The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-10-26

lOrm, the older lQlaDlIaQlA remembered
many decorations of the ancient which
could not be replaced in the modern city.
AN OHIO WIFE IN A WASHINGTON
COURT.
How n Ravenna Girl was Cheated
The PeriIs o Matrimonial AdVeriiEe-
ments-LyinE Letters OF ReeOmmen-
datiOn.
From the Washington City Chronicle)
The hearing of the application of hG6eas
corpus of Nina Burr, to obtain her child
from Philo Burr, the child's grand ather,
was resumed yesterday before Judge
Wylie.
Judge Wylie, upon the opening of the
Court, said that since the adjournment he
had engaged all his time examining the
evidence which had been taken before the
Equity Court in the divorce case at pres
ent pending. He, therefore, had not as
much time as he desired to make q written
opinion. He spoke as follows:
Frank Burr the object of the present
proceeding, is a child of about eleven
months of age, son of Frank A. Burr and
Nina H Burr. The parents were married
the 7th of January, 1867, at Ravenna,
Portage County, Ohio, the residence, at
the time, of Mrs. Burr's parents. Frank
A Burr was then a clerk in the Treasury
Department of the United States. At her
marriage Mrs. Burr was but nineteen
years old.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM HIS
CLERGYMAN.
Previous to their marriage the parties
had known each other personally but a
few days; and had never seen each other
till be went on to be married He was a
church member, and a member also of the
Young Mems Christian Association of this
city, as well as correspondent of one or
more newspapers. He took with him to
the West, on that occasion, letters of re-
commendation from the Rev. DR.. Gurley
position.
FUN, LOVE AND MATRIMoEY.
He had published in some newspaper
an invitation addressed to young ladies,
inviting correspondence with q view to
matrimony. have not found among the
evidence in this case a copy of that adver-
tisement We are safe in assuming, how
ever, that it set forth, in the most favor
able terms to himself, all the facts just
stated-that he was a member of the
church and of the Young Mems Christian
Association, clerk in the Treasury, etc.
The invitation met the eye of Miss Spald-
ing and was answered.
PHOTOS EXCHANGED
Led to correspondence, and an exchange
of Photographic portraits, and IN briei
period matrimonial engagement followed,
neither of the parties having seen each
other. The marriage took place soon af-
terward. 1t was a thoughtless and i'm
prudent act on the part Of both especi-
ally so on her part. Her parents seem to
have made no serious opposition. She
was an attractive, accomplished, and In
dulged child, and was permitted to take
this important Of all steps IN her life, un-
controlled by them.
A DRUNKARD, LIAR AND HYPocRITE.
After their marriage they came immedi-
ately to this city. This was early in
January, 1867 1t was not long before
she awoke from her delusion, and began tc
realize the hopeless horrors of her condi-
ton. She had been reared in comfort, and
she found herself IN straitened poverty
| She dreamed she was marrying a gentle
man. and she found herself allied to mar
/ of Jealous and tyrannical temper, and o.
| COGlEC anu uUcl pdIulLl4lk ldluAO DAAS
had fancied she was marrying Christian
| liar and hypocrIte. 1t was enough tC
drive girl ike her to madness.
HE STEALS HER CHILD AND tMPRIsoNE
HER FATHER.
She had informed her father that she
desired to leave this city and take hel
child with her, and she says she informed
her husband of 1t also, and that when hel
father came to this city, Frank Burr, IL
company with a colored detective, wen
and by force and stratagem stole the chile
away from her, and locked her father NJ
in watch house, where he was kept al
night. 1t was astonishing that the human
heart could have borne what she did with,
out being crushed. She then applied foI
a divorce
THE HUSBAND ATTE1fPs TO BLAST HI
wIFE's NAME.
Burr undertook to retaliate upon hi
wife by making charges which, if true
would blast her reputation, and which the
evidence shows were utterly false. Bur
put in an answer to the divorce, In which
he made these charges, and then had th'
answer printed in pamphlet form, and dis
tributed them to his friends. She had ,
right to file her petition, and I think sh'
had a wonderful forbearance in not filinl
it before.
SHE Is WITHOUT STAIN.
see no fault in her course. -.Afte
i printing and distributing the answer he
on the 2lst of of the last month, died, anC
now the mother comes into this Court anC
demands possession of the child She i
manifestly entitled to it, unless she is al
improper person to have the custody of it
but the evidence satisfies me that she i
without stain upon her character.
have spoken in terms somewhat harsh
but God forbid that any ssntimentality
has ever influenced me or this Court Il
sacrifice the reputation of living woman
when the truth demanded it.
| LET THE CHILD GO TO ITS MOTHER.
He said what he did after a careful ex
animation Of the testimony. The Cour
must determine according to the weigh
| of evidence, and the opinion which he haC
uttered was based upon that evidence
In referring to the testimony Of mar
named Eicholtz, he said he must be tn,
greatest wretch on earth, and al am salts
fed that what he said is false" His story
is wholly improbable, and sustained by NJ
| evidence.
A number of the friends of Mrs. Bur
advanced and congratulated her in he
just triumph.
The counsel for the respondents ther
took the child from Mrs Bush, (the sistel
ofthe deceased Frank Burr, and advanced
with it in his arms 10 Mrs Burr, who tool
it carefully, and after weeping bitterly
pressed it close to her bosom. The oc
currence created the most intense feeling
in the Court, and was really an affecting
scene. The parties then separated.
SOME of the spoons which General Is
rael Putnam had made of the silver which
/ he received for his services in the reYolu