, 1873-01-18
MRS. TUCKER'S RELIEF.
Why She Wants $4,000 Damages for
Those Reclaimed Articles.
Further Particulars Of the Aid
Sooiety's Raid OIL Hor
House.
Testimony Of Plaintiffs In
teresting Daughters.

Evidence for the Defence to be
Put IN on Monday.
Tho hearing Of tho cnso of Mrs. Tucker against
tho Chicago Holiof and Aid Society, was ro"
ar11ned yesterday in Judge Trees Court. Tho
suit ID for tamagcn estimated ut $4,000, for
the forcible entry aud taking from tho lady'a
houso, certain articles given by tho soclety to
tho fa.niiy. IA It did not appear from tho teH-
tirnony that tic aggregate vnluo OF the goods IN
question exceeded S10o, the amount claimed
must be considered in tho light Of moral COM
pensation for injury 10 character and reputa-
tion. The fornalo branch Of the family OF Mrs
Tr,clor was fully represented by several bloom
lug scions, NIL soemingly suffering from plo"
thora Of good health, aud livcly-although
spasmodic-f1ow Of animal apirits. The
plo;ntiT. beside theHo uoar relatiyos WAS cup
1,ortcd, motaphoricaly, by several Handsome
Indies, although tho number was not large.
Mono Of the gcntfer gex were to DO seen outaidc |
tho bnr, Tho attendance Of tho male gender !
ves good, botll bo3oro mud after tho roceeH q
]srgo majority Of Tho males being adolescent i
Tho plaintin WIS represented by her COUNSEL
Ju,lgo Norton and Lyle King, the latter extract
ING from tho Witnesses minimum OF truth
with maximum Of questions. Sidney Smith
cppcarod for tho dcfonlanta. The gentlemen
representing the Relief md Aid Society, ut
whom the suit wns directly aimcd aro 7. N.
Avery, D. L. Druliner, 7. ". Harvey, and j.
A, Lambert. All Of thoBe wero prosent except
Mr. Avery, who is III Florida re-
cuporating. Tic ron OF Mrs. Tuck
or. mentioned in tho Testimony, Ia in
ne &1,o n%1I
tnyigornting mir Of tho pacihcsopo for pulmo-
nary complaint, tho means not having been fur
riahed by the Roliof Society. Tho first fow
moments after tho "Hear yo! hoar yol' woro
occupied by Judge Treo III deciding wllethor two
gentlemen who owned lots not far from tho Cal
umct swamps woro compotont to go upon some-
bodv's bond iu sono case wlose name was inau-
d;ble 10 tue spectators. Tho Judge seemed
ekoptical, but iiunlIy decided the combined own
ers Of tho remote real estate to bo sufficient
eurety after Which tho case WAS resumed for the
plaintiff. ..-..,
TESTIMONY OF MISS 1IEnNE.
Miss Julia Herno WIS tho first Witness called.
Sic was friend OF tho family, and was present
al tho limo OF tile first siezure Of relief arti-
cles. There wore three men WHO came, air. Dru-
liner an eSpIeaamnn aud policeman; s3;. R s1sa
nie Tucker, and tho Hick son were at homo ut
the ti1uo. Mrs. Tucker camo homo with tllom.
Saw tho things carried ont, bnt did not hcar tho
gentlemen say anything. All TINT witness saw
Occurred in tho basenlont; had no recollection
of what occurred up staira. Thought tho parties
.9erc In the house about ton or G:loon minutes.
Did not hear NJ. Tucker my anything to them,
but sao anid to xitness that she should haYo to
70 to jail II sl,o didn't give up those things.
TLe etnyo tnkon was Il very largo one saw tso
.nou ai.o talso some chairs. DR., Peck came to
tho llouBo soon afterwards. Thought that Mrs.
Tucker went away nbpQt the sanlo tin1o. air.
T1r,,l;nar want hft could nok tell WlltthOr elp
syeut with him in bnggy.
TESTIMONY OF M1sB TUCKER.
Miss Blanche Tucker vas next cailcd. sho
was neatly dressed in black, with lluo gloves.
pretty hltlo .ch,t, and iaunty hut relieved witl
fl1y emo color. Her manner was tolerably
co1aposel but she gave her testimony with =
geoa deal q oxets and rho aa enen of tt
wrongs to the family recnlefl still to burn within
her. sho was in the Kitchen at tho tinao the OK
ritcmeut commenced. using the largo cooltinl
looking up and seeing l,er mother coming, ,towart
her in i very excited manner, followed by tw'
gentlcmon she had never econ before, and
policeman. Ono Of tlla ,Cei!tleulon had
Ehe turned round to notce The, intrusion
and nee what ea1aod the noise. Mother said, III
r. very agonized tone, that they had come te
iako tho things that woro Givon hor. lmlnedl.
sinslo. tthing in our house. Tho gen'lema
who l.ud tho book utterly diadnincd to motto
.:itness, but deliberately comnonced to read g. Of
tho grsicles down on tho bill. WitnesB Haid, sYo
cuu'r te1;o these othiugs.-wleta your authority Z
The man raid no attention to tho question
Mpt!,er turned and said, "Doy you wish me to S
to ISL I" Of course was surprised and torritiet
Didn't remember what mother said further tha
tint, Tho man went on to read the list, and
jncl,lacd ono Of tho skirts witneE
hcd on. Went upstairs aud took o
tho skirt. Do not remember viii
color it was; merely remember taking It o
Rc.na1aEor; tho stove Sas very hot. bud bse
thcm out Of tho oven eud put it on tho table
don't remember whether removed the other pis
or not; don't rcrsen4her what kind Of pics thu
-vora; was too busy about tho stove to retnon