The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-26
THE COURTS.


ORPHANS CoURr-JudJC PpcCH.-Th(
! court opened its semi.weekiy session at noon
yesterday.
The application Of Nina uhiman. guardian Of
tho children Of C. J uhman, for liberty 10 cell
n certain lot, with small Improvement thereon
situated In squire No. 86s was laid over until
the accounts II the guardian we're more fully
settled. The guardian In this case was allowed
Sl2b per nnnum for tho support Of each Of the
younger children, and 5000 per annum for The
support Of the elder one.
Mrs. NJ. Tstrick. ADMINISTRATIVE Of her huE
baud, Who had been Suaimonod to Gle her nd
mInistration account, appeared and suggested
that her counsel bad tod her there was nothisg
more TO do.
The Court inquired II there hsd been on pp,
praisemtnt or settlement Of Naturalization &C,
| counts To which Mira D. es,onded In the
negative, saying her husband owed no dsbts al
the tine Of hi. death. The Court Informed het
| that al nIptAheneht, IN secouht, ard 0 second
| advertisement (ine had already been publShsdl
wsro needed befUro her duties AZ ad ntuiStratriG
were completed. md expressed surprise at the
opinion Of her council
sineoa Matlock, administrator OF the estate oil
bis son, also appeared Ia answer to q summons,
and was directed TO a'e his acoJInt
T. A RpLinson asked the consent Of the court
to an indenlure binling TO him and wife girl
hun excepting, and to serve until the attained
the age Of twenty one years. The Court refuEed
the application, saying that by the statute gil
could not 10 indentured apprentice to serve be.
You'd her sixteenth year. The applicant was ad.
vised II have a change made in the indentGre.
Mr.. OaSidge, for the heirs II the late Mrs j.
W. Pearson, UC Georgetown, appeared in the case
Of n GRSeat, entered TO the probate Of her will,
and hled motion to sot tho probate aside, the
obi ect Of which he stated to be to have all par.
ties interested present when the question Of pro.
batting the Gill was considered. The ground Of
the motion Is That the law, which requires the
relations o. the de,ensod to be summoned at the
probate OF will was not compiled with In this
cHEo
Saturday next at noon was fXed for the argu.
ment On the motion, at whcl time II Is under.
stool Mr. Cox will appear for the parties on
whose motion the will was probated.
M,ss EiEsheth Goldirg, aunt Of Elizabeth and
Gertrude GolIing. children Of George GOlding,
deceased, nppsared by attorney upon the matter
Of their guardianship, which, las stated in our
issue Of Moniay.) wasB anted at the last session
| of the court To Rev. Jacob Walter, pastor Of st
| Patrick's (CHtholic) church, with bond In $780,
and George Savage and J. Gait rs suretios.
The attorney read petition, which WIS orig.
inAlIy prepared with view To writ of k.b-us
cJpitS, in n 1t Is set forth by Miss Golding
that shr had at the death Of their parents taken
Oh uge of the children in question; had pro.
vided for their wants placed them at the house
Of very respectable old lady named Mrs. Sess-
ford; sent them to the school Of the Convent Of
the Vigitat on. on the corner Of Tenth aud ID
street. and 10 Ill things cared for them as a
mother. That without her knowledge the Rev
Mr.. Walter hal been named their guardian, and
| the chii'-oa removed to the Sisters Orphan
| Asylum and clothed in tho uniform Of the or.
pbans Of that institution, 40.
Tho Judge remarked that as that petition was
not directed to his court but to the Supreme
Court OF the District Of Columbia, he, Of cOurse,
could not act upon It. He felt sure that Father
Walter would not have acted improperly iu the
matter. The guardianship was granted in th'
presence Of the children, who expressed desire
to 60 with Few. Mr.. Walter, and of Mrs Soss
ford, who expressed herself MS dishn Ig To par
with the children, but being unwilling to do so
as it was for their own good.
Tho case yas laid over for awhile, and n Ger.
wards tho following petition was a.sd by The at
| t0rney for Miss Golding:
| To Nc honornbie he jUdgC n The OrphGH'S COWr
| NJ H. Diyrict'y CDiHmbiU:
| The petition OF Elizabeth Golding, of Washing
ton, respectfully represents that her brother,
| George GOdng late o; snid city, died on
| the 10th day Of April 1905, leaving three
children, George, Geneviove, and Elizabeth
Gplding. That said George Goliing left no
brother surviving him, and no sister except your
petitioner. That for some time previous to bis
death he committed said children to tho charge
oC your pSti Toner; and that on his death bed hi
| sulrmnly committed them TO her sole care and
guardianship. That ever since his death, al
| we'll as before that time, Fhe has maintained md
edu stated them with all tho care, HiiectiOu and
tenderness Of mother and is still ready and
| willing to d. 70. That with q view to strict
moral training she DO tded the said Geneyievt
and Elizabeth with Mrs. - Sesford, a mot
respectable lady, highly esteemed in this com
munity for her pisty AMI discretion and that 1t
WIS, at the time Of tho occurrences hereinafter
mCutoGo and still Is, the intention ard desire o.
your petitioner TO allow the said girls to remain
with the said Mrs Sesf1rJ. Your petitioner,
has, without regard to expense, sent them to 4
school where she was assured they would receive
such training and education as would best III theu
for future respectable occupations In lie. You
petitioner, that on Saturday, the 23l Of June
1861 one Jacob Walter called at Mrs. Sesford
house and without the knowledge or consent .
your petitioner, took away the sal children
and they are now confined, US your petitioner /
informed, at the Orphan Asylum, at the cOrne
Of Tenth and @ streets In said city. She Is ais
Informed that on the same day the said JSnob A
| Walter procured from your honorable cOuI
letters of guardianship Of said children. Yor
petitioner is informed and believes that sal
letters were issued under a misspprehensior
/
mainly based upon n statement made by th
said Mrs. Sesford, who 10 seventy two years o
Rge and very deaf was under the impression
that the proceedings in the premises were insti
tuted at the instance OF your petitioner AM
that no one could be more grieyed than is Mrs
Sesford herself since she has learned the tru,
nature of the transaction. Your petitione
further shows that IL the said children are allow
ed to remain under the guardianship of the saiC
Jacob A. Walter she will be deprived entirely o
all intercourse with them, and that, as she ba
formed for them an attachment which could mol
he stronger IL she were their mother, the separa
ton would be painful in the extreme Sh,
submits that such result ought 10 be Nverted
unless the interests of the said children render
inevitable. Such she resPectfu y AYERS is nov
the case. And your petitioner will ever pray,
FL sABErH A. GoLnING.
Sworn and subscribed before the Register o.
| Wills.
Upon the filing of this petition, the Cour
made the following order:
| That q citation be issued against Jacob A
Walter, guardian to said GeneVieve and Lizzi,
GOding, requiring him to appear on Tuesday
July 2, 1867, to chow cause why his appointment
as guardian aforesaid should not DO revoked an
then he bring with him the aforesaid minors.
Court sdjOurnod until next Saturday.
NJ d Il N LANGUAGES AM