Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-12-24
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4. InleressIpx <'@se.

A. InlsressIpE case.
A cnse is now in progress in the
United Stutes Circuit Court at Pitts.
burg: Pa, ofvust importance. It is .
suit on socount Of an ejectme ut, the
plaintiff being an Indian girl. Mary
Cub.b b. you quit vs. F. 8. B;s<cll ct al
1t involves interests Of 4 more pecu
liar character than were ever develop
ed in our courts. The action is
brought to recover about ninety-tw"
acres Of lanl, known for years as the
Mowry estate, situated in the Seven
teenth Ward Of Pittsburg, in tho very
heart Of the city, aud occupied by man.
ufactories aud other buildings, aggre-
eating in value several million dollars.
The estate belonged to William Now
rY, who was supposed to have died
without issue. In commencing the &C.
tion the Indian girl, = Michigan Indi
an, claimed that she was the legal heir
IF the said William Mowry, aud that
the title If the land aforesaid was in
her and not in Bissel and the several
others who have been living peaccably
and quietly in possession Of tho proper
~ for SO many years. Besides. the in
terest Of the plaintiff the: interest ,of
100 prrsons living Of she property, and
who supposed they held legal title to
the property, is involved.
Mr.. james Murray opened the caee
for the plaintiff, in which he detailed
the trip Of Mowry to the West, he be.
ing employed with frm trading with
the indians, his meeting with the In.
dian girls mother and his expression
Of the desire to uarry Ter. He sccur-
ed the services Of several gentlemen
as intercessors. and at length married
the creole, or half.brecd, according to
the to the peculiar customs OF the Iu.
dian times. The friends of the girl ut
first refused, but Mowry sent for her
parents, declared he intended to live
with her, and complied with all the
custumes of the Indian marriage -
They then gave their consent to the
marriage.
Mr. Murray also referred to hume.
rous witnesses who would testify tha,
Mowry had said he loved the creole
aud thought it his duty to marry her;
that she was u good as any other wo.
man, and that he could fix it with hel
mother. He added further that he III.
tended to support her and live with
her, not f,r a month, but forever, aud
leaving the father, Mowry passed over
to her, kisse1 and told her she WIS hi.
wife. which sealed the marriage. A
shotgun; horse, hunting dog, and
provisions. with some money. were Civ
eli tie girls father by Mowry after ths
marriage. The missionary t" the IL
dams asked Mowry ii he considered h,
Was married, and he replied that h.
was, and that the creole AMI the Irdiau
girl whre his wife and child, as true a.
there was God above. The gentle
| man gave great deal of other inform
ation as to the trip Of Mowry and hi
Indian vile and child throughout
Michigan; the naming Of the child Eli!
sbesh, alter his wife III this city,. anc
his frank, open admissions everywher.
he went that the creole was his viii,
aud the girl his daughter. His ad
mission in Cincinnati that he was mar
ried and had child would be proven
On leaving t. c,u'e here he took I
lock of her hair, and gave her his au,
brotype, which We will show you. Til
ambrotype Was given the lighter b.
the mother, VINO told her it was he
fathers picture. Movry had also sta
ted ut an"ther time that reason toI
his marrying the creole was that sh'
had an acquaintance among the Indian
and would assist him materially in til
prosecution of that business in which h
was about to engage. He also said tha
under the advice OF gentlemen from Mic
igan, among others the Attorney Genera
of that State, and solely for the purpOs
of preserving the title Of the claim of tn
Indian girl, the suit had been begun, an
if the plaintiffs proved what he state
they would ask verdict in favor of tn
| claimants.
At the conclusion of the address of NJ
Murray, Mr.. Ferguson read several p.
pcrs from the Surveyor General reiativ
to the location OF the property in dispute
patents, deeds, etc., up to the passing {
the property into the hands of DIR. Pete
Mowry, whose will bequeathing it to hi
children, among others, certain portio
to William Mowry, was also read. !
large number Of witnesses have been el
| amined in this case, which is still penG
ing.-[New York Republic.