, 1880-07-31
LOCAL CRIME.


Mrs. Elizabeth Scralcd, OF EngIewoosl, had
been arrested yesterday. clsarged will. ab-
ducting Miss Sarah King, aged 10 years,
daughter Of Mrs. Edwnrti King, who resides
at tho corner Of Dearborn md Thirty-tllrd
STREETS. Mrs. King feared tliat her child Ind
been taken awuy for improper purposes,
}cnco her decisive steps in the premises.
The case was called bcforc Justice Wallace
yesterday morning, and the rcai facts Of tlo
caso wera brought to light. It appears that
Mrs. Scrafield Ind not abducted Sarah. but
had aided her III running away. from her
home for tic purpose Ut marrying Fnnk
Norton, 4 young printer, with whom size
had been "keeplllg conlpany,,',' for. ;somo
time against her mothers will. AT the
be Interested III tho welfara OF the young
couple, they. run away to RmffA!o, and wern
n!nle ono by Justice ot ting 1'e;lcc in TINT
place. returning to Chicago the next day.
Norton q, warrant for abduction, WHICH
bad been sworn out by Mrs. King wien she
found out what )lad really become ot her
daughter: lle appe.arsl before Justice VAL
showing q marriage ,eertiicnte, botll vera
discharged. Tile Justice ndvist.il tho young
people to make ZIP with tho o1l lady" and
they 1fl so with good grace. Mrs. Norton,
hand throughout tho hearing. Norton IS
snltt to be. Qn industrious young man mud
5its Scraacid, being faiiy exoneratcd, was
otcourse discharged.
ABANDONING "A FATHER,
Tho County Of Cook went for tho Negrlch
children yesterday morning In lis own court
to compel theln to observe the Fourth Com.
n'andnaent more closely than they haye.becn
doing.
The case stood tl,uswise: ',7~. -. Z.
Eight years ago l'aul Ncgrlch, who IL hail.
owner III two restaurants on State street
and one on Twcnty.seconl street, give s100
to his brother.tn~]aw, John ponlcl, to serd
to Peter Negrlch, Paul's father, who re-
sided In Germany. ponIch sent tho
money, and the old gentleman, then
IS years Of nge, packed up Ills
mcerschnnm and Bnnif-hox and .came over.
On his Mrriyul he received NIL Invitation to
dence there, howeyar, tic NekrIri! fantily
found tho ok! ,nan's presence rather lrksulne,
and SO kicked up sucl' II row with him that
II Sti and s1, Tsns to so rssis wIth the , s9law %
months ago., Two year. ngo le was stricken
with paralysis. u1ld required col,stant nttol-
ton from TINT on. just before tic -nttack,
however, ilo made ~ wlll IN favor of pontch,
fsssSs fsssa Sss ,q b @ hs'fS slnany na ss'x%s so
sistlny III ona rooM atll q backyard, III the
middle Of Il lnt twenty fe1t square, valued at
$50 IN flush times.
After two years. cnre Of the pnraIyzetl man,
the p0nichs thought It wnS Fnul's turn to
look to his wants. aud 10 hnAulml up the
venerAbtu NrBrlcti and carte1 him there.
Pull, who hadn't been mentioned III tho will,
thought this un Imposition, md put him ont.
The pnntclla now would not tnkn fllm back,
q, principle, nrlther w0ull Mrs. I.eOni,
laul's slster, ntul neither would Paul, 50
betwegn aii tl,rce tIla ulu nun went 10 tho
PnHr-IlDuac. and in duo time tho anlt wls
brought to- compel Mr.. Paul NegtIch, Mrs.
Leont, and Mrs. Ponlcsl to Rupnort him.
The witnesses Wera All for the prosecution,
except PAUL Negricii, who testified III hiA
own belH.lf. According To their testimony,
lla wns rcpllted worth about Slhi0 i000 aud ha.l
lMoro tnnn once glyel expression to tho re-
lnarkablo sentiment: "1f ! got fifteen
tousan dolla, ! eat, him, AMI | dal.'t. cit
muffin Of II to nobody for h!ltttn'.h This In
reference to Ills supporting hts father.
Mrs Leonl Wls shown 10 By owner of two
houses OIL West Indiana street, which yielded
rental ut $40 n month.
Paul NcgrLcll swore thAt lie only Ind 49, 800
In bomls, ulld about 81, COO III l.ose clli,ligc,
Ai.tl that Ills three restaurants barely brought
him In SO 4 month. ffU ilus charge of tho
restaurant where Afinnio Dixon fatally
st1bbgd Delnnn Monday night. -'.,
| Tho cnse. Wns submitted without argt-
| ment, nnl Ills Honor condemned Paul to pay
| So a week md Mrs, f,eunt q, towards tilu
| old mAn'8 suppart. Mrs. P0n!cll wna ruled
| not liNblN, III shp haH supported hluk for
UlEl1t YtQfA RlEcIuY,