Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-11
Man md WiFo
SINGULAR LEGAL CONTEST FOR POSSESSION
or REAL KsTATE-A MAN WHO ALLEGES
THAT Hg WAS MARRIED AND DECIDED HIS
PROPERTY AWAY WHILE DRuyE

Yesterday, in the Court in General Term the
case OF Mary Collins agt. James Collins was ar
gued by MessTs. John Selden and Charles p.
Harmon, appellant (riaintiff). and the Messrs.
eEiail Tor appellee tdetendant.) The follow
ing If an abstract OF this singular case:-In
March, lStS. James Collins fled his oil in
equity against Mary Hayes (alias Collins) and
one Brady, alleging that IN the previous month,
ana w hile the complainant was owner OF certain
reai estate in the District of Columbia, he had
been persuaded to drink intoxicating liquors
(by certain persons 10 himself unknown) to an
extent which had deprived him OF his mental
faculties, and while in that condition he had
int6TmarrIed with said Mary HAYES. AMI had
been induced, through the fraudulent con-
ttlEaICe Of htTscI ana Brady, to convey such
Tea estate to the latter in trust for herself, by
purely voluntary Conveyance, which hs had
never des gned 70 execute, and the bill praye for
a cancellation OF the deed and for general relief
After repications TO tie answers OF Mary Col
Inns and OF Brady, expressly denying each and
every allegation III the bal Calcu atei TO I'M
peach tire validity OF the deed, the chancellor
holding the special term, without any further
proceedings, erected, hu- 10y consent OfpaTtieS,
trs arrears from the order Of reference issues
o. tact 10 be tired by jury at the Circu.t court
a. Oh the follow ill., points, to wit: /. Whether
the complainant rad executed tue inSrrr nett
IN ~ stiou. and ii -, whether he wa comp tent
&c ~. cute il 81 the tme OF 50 5o5uI? .. II lie
did 50 execute the instrument, whether h Re
olNti 2TN cons. Iteration lJI ~ dong. ami ItsJ,
what: aud, ;. y = there an undue IT idence
used 90 obtain said il s;Guman.'
On he -,tl OF April, l5tI, there was flied in
IT,. u IL
,ead Itnc" ia .ae following TO.is: Collins ~.
Bays. i.rtie'- Let. We, tie jury, fad that In
me fT-t HtJTrrEg tCry he Glt sign the I,}~jru-
Teut, and thar he was not competent At the
time OF so doing. 30. He received - comprn>a-
ton therefor. .. We believe that through the
influence OF liquor the instrument was procured.
j. -. &.
On ;Le same day the defendants fled a motion
fer = new trial, on the ground that the alleged
findings, besides being contrary to the evidence.
were vague and defective in all their Pqrricd-
ls.T~ "a a.. AZ y. "a - 1r--rf hon.
Any further T-oCc- dluss, there was passed III tue
cause, " HPO1 consideration fbsrSDf," a decree
declaring the conveyance - be null and void.
ON Tie {. IN q DecClbeU. 1871, Mary Collins. hv
leave of the court, AMI through council which
bad been assigned her, fled her bills Of review
against Games Collins and Brady, seeking 10 re-
OPEN the decree, on The ground OF errors of law
apparent on the record and OF newly discovered
evidence. And OF tie % day Of January last,
MIS-. Collins filed a supplemental bill against
The dsftudaI Is and one Shea averring that since
tie decree tie defendant Collins had conveyed
TIC real est, tie, without consideration and for
the purpose OF detTaudinC herself. unto Shea,
who at the time had tuil notice OF her adverse
equities III aud 20 the real estate. demurrer
bdglIE been MteTIOSed by the defendants to
;lis h!l OF review aud its supplement. decree
wa, entered IT the special term, sustaining the
demurrer ana dismiss ng The proceedings in
review. From this decree the aT.pC. y i tikea
Tie court affirmed tie decree below. and an
appeal 10 The supreme Court of the United
states was taken.
LIVE STOCK AND Fisa AND OysTEc MAR
REG'-Ho'rt If NGiH rer'i.GS.-Suou-t.l-
tenCt 1T G5fchcl reports OF Inspections ana sales
OF i've stock market al brewers Rest aui else
where, during the week ending October II, as
follows.
At UIarb's loe pens wedr.oz !sv.6ss hogs were
ton.
Nt Drovers' Rest Thursday. 40 cattle IN sale.
a. i1Ito'fS. r. Frazer. o. head. from tauGnj-r
county. J. +. !. .5- g.. DO: T.. silent. -. DBL
l.. j I
u u. Hunter, H. FauqGi-r county: Eursou s.
Lee, -. Lcudon county; Means * Weaver, To-,
Smoor -. do Nr- skinner, Is. do. MIR. Hamer,
-, Co.; 'lr. Lynn, loo, various sections; Mr..
fGTeii, - heii from FauqUier county; Others,
-, VARIOUS sections.
The cattle offered this week were in much
better condition tran those IL market last week.
Mcssrs. NeaIs, Lynn and Frazier each had
cattle among helI herds tn ~ were III prime con-
diF"u- 80 ca',lt sold 20 butchers att AZ.
few G ira sald at - driven to Baltimore, i35
Irtt over. c. sold for stock purposes; 80 mjlch
cows aud calves were or sale and sold from ~
10 go; l,1H3 sheep ard lambs were offered
laI..S sold tCT -sjod>J, sheep sold iDr JaG y e:
~ lett over. C0ndemucd-OUe heller.
OYSTERS AND FISH.
Arrivals bV steamer-l,j'J bushels oysters: bv
sailing ves-el--7.1nD bushels oysters, $50
hunches fish. Cordemued-l'5 bushels oysters.
MISPLACED MATERNAL AFFEcrI0y-A I'm
An Is q Kl"'T A. PuTs.-SryeTai days since a
pointer dog 81 the female persuasion, helDn-lay
90 d gentleman residing Oh G street, between 3
md 1-h streets northwest, We birth - Z litter
Of Iugs. E.W there l. nothing strange or pag-
.igUieriy noteworthy ia such an vent. but thu
.Ir.'-'f- co connected With II are somewhat
.rl"eTEa"ie- Soon 9;lsr 'he birth OF the at0ra-
-,'t Iuls. p hen ia THE stable where tGav were
wing. Conceived violent and sudden ars,ct:.,l
y taem- sac took entire possession O. he mes
irving "Ut tie natural mother, whom she would
.Jt 3.cW IL approach her offspring: ug.tres!
Ff pups tn her wings a. She v.Du'I 4 ts,a -
rI.-!sus; and, iu short, >. ,.Tcu ty her actions
a.. re regarded tie YOUNG cau.Gc- AIS Ter
PROPERTY 7 he real not ~ Ct the P.in- !trT,rs
%. .gl vicinity % her -p-i-., - i. v.f,t..''y
10 'teu, bat evidently o,,r,red hy the hei.5-
'-Tt..i attitude OF tue hen. ah flies &c her ia
great rage y hrUCyeT she attempts &, rcrair
.r-v'sluu Ci her i!ftie ones and wheuev-C = =
zee. ssarv that they should have IOIGi-l rueit
ir, II the maternal t0uut, the hen uas to be
i'T'i'iy removed Tor time.
TEE BEETHOVEN UlTETTE CONCERT last
evening was attended by refined aud critical
audience. ! hc programme was selected with
great taste, both in regard to the music and
cTcCita5ly rendered. The applause which
-reet,d MIS-. SegUIn was a convincing proof
hat She Is great iavorite here and always
gladly welcomed. Her voice i in excellent
condition, and her selections were loudly ell
'crcG- The musical gem OF the evening. how
ever, vas the chow came Love- OF the Octetta,
sIt demonstrated the fact tn It the most diff
cut hlrIIunies may be produced by voices AMI
sustained throughout ar entire work with
out tie aid CT Instrumentation. Ia prOdu-
cling this most dificult selection the Octatte
evirccd careful and rigid application ana prac-
tiCt. We regret that il was not appreciated by
The audience, tor L richly deceived an encore.
The tctette should 90 on in the gAJG work they
have begun--that OF educating oar people into
the mysteries Of the iPher order OF music.
AMTsEMENTs.-Mrs. ID. Z. Bowers wei sus-
tanned her reputation a. one OF the greatest
living actresses, by her splendid rendition Of the
character Of Mary Stuart ut the National The
a'er last evening. Tonight che has a b-Eeht,
on which occasion She VIII appear in the bop
ia play Lady Audey's Secret"
The 1hester Comique has been doing good
business this week. The mana cement are
i Teyd enough to bring ont new attractions in
quick succession, which il last what X needed.
Tonight i ladies nj giIt, AMI lie perform 5nce
viii he extra good, closing With tue scric-coiiic
drama entitled The Working Girls o. WASH,
irgt,U.'
~ man, the WAR! and yCutTl4Iyu!s., ~ ,lrt7-
NJ l.Tg, houses gt odd Fellows II ali. and keeus
his word about The pTesenf : 10 everybody, making
q lar d'-iTib axiom. here viii be 2 matinee 20
morrow afternoon, aud the last performance
Y.4 ne given in tue evening.
SOME splendid styles in Ala>ls diamonds
Victoria je; and French gilt OtTuscau elaneIed
l,w-'ry. received ~ Pri-g's jewcIry store. No.