, 1876-10-06
TIE LIGIITFOOOTs.

4I1C 1101AA ~ oOcAo 81
THE COUNTY COURT STILL TRYING MRS. LIGHT
rooTs sAstTY.
Tho trial Of the sanity Of Mira. Mar1n f. Light
foot occupied the ats'ntlon of The County Court
again yesterday.
Gan. Singleton was the arst witness. The u,,es.
ttou Of the defcntants sanity was = matter Of
doubt. She had consulted hIs partHcr about get
ting divorce, and when sho found that the bill
would not 10 filed a. once she became vehement
anu threatened to drown herself, and wauted 10
know II witness thought shc was crazy.
1fr. snlkcy testified that ho tlrst saw Mrs. L.
SONG months ago. when ohc atatcd she had several
hundred dollars on her pefson. She talked silly;
saS she wss cG o. s1s nn tt;Ss
DR.. Walker testified TO tho condition Of Mrs. L.;
TINT slo Ind told him that ehc had been lakinK
not believe That silo wos absolutely insanc but Lcs
Lex Leonard s. Hudson testified that he had been an
omplOyo bf Mr. l.. and knuW bis wife, and thought
ahe acted 'n very strange manner 1t times. llc
's1ssr wGas %ot4s fasw sn s sys and .
change from, = lsnsa to = e;y il moment. she
country, md, II shu was. so won1a cut tho breast
On of every woman who Inns children llu regarded
Frank Anderson, a former cmp1oye Of Mr.
Lightioot, testified In reference 10 tho conduct Of
Mts. L. and tho dlculttos he had With l,u., which
I'D h to esSs tint hsE mind wss sstSa s
81 dcelrlng to tako nuunc advantages OF her, At
tinea she hal been rrniaue, hut at na ttc had Mi.
- '''''sA ~ DANIEL 4;s 4. 1ronrroor,
tho petiionef. was ng3t called; llc cams to Chca-
g. ifom ail's9n, In Fchraary Iast; way married n
@ Tic marsiase, @ and no dscasaea tGe. opp0iiSjs liz
wife was dissatisfied with hcr surroundings,
md ss s5G Ton nnsss they e od Mata
property at q aaesidte to sensove to Missouri to
s;ntlsf s ,an, dlo EosHs , q! A , IN Missouri and
tic ca.h for his fsrn, anti stacking IT,. Tkey
bad house. nnd hfs wsfe 81 having been one of thc
against ecrtnin party 10 vindicate his wife. Tho
~ ssss ss sas sas }{ { VIZ .sen s AZ,
reselyed a letter 1sarlns on tho Catholic
ESES nna s sth0f ct e. aen.
family. The woman afterwards muvcd away aud
wrote TO Mss. l.. that she had . beautiful boy
witness, tho father, did mt do what was fight Hhe
would 20 to tho courts. etc. and might want lcr
wi.nesa. Tho witness thon rcnd two letters frum
The substance Of which he had 1!rcajy testified to.
The witness also read copy Of the reply written
W M:s L. to Gu a p n ss sh IT,
with certain negroes In the writer's Mrs. L. 81 en-
letter. and cxu1uncd that tho correspondence was
the commencement of his wife charging hin,
Will in,dellty. His wife subsequently wont 10
Clinton, the nearest town. and Showed the lutcrs
to lawyer and tried to get dfrorce. lie followed
her. met her, and found that she wanted to 10 to
New York. lIe demonstrated, and shu told him 10
Eud % no. baby e1eept her as md finally inncad her sr 10
20 with him. She then dropped her divorce pro.
cect!ngs temporarily, and soon utter ho went to
herself, but was not successful. Tha doctor who
Intended hGt she subsequently complained Of as
trying TO Eavfsh her. Shortly afterwards they
then irtallc many of thu strange uctn OF tis Wits
all Vt which had been brought ont by other wit
& reed ta wo ss aa III s
dollar tn keep hes aut OF the insane asylum
Tho case Will hc continued to-day With littlo
prospect Of ill., end being reached.