, 1874-01-07
THE COURTS.
rnsl Settlement Of the Uhlioh Oase.
mn Result OF Six Years Of Litigation.
n Attempt TO Get a Divorce Defeated.


Bankruptcy Items-'.New Suits,
a TIE CuL1cu CASE.
Inn --oontcstcd rhlich will case has at last
s,.o 6usIy decided BY decree entered IN the
4 s-r.dor Court yesterday, in accordance with the
;ss:siop Of the Supreme Court.
~, caso WAS commenced on the 3lst Of De-
.-.hrr 1867, by Henry Uhlica. who tiled bill
.h,aocrr against John a. Muhlko, Ernat
r,ch August Uhlich. and Winter L. Nen berry.
49, hi, Gets out that Carl Gottfricd Uhlch died
's,nt the lo:h ct November, 1867, leaving said
.or,nl.oant, August Uhllch, and Ernst Ehlich
y, nn1r chilircn nad hcls-at-law. During
-. Lie be owned largo amount
ef valuable land, including that whe,eon tie
1,,;ci, Hotel stands. on tile southwest corner OF
s;.ts and TNeoty-sccond Il reets. Carl made a
iii giving the most Of his properly to his
.s.1cron. but rcserying tact bounded BY
rrenty-tllisd and Twenty fourth streets, Went
roth avenue, and the Rock Island Railroad, to
h. held in trust for the funding Of an o1phan-
.,.lum. It WIS alleged that said Carl Uhllch
t.d been for years previous 20 his death Of un-
.onna mind, and unable to manage his own at
{.;rs: .hat he Was unuaturally aud insapcly
.citated on the sub;eo Of the last day OF iudg-
nont. Tie subject Of tho Jesuits, and the great
t,larities that would one daY befall the
ne,n!e of the United Stntes for their niquities
md slns The complainant. Henry, helped Lis
f.ther IN the management Of his affairs, rece:y-
;nr s. so day, on which he was compelled to
s.rrort his family. Carl reduced this in 1860 to
slsday, and complainant was Obliged to quit.
Carl then employed stranger, Johu II. Aluhl4e,
,rt&N tNr4a ~ hi
poue7 to bend the old mans mind in his favor.
Ind induce him to maize q will, as he afterwnrd
lid. giving him a valuable reveison ia
tone Of bis Froperty. besides deciding
lin large portions during bis lifetime, and
siena.ing tho mind OF tho father from his wife
sd child-cn. ,Iuhlke is elm: gcd also with hay
;pe induced Curl to aigu va ious deeds to Mm,
NJ 70 AUGUST aud EIa1t whom he had warped
10 his own views, greatly defrauding the COM
paipaut thereby. and inducing him complain
au,) also to sign daed- not knowing ITS coa-
teuta, under la4ac representation. Henry there
fore aslis that an account may be taken; that
those several deeds fraudulenEfy obtained may
h declared vold that it may be aecertalned
whether Carl died interstate, MS ls alleged or. II
ta left valid will, taat it maE be determined
rhlch it vas he having executed several !. that
Muhiko aud Elntt Uliich may BE- restraiuedfroHl
ceiling tho larGs so fraudulcntlv conveyed to
item, and compelled to give up al parels aud
io:umcnts OF said Carl, deceased. An injunction
vas issued the samo day by Judge Porter under
bond FOR S10U0o. MF. ". Il. Baluum ap-
oeaed for the complainant.
The defeadaats. By Goodrich, Farwell d
Smith, fled On answer, stating the facts OF
Ca5I5 death, his property, ETC., and denying tho
alega.ions Of the fathers insanity, peEurous
ness OF religious asltation. They assert that
be was always - u firm believer aud enthusiastic
s1mirer Of those principles aud sentiments Of
Justice and hberaliy found iu the Dccla;a-
ton OF 1ndeI epdence, npd lint, when he
observed Lhc extent 10 which intempetanco and
e3t1ayesauce prevailed III lie, y, the unscrupu-
ous Character OF men in political life, and, above
Ill, the apparent determination OF tue Govern
ment to strerg!hea aud extend the institution
Of slavery, WHICH, il l,ls opinion, Lad always
teen Disgrace and curse to us, be Naturally
"tlcnbIcu whca he remembered that God is
Just, aad that His justice will not always sleep
fo1eTer." They nlso claige that carIs rcligioa
is deemed Ly Henry and his Companions mn1k
Of an ursourt =aiud, hut hint that 1t is yet too
soonfor Henry to asset uncer oalh thai dis father
was mistaken cn thar subject 1t is sta:e1 that
Henry fuied n Germany, and was only alae1
out Of his difficulty By h:s father, who has
always helped him. It is also said he is
given to intoxicat;on, aud while they do not caro-
to dispute with s::n his alleged superiority, they
do thln1 they have su1acient b aims to manage
the common Affairs Of lie" Tie defendaats
slways fair, and his administrator Of Carls
property iudicious and profitable Mublke fled
long separate answer, setting out tie facts
more in deta.l.
In july, 1sJo, q decree was entered declaring
tho will ret out in tue p!ca!inss to be valid bat
most OF The courovauces Obtained by MuLlke
from Carl in favor OF himgel1 aud Ernst to have
been obtained By the exercise Of undue influence.
1nn, therefore, void. 4 partition ordered,
and au account to he taken ct the rcuts and pro-
Its, slaiol gave Henry $22o9.23 as his sha1e
Two-1l1tls If certain lots aud pieces OF lard
described it, tho complaint we're also given to
said Henry. The property given to him in sne
partition was follows: Lots /, 2, 5. 4. 5, 6, T.
a1d3 Of J. S Kbeclcr's Subdivision OF Lets and
Of Block s3, Of the scloul Sectiou Addition to
The =. x Of Lot 7. Black ~. IT, worth
ell,0o1. The E. K Of Lot 4. Block Il, O. T.,
soG1h $1,000. Block I. of Untlch l. Mulliko's
ADDITION to Chicago, worth S122, ,773.82. Block
u OF said Addition. worth 44S. .0o0.
|. On the 26th Of July bo'h arties prayed IN
,pptsl to the Supreme Court. Tia record cou-.
:s:n!ns oolnes o1 al tie peadings. evidence. and
t1h,,blts make quartz volume OF 1.250 pages:
{, lhe samo Size as Websters Unabridged
Dictionary. In 1870 decree WAS leodered
i an elaborate opinion, reversed the
te:rce SO far a. it assetrs tae W;4
cf Carl G. Uhlich 20 be valid. md the deeds
y b void, aod the deeds e'ven By Carl at
Eullke's 1nstigEtion to liIl'*elf, Ernst. An.
s1st and Henry, should be declared valid 4
granted. lu the meantime Horny d. ed, leaving
Ill liz property to his wife. who vas substituted
= ssccnulainant. On tho rel1euting, the former
dsaion was 10 all respec.s confirmed, and the
tla dtsnissed for want Of equltF. It appearing,
hoaerer, that q mistak: l,2vipl: been made il
deed bv Henry t, t1ualhe, which Nuhlho
ead offered to Icct:4' AID H:r"y had iefused
70 accept. the case Vas rcian7ded to have
ts Strengthened il anything remained to
Ie done. nuhlke still offered to glve
i1e deed aad Henry's WIDOW accepted it, and 80
fe21y only has succeeded in retalulng, after six
Ieasss contest, what his father originally gave
TN IL ..t57. /
-... TOO TIN.
L Goodrich vas cu=ago1 yesterday morning,
1'd that unuaccessiall3. in attempting to get
noash one Of his thiunest cases sluce the pro- ]
nasa11on If TIC etticacious Older aaoiiehing |
ts'etenccs to a Master III divorce cases. |
9ooeEch aad his confreres have had
= bard timo to earn their SIS for
;Eanh.ns their no publicity" suits through. |
lseseedsy Mrs. Mary S. Brayton WAS IN court |
ssndet charge Of Goodrich, asking for divorce
neG .., her husband William, on tue grouad ct
,aQue1y. Ali she coulu say In support OF the al
!a}sssaons Of the bill was that tie detendant had
Ma ber he had boon unfaitlful to Ills vows-
AtFnnr AtHSc