Mower County transcript., 1869-12-23
A VERY STRANGE CASE.

Mr.. John Jay Contending for his
I Fathsr.in.le1~'s PROPERTY = He Ap-
] -peals te the Courts OF Beden-B.dsa
srot other"J.y IL Defe sted. "sr
10 the Honorable the CSvI and Criminal
= Court of Baden- Baden.
The petition of the undersig gned, John
Jay, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America to Austria, respectfully shows:
That on Tuesday, the 10th day Of Au-
gust inst, while attending to his official
business at tho American Legation at vi
enna,. he received letter from his wife,
then at Hombourg, advising him that her
brother, Hickson w. Field, Jr., had ar
rived at that place, and had demanded her
assent to change in the will of their
father, MIR. Hickson W. Field, mere, which
change would disinherit her children for
the benefit Of the said Hickson w. Field,
Jr., and had SO threatened and inEulted
her as to have brought on an attack of
chills and fever; and the said wife of your
petitioner appealed to him in the said let
ter to come and protect her, as she be.
lievad that q continuance of such treat
ment would soon kill her.
That your petitioner therefore took the
afternoon train to Hombourg, and found
that his wife had come to Baden to see her
father, and followed her to this place.
That deponent has learned from his wife
more fully the character of tho threats ut
tered by the said Hickson w. Field, Jr.,
against your petitioners vito and family.
in case she should refuse to assent to his
wishes in regard to the said will, and that
the said threats were to the effect that he
.swould raise hell" and pursue them until
he bad ''crushod them ALL" and that he
would league himself with the enemies of
your petitioner, and circulate false and in
juiious calumnies. and that he hated the
whole family and would destroy them.
Your petitioner further shows that his
| wife refused and will refuse to assent to the
demand of her said brother, and that yo,1r
petitioner believes that the said brother.
| unless restrained, will endeavor to carry
out his threats of personal vengeance
against your petitioner and family.
That your petitioner was compelled to
leave his Legation at great Inconvenience
to himself, and to the public affairs with
which he is charged, and that he cannot
continue with his family for their protec.
ton, but nust presently return to his post
and that lie cannot carry them with him,
| as they are ordered elsewhere by physicians
on account of their health.
That your petitioners, family, now il
Europe, embrace his wife, one marriet
daughter, Mrs. Henry G. Chapman, ant
her three children; one unmarried daugh
ter, and also son, who proposes soon te
return to America, and cannot remain with
his family for, their protection. ., ~,
| That under these circumstances, the
undersigned respectfully invokes the pro
lection of this court, and prays that an or
der may be granted for the citation of thu
said Hickson w. Field, Ir., and that sum
mons may be issued to Mrs. Eleanor n
Jay and Lieutenant Colonel William Jay
who are cognizant of the threats of th,
said Hickson W. Field, Jr., and such othel
persons as your petitioners counsel may
find it necessary to examine, the more full,
to prove the same; ordering them and eacl
of them to attend as witnesses In prelim
mary hearing of this matter, to the ent
that the court may be fully advised there
Of, and may make such disposition Of th
case for the protection of your: petitioner
family as may accord with the comfy o
nations, the rules of law, and the princi
pies Of justice. (Signed) JONI JAZZ.
Baden-Baden, Aug. 16, 1869. =.
From the World. '.s ii:5fl
Old Mr.. Field had but two children.
son and q daughter. The son had but on
child, q very accomplished and distinguish,
ed girl, who is engaged to be married il
Italy. Mr.. Jay married the daughter an,
had many children. s.Many children play
ed round his door" like Maud Muller
luck. II is said that, by dint of represen
tation to Mr.. Field, ST., that there wer
many Jays in the parental nest and but on
Field, &C., &C., the old gentleman was ir
duced to cut up the cake so that in poin
of fact the son would get but q grandchild'
share, and the remainder would. go to th
Jays. When the son heard of this trans
mogri6cation of the will she got up an
got, and at Baden and Hombourg he te,
!. rified his brother-in.law with threats of Use
petition), unless the will were so altere
, as to give him fair share; whereupo1
our American Plenipo took steps, which
no doubt, ended in troubling Field juniol
| Ebut not without making Field senior j
some way aware Of the state of thinge.
, is said that the will has been altered agail
: giving son and daughter equal portions.