The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-05-29
FREDERIKA SMITHS
STORY.
INTERESTING LAWSUIT IN
FRANCE-A MOTHER DENIES
HER OWN DAUGHTER.

A singular case was recently tried
before the Appellate Court in Paris.
Madame d'Yoon is fashionable wo-
man who has lived in tho Hue dc Ia
Chaise since the year 1912, when she
married her second husband husband,
the Count d Yoon. Her first husband,
an Englishman, Mr.. Samuel Smith, had
died in London seven years before, and
when his widow was married TO the
Count she had with her q little girl
aged about nine years Of age, called
Frederika, supposed to be the issue Of
the first marriage.
Erederika was educated with great
care at the Sacred Heart, and when
she became q young lady, Madame
d. Y con introduced her into the fash.
ionable society Of the Fsubourg St
German. In 1856, Friderika wished
to marry young Boston officer, De
Tremogain, who was very much in love
Win her. =. Madam a'f .2S refused hel
vs9-of--~ -aLL &c. .ieI nv,i,e aifi Eehhf
to the Convent Of Picpus. She sough,
to oblige the Countess to pay an annual
allowance efS600 toward her support
Madam d'Yoon replied that Frederika
was not her daughter, but that she was
charity child, taken from one of the
work houses in London. The Court
decided against the Countess on the
ground that having taken care of
Frederika up to that time she was
bound to still contribute to her sun.
port.
Frederika married De Tremogain.
and Immediately afterward the annual
pension was stopped by the Coun-
tess. In 1870, Mr.. De Tremopain
was killed in one of the battles of the
Loire, leaving the widow with four
children. Frederika then renewed
her claim to an annual allowance of
5000 against the Countess.
On the trial of the case testimony
was given showing that in the wear
1884, DIR. Perkins, who was her family
physician, met Mrs. Smith, now the
Countess d'Yoon, on a vessel going
from Antwerp to England, and that at
mat time the Countess was soon about |
10 become mothor; that DR.. Perkins
saw Mrs. Smith month later in Brus. |
sells when she presented an infant child |
who was with her as her daughter, and
old him that she had been confined
when in London. The Smiths contin.
aed to live in Brussels until the death
'f Mr.. Smith in 1886. In 1885 the
Of the family, according 10
The official records in that city. were.
Samuel Smith, gentleman, aged 30;
Mary Ann Smith; his wife, aged 25
md their daughter Frederika, aged Is
months, born in London" Up TO the
!me OF Frederika's disagreement with
he Countess about the young officer
he wishes to marry,..no one had ever
imposed that she was not the daupb.
er Of Madame d Yoon.
Tho defense Of the latter was Tint
,rederikas real name was Mary Ann
,,hapel' and that she was a beegar's
laughter, taken from the House of
nefage OF st Mary, Newington in
England, in December l933 ~
Prove this an extract from the r.,is,
er of the Honse of Refuge was put in
evidence, showing that a child named
Nary Ann Chapel was borne there in
december 1888. A number of physi.
lan certified that Madame d'Yoon had
lever been mother, and that sbo wos ,
iot SO formed as to be able 10 bov.
" nave Q
The Appellate Court, howeysr oc v
armed the Judgment Of the lower cour, .
md decided that Frederick is ,ho q
laughter Of the Countess d Yoon md b
hat the annual allowance demanded d
lust be paid. Its decision is based
pom the failure Of the proof of the
lentity Of the workhouse child with
rsderiks, and upon the fact that I'm
she was twenty-five years of age
rsderika had been always introduced
"a treated Us the daughter of Madame
foon. The court does not deem the
'ftihcates Of the physicians strong
ndence, on account Of the age of the
ountess.