, 1874-07-25
Tho following are tho sections which do not CO
into operation until Jun. l, 1876.
THE COUIsT9.
Record OF tho Business Transactcd
Yesterday.

Record OF tho Business Transactcd
Yesterday.
CHILDREN fs. FATHER,
Judge Moore Ia occupied in hearing an inter-
ossiug case OF Willamcna Butler aud Cola T.
Butler againBt ". N. Butler, Z. r. Runyan,. ard
Henry CurtsB Tho bill states IN briof that, iu
1861, ". III. Butler, complainant's father, made
dool to hiH wife giving her largo amount Of
property, principally III Wolcott's aud carpon-
ter's Additlons to Chicago. In 1868 d sopara-
&ion took placo, owing to Mrs. Butler discover
hug TINT her husband had been guilty OF adultery
with ono Eliza johnson, and that ho Ial Ind by
her child. In 1865 nn attempt waa made by
tho husband to kidnap his wife, who Was tlcn
living separate from him, md Bho was at tue
time Severely injured. sho died In No.
vombor Of tho same year, leaving tho bulk
Of her property to her cllldrcn-.he complain
ants. Dutlor took his children, aud brought
them from Norris hero, and kept them. 1Io
also took out 1otters Of administration on the
eatato, whiohit is charged has boen worth S15 900
a year, and has ninco managed 1t. It as also
charged that shortly after his wife'A death no
fraudulently allowed a mortgage for $1,000 to
10 forcclosod, mad tho property sold At grossly
inadequate price, and that st that sale Henry
Curtisa bought $4,000 Of property for $4,000,
duA LIZ e. 4suutA An tAlEAAoEA [~ot"oo "~*eA ~
land for about $4,000, both being aware OF
tho equities Of complainants Butlor haa
Alncr aud up to tho filing Of tho bill In
1874, bocn living In opon adultery with
the eamo woman aa before, and has had by ~her
five ch,Idron in all, The compliments, who arc
yet very young children, hayo been forced to
live With their father and his illogitimate family
and compelled to DO the ll0usework, to the utter
neglect OF their education. moral or intellectual.
They have also, they claim, been treated with
great unknaneas and dspflvea Of most M o. a The
their father he ehjoined from furthcr interfering
with their eatate, and that Receiver may DO
appointed fot II and guardian Tor them.
Butler slled An answer admitting most Of the
allegations In reference 70 the property. In re-
gard to the charge Of anltory, lo statos that he
caunot admit the allegations in manner and form
~ charged IN the bill, but is adyiaod that auch
allegations arc acandAluns and impertinent, and
kiud to tho children. and has olforod to allow
thoH to vIsit thoir mothers relatives if tnoy
wished.
Isunyan also fled an answor. stating that
ho was not the attorney Of E!ltlcr, as charged
IL tho bill; that ha bought tho property, ~
charged, but at fair sale, and paying tue price
BID, that ha and Curtiss bid on their own,
responsibility, ami for tholt own bone:
1t, aud that ho does not hold
ts s, .spa p,GCes1y Ceoaa cs ss aa s holds
sold al tho aforementioned mortgage sala lIo
plso da,lioa each and every allegation Of fraud
aud ,uiafoasance, and claims l.o purchased III
good falth. Yesterday wss occupied in roadiug
Jou0sitivus, aud tho caso WAS adjourned until
1landay. W. j. Manning appears for the com.
pIa,nu!lts. and Ruuyan, Avery 4 Comatock for
Che defendants. .. ..
gilr noorrunp, ROCK 1abAxn ST. LOUIS Rail-
HQAn CuMrAHY.
IN the case Of tho Union Trust Company
scsinet tho RocklurI, ltock IslsnI h st. Louis
lgailruad Company, tue orslor Of Dismissal was
net aside. as of co.rsr, tho complainant allowed
to a.ae.,d hla bill, aud lila supplemental bill in
thirty days.
hsyo a lecciyor appointed. Jnt!go B1odgott dis.
sniascd t,.o bill q few days ago, on the gronnl
tnat sr1lcieut time had not olapHod since tho do.
fsult Is required. Omiug 10 aofne tnadyestcnce