, 1874-01-13
GOODRICH.
His Last Bogus Divorce I'm.
eartlled.
Iccmar1znb1c Performance Of q
Country Farmer.
10 Coils Himself Divorced on Fraudulent Appltea.
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Wo have had occasion aevcrnl times to chron-
iclo tho iuofrcctnat attempts Of A. Goodrich to
procure, "wltbout publicity" dcoleea of divorce
TOR lliB crodulous cl1onts, but tho following
Btata Of facts will moat clcarly sot out tho Pc
culinr character of tho buaineBa ho IL engaged In.
Goodrich Ia nlnn who makes bis living eolcly
by divorce practice, and 1t Is sad TINT lio will
not undertake cascH whoro dcfonHe is put III.
II Ia cortuin thut in very fow Of luis caaos ia tloro
anything moro filed than bill, and possibly an
appearance. Goodrich pratcudB that tho
notices which hayc from time to
time boou given him aro 90,
many advertisements, but II amy arc induced
to patro:izo him through tho following 1t must
be on account Of tho innate tendency OF Aunani-
~ to 10 humbuggcd. j, :
March 4, 1873, Goodrich, purporting to act aa
attorney Of Anna Kline, flied bill against
Josenh Kline, wherein tho complainant
sought decree Of divorce from her hus.
bsn on tho sr0nnIna nd of desoftqn Ar
by the defendant, teryico Of roccss waived, oou-
sent glvon to ro'otenco to the Master, aud
decree. a wltueaR named Decatur Lewis awora
lived separate from bis wifo for moro thar two
yenrs. On tho 9th Of March. or two days aftor
tho bill waa filed, decree was ente:cl tor tho
complainant. Tho bill rot ont that tho COM
platant was MI aotual resident Of Cool County,
was married to Joseph In April, 1868. md had
| lived with him until about threo years previous
to filing the bill. 1t WIS algned ''Anua Kline,
| per A. Goodrich, hor attorney"
Yesterday Stephen A. Foley, IN attorney at
Lincoln, Logan County, flied Home atlldsvits
and notice In tho above cause on which to
mako motion to Bet aside tho docree. Tho no.
ttce fled states that this morning lie will movo
crco entered, for tho following rcasons: First,
because 1t was obtained by fraud and cousion
second, because tho nowcr Of attorney undor
which Goodrich flied Lib bill vas obtained by
fraud and fraudulent representations third,
OF tho complainant or authorized to net
for 1or: fourth, hecatlso tho charge in
tho hill B wholly false; ilfth, because
the, complainant aud defendant have lived to-
sixtli, because tho Superior Court Of Cook
County had ITO Jurisdiction in tho premises, both
parties boing residents of Logan County. With
the notice was filed tho original power Of attor-
thofity to act for Mrs. K,ino. It is printed, with
the exception Of tho blanks for tho insertion Of
the proper names mud dateB, and is Rs follows:
Know all men By these presents. that I, Mrs. Anna
tlcae presents do make. constitute. aud appoint 4.
Goodrich ttho name is yningloliolsly inss..ed tn
lawful attorney, for INC. mud III MY name, laco and
ssead, to commence suit for divorces "a yncuo)
s' o ny sc ass1.9 ote sz 9 MA T1 e E S
to waive, in tbe ANAL decree, oil riglts AMI cialms
aud @ speey In % tic deerse q dsosce that W so res
seyeray at liberty to marry ugatn, in like manner
ns unto my saii atoTney u powvf ss a,ia authority @ to
do aud pei form, etc. LII wsnese whereof have hers
s ct Ras, ny a md 'sA tho A a9y RsHA q Tksnras ksrsa
Il is sca!ed and delivered in presence Of J: Y.
C1lalfant, ]. Routson, aud acknowledged before
r. K Knlsht, J. r., On tho same day:
-, Nov comes T., tho i' ric part Of te business Wlth
tho dofentiant which il not sworn to, but Is
attcsted by Ella s. Hulsill A1r. Foley stated to
tho Chief Deputy Of tho Superior Court that
d kns es91a % SaSs to @ f & IT, BUT ssas ' 2G s did
fession that he acknowledges that the power OF
attorney under which Goodrich actod waa
obtained from his wife on the repro;
tofast III hs ssr.n eo as w1'9 II ,n to eh se
his father had lott him. He employed Goud-
rich atd paid him, mud ho Ind lived and CO.
habitcd with his wife Hiuco tho pretended
decreo: Tho only dcsertion was his going away
to his farm on bueiness md staying thoro, but
with no intention Of leaving home.
Decatur Lewis, the witness Oh tho trial Of tbs
case haa filed an affidavit swearing that blu tos:-
mony before waa wrong, That neither tho COM
past livod iu cAicago that Joseph Kline was
tho atlantis fatlsor-in-law, mud at Ills instance
atiant gayc evidence. and That kline pall tho
costs. lie alao swcars TINT Mrs. kltno had no
ings that llo lived miles from the rnrtios, and
seldom saw them, a1d had no certain knowledge
OF their living toSether or apart. Kline Ind told
him lie had lived at homo within two years.
! Mrs. Kline also made IN affidavit, stating at
lengtA tho circumstances under wlicl, she had
been induced to slgn tho supposed power to sell
land; that her husband had not read 1t to her,
nor did the justica Btate tho coutents 10 hor.
life, and the decreo was wholly with.
eat easw IsF 81 / hfno"Sss 9ss it and Va. she eaony eay
reported that her husband lad u Chicago
divorce. Aftor tho execution Of tho po"or Ut
attorney ler husband told her 10 was going to
Indiana. but she now behaves Ills statements
we're falso, aud that ho cninc here to got a Bltt
instituted against Mnlself. Aftor tl.is he sold
Ais Indiana land without her joining With him.
has, is life intorost in aixty.Ase ncres Of lind.
| Her husband oWns loo acres in Logan County.
During tho most Of tho time since thcir 1nur-
Since tho decree sho has received Joseph
! as her husband, knowing thut such
aleo told Asr that ho know ho
had done M her 2 ~ great wrong but that he was in-
| q. Chofant (ope of tho witnesses to tho power
| OF attorney md tho Chicago }awyor. Sho
could not bolioyo al, did not rea!izo that it was
possible for hor husband 10 obtain divorce
from hor until it WAS 30 reported.
OF course. the decree will be- rot aside to-da;;, !,
and it il probnblo that Goodrich will hot ayoll
| appear Ill Court. lie l!oos not hko tho light pf
dny to shine III on his deeds. And yot Ae il pcr-
mitted to disgrace tho nane Of attorney horb
aud tho reputation Of tho respectable mombc;ls
Of tue lar, aud no move iB mado Tor
hs expulsion. the lawyers all agrco thu!
all sit aud twirl their thumbs. and look at ono
auotllor. 1t ia uaeloss to Hay TINT chareas can.
not be proven. Tho present case speaks Tor
! itBolf, aud it IL not tho first ono Tng TRIBUNE
has reported. His casos arc repeatedly found bo
"tniu that lie cannot oyon obtain lecroo OH his
exparto statement. Inst week, Judge Moore lH.
| miased two III which there was no defeuse at all,
| but tho compaluantB could not swcar to any
acta which would, BY thclr own uncoutradictod
ntemeuts, cntisle them to divorce.