Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-22
WANTED HIS WIFE.
Suit of a Man for n Writ of Habeas
Corpus to Get Possession Of His
Own Spouse.
She Thinks There is the ssDickens to
Pay" and Refuses Positively to 60
Back to Him.

Quite breeze was caused in the Criminal
Court yesterday morning by hd6eds corpus
case of decidedly unusual nature. 1t was
case in which husband sued for the pos
seseion of his own wife, who, he claimed,
was kept from him by her father. The par
ties to the suit were both respectable looking.
The husband is apparently twenty-seyen or
twenty-eight years old, while the wife is a
pretty, vivscious little woman of about
the case, as CLEANED from the application OF
the writ, is as follows:
HER LIBERTY RESTRAINED.
Samuel 3. Dickens represented TO Judge
Horrigau that his wife, louisa NJ. Dickens,
was restrained of her liberty by F. NJ. Cogs-
we'll, at No. IS Adams street, in this city;
that the cause of this restraint is that Mr..
Cogswell, who is the stepfsther of the lady,
objects 10 her living with Dickens his
wife. He says that he has been advised that
he is entitled to the custody of his wife; that
he is entitled to have her share his home;
and that but for the restraint imposed on
the liberty OF Mrs. Dickens, she would return
to him and be to him an affectionate and
dutiful wife. He has been refused access 10
his wife, and she has been
FORBIDDEN TO SEE HIM ALONE
Dickens prayed the court TO grant him a
writ of habeas corpus, that his wife might be
released from the custody of the said +. NJ
Cogswell and restored to him. No writ of
habeas corpus had hitherto been granted or
applied for in this case. In accordance with
this petition, which was filed by Messrs
Taylor & Carroll, the attorneys for Dickens
Judge Horrigan had notice served on +. NJ.
CoeswelI, comm nding him 70 have the body
of Louisa NJ. Dickens before him at the
Criminal Courtroom at 8 o'clock am. yes
terday. This use of the habeas corpus is
somewhat novel one. The issue OF the case
was
DECIDEDLY INTERESTING.
That a father should restrain his daughter
from associstipg with her own husband
looked like a high handed outrage. But
was it 80? Those who expected husband
and wife to rush into each others arms and
love thus restored to its old strength were
decidedly disappointed. The little lady
evinced no desire whatever TO go back to her
spouse. The evidence all went to show that
she was not restrained of her liberty, but
that her retreating to her fathers house was
her own choice. The fair prisoner was not
at all weeping penitent. Being questioned
by Judge Horrigan she said she had gore to
her father of her own will, because she was
afraid TO live with her husband; she was
afraid that he would do her bodily injury,
and she did not want TO go back to him.
DUN L WANT ~ BEE III
"Your husband is here" said the Judge to
her. "and you can see him If you wish"
81 don't want to see him. / never expect
to have anything more to do with him."
Judge Horrigan told Dickens he could see
his vile, if he desired to.
Mrs Dickens remarked that there was no
need for any misunderstanding. She would
under no circumstances go back 10 him, or
have anything more to do with him. He was
very much crestfallen at this. He had
thought that If he could get chance to talk
to her when the parental authority was not
exercised, that she would i'm mediately ask to
be taken back. She evidently has mind of
her own.
Upon hearing the evidence, Judge Horri-
gan adjudged that F. NJ Cogswell was
NOT GUILTY OF RESTRAINING
Louisa M. Dickens of her liberty, and there
fore dismissed the writ of habeas corpus at the
eost of S. B. Dickens. Mrs. Dickens was
allowed TO go back 10 her father. No other
witnesses were examined, though Mr.. Cogs-
we'll wss willing to testify. The lady's state
ment was sufficient to knock the bottom out
of the case entirely.
THE CAsUs BELL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickens, since they were
married, have not enjoyed serene domestic
happiness He is the proprietor of aDick-
ens's Curiosity Shop" aud is said TO be
well-inteutioned man. When he married he
found that his marchioness was bent on hav-
ing her own sweet will. Everything has
consequently been at skies and sevens in his
domestic establishment. Quarrels resulted
iu her leaving and returning to him two or
three times. Ia spite of all their troubles
and misunderstanding, she still possesses a
fascination for him, and he, like the moth, is
drawn into the flame, whether he will or no.
They have one child, pretty little girl.