Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-13
EVENING STAR.
Bogus Insane Case.


A HUSBAND ATTEMPTS TO SEND HIS DIVORCED
WIPE TO THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Mrs. Amelia Whittier, by her attorney w H
n. Russell, hled a suit Yesterday against her
sormer husband, Gottleib Wittler. She states
thst on the I'D of April, 49,, she and Gott-
Ieib were married in Germany; that she left
Ter home and friends and came with him to
America that she gave him all her money,
and laboTed faithfully to make him pros
porous and happy. In 1859 he took into his
family his niece, Charlotte Whittier, fasci-
naflng maiden OF twenty summers, and from
that time his affections became alieuated
fToIn the wife Of his bosom, and be treated her
ruce!y' going so far as to give her tremendous
kick while she was in delicate situation.
On account of this i'll treatment, on the 9th of
July, 1870, she fled petition for divorce.
i his was just what GOttlcih " anted; IOr ne maie
10 defense, and she obtained a divorce. with
the custody Of the children, and 500 alitnony.
She low saws that By fraud and deceit Gottheb
nIsied the court IN regard 20 me valne OF NJ
estate; that she was justly entitled 70 from - 900
10 $1,000 alirnCny, and he il worth -3t,el0. She
remained At his house a long time after the Ill
VcrCe had been granted, and performed the la
bors and duties of wife; that after she ceased
living with him nc entered into a conspiracy to
IoI, her Of the children and 10 get her inSsrcsr-
sted in .l.c insane asylum of ST. Louis county.
That on the 4th OF September. 1871 he went Oe-
fore the probate court and made oath that she
was Of rlsaue mind, and that upon his tssti-
uCDy AID that OF the fascinating Charlotte 81 q
wa declared insane, and Theodore Klaib0li
EaS appointed Eer guardian. That on the 221
OF September said kiaihOld went before the
z.
the lTsane aSy lon, but the application was re-
tccted. That On the 2ith of October he
tied motion in the circuit court TO re-
woke the order giving her the custody OF the
fOrcibly took tho children from her. and now
has them in his custody. She SAYS ne knew she
was not insane, but wished to get her out Of the
way. 50 that he might marry again. That ON
the oth OF December last che applied to the
probate court, and jury Of citizens declared
her 70 be OF sound mind. In view of all the
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81. Lo1iiS Democrat, july ..
AN ILLINOIS LAw-The legislators of the
STATE Of Illinois are determined TO make business
corporations within their jurisdiction reliable
beyond peradventure, and the men who now 60
into business must put themselves on record a.
possessed of genuine capital and enough of il to
render their patrons secured. Parties wishing to
form themselves into company, with corporate
powers, VIII have, as the first step, to draw up a
paper, signed and sealed, acknowledging their
interest IN and connection with the corporation.
Three AT least Of the incOrpOratOrs must then
make statement in writing Of the name, capt.
tai, and objects of the company, their sigma
lures TO the declaration being Acknowledged be-
fore notary The Secretary of State will then
license them as commissioners to open books
for subscription to the stock. and when all the
stock l. subscribed for the commissioners will call
a meeting OF shareholders for election off GERS.
A sworn report OF the proceedings from the first
will thcH require TO be fled in the Office of Sec
Rotary az state, who will issue n certificate OF
4he complete organization of the COMPANY.
These stringent regulations will have the effect
q preventing much Of the trouble arising from
~ iEiiiHz ald dishonest firms, and viii create
a. feeling OF security among business men which
las hitherto never fully existed in Illinois.
SINGTLAE COISCIDENT MORTALITY The
Lar JcurnGi suggests that an Illustration OF the
ciu ala -e that ''misfOrtunes ever come singly"
and If the undiscovered Law OF coincidence,
hereby CalaIuitiSS cluster around some pFOnli-
nent nucleus, may be found in the mortality of
the members OF the profession in connection
NstE The celebrated case of Laura ID. Fair.
Since her trial, which took place little more
than a ear ago, Elisha Cooke, one of her coIn.
sci, and Harry Byrne, the prosecuting attorney
and Judge Sprague, OF the supreme court, who
Vas Instrumental in granting trial. have died.
Notwithstanding this coincidence OF nOrtuarv
events. the Whole profession, both bench and
lar, VIII reject the idea Of any such relation as
cause and elect between the association OF
these Ism5hted lawyers with this Interesting
case anu their death Is belOns ing 70 the province
OF superstition, as III only for the imaginative
sHUsicns Of the newspaper press of the country.
E~Jhe tai!est man is dead. He lived in
tAiCiGC and his name was Lars 1OllefsOn a
Norwegian. He seven feet and nine inches
ilhtlGht and Wei hed three hundred andseyenty-
five pounds