Litchfield enquirer., 1873-05-15
LlTcHFiELD.

Wadhams' Appeal from Probate resulted in a verdict sustaining the validity of Mr. Hodges will. This, if not the last case of this extended litigation, is an important one, and goes, like the rest, in favor of the lady who married a nephew of Mir Hodges, and who has received by gift and will large portion of his property. This whole story, told as the Hon. John M Wadhams could tell it, would seem like one of Reade's most sensational serials. rather than the bit of real history it is. When Mrs. Hodges came here from Call nornia few years since, she was almost a stranger to her deceased husbands un- cle. He was rather a forlorn old batche- Tor, over seventy She put his house in order; she put him in order; and so won on the old man that he made will by which she was to receive q considerable of his property and he gave her bonds and stock to the amount of several thous- and dollars While she was absent in New York, however, the old man experi-i enced a sudden change, made new will, deeded his property in trust to MT Wad- hams, and the first intimation she had of the altered aspect of things came by way of a prosecution for theft for having sto- len the property he had given her. At the trial of this prosecution, however, she no sooner saw the old man than she regained her former influence over him. He denied having authorized Mr. Wad- hams proceedings, acknowledged having given her the property she was accused of stealing, and fully restored to favor she went home with him and resumed her old position in his family. Then came legal proceedings to set aside the trust deed, and 2 new testamentary disposition, cut ting off all gifts to the family of MT. Wad lIams. A series of lawsuits have follow ed in all which Mrs. Hodges has been successful. She ranges in public estima- ton, assthe judge intimated in his charge, all the way from Becky Sharp up to a genuine angel Mir Wadhams comedies to her all the adroitness of the former, and the various iudees and iuries that have considered her cases have apparently leaned to the latter opinion.s She is un- questionably a pretty strong practical argument in favor of the view that woman IS able to take care care of herself ..
 The case was eloquently argued by Messrs. Warner and Andrews for the ap- pellLants; Seymour and Graves for appel lees. z.aG sat ai e90 ulE < a+ssf, j-
 Rev. Dr. Perrin of WolcottviHe, and probably also, Rev. Mr. Hazen of Goshen, will speak upon the subject of Temper ance' at. the Court House, to-morrow fThursday) evening at half past seven o'clock. This is the first of series of monthly meetings under the direction of the Sons of Temperance which it is pro- psed to hold through the coming summer If the interest manifested shall seem to warrant their continuance. 1I=
 Ii The following diyorces have, been SAaAIcu turing Iue term: N.5.t s.-EE
 James from Lucy A. Barney. 5
 Charles l.. from Isadore Freeman.
 ot Samuel A. from Ana l.. Bartholomew. F. Ruth A. from Charles Bierce. Julia from Terry Connors.
 Frances l.. from Wesley D. Minor a
 Edna E. from Daniel Curtiss.
 Mary B. from Homer A. BidwelI. s. i Mary E. from Wm. H. Stoughton. sa r. Annie from John D. Gould. 4s.... 'i
 Fanny s. from Charles Lord. 5- Stephen Rogers (colored1 was brought before Justice Meafoy, Tuesday, pleaded guilty to stealing shirt, and was senten- ced to 30 days imprisonment He is a prisoner in jail and this is the second theft he, has committed since has been { there. si Y!r~ tnB f3a he lr.s- A. -ee Tuesday afternoons shepaug train ran into tree that had fallen across the track in the pine swamp. No damage done tree, engine or passengers. ,.
 @-The Slips in St. AIichael's church will be rented on Monday next, May 19, for one year. gzC4 sroJ 1. Balases.