Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-02
SUICIDE OF HENRY vOss.
The Suit for Damages which was
Brought an the Circuit Court by
Henry VOss for the Seduction
Of his Step-Daughte<-The
Laws OF Tennessee.

In the case of Henry Voss Us. John J.
O'Brien, a summons was issued by the clerk
of the circuit court on the twenty-sixth of
November, 1878, and executed by service on
defendant next day, citing him to appear be-
fore the Judge of the circuit court, at term
to be held on the third Monday in January,
1879, "then and there to answer Henry Voss
In an action to his damage five thousand dol
lars" The following declaration was filed
in the case on the twenty-third day of Janu-
airy, 1879:
State of Ten lessee- Circuit Court. January term,
1879. Henry Voss u.s. John ]. O'Brien.
Plaintiff sues defendant for five thousand dollars
damages For that, whereas said defendant con-
irving and wrongfully and unjustly intending to in
re the detelada and to deprive him ofte assistance
Of Lizzie VoSS, the daughter and servant Of the said
said county and on divers other days and times be-
tween that day and the day of commencing this suit
debauched and carnally knew the said Lizzie Voss,
then and there and from thence, for long space OF
Time towit hitherto being the daughter and servant
came pregnant and sick with child, and so
manned for long space of time, to-1it, for -
months, by means of which said several premises
she, the said Lizzie Voss, for space of time tOWit
from the first day of June, 1873, hitherto, became
Satrs and business Of the said llaatif, so being her
father and master aforesaid, and thereby The SAID
the services Of has sad daughter and servant. to0it at
the county Aforesaid ana also by means of the said
several premises the said plaintiff was forced and
obliged to and necessarily did pay lay out and ex-
pend divers sums Of money, In the whole amounting
In and about nursing and taking care of Lizzie Voss,
his daughter and servant aforesaid in her said sick
thousand dollars. Wherefore he sues, etc.
JARNAGIN d FRAYSER,
Attorneys for Platntin.
JOSEPH UHL, Clerk.
JOHN P. SANUELs, Deputy Clerk.
The following pleas were fled in the cause
on the twenty-tourth of January, 1878.
PLEA OF DEFENDANT.
The defendant. for plea, says he is not guilty OF
the matters and things charged In the plalntls De
claratiOn alleged. Wright, Eokes u Wright, attor-
REPLICATION AND ISSUE.
Plaintiff joins issue. JarnagIn & Frayser, fol-
SEDUCTION AND BAsTARDY LAWS.
The statutes of Tennessee, by Thompson
& Steger, give the law of the State govern
ing suits for seduction as follows:
Sec. 2SO1. An unmarried female may prosecute
an action for her own seduction, and recover such
damages az may BE- found IN her fay9 r.. death
sertion of his family, the mother may maintain an
action for the expenses and the actual loss of ser
vices resulting from injury TO minor child, IN
| the parents service or living In the family.
In LIST Head, Tennessde repOrts the following
opinions are found: Damages are discretionary
with the jury
land the supreme court Will not reverse for dam
ages clearly excessive unless appear that the jury
acted from prejudice, passion or corTttptt0h-'
Evidence OF payment Of the allowance made IN
II
| or of congestion with the sedsced female and g
receipt in full from her prevalent, when parent
for the seduction of his daughter, and cannot
even go in mitigation damages"
In Sd Sneed It held ''the grounds to respect
to the form of action, namely, the tIeSpass in the
one the loss of services in the other,
merely fictitious the real grdUtHel was the private
injury the family and the person of the sedueed
THE BASTARDY LAWS.
Section 1896. The proceedings in bastardy are
conducted in the name of the State plaintiff and
the accused defendant and are intended for the
indemnity of counties against the charge of support
| Ing bastardS.
Sec 5367. If the accused be found guilty, either
upon default, bearing or confession, ne shall be
charged with the maintenance of the child. in such
sum or sums within the limits of the next section
and in such manner, the court may direct, and
with the costs of suit and shall be required TO eneI
into bond with good security, conditioned TO the
county and all other counties In the Slate from all
charges toward the maintenance OF the child.
Sec. 1858. The allowance for the support OF an
legitInate child shall not. for the first year aftel
the birth of such child, exceed forty dollars for the
second year, thirty dollars and for the third year
tt1entu dollars after the expiration OF which time
the court shall dispose OF such child IN the manner
conducive to It's interest," either by giving 1t &c
its Ieputed father binding IL out 10 suitable
person, IN their discretion.