Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-17

Iafers.sfas Kabeas Csrpm, Gaze.
FAMILY WIPED OFT By TIE CHOLERA IN
NEMPHIs-ALL But ONE CHILD.

FAMILY WIPED OCT BIZ TIE CHOLERA IN
NEMPRIs-ALL But ONE CHILD.
This morning, in the Criminal Court. Judge
Cartier had before him an interesting haheas
corpus ease. The complainant was Davis
granddaughter, Sarah Belle A ttIick, In his ne
dtion he states that about the 26th of May last
be was suddenly called TO the city OF Memphis
u hours preceding the death of his son his sons
wife had died; that on June 18th their aughter
Kate had died, and on the 2lst another of the
family, Emma Affiick, died.
DISTRACTED BY THIS OVERWHELMING CALAM-
that had in three days taken every member OF
the family but this babe, the cholera still rag
ing, all business suspended, and having no Op.
pOrtunity 10 settle his sons affairs, no courts
being in session, he placed the babe in the
hands of q reliable womaD-a Mrs. Rogers
promising TO cali for 1t in one month. He
charges that two weeks subsequently the re-
spondent, VIM. p White went to Mrs. Rogers and
FoRCIBLY TOOK TIE BABE
from her in spite OF her remonstrances and tears
and without any authority brought her here,
where he had changed the name to Rebecca
AHick, and he charges that without authority
ne Drew 5000 on the plea Of the child's support
Inc respondent, White, answered that the
person named in the writ Is an infant only nine
months old on the Sd of January, that he now
mas tne custody OF it and has had it since the
middle middle OF August last. that he obtained posses
son OF the child under the following circum-
stances; that the mother of the child was his
sister, who, with the father of the child one
dauhgter, and one sister,
ALL DIED IN MEMPHIS
uuIing the chOlera epidemic; that the child was
ieIt IN that city among strangers, and was not
TAKEN such care Of as its condition required:
thst the mother of the child being a ia vorlte
sister, the defendant went to Memphis aud
brought the child home, so that it could be
cared forj that he applied to the Probate Court
ana was appointed guardian. and he charges
onst lhe petitioner is endeavoring Is obtain the
custody OF the child for the purpose OF obtain
ing possession of the property.
THE WRIT DISMISSED.
Mrs. Lockwood appeared for petitioner and
Jsuuge Moore for the defendant, and after
snort argument Judge Cartier decided that let
ters having been issued in the Probate Court
ne mad not jurisdiction, and they should 90 TO
dismissed the bill
Mrs Lockwood claims that the defer OBJ
tanned letters of guardianship in the Probat
Court by representing that there was no other
KID and will hie petition in that court to set
the letters aside
The MISSING MARVLANDER, CAPT. MES
SICK, HEARD FRoM.-The following dispatch
Was was received at police headquarters by Chief
=, Salisbury, Va, January Is, 1s74-Captain
Messick, OF schooner Rock, is here.
al. S. BsLL."
capt. Messick, who came here with his vessel
(the schooner Rock, suddenly disappeared
the last seen of him being at house of iii
tame with some companions, and fears were en-
tertained that he had been foully dealt with
Chief OF Detectives Claryoe this morning re-
ceived the following:
SALISBURY, MD, January 16, iS74.-Dear
SIT Capt. John G. Messick, of schooner Rock,
passed through here this morning, on mis- way
home. L know him personally, and lad long
TAX with him. He says he was drugged and
taken on board of three-masted schooner and
carried to New Orleans. G. W. WHITE