, 1881-02-16
Conclusion Of a Celebrated and
Romantic Will Case.
An 1iiegitimatc Daughter Of John s.
Wallace Given Her Rights.
She Secures Ono Third Of au Estate Valued
at Nearly Half Million.
MI. Stewart, Who Purchased Crooked Railroad.
Ttckels, Discharged from Custody.


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morning 0y Judge Gardner in tho c,sc Ut john
+. Wallace, Jr., against bis sister Frank aul
Mrs. ltappelyc. involving tho pnrt!l!Un III thu
estntr t'f tho lnte John Scey Wa1lucc. vnlncd nt
lntwcen $Jt,UU ani g4U,UW. The facts, al-
thmig', aIrent]y pretty well known, fnr1u. us III
eminent lawyer reu,arkesl ycstcrtlny after henr-
ting tho onini0il, II story stranger thntl Il rO.
nance. About 1sli John y. Wnlsncc. married.,
md living NJ Valparaiso, Ind, ltcca,se intimate
With II June SlDver, hy 'whun he hah It child,
tow tho wife uf n. u. Itnppcyc. Of this city. In
pursuance Of 4 previous agreement with tho
nntlsor, Wn!fAce tpt,k tho child. brought her
uT', ntleatch her, n1a kcpt her III IHns,rnicc Or
the fActs Of her birth until Gt'o'lt tho time
she WIS married. III lEd4. lfe nftcr,sAttl had
daughter, Frank. hy a scco,d wife. at,sl II s0tl.
Joaln, by II third wife. In i673 Mira. Wnllaue No.
procured Il tlfrorcg fr0n hur l,nAhntd. and re-.
lGased NIL her interest III his property Tn certain
conditions. WalIncn died III 1lccctntcr, 1s''s In
tcstntGt lcavfuE arue tstntg. ami in April fol-
lowing the present bill fur flrtisfon was ileh BY
Ills slnor Hon 1ahn. In Mny. lss'. frank Wnl-
lacc, tho jnuJhtcr, conveyed to Mrs. ttappulye
M undivided nn,'-s!xth uf t1e ustnto nf, her
fnther. sttasu,E. however, iEnt It Hht,s1ld mt
l,p tAkpn tut Of her sflnr1 IN casu Mrs. !AppGye
waE rcSoEnizc.l ~ one or thc hcsnf ter fatilcr.
clnro,l Mrs. 1appcys vas IN i,ltcrests,i purity.
thu luttur cnlne Iii utll tileti 4 crt'ss.b, sklnK
FOR u o,r. .thrt! shire Of lilo wnlluvr estate.
ovi'snncc ut length. liz snId H. WIS t, ent strs.
NapprlyG. shortly ntter her birth. wMs ttksn
hcr relations With them wGlr very agreeable.
Two questions were presented q, which her
lec,l adopted by rr father, and till ,,tnicr lilo
contract between her father an,1 mother bcft1re
hcr birth s!e wns tub entitled to nue.thirl VI
my furtnut Instrument ur adoption lnate bcEurc
ornt tho time Ut her birth. nor 'l thcrf, nppEhr
IL as u p ny ppWs Wass T. sxatSss s"cf!9 II asr9 w
1s17, tnt1r im,ar ILL., which tie suited lint sla
wus l'ro9uht to tllln When an Infant mud That l,e
tue adoption Of ch!iiren. There WA nu SUCH
was tukull lntU Mr. WM!luer's tuHiEy. There
be,nr 10 icgH! or rornIa! adoption 4 s'gh , " the
appeye M III. ever u been M iexaII, Ill iii opu I'D. or IN
such Il manner Us 10 lnuku her cnttlpu tu eAtl
hursclf III, heir l'y alnptio,,.
t,oture, or Immediately after, tho birth of
the chIli. 'n,tso % or Rnol co'1.l.leratiun
aueh MI ngrecltcnt consisted Of tho
ur Il Mr. skinner. Mayor os Valparaiso. sirs.
Mnt,lew tgstaany was yery SxpL'rt 'hat
pNaehci Hill. aud he toli hcr thnt i,u i,a;' no
ehlld "a ns nwn afltl T. w nor uittFHr ttlas ~
ever "nuu hatenhy, tnAe 10 wanted hfi nelrt nnts
pr.pnrty NM thnt WHEN tho ehiai wAs born H.
t1ol. u mn nts ttsnliy. etl1eatea nIi! nnptc Y
Il would SCUM tint pursuant ~ That nEreent
Maas9 ust nS!nro tns blrt ,v Sf tc ehd
brDntat tho n'stner 70 GhlcaFt1. wlicFr tHg ehll
was born, a'!d then tnkcn gnck TO Wnl!aeo's
an,y; aha tat .Mo i'pthor nevef attai'e 10
Wulaee sso ao,nS tere ,ngt he @ soi',s G.Iss5.
ton ~ n its eretlloslity lttit sue WINS strongly
Gorronns,tcd t; ny her brnshcr-in'inw, whn tcsti-
He'd TINT AFTER tho n1rin OF tho chlll he
wunt 10 tnlFnrnsso Win rcferentn 70 iMxtn-
ming proeec!li.,.s aKai:.st wallace and TINT tl's
IMltcs resented the aEree''o,t h9 had nude sti
June slower. TO tho elett thAt hn would adopt
I1d cucnte tue cnlhl anu NUKE u hs heIr. IN
cDnslt!cs,iton 9f thht M!lnertnknH tho I'rusecli-
t!0li Wt!s nbhitIHled. SHlhiers Testimony WAS
slethod!st Churcn' sau ~ Gxtetntion o. wnnt
tor ~ NM nm.timv Nsnt In waIIt ti,,,"tn hnr NJ III
own mid Rtiupt her,
Tho conclusion was inevitable from such
testtts'GMay, lint tfpro Wns na nEtHsnsci,t bt,
t"to ~. niI a',nota mi ci,,, % - W. ~ ~ M
1wt. nil, ttnke II Iii ,rlr. wis lint ner4rtntmt
such ii ur,o liz would lis rufurced II, Il gOurt If
eui!tVY Tho Consideration willis MT stcciicnlly
IT,, tr.r,is ~, tt,"t ~, ill.,. .s,t.,.f1