, 1869-11-14
A MODERN BARBARIAN.
Children Petition to be Relieved from
Their Fathers Guardianship,
Tho Crimes WhiatAS vii Bring q
Maa to Commit

On saturday petition wal presented tu the Sn.
rer1oF Court, In tenalt Of fhree suau children BY
which they AAk to be relieved 1roua the gnArdtan
th1p OF tneit father Tbs Cave Etaed n tolow1:
1rsMton OF Harriet Etlls q al Tais il 40 sppl-
caaoa by Harriet, Edgar. and Robert y. E1l,s, by
thru rexs friend tAb,ahzm Ratcl.aeA 10. the ap-
patntu.eLt OF = guas,ilan tits sts,cd in the rcu
ton that the minor. parties 10 tho proceediuR.
are The children Of William Ellis and Dora,
his vile, Who we're Married on the lo.h
day Of November, 1855. On the qsth dzy
OF September last the DothcE OF tho
Children dled, and the chtlarrn lyed Ence
Temporarily With their nothers mother, Essaar
SAe.top, IN sass city. being, hoaever, subject to
the ropirol Of their la'ner. William Ella VINO
eA- d-clued his ln;ent:o3 10 rcclAn them, tnat
thtJ ns4l live with hin 1t IA charged thsy tbls
fatrerh "A oJ rcseon Of his character and nAotss
lis orsp11Bg: that he Ia. and has been Tor many
Scats, confirmed ard hAhtual dnlnkaft, seldom
c.t,rrl1 fsee stom me inuuetce OF Liquor, aud
oitcn IN 8tatt OF EFp.r 1utnxir4lons addicted to
GAn b4fav, Practising II hs5tua II and excessively:
heS,cent his fam'D aud ~xs.iuE theas means Of
children no orsl tralutpg o. iustlursion, and
N opportunities for tdncatlcn. bat refusing
70, ;S a0* ,os.s 'asn sscp.,at s1ssqd scneo
Them hAsshlr heating them cruelty, and thst, 100,
without r:,soxAtu. II Il atso alleged tast il tho
tbis latne1 ha. BEEN ia the habit Of uuaR rro..i;
PEu;ape. vulgar sud lndrccnt lsuEpaSe 10 much
70 1ts1 tven llr .0nrue+t ehUd. only thirty
rSs,rur se'' AAa ~~"aN'-" '''uA N4lA a1''A VI
The nau E1tts Il Represented 10 he dea,ltu,e Of
snc ~ ms tn tsIene.. s,S r;r h1nn,,, -
<,,sx Thsn ~ NJ nress.. ,non lin srn y ~. NAN
lue has 10 carrle..lJ provided this: his Children.
wn,le she lived also dd. Indeed, il Il stated that
drr:pE II ice married lite OF The lrlenr Aat and
h. l.le Vie, nsr rels'sses Aarported, In great
Itv also Iyesrcd tbs. ate, the death Of h,s elte.
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