, 1874-12-23

WHAT AN EXAMINATION SHOWED.
Tic reporters next stop was to oxamine tho
records in tho cnso Of Harrell ys. Turner aud
Kibbe, and they wero found storot awny in n
vault IN tho CityEIa!l, whore the records Of tic
Circuit Court are kept.
THE PLAINTIFFS n111.
The plaintiffs bill, which was esl Dec. H. 1871 set
UP tlat ella waB born III ST. Louis tho year her fahcr
died lntnsato 8!l}, her mother dying tho same year
lea:lnf; her anil three other chdrcn, a quito young
other threa children died intcstate aud Without issue
nnl h1o thereby bcca,ne sole heir to Tho cstacs,
%htcn cosnstsea % an'onH other s of las ~ te
lsi0 Ela mnrrled Ut Lexington, Ya Abraham D. IIar-
rcl,a Passed Mlapnan III Thu navy md accompanied
her husband O various cruiAes to different parts of
tho world, ala hat she ho knew hut ltfo Of tho
management Of ordinary business concera, hence her
estate was damaged and diminished for want Of proper
and attention that when not ut her husband
would sometimes ecl trde off some Of her lands,
a.ld among tho trades that ho made was exchange
lunds in coos County Illinois. owned III teo anr.o by
an!lton md thNt Hstnilton by warranty deed dated
Iuue 22 i8te Ct WaHhington conveyed to lcr tho fol-
lowing lands: Tho northwest Quarter Of Bee 35 T. u,
n. +. - r. tho northwest quarter Of SOU, 20, r. :a,
N H. III E. and Tho cast hal Of tho northoast qi,ar-
ter Ut ses 1a 49, u, conta!ing 400 less.
Tint ut tho time Ut tho making Of sud deed, md for
lung time hcrcafter tho ineals Of communication be-
tween Washington ant Chicago wero difficult and Inn,
ttcd and, her husbnh beng constantly subject to tho
orders Of la Hupcriora, ths deed aud uthsr papcra
showg t's e. ho n II hor wer9 not sent for
mai, among nsr husbands pnpcrs Tor yours
neglected, until tho la1,1s wore covered with
tux titles, md clatn,ct by othcra 1uder them. From
the sle callses Gil her ocr lands 1n tho other States
were IN tke manner neglected. ind becano similarly
involved. That hre years nEo !tufophus Il. Turner,
who ieprescnted hinlsci 10 DO 4a attorney from
Quincy, Ill.,, induced her husband to gyo h4, charge
u te lands under contract to realize from them on
sharos ho 10 pay ever oAoa!f Of The procoes 10 her,
and eho renewed tho engagement. That her husband
died at Wsalngton. leaving her surviving him without
children or &lcccndanta That after hss death Turner
ber i', and pa conaac III pposn4 M
tentto1Is to deal justly md honorably by her.
Tlut her lrsults in lffo tho wife Of mariner lad
Ler afars nul that she ready prey for the de-
rign OF ihc wary That eho docs not know tue legal
Ed. That Tisruse brought her nreat nsny rapers
10 sgn, Of tlo nnrnort Or which Elm l;new. notinH,
representing hcr TINT tey wero to replace como
cti upon Alh h0nor not 10 ns her to sign any aycr
except TO her advantage. Tint among other aegs ho
er nes a ~ s se sa
hut which Bho t!sl not understand and now discovered
twas informed} was deed ~ teo simplo to tho antla
Iads |yg a,d 5si;.g ii said sats II Illinois tso,a-
io sata Neti' oItara darrsH or aay q ,sAitA s|e
my have ay rta 9r ts ser r1s, IN d1n Or s4aH s
p ntss ss o. e;!srsss Thst - I'D 'esi Sss
siasrasion ofsi iasartc ters ase oi Fel - is wSu
acknowledged before II. n. Rol,rer, Notary lahl!o
lit HIHbittIttu, A1A #AH 3DANo 10 ttt0EEA i llltt,
liz father. Df Turner, whom abp dill not know,
mud iatl mover eoen IN her life. That she rononhcrtd
being aken whlo sick In carr}a3c by Turner ia souc
lan in Washington, WHO came out to thu carrace,
a,,tl nskos hcr Ii tho Riannnro to certain paper,
v;i,clI si,a stau 10 he tAo l,awer OF Attorney uaa
loru a1, sl.o answered 'yea;' nml tlat tat waa all
wns sal. That Hl1o now understood tAHt tho decd 10
Kble wns Tho paper ahoMt tic signature to which tho
WAS nesrogasul, aud that anrer WIS tho pssaoA who
Tur,lor aresorysy ~ ler h,snesa astors, ~ her
atl aas ha woull aceiro or dcfranl lcr Thnt olepu
cluoo nnthing Of Tho concnsH Of o atpreuul paper
iaa. eutouet nor of uny other of the ,uany baEt,a
10 which ho l'ah pracnro.l !,es eisnanTe. TAat fle
Lnl Eeu nrprIrol tl.at ont 1T tho many laniu in
which Iho ls Interested nothng bud eyer 1oen real
ixri $780,.
leul, otret1 10 olaiu aasirtnnco tro lisr frfn%g.
That Tnrncr had l,ee at;Ms!lE 81 'uonh for l!er
T,'r!lcr ad been III Washington t'tva ca III thu laas
ix ,nrnt], n uace, IN August, tod llur lint llp ast
lcu. 1t great expense III hct att:a Ut 'sncfa MD
utl moi set rnalixed anything for her wnrt u ler
urlat Hl,traa fu hull esa learned, n,tl ho charged
liz fs.a 70 e. t ho lug psvu tell'n hvs aiMs
Aul reat1.A ;:nuy t!,uUrEs of lollara fron tA.1,,