The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-04
SUIT Fer WEE kcDCCIloy.
:, Wiie's Family sued fer $4,000 Damages
for Stealing Her Away.
from the Dubuque Herald. Dec. IL

from the Dubuque Herald. Dec. IL
The troubles that mothers-n-law breed IL family
are hot Always the best proyocaions to peace and
happiness between man and wife, where peace and
tic yrtues s2ouia abound big protsers are yerv
oien terrors and evil genuses TO young men before
they gel along to the married state, but after that
Interesting event they are not so much to DO feared
We have case, however, where they, with their
father, have made q big amount OF trouble, much
so that they now had themselves defendants in
suit where the aggreved and Injured husband claims
from them damages to the amount Of not less than
sister Tor the aienaon Of her loyalty, and Tor mag
Ing trouble generally In ns household
Inc case has been on trial during the week last
past Ia the Fioyd County District Court, and has
excited large amount OF interest throughout ell
That section. The facts as alleged In the petition or
the husband, certainly have hard look against tue
miscnleimaAers, and they ai be fortunate II they
get OF without heavy judgment entered up against
them on the records OF the court. some seven or
eight years ago James +. Hail. OF Riyerion Town.
snip, tloyd county, married Augusta Parish, the
daughter VI Joel Parish well-to-do farmer OF the
same township. She mad the fortune or misfortune
10 have ess than four brothers. John p, Nelson
Lyman and Warren as wen Us brother.in-iaw, u.
l.. DePuy who married a sister, and 1t Is against
these parties-the brothers, brother in-law and
father-that the present suit has been instituted
Ine whole tribe OF Parish, Of Kiverton township,
have the reputation OF being quarresome and have
had trouble one time and another with all their
neignbors, aad when they cannot quarrel with
Others tneys iall TO and quarrel among themselves.
Hall had not been married Q great while before
trouble began The Old gentleman one time Dor
loWed his hay rack, and not returning 1t Hall went
for H. whereupon the old man got angry, called hard
names and before he got through fell upon him and
beat him IN q most unllal manner. Halls wife was
Often induced 70 stay at her fathers house for two
three days al q time, leaving her husband without
food, and he was ert TO shit for himself best
could. Wnen he complained OF this treatment his
complaints were maQnlned into the worst KIND OF
abuse, end She was nnailY led 10 believe herself
much abused woman
Matters went nom bad to worse; the wife was SET
against the husband; he was annoyed In all ConceIv.
aulo ways. and finally about TWO years ago she, with
q cDild that had meantime been born to them, was
Induced 10 leave him altogether and took up her
abode with her father HAL tried to point out to her
the injustice she was doing him az well herself In
following the evil counSes OF his enemies but 1t was
All 10 no purpose. Alter matters had run on In THIS
way fer several months he took steps towards pro-
curing the child writ OF naDeas corpus. but the
Parishes getting wind OF 1t stole her out OF the
t. and sent her into Wisconsin. Hall thercupon
instituted proceedings against the Old man, the
brothers and brother n-law for the abduction OF his
WIie aud enid, aud claims OF them damages 10 the
amount Oh $4,000 This brought them 10 their senses
anu the Wlle and child we're speedily brought back
1hey also commenced indirectly 10 AFFECT u recon-
eIlallgn and Tor that purpose, ike solomon, used
TIC emo 10 play upon the affections or the parent
hoping theTepy " secure REIMBURSEMENT oil the
sun against them But the game did not succeed.
Inc Dalt ola nos take; tue wife Is still at the Old
mans ana the suit was not dropped. A judgment
OF <loUvJ viii teaCn them that husbands have some
rights Hhleg er0ss-grallel iaIAefs AMI big brothers
are bound 10 respect.