, 1875-06-04


Da. uAnsgs AND Nns. cAApESrEN.
Tho County Court waa engaged yesterday af-
sornoon in tho hear,ng OF peculiar case, which.
1t nppoary. was tue outglowth Of tho belof and
practice OF free toyo. Tie contestant OH tho
ono hand waa DR.. c. 4. Barnes, Of Grand
RapIia, Mich, and Gu tue other Leu,uel Uotge,
Of Chicago, tcstatos In tho os.aso Of his sister,
Mrs. Harriet Corpnn.er. .lsarnos. Tho history OF
tle caso. briefly stated u tha. before .nG me- @
Mr. md tifl. Carpenter az rroA'nent lights :;
that subsequently Mts. Carpenter
AFFILIATED wtEE I'M. G. \. BARNES,
with 1hont rho lived as Lis vito up to her death
tpat tiu,1,,;, ior lilo she WA known ~ hs wifc,
sud 10 recoCnizol III certain crces, while In
ttlcr circles shc waa regarded al far di1ercnt;
thu! e,u removed with DR.. Harnen to Grnud
1tnpids few scass ago, aTd MP to tho time Of her
death Ilm Inbshctll palo: Ii, tho inte.ast Of the
aBct to which Hlie belonged, ANd BY SOHO 1neaua
bud accumulated Bunle property. ,.---,
upou her dcash. IN March last !: appears that
her brother, Lomuc! Dodge, applied totnc County
Court tor lettcrs OF administration donyius that
sl,e was ever n,atned 10 uArnes. Tho lastora
weto g,anteJ, md th, administrator entered
upon i Ee:ticneut Of tho oathte.
the ACTION IN COUNT
Yesterday Was lsnlleht by Or. c. A. Barnes, who
CLAIMS to lG:o bGun tho docepsedB husbnud, the
purpose b-lnG TO have tho Adinlntatrator dis
! cnarse.s. Meesrs. Croker a,d oinoy appeared
fur tho administrator. aud MieB Alta H. liule!t
| fur Dr. Bar,.es. The evidence was voluminoua
| and Ut almost oyory Imaginable DESCRIPTION.
Miss lIule.t took the ground tAas tho marital Eo-
latlons between her client and tho doceaHcd,
while not aceortling to tho statutes. we've OF such
n character us to bo Eecugnized By tho cotulnos.
| Law. at,a Introduced witncsscH 10 hnataln her
| rut, oE tho casc-to provo that tue twain haa
passed. ns inan nlld wife, and bad llved tosethor
rl.n LOFT property to The vhiua Of about O., ,dou.
Tho co.,naol for the administrator sot forth
tha. Barnes u,d the deceased bud mover baetl
,unrrea; tl!as they livod sogot!,or, but hnl nos
cpaasd rus know1, BY tho name OF altA. Garpoil-
tor and not Mrs. Darnes, mud that tho objected
to being called nnythtEG else; that Barnes was .
aud .as she ind ths docaased had often tat, ha,r'
pl!i;H; that 1.arne6 Was rnfa!thful to tho do
cs.sed ami the deceased equally 30 to him.
THE Er;Ari'nE or T,tK TRIAL
,ynR Tho quantity and character OF tho witncesas
TheHrri.na!,stic 1rionLa ol the dpcrascd figured
largely Alnony tie witnesses, all OF within hrstl
lDoio ilun passing interest IN the cana. lf It
waa decided thai thu lising together tTaa not
would 30 iudictaily ulTes. Tho o.l,er vituosseu,
nn,ong whom ~aFe a1zB. Cyntlla !4eonard. ct
this cltS. weso arraycI agasnst The SpiEi.uaIist!o
idea aud contonded tin: tho alleged marriage
tterca.et and ltover regarded her social relations
with much faror.
Tia capo will Is ren.mel this mnrnipg, when
tue examination ri ths A"trr.n ~!ar nt the de-
! ceased, tlEk. l.e1nutl Dodge. viii Lu cot.sinuod
for tho administrator.
THE lNpESTRuCTlBLE FiRE.ktMpLER.
! Ukx w rfH SiGEias.
Yesterday afternoon 'nau csnc into tho Of.
flee. On hls isca wore ail;nB Of uucontro!'abie
grief, mud in his hnud large coYered basket.
containing Homethlug which cllnked occasionally
~ II Il wc1o dtnncr-plateg. Ifo sald le had beo1
swindlod, aud sunk Into chair. liz Ind gone
sl,u