,heir child, Tor which support #
habeas corpus, issued by complainant the city of
New York, and that she Is willing, and Offers TO
suppoi the child II he Is returned to her custody
aud control.
The answer OF the administrators admits generally
the allegations OF the compainant's OIL as to Mrs
Lees chare oil the estate OF her deceased iather out
hey aver that the proper tribunal the adudioa.
ton OF his claims is the Orphans court before ts
Auditor; and that having appeared there and made
his claims, he Is concluded Dy the report Of
bill in equity was also filed by complainant
AGAINST Mrs. Lee and Charles B Dunn the agent OF
Mrs Lee, to restra hun from leasing her real
and collecting the rents thereirOm The cases were
argued short time ago, and the tolOwmQ Is che
opinion OF the Court III the latter case delivered by
theodore Lee VS. FRANCESCA. Lee aud Charles 3.
Dunn. Opinion by Thompson, j L have not been
informed by what ngnt the complainant interieres
TO prevent his wife from owning and enjoying her
separate real estate The object OF the Dill IS to
restrain the agent of MIS- Lee wife of complainant
from acting under power of attorney from her to
him. 10 lease her real estate this city and collect
shows no title to portion of it, and no reason
why she should not enjoy and use her own. as
she is doing, nor wherein that contrary to law
to him. She rs not obnged to provide his sup
port, nor bill IN equity the proceeding by whica
TO compel her to contribute 10 the support aud
maintenance of her child. re has less than equity
on that score for she proposes, in he will Iet
the child live with her, she Will support and educate
| 1t. Al seems, from her answer that the complain
ant, by proceedings at law, succeeded getting the
chld out of her custody ana against her wishes,
he avas himself of her offer to support the child he
cannot compel her TO do 1t by bill in equity. We
see no ground for interfering in the least with Dunn,
| the respondent, and the rehef prayed refused.
| Bill dismissed, with costs to be paid by the COM
plalnant."
COurt of Common PIeas-President judge
Allison and Judge Pierce The Court still en-
! gaged with the Orphans Court Argument List
Court of Quarter SasH1Ons-Judge PIERCE
The Commonwealth vs.. E. Nathan Petut The de-
| iendant in this was charged Wtn forcibIe de-
tainer. Bernard Hulseman, the prosecutor, is the
owner OF a certain property IN Iacony. The two
parties entered into written Contract by which it
was agreed that upon the delivery OF the ueed, which
was to take place upon the lst OF Apill last $4,000
| was to be paid by PetIt to Hulseman When the lst
OF April came the deed offered, but the yendee
was not able TO pay the money.
He offered to pay cash $4,000, and mortgage upon
property of $4,000 But this offer was rejected How
the prosecutor permitted the defendant
bic and valuable improvements on the place.
The case was admirably contested by both parties.
It occupied the whole OF Yesterday afternoon, ana
1hls morning the Court instructed the jury the
matter.
The jury rendered verdict OF guilty
Notion for q new trial.
hannah Carp, nter was charged with committing
an assault upon Mary CrosseI.
Prosecutrlx, on the 18th of last month. saw her
husband waking along the street with defendant
She naturally felt vexed and stepping up to them
she requested her hui band to come home with her,
and desired defendant TO go ner way. Defendant
became angry, and struck Mrs. Orossen several
! times.
The defense was that prosecutrx struck defendant
and called her abusive names.
The jury rendered O verdict OF guI tY.
julius j, Robinsou was charged with committing
an assault and battery upon Mifiin Baker. The pro-
secutor did not appear, and the defendant has been
in prison sick for long time. He is a DISCHARGED
soldier. The bill was submitted TO the jury without
Lloyd Douglass was CHARGED with Commit SinS an
assault and battery, with intent to kill upon Ed
enb the prosecutor heard anS sSy
woman throw bucket OF water on man, stopped
| to see the fun. PRESENTLY defendant ran out of q
house and ordered him to leave, and upon being re-
fused, he presented revolver to his head threat
ened to shoot hun.
The defense was that prosecutor insulted the wife
of defendant, and that there was no pistol pre-
sented, and that defendant had nothing in his hand
| but an ice-pick. There were no blows struck. The
jury rendered o verdict of not guilty.
| George Cotton charged with committing an
assault and battery upon John Hallowood.
Testimony for the prosecution was, that prosecutor
came down stairs in his night clothes, and on that
account was struck by defendant All the witnesses
for the prosecution were thele but being very
drunk old not see it,
The defense that the mistress OF the house or
dered the prosecutor TO leave she room, as he was
not dressed. Upon that he struck her. Then de-
tendant who was bartender, whipped him. Not
| guilty.
James Bristol was charged, firstly with commit.
ting assault and battery upon officer Jandel, and
| secondly, with carrying concealed deadly weapons.
He was arrested by the officer for being drunk, ana
in going to the station house he kicked the officer
| several times He also attempted to get his hands
into his pockets, but prevented by the officer.
When he was searched pair OF steel knuckles were
| found in his pocket.
John Wagner pleaded guilty to a charge of marry
| ing woman whom he knew 10 be the wife OF an
| other man.
Santa Ana, heretofore avaricious, is becom-
ing lib eral.
1 - HARRY r McCAIJA III ATTE p