Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-03-25
EXTRAORDINARY LAWSUIT.
A Man Sues His Father, mother ana
BrOther-in-law for the Recovery OF
His Wife-SingUlar Allegations
against the Parties.
From the Chicago Tribune.

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From the Chicago Tribune.
A proceeding at law of a somewhat novel
character was yesterday commenced in the
Circuit Court. 1t was commenced by ca
Dias under which the plaintiff, one Fayette
Lincoln, until recently resident in the
town of Palatine, seeks TO recover damages
from his father, mother, and brother-in-law,
n Young man named George Ball for allie
mating the affections of his wife from him
with a view to procuring divorce from
him. so that she may advantage herself OF
n desire on the part of another man to
marry her. The intention is to prosecute
an action on the case, the damages TO be
laid at five thousand dollars.
The statement of the plaintiff, as set forth
in his affidavit, to hold to bail, disrobed OF
its formal clauses, is as followers: lie COM
pIains of B. J. Bennett, Susan nj. Bennett,
Lucien +. Bennett and George Ball the
first three the relatives of his wife, and the
other charged as a o-conspirator. lie
states that he was duly married to Emma
f. Bennett on the 22d day Of March, 1868,
and that to about October last they lived
together, mutually happy and contented
he maintaining his household to the extent
of his means and supporting her in con-
dition adequate to the amount OF their
worldly prosperity. During that space of
time, at her desire, he had afforded means
for her education i'm ladylike accomplish
ments. The wife, however, he alleges, de-
sired to avail herself of greater facilities
for acquiring a polished education. She
sought to leave their then home in the SUI
burbs. that she might attend school in the
city, and board with her parents while she
was scholar. To this Lincoln says he as
sented, and during October last she, as well
as her brother Lucien, one of the defend
ants. have lived in Chicago, at their pa
rents domicil. He has also, he AYERS, since
disposed of his farm at Palatine for less
than il was worth, to please his wife who
early eyinced desire for city life and as
| sociations.
| He charges that since this date, when he
| let his wife come to this city, her mother
| (the Susan of his complaint) has entered
| upon a course of defamation and Insult,
| with view TO bring about a permanent
separation between him and has wife, who,
however, availing heiself of other means,
frequently communicated with him in terms
of great affection for him, but with words
dennnciatory of her maternal parent, whom
she accused of i'll treatment and abuse to-
wards her. These communications, he
| saws. almost invariably expressed the de-
sire, as well az the intention, TO return TO
him.
The action is brought upon a somewhat
altered state of affairs. The complaining
husband says that while he has been as
senting to his wife's better education, heI
mother and the defendants, Ball, have con
cocted divorce from him, and a marriage
10 Ball: a matrimonial union which the
relatives think more eligible than thai
which binds her. To this end il is charged
that with the consent of his wife's father
and with the assistance of her brother, re
ports have been scattered broadcast among
his acouantances derogatOry of his charac
ter. as well as that there has been, by Sc
ries of letters, an attempt made to induc'
him TO leave the State.
He believes this attempt was made Il
enable a bill for divorce TO be filed, so that
As is usual. a default might be taken aud !
decree rendered by default, where the de
PENDANT Ball would step in aud upon pre-
text of his (plaintiff's) desertion induo'
his wife to marry him, Ball. Ii Is charged
in the proceeding that the brother LucieI
is active in all this That he has writ
ten letters, and, al one lime, proposed L
plaintiff TO leave the Stale, when h
would inform him how 10 regain Ia
wife's love, If he would 60 oni OF lila
nois 10 learn the news that at anothe
time be proposed TO join him in min
ing speculation in Omaha, provided $50
was advanced to pay all expenses. IL
charged generally that Ball wants 10 MARI
Mrs. Lincoln, aud brother, mother aud ia
Their are helping him in his endeavor
pr0care her for wife.