The New York herald., 1869-06-23
ANOTHER 0DO CASE IN CHICAGO.


From the Chicago Tribune, June 2Ol
few days since rather peculiar matter was
brought to the cognZancc OF the Superior Court. II
was expected, OF course that there would he pub
lie hearing, which would develop the whole case.
ID would seem, however that the service oil a writ
has caused subsidence OF the cause of further lti-
CATION wherefore 1t Is presumabe that the ex parte
statement under oath or the chief party in interest
Is true. On Tuesday writ Of habeas corpus was
sued out by Anna l.. Sheldon who sought by the aid
OF the court to procure the body OF her husband,
George II. Sheldon. In her application for the writ
she made substantially the following statement
Gamma L. Sheldon Is tine wife OF George II. Sheldon,
who Is at present an invalid, suffering from severe
attack OF paralysis. That lie taken Ill OF sad
disease on or about the 9th day OF Nav, 1859.
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. where he was residing
three competent and trustworthy physicians, who
attended upon him for the space OF two days after
the date mentioned, al which time they directed
the time partially deranged. Under this advice. on
the 10th DAY OF May last she caused her husband 10
be removed to the state Asylum OF the state OF
iowa, al Mount Pleasant she delivering him to the
care Of DIR. Mark Ranney, the superintendent. who
informed her that he could not then direct
the time which would necessarily expended IN bring
ing about q recovery OF the patient TO his reason
and health. Mrs. sheldon thus left her husband at
the asylum, returned TO her home and thence came
TO her brothers house. having IL IN mind to return
aud move her spouse from his place OF durass at the
earliest proper time. ON The I'd day OF June, 1863
she concluded that Il was time to visit Mount Pleas
ant, to bring tho husband home, whereupon she pro-
cured ner ticket and. beng about TO start, learned
That he had already been, without her knowledge,
removed TO Chicago by Elias r. Sheldon, hls brother.
Having ascertained this fac she went to the board
ing house, on the corner OF Sangamon and
Randolph streets, where the brother resided, ana
where her husband was az the time. She saw Elias
y. Sheldon aud hrs wife, and requested 10 be allowed
TO see her husband which right was denied her.
But on the 30th Of May she did see her husband at
the room OF Elias p. sheldon, his brother. hut then
only in the hearing and presence OF the brother OF
his wife, and since that date she AYERS that she has
not been permitted TO see hun only when one OF the
relatives IL present. aud then only for the length OF
time they choose to allow. Mrs. Sheldon AYERS that
her husband needs the greatest care In attendance
and nursing I'm order to restore him TO health, and
that she ~ anxious ana greatly desires TO have the
charge and care OF HIM, and that at her fathers
house there are means nt and convenient TO this
end; nevertheless, the brother refuses allow her
10 have him at her home She states, IN this con-
Dection that prior to the illness OF George N. Shell
don, her husband, for some months the brother
Elias had not been friendly to George, ana had not
spoken TO him when they met and that her husband
greatly desires TO be removed IRON hls and his wc's
custody.