, 1877-12-07
TIE ALLEGED CAUSE,

THE aronf UNDERLYING MISS M'KRE's Doxxs-
TIC TRtALs
and tstbulatlons was vleaned from person who
has known bar for number Of years. ARny years
ago her father kept boarding. houAu on Franklin
street. Allie at this time was glrt Just budding
into womanhood, ,-ior thla was nearly twenty years
ago. She was OF u bright and lively disposition,
anl was great fayorite In the society which she
frcQucnted. Her older sister, Mrs, Lupis married
loose and distoluta character, but who was patri.
otic enough to run away TO tho War, aud unpalEloic
enough to mako 1t pretense for leaving Ills vile.
6ho ~ grass widow In the fullest scnue OF tho
word. Tbs two ststess weru much alikr, aud, hnv-
Ing frequent quarfcls with tLeIr parents, who had
become iiupo,ershc1 they lctcrmtned 10 shit for
themselves, and this they have been doing for
year or tw0 past IN tho must adroit styla+ They
lived dsat tu house on The corner Of Illinois
and Cass streets, where they received boaEders Of
rented soons, a. chance brought them patrons.
tln,a EaEe their tcnanIt worry bard nklnes. II was
their reputation that they swapped the fIsnitusu
other, 70 that people whom They Justly WIRE In.
aebted . to Soua y obtatn .o sat!sfas!ion. Theneo
they moved M to No. = Pine .trest' wn.e they wets
cltutncrs and otacr housc-cleanoks. Mis1 MeKes
remained hsfo hut shoft time when si,e movod
aho bad not enough clothes 10 make gun wad, q
tho snio;msnt @ sux:esscly 4tassd 1t. IT, her ssla'
coArLAlxrp or lizn HARD LOT,
long. Isy utIsrcd $Iu nots. whIch u. spafed pssn
sy. .sa Il sfs I AZ ap9a pnpsa Iss
note. Whilo here she 1rst began play,nY Hay for
ipncy, although TO lad lcaael Or given her no tn.
u which no account Asa BEEN kept aud nu security
g!ycp. RcprcssnttMg that sho was afraid OF hes
oa ~ e s % fss IL IT,
debtors Attempted 10 levy. Thu mortgage was auaIy
son,sa'9Rs!s9, n, go 1iay S'l1S i. Stssk 10 si5o
money II unknown; ltay claiu,a she got the money,
and tho sIstess claIaa Il was covered back insu iii
And FROM th!s jancsuls commencs ihs dittc1issss
which wound up In the a6air Of yesteeiAJ.
FIRST cAAH BUT,
yor E1line. McElltgott wa tho man who ics,sd
On Ah execution thus obtained. Mhcn Lay came
hSs hG 1sp1Gsasd s,p1 ,sss il ths a ss
for the goods before bringing su:t % e.ss went
enough, Mis- Makre's luw,ss also, sccCm.
sS xndS oua pH1'y psy IL. 9!s as ~
u. drogpsd. :na sidney Tlsma. called 10 j
ney Taosnas wa clamlpx tho high. toned retaiusr
q ~ ~ kicked, aud, sss;ns only oae way out
H ,ss an1 ss51res b. NV E.llns 81 landlord.
peal 10 thu Circuit Court. This uoAplnsssA
Thonss. Another snontas rent vas due, and It |
yesteruny.
Tku next features of tho casc wefs two RaFuahee |
salts. Aiss Mexico sckno ~ledAed Judgment IL u, |
v; cossY an4 toe, ". Cbaass. shouYh fus what il
Tne suits were brought 1xutn4& Col.
ltay, aud ons iu just,ca Walsess court wa4 lsIel
M!as Mckee swoso that tho SaOo was covered |
luck into RAJ's hands, and her sisssr |
swo1e slnlIlxslJ.s EtlslaSo i TuurtelIotla |
sppsarcd fos thv slsts.s. aAyux been cuA1rd |
inso doiaY ~ BY sous otter friend " the saslsFs
high Up On tho no4rd Ut Trade. little smzF. |
questioning put col Hay tu the hole, and 3utg- |
ms9t wa sutsftd up axa!nat nlna fos 500. a |
similar .uit h sill p#ndius In Justice iohlnson's
Court. Hay sppeafsd Ahd became highly !puI9- /
nans, 6systM lnterstsws we're lad between /
s hlm and Ai.s AeAes. during. each of when |
nay NA3 N KFtat fear ol his IIfu.
ehe ihfvalsnsd to sxposs hla. wsito
letters 70 hts fflcnd4 aud to tbs nsxs2A-
mat hs would Willingly como dava Win aay aa@.