, 1873-10-06
THE COURTS.
An Interesting Contest for the Possess
sion of q Child.
Petition for Widening Ashland Ave-
nue. and Quinn Street.
Dccrco for Foreclosure Tho
Other Side Of a Case.
Saturdays Proceedings Before tile su"
prenle Court.

tANAAAS ~NAAbs
On Friday Mre. sarah J. Duncan 0lod o poti-
tion In the Superior Court for writ Of haboaB
corpus to rcgain possession Of her child jessie,
or, as she IL called III tho writ, Ida My" who
is kept by 1Iolcn NJ. soulo. Tho petition simply
states TINT tho child is wrongfully detained from
her, without alleging my reason. Tho answor
Of IIelon II. Soulo was filed late Saturday night,
In the Superior Court, together with number
OF nfiidnvits. In 1t Mrs. Soulo sets out that m
agreement was mado between re!ator and re-
spondont's husband TINT respondent should
hnye the caro- of tho child, anl DO at
liberty to adopt her. This agrco-
ment Is witnessed before ]. Winship,
Justico Of tho Poaco, and 1atod April 10. 1850.
Mrs. Sou1o, formerly Mrs. siguan, who has since
been divorced and assumed her maidon name,
has, Hinco 1869, takon euro Of JcsBio and from
sickly, weak child, sho haa become strong and
we'll. Tho adoption was made In answer to an
advertisement Of ro1ator's, asking for "good
permanent homes for three children, aged re-
spocsivey 4,1 and II, ,wlling,if agreeable to par
ties, to givo papora; no objection to gong into
tho country Gull ut HRS. Jounio Walkers, No.
234 South Clinton street" md this caso Is about
tho youngest. Airs. Duncan, formerly Mrs.
until few days ago, whom, aeefng tint Jessie
was beginning to be ablo to work, and that
she herself was in comfortable circumstances,
with third husband, she conceived tho idea of
Mrs. soulo tho handsome sum Of $50 for taking
caro- of Jessie for over four years, clothing aud
toaching le1, which was refusod and hence tho
suit. Tho toaching hor to tRlk 1gB been q &C.
rious matter, III tho Guilds tongue was cut nonr-
" of shortly before hor adoption by Mrs. soulo,
by friena OF Airs. Duncan, mud In hor presence;
aB Jessie alleges, for having told Of Homo Of tho
shameful accnoa which wcle enacted in
Mrs. Duncan 3 house. Jessie is contentcd
where ahe iB, aud refuses, unloas COM
PEELED, to return to hor mother. Mrs. Soulo
keeps q millinery store and works at drcsB-
making, and is ablo and willing to koop tho
Child but offers to return hor if her reasonable
expenees of caring for her arc paid. Mrs. Soule
has mover bcon ablo to soud jessie to q public
school, on account OF the threats mado by the
mother to recover her; but she hns boon Bont to
4 private school, and has good education. Tho
child ID now about years Of aBe.
HILL ron DIVORCE.
- Mary Nellson filed her bill ngalnst August
NoilHon for divorce. She Btutos tint she waa
married in 1858, in swoden, and has living ono
child, 10 years old. Defendant was, shortly af-
ler his marriage, sentenced to ten years III the
Ponitontiary for forgery, mud Horvcd his time
out. Since then he has treated her with OK
treme cruelty, knocking her down mud dragging
l1or around the floor, until she could bear it no
H. u
Complainant las earned about $500. which de-
fordant invested in Iowa land aud she prayB
Tint le may be obliged to give her suitable sup
port after tho decree, and tlat sho may have tie
custody of her child.
PETITION FOR WIDENING ASHLAND AVENUE.
Tho City OF Chicago filed petition for wldon-
Ing Ashland avenue. from Wost Division street
to Milwaukee, avenue, III accordance with tic or
dinunce Of the Common Council. Another poti-
ton was filod for damages for the opening Or
extension Of Quinn street, from stenrns street
to the north line Of Lots and o. Block 24.
Canal Trustees Subdivision Of 8. fractional
Section 29 SO, II.
DECREE OF FORECLOSURE.
A decroe of foreclosure was entered yesterday
in tho Superior Court in favor of Davis Il.
6prague against ASA Farnam. The premises
decreed to be sold arc Lot OF Dowou'B Subdiyi-
sion Of Lots 81, 80, and 33, in StenHou's Subdi-
division OF Section Z, 80, IA; also, tho ". Il and
s. Is Of D. of $. y. of s. Z. of s: ". Il Of
Section u, 81, l3. Tho amount due is $1,000
md interest, Mahlon D. Ogden being tho
Trustec.
THE OTHER s,pE OF THE QUESTION.
Tllurlays TRIBUNE contained ali account Of q
snil, commenced by capias for damages, by Ra-
cho! =. Weston againt L. j. Morrill, for damages
filed petition for II writ OF labeas corpus, allog-
ing TINT lie has boon arrested On the caplas, and
is now i'll jail, aud in his affidavit denies that ho
maliciously caused tho arrest Of said Miss Wos-
ton.
BANKRUPTCY ITEM.
An order for n discharge WIS s'~:"1 in tho
cRse Of William Fisher. and also the ill., der
in tho caee Of Herman sny1or ct III.
COUNTY COURT.
Jeremiah Sullivan was appointed Admins
traitor Of tho estate of @. Fannin, under bond
Of $4,000.
This week the claim calendar will DO tho sub
tect Of attention.
COURTS N BRIEF.
Judge Booth will call the first twenty cnBoB on
his calendar to-lay, md Judge Williams will take
his place in tho Criminal Court.
A Judgment, by confession, was entered in
tho Circuit Court Oh q note III favor OF Ferry i
Brothers against Frederick Rano for s1,965.8s.
THE SUPREME COURT