Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-22
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| CnANCERY RoMANcEs Two singular cases
of family matters have come before MIR. Vice
Chancellor Lisle in the Palatinate Court of
Chancery, at Manchester, England. In one
case the plaintiff was Kate Alice Grcenough, a
girl sixteen years of age, and her mother was
nominally the defendant. The plaintiff was the
only graudchid and next kin of JAS. Gree
nongh, formerly farmer in Lancashire, who
died iu France in 1871. Greenough was ouly
once married, and left four children, all of
whom were now dead. One of them died
bachelor, and two others died without issue.
The fourth was j. w. Greeuough, the father
of the plaintiff. Twenty years ago he went to
Australia, where he died twelve years ago.
Mrs. Greenough and her daughter had now
come to this country for the purpose of obtain
Jog administration Of the estate Of Mr.. j.
Greenough senior, to which the plaintiff was
entitled Last mouth the mother obtained let
tiers of administration. and the security OF two
bondsmen in 6,000L for the due performance OF
| her duties. As the education Of the planIltt
was scarcely completed, the parties were anXi-
Gus to return to Australia. They lived IN an
humble way, the mother obtaining her livell-
| hood as housekeeper The property consist
cd chiefly of 2,7Ul in bank shares, 3oiN. In
money, and certain personal chattels in France,
which were being realized bya friend ID that
country The Vice Chancellor made the mother
the guardian of the plaintiff, and ordered
proper allowance for her maintenance
In the other case petition was presented
| by married lady. named PhiiS Lcech, aged
! IS, asking that sum of 1891. AS I'd. which
| had been paid into court should be settled upon
her and upon her children to the exclusion OF
her husband, who was returned convict. ne
| petitioner stated that in 1899 she was WHO"
maintaining herself and two children by keep
ing public house and gardens known as HUI
lard Hall, near Manchester. In that year she
became acquainted with George Lecch, whom
she married, and who resided with her, first at
the gardens and subsequently IN Salford -
During the whole time of her residence
with him he waS entirely supported by her.
He behaved to her with extreme brutality. BE.
ing in fear of her life she had to leave him.
Subsequently, they lived together again, but he
resumed his ill-treatment of her. About three
years after their marriage he went Belgium, ac-
companicd by woman, with whom there went
| through the form OF marriage Alter beng
absent three years, he returned with the woman
| in question to beerhouse which the pclti'lnn-
er had meantime opened in Chorlton. Alter
this visit he left, but shortly afterwards he re-
turned alone. and insisted upon living in the beer
house with the Petitioner. His behavior soon be-
came as bad as before. One night, when sitting
drinking, he fatally stabbed Il man who inter
posed to prevent him from striking the petl-
| toner For this he was convicted OF man
slaughter. and sentenced to penal Scrvllude for
life in lS47. Five or six years afterwards, how
ever he obtained tcket-of-leavc, and return
cd to Manchester, but he had never since then
resided with her or contributed to the support
of her or Of her children by her previous mar
riagc There was also presented to the Court an
affidavit by George Lecch, 10 which he denied all
the statements made by the petitioner. lie added
that the act for which he had been convicted was
committed under great provocaton, in conse-
qucnce of misconduct on the part of his wife;
but this she. in another affidavit cmphatlcally
denied. a stroke of paralysis and old age
rendered him almost unable now to do much
for his own livelihood but he was willing to
receive and support his wife, and, with the
aid Of the fund in question, to endcavor to start
some little business for their mutual support
and that of her children. The chancellor
reserved his decision. Lon,1on Paper.