Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-14
a Hearirending Family History.
Ton tbe Louisville Courier Journal Of Tues

From the Louisville CouTler- Journal of Tuss-
day.
The hsbsas corpus cass of Dr.. Samuel
, Z. KcKinIey, now OF ST. Louis, against
I me Mother Superior of IS Ursuius
, Academy was opened yesterday after
noon 81 three o'clock before Judge Bruce.
OF the Circuit Court. The haoe&s corpuss
as has already been sisted, WAS songhi
! by DR.. Mckinley to recover possession
or hig child, Z. J. LyOa Mckinley, s
girl or twelve or fifteen Yesrs OF age (aeT
sgs seems 10 be q matter OF SONS dis
pute), whom he PLACID 70 sc. Ursuiine
Academy, Catholic insd uiIon, 10 1867
the Mother Superior now refusing to sur
render her 70 him because Of his ali, ead
untitaess to care for her The state
ment that the girl at her grandfst her'z
death will come into possession Of fer
tune amounting to not less than 8 mil
iiOa has made the case one Of mere lsr
ordinary interest.
DR.. Mckinley did not appear in court
yesterday, although the case has Deep
postponed In order 10 give him tms to
reach this city. Judge JEFF Brown and
Judge Taylor appeared as his attorneys,
and Judge Burnett appeared for the re-
spondent. The Mother Superior OF ST
Ursuline and tho daughter of DR.. Me-
Kinley were present. A uumoer Of
witEesses were sworn, snd the taking OF
testimony was commenced. We append
3 resume Of ali taksn up 10 the hour OF
adjournment
TESTIMONY FOR THE RESPONDENT.
". II Lasls5ord-I reside IN New Al
bsDy, Ind. l know Dr. Mckinley and
ais little boy aud this girl. He resided
Ia New Albany probably two years
4 = z r
his little boy l should Jajgs him not q
to raise anybody. Hs has u very violent
AID ungOveTnabie temper drinks good
deal; think bis drunkenness is habitu !.
| went to his houss one Sunday MOI IL
ing, having learned be hsd been wa D.
1 ping very severely one Of his children, q
boy some four years Gid The boy was
. In bed when / Teached the house. |
stripped the covers off the Child. There
WeTs large Eel;s over his back, less and
/ esOmsch, as large 8 my finger. II g face
J was very much swollen, as II il had been
/ stricken by hand or list. Next day !
/ had Dr.. Mckinley arrested, AMI he was
/ fined in the police court. l an poIioi-
man.
Cross-eIanafaed This, I think, was
/ pethsp5 two years ago. Donit remember
/ the boys name. l was told the Doctor
! whipped him. The Doctor cn.af. sssd
/ this. 1 hardly ever saw the Doctor
/ when he wss not partially drunk. |
/ have seen bin s,eggeriIg drunk great
] many times. d0U's know that it wss
/ his business to cure i1ebriates. / never
/ saw q 8 Tcular. He ~ as keeping house
] Ehsn he wss il New Albany, on Lower
Msin stfses
Stetgart S15ldfor3 -I+sslds In New Al
/ baDy. Know DR.. McKirl4y srd knew
I his children. l saw his Il tie boy the
s o0no day after he was whipped SO. /
( was sheriff st that time. The bOy had
/ been badly besteO. There we're welts sii
/ over bis body, aGd his fzcs R=s very
much swollen. Or. Mckinley Is very
violent, and take him 60 be a habitual
drunkGri. | used to see him about every
day. Id0n't think ever saw bim sober.
He was 10 New Albany sUout tYo years,
| iink. DJu't know His c0oGgGt toward
Others Of ths family except ron runner.
tniuk him Fho:iy UaqlAh4e1 10 bring
up a child.
Gross eIdBli1sd.--I bavnu seen Nc.
Alnley for s year; jbtuk he moved
away from New Albany sixteen or eigh-
teen m0nths sgO. Es vas county phy-
slcian there, sUd resigned TO save ni1-
self from being iUrced cut. ! Tas Sheriff |
and had 10 arrest him on charges pre- |
erred sgsinst him ss county physician. |
have seen him staggering on be street, |
anu ne was esilsa - coLl I.lOn dIE8 EsEt. ,
Never heard mis- good qualities a. q ply !
sicisn spoken Of He was not discharged /
for incompetsncy. l didn't see him |
whip his boy; only say what I hesgd. |
his pies 10 court was 81 guilty"
af'S. '5dTd5 Nc gUigg 81 reside n New
Albany. huow Br. Mckinley aad Two /
Of his children; this giTi here is his |
daGgnJ 7, snd lived vita h!.a 10 New l
Albany. ! kept house foF bia about |
twelve months. He bad little boy four
or five years old. The Doctor hardly ever
came 20 his meals sober. He Vss very /
cruel TO his children l saw him al die |
ferent tines best his children. Es once !
took this girl from the breakfast table |
End beat her 50 severely thst she was
confined TO her bad ssvefal days; Sue
was swollen cut Of all shape ! have !
seen hihi take Ee- sb0s sCG beat her be-
cause her shoe lace hsd broken. l have
$50 seen him beat her With stick Of |
Sood He treated bis little boy In the
same way, he failed to f1rnisu fosi /
and clothing for his children. They we're
barely kept from starving.
Cross examined This occurred, I !
thinkI in 1855, DJn't renember how
long ago the Doctor lei5 aew albany.
| have seen him cone home dTuGk often.
We were allowed only two meals 3 dsy.
lie never talked SIS 8 parent should talk
10 his children. He was county pbysi-
clan awhile. never knew that he prae-
ticed except 80 county physician. /
don't think thFee dsys or week passed
in which hs did net maltTest tie child
ran. ] sag him beat the gil With tue
heel Of her shoe, and the blows made her
4 ii y =.
mOnstTated with him, but 10 no purpose
Don't think he was cruel to any whom
he had not advAntags over. ] vent
with him 10 : grocery, and he told
man to let me have some thugs OF bis
account. (ne grocer lst him have the |
credit, but he never paid the debt. The
children would tTenOls &C the e0and Of
his footsteps. They were not disobsdient.
Mary Elisabeth iPonl6ts Il reside In
New Albany. Knew Or. Mckinley and
his fur children, three sOns and one
daughter. lie was EO5ar At times when
[ kept house fOF him. / have waited on
aim when he was confined TO his bed
with drunkenness four or five days l
kept house for him nine months. AT
times be was very good to his children,
snd 81 other times very severe. / can't
say that be was cruei 10 tnem. I have
oCCh hAA4 WIlP LAtN24 VIII t515 EaAA @afA I
leave purple marks on their faces. They
very much feared him. ] went TO his
house sitter he had been arrested for cru
city to his boy. He provided very littie
for his fanliiy. took ln sswiHg sud
sold my bed.clothea to support myself
and his children. He was pat in prison
after l went to keep house for him, his
bsil having given bim up. After be was
away from boFns week or two weeks,
ne would write notes to NE, and say.
&" Mary, do ths sest yCu can" We
lived for two weeks on nothing but Irish
potatoes. Dr.. Mckinley is uGft to raise
either son or daughter.
Ar5 Carson BeI-I reside IN Louis
vile Knew Dr.. Mckinley very slight ;
~. Krew both the children 10 1887 He
lived next door to Us, l saw him mis-.
treat them only once. / ssw him compel
them to get into euggy With hin. In
an hour he was brought home intoxi-
Gated. Some one brought the children
home. They seemed very much fright
ened. They complained good deal of
i'll treatment, and l saw marks upon
their faces. They seemed 10 be CON-
fortRbly clothed, but neglected, They
would often come to my mouse hungry.
! knew Of the DJctoT being on spree g