, 1881-05-17
THE COURTS.
Indian Titles to South Chicago
Quashed on the Ground Of
Laches.
An Interesting Suit for tho Recovery
OF II Child By Her Mother.
New Suits, Judgments, Confessions,
Divorces, Etc.



aputnst Edward sstrlt anu other. involving tho
t'tlr III htont iU0 acres Ut land In nr1 autth Ut
South EhkcaE,,, tonR Fractional SECTION i III, IT,
Thu cnHnnfnant is Il f'ottawhtosHic fnsfthlt. wlfo
Of Ash-kuin. an fmlinn chief, who .iiptl III 19iA
}fu was unu nf tho rhlufs who signed tho trcaty
at T'|pnecanue IN iSE, anu two sections Ut
aand wcre Rrtsnted Il, him by TINT trcnty.
Thu patn'lt wns ncyrr Issued. howcvcr,
until lstA. twenty years nftcr his death.
Tho lnnl was 10 be selected tiitlcr
tho direction nr tho President ur tho
ttn!te,l Aintes nftnr survey. Tho selection wna
ntfo und approved by tho President III iss7, ami
tho patent was ies,,csl to Ash. kiln anil is heirs.
All net Ut cs'nKfrss provided thut n pntcnt H.
sutHt to II teud person aloutd taku cIrect IN
thonEi, he were living. Asn-knin, IN 1sgi, n,n.lc
conveyance l'y warrlnty tacesl to Lotlis u.
Sefits. atd tho patent. therefore, cDurctt 10 tic
lntter's 1encAt. Mrs Aall-kttit, or lkn- wnh.
nsh"knil, conveyed hor Interest at different
times to tlltercnt persons, tani9 nthcrs to H. y.
9ooy anti others hy warranty decd. slatcd Feb.
III. 1877. for s.,N0 nnd 70 Elwnrtf sorin by Heed
of julyh, 1877, fur tl50. E}cctniant suits were
lnt, tney wuro unsuccessful. The wt1nw then
nscd tfn prcsont blu to RECOVER. her
@ss "ss ssSnF f. IT, IT,, fs t. ssaS s,s sS witt witt
she was DUNG. slo nut being ablo 10 spetk En-
.l,isi1o Drummnnd III ttcclt,lng tho oaso satd
that II II hal tn rest ol tho validity Ut thnsc
dce,ls theru would t'o ttltl'cuty u sustaining
tavm. for the evidence w; n9t cIcar .hut shD
ucrs. on fcr husbands tratt s!o lmcntno nii.
dused of hIH INTEREST tn thu lind III 1ucstlnn.
a0reerl!ynt u 3rant l'ai Hirca,ly hee,i nialo Gy
tho United statrs. tito lat9l Ind 9cc!1 !teatc a
ss1t,ssySyca s1as. ts nme tho sr!s* bud !ce estsl,-
Irnp,. tiio ontntlt !la,l not iss1le,l, hit
still Aeh-k,ln'. u ltc hui never tnn!e my grant
right cscrpt whit might huye been conveyed liy
ts r., sse W. ms ttv patc,'t and so was M st, che
w. W'1 Ms to y,c c f't r dn%1r T@ ist th@i @
preserving 1er tr!hal ro1nt!ons, did not absuIrs
'er tr,. hsr ,'ttses qr !al!les !, could noi
cxlstri Within tic siatu byn prunt to nj, III.
fron, II the ordinary burdens and incidents
lands. lie must l,saert bis rights ngninst n
trest,.ssMgr t M or person IN possessi0n nsidnr Golor
hnsl iecn 4evcrgu fr,,s tho tt.,ss uf public lais
~ tho gr.snt. tho selection Of tito l'rcslont, md
Tic ssi,'x '! of thc patent nn4 TIC United sta'cs
Tribe. i must. therefore. be hei,i thnt tho pamt.
present till for tiuwer by tho icay lii tho nppii-
catio MGre tha9 THIRTY YEARS I,a.l oapsc bo
qt q tho latent and tito Hing Of tho hliI
sn s'F Of A' at Sf'nseg psery n@Ft h # se eea S .
n.lverscly Under n KriHt from her husband. il
tvns well acttlu.l tllt shu Inv Of tito Stnto uil
i,r iuwvr ~ Widow ii lnl,,'s heIi by hrr his.
band lnrtHE cyerturc.
ca'lss cum pnat wa s 4 ottswsaris f: mS miis' Wun NJ.
rho WINS exuInrt trom thu npcrttiun nf tho gci,-
sr,'l r..les 9pplsnh!c H., s.ch SasrH, and wheth0r
was, mt, tho hlil sosiid havo % .D tstnissca n
ftf fklkf
his sa'o In 1sH WINS unkf,awn t0 hnr. Hut,
hnwcser l:', lint -, might DO. whom tho t.t!o
placed ~ tho shrttu GolItlon Ms uly ntllor rler-
sun and TOR tho consequences OF her ncts nnu Of
hor her ,e,!a S,4a Ml'vig Thy rirhs q .hr par-
nifty. Tho bill would therefore bu tlslnissu,l On
&c ground &C t'tc,cs: J!t!so Scatcsapieure.l Tor
7. w, Young. jeremiah Leaning, uud Hitchcock
4 Dupcc for tho t'ofeu1rnts.
CONTEST OVER A LITTLE GIRL,
An unusually interesting hnhnls corpus casc
WIS Eoaral yesterday hofurc Julgo Curry, bos,g
tho SUIT OF Mrs. surah Kcough to get possession
0F bur S-yoar old child, srlh 4. Rowland, WHO Is
In tho possession Af Anthony Lynn, Tho
lnnehor testified tllnt her ilrst husband,
Mr.. Rowland. died sosne soyon ycurs ago. lctylng
hor with o1ie chilli, tlton only low tnalths Old.
Shc Mt sirst tricl tn got 1t taken euro of by tho
Sisters 0f Charity, hut eould tut nlrorl tn puy
s''sA - '.-st *'''" t'St to"ttFes "'tos""i """Fo
10 tnkc IT, t,tlo ut Il tlav, fur II few wooka ouch
until st,D WIN nhlo to support 1t. Unter this
arrangement afr. and Mrs Lyutt, who wcro her
cousins, hnA kept tho llttlu Krl fur orcr sIx
ycnrs, but haA novcr Nttaptea hur. mud litd ITO
right tn her. Tho ni0ta0r sud sU hlI einthol
fer child tho must Of tho tinlg, hut sho udttuti
" e t i'; osG ,,t,.s 1!, wy npo ~ tnK9 @ oro
tiloru. anu via we,i pruyi,lul f,r. e09' "S''o
patr!uk Kctiagh wis .loxt omiiol nnd testified
no l'n.l n.!rrstI Mrs. Rowland ntout Il week
III, .,'s ~" VII mrl,'t, u ,,t "sS ncs un,H'
b,lt WIS wiiitnx IL aslu,.,rt ttie ,itis rir
.1utlgo tfury s,,id ihntigh tho fnokinr was tho
rat'rt! E.,ar.i!n,, OF to child. vt IN this pr.
Gehlliig h9 co,iht pnty lMiItlIFo Into whit WIS
hest tnr tho lltiIt ytrf. There ~h3 M 'lHnStfon
t~a ws uh w.t., w. XII! ILL., ,a 9 t,n"e wof1 slle
orty. anA her fl'ls1'and. thnMyts willing, wns not
hound +? supNrt' her oiltl'i. llo ',Ah tost-
i!el to- bis Willingness , ait experlot'eo slowod
!!ow tt,nn no wthlld bo inonth fruln
INV. tlo ff!rLles WAntod tn aeosdo
WHO h9l tho leHA! rl4ht to tho child. thoS must
~ Into II court Of equity. Tho chIld was pvt-
tlellt!y better ofI yhoro sho wis, mad hu wo,.d
l!tt f!lnke Mlly nF,ler setnoVlnH hur, b,t would
ntHna ttg petition.
One Or tho counsel s1KResteti that tho CHILD