, 1873-06-19
From the Portland {Ae,} Advertiser.
A MIXED CASE.
Two widows Looking for tho Estate
of Ono Mnn-.IS0th claim 1liEn u
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of Ono nlnu-.Ioth claim Elim US u
EQusbAnd.
Irt1n the st. Loufs Globe, June Is.
Tho cnBo detailed below, now in progress In
Doeyile, ILL.,, is said to bo the moat Btrange and
novol ever known in 6t. Clair County. DR.. Lo-
Charlos Askins was appointed administrator Of
his estate. Now comos baforc Probate Judge
piopor, Mrs. Ruth Baldy, Of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, and protests against tho appointment, and
same, on tho following state Of facts detailed in
avidouco III tho Probate Court: Dr.. Potter 9.
Badly married Ruth stebbins OCT. 8, 1862 in
roleao, Tama Comfy, 10y ]IIogna, md lived
her, and Mrs. Ruth Badly Inns not soen him
since. Whilo he lived in Council Bluffs ho was
acquainted With DR.. Campbell, Nh oculist on
Fifth stroot, st. Lonis; several witnesses in
Council Bluffs know DR.. Campbell also while Dr..
Council Bluffs, liz corrcgponded with Mrs. Daldy
through DR.. Campbell, tic lattor gentleman at-
tonding to tho 1ettora from bosh parties, and
particular instructions were giyon that tholettors
and that Dr. ]. @. Campbell had received some
OF tho lettors already. This correspondence con-
tiI1ed until tho latter part Of 1866 and then tho
evidence doeH not show that any moro lottors
were received until 1860; but thero aro indica-
tionB that there had boon more lettora during
this interval, but they do not appear in evidence.
In 1863, DR.. Lepore DernB writes, through DR..
Campbell, as ho saya III bis letter, at the Instance
of Dr. Badly, that her husband has been Rick,
and wants bis wifo to take boat and come at
ard that ho OR. Dorna) will produce her hus-
band but that Dr., Badly la a wandoror on the
earth. This letter purports to have boon writton
from Alton, Ill.
Dr.. Bornn aeoms to hayo written moro lettors
to Mra. Daldy through DR.. Campbell after 1869.
Tho marriage Of Mira. Badly was proven rho-
tographa of herself and husband, taken in Iowa,
woro produced, as we'll as photograph Of DR..
that the photograph OF DR.. Berns and DR.. Daldy
prove them to bo one and tho sa1no por-
son. Tho description OF DR.. Campbell
is hold to establish tho fact that Daldy
and Derns wero tho same person, and ho Is said
to have written TO Mrs. Daldy to como to Belle
villa aud establish her olaims aa administrative.
Tho above is a worry brief synopsis OF tho tost.
nony on tho part Of Mrs. Badly and her Wit
neRsoa.
Per contra-h1rs. Loporo Derns swoars that
she WAS married. to DR.. Lcpero DernH III October,
1906, thht hor namo Was before this marriage
N[rB Obson, and that no came to Cautreyillo
some fourteen months before, and that Bho Ind
boarded him continuously during this timo pre-
pr,ost in st. Louis, IL the night, but aho cali-
not Aay i'll what part Of tho city, and sho cannot
produce any certificate or other proof OF marriage,
oxcopt that sho occupied tho position that vito
should occupy, aud the law morcfnlly
aays that LII enough to establish marriage In I'LL
noiH. Tho whole case scen.s to turn In tho eyos
OF the dofenBo on two points: !. That Or. Lo-
poro DornR soema to havo turned up in Contro-
Vile, St. Clair County, ILL.,, i'll tho carly part of
1904. Some thrco or four witncaseH swear that
they Woro acquainted with him thon, and hlrs.
Dalty Hwoars TINT llo was living with her IN Iowa
at tho samo time. q. Thht DR.. Badly had q
half-brothor, aud that Dr. Lopore Derna was that
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