The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-19
THE COURTS.
Varied Individual Family and So
cial Troubles.
APPEALS TO MAGMA CHARTA.
Wealthy But Bind. Jealous, Violent aro
Unhappy.

Family difficulties, alleged crime, insanity, invol-
nntary restraint and nvocations OF the writ OF ha-
beas corpus wero mingled together in number OF
cases presented TO Judge Daniels IN Supreme Court.
Chambers, yesterday.
Michael Salvin, q boy eighteen years Of age, was
some time since committed by tho Court OF special
Sessions on conviction OF an attempt to commit
felony. He found on the root OF house ON
which he had NO privileges, and this was the prnci-
pal evidence whereby he was convicted. The prison.
ers mother insists that not guilty OF tho
crime charged against him, and that his only crime
was that OF having iallcn asleep on another mans
root He wants his discharge by the Court, ana Tor
that purpose asked for writ OF habeas corpus In his
favor The writ was granted.
Michael Barblro an Italian, was married by Mayor
Ely on the Attn OF April last to Angelina Canpaga.
The father oil the bride was present at the marriage
and thereto but the husband says that since
that her father, by threats and otherwise, entced
away his (Barbars's) wife, and de,ains her from
HIM bv force. de asked Tor writ OF habeas corpus
TO compel her production COURT and 1t was granted
Eugene O'Keefe, represented TO be minister, was
recently committed by Police Justice Smith as a
Iuuat,a In o petition presented on behalf OF the
alleged lunat,c by his mother, Margaret oKecfe It is
alleged that he Is perfectly sane and his mprison-
ment unjust and Illegal. Tho petition was presented
TO the Court py Mr.. William +. Howe, and writ OF
hubeus corpus Asked for and granted
tor having STABBED with a knife Albert Auer tho
2Slh OF June last ut tho corner OF FIRST avenue and
Eightieth street. 1t Is farther charged AGAINST
pistol at Jacob Mayer The prisoners case came
be fore she Court writ Of habeas corpus and an
application 10 admit him TO bail II was urged IN his
behalf thai he pistol that his trial
was beng Yong delayed and that he was suffering from
impr,sonmenI during this hot weather Mr.. William
earv appeared 10 represent The District Attorney in
opposition TO application on behalf OF the pris-
oner and asked BY Judge Daniels, when can this
ha tried
"some lime in August" was the response.
Then," SAID Judge Daniels. "the prisoner had bet
tor remain whore 10, Tor he appears 10 be dan
gerous man."
ton OF Louis Perot obtain possession 0f his infant
sop jules Anne Perot eight years OF age, alleged to
be detained by his mother, Marie the return OF the
the iathers petion was that vile had abandoned
him, taking their boy with her. whom she now de-
that she is an immoral and has been guilty OF
adultery such abandonment and Is therefore an
unit person to have charge OF their young son.
To these allegations the mother makes answer that
she does not desan the boy Who voluntarily remains
With her; that her husband was the abandoning
| party having left nor and her Two children on the
cd III April last; that she has always beee the prin-
cipal support OF the family, having earned SIS week.
while b. was too fond Of pleasure to works that he
hss otter wanted her TO give him money spend for
pleasure and when she has refused he mas abused
struck her and called hcr vile Names and has even
como 40 lar as to suggest her lie oil shame Tor
pecunsry profit that on one occasion he struck her
with poisoned tool which made her III for two weeks,
ana nualy abandoned her and carried on her furn-
,ure and some Of tho tools used IN her business She
concludes by asserting that morally he is wholly
united 10 care for the child, ana that
now able TO earn enough for his own
support These statements OF tue wife are substan-
tsIiy supported BY four anidavits OF parties
The drocsed 10 stand oyer until two O'Clock
to-day allow the husband an opportunity TO put IN
counter aflaavits
Florence NJ. Merra, In another baveas corpus pro-
cesdng, tolls tho story Of her struggle to regain the
possession adopted child. She says that about
October, 1874, with The consent OF her husband, A.
Mcrra, obtained possession oil female child then
| one year old and since known rs AMMO Merra. She
got this lid from Sarah Marchley, then living on
| THIRD avenue, between forty. ninth and Fiitieth
Streets and at the time Il was both DELEGATE and A.
,oted scroia. She look care OF It, and havi
bco6me with the treatment oil its disease sue
cceded In clccung almost perfect cure Soon aitoI
she got OF H. one Charles farkee called or
hor told her tho child was his ana that tho mot bel
| was dead Ito card he would pay nor $lz month for
its support, and did pay ono month, put she did mol
| again SEQ MN Tor twelve months. In seven years
that she had the child he hae paid her In all bu
$40 Gelievi The stat cment OF Parkes as TO ths
parentage OF ths child TO be untrue che made the &C
quaintancs OF hts wife, who denied all knowledge Of
the child. subsequently MIRA Psrkes Instituted suit
for divorce against her husband, charging that he
had begotten this ontid with one Ann Eliza Kesoach
but he thcn dcn,ed that he was the iasher OF It, Ihs
husband Eza then sued her Tor divorce on tn
ground that mother Of this child by Parkes
| Thus matters stood until a short time ago
when Parkcs appeared again on the scene
told MIRA that he had received money and coulc
| pay her some account OF the chd's support ant
did pay her $3.50 On the 9Th OF the present month
he again came and told hor ne wanted ts
take the child days 10 visit some trends IN INT
try, and he would return her on the l4t b.
Tho 1ltn came but child aud no .Parkes, and HI
still retains and conccais bcr IRON Mrs. Merra Tn
latter says Parkes has no legal claim on tn
chiid. and that under all the circumstances sne is III
Inv tu and proper custodian. She asked Tor writ
bsbeas corpus pei the production OF the chile
| In court, aud she got her writ