National Republican., 1883-07-09
THE MCPHERSON CASE.
Lena Diller Carter NiCkOrson Files Her Answer
to Mrs. NiCkerSOns Suit
other Legal business Transacted In the
Courts ON Saturday.
MISS 1rlyA cARrER's ANswER.

il. Nickerson, Iona Diller Carter Nickorson,
and William d. Matthews The original bill
asked for the appointment of a receiver and
injunction TO restrain the sale of Che prop
erty at No. z Dupont circle, and the motion
under immediate hearing was TO dissolve the
restraining order. Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson APP
peared for Mrs. Nickerson No. !, and Mossrs.
H. w. Garrett and Conway Robinson for Mrs.
NicSerson No. 2 and Mr.. Matthews.
Lena Diller Carter Nickerson made long
answer to tho bill of complaint.
She denies that Mrs. L. G. d. Nickerson is
a resident of this city that the plaintiH had
any interest whatever in the Rhode Island
avenue property. She states how her family
came to rent and live in No. Dupont circle;
that Mai. Nickerson has always behaved in
the most gentlomanly manner, showing the
greatest kindness to and interest in the fam
ily; that she never went from the house with
Mai. Nickorson unless in company with some
member of her family, and that in the house
some member of the family or friends with
him was always present on all occasions
when she and he were both present; that on
March 81, 1883, Maj. Nickerson Informed her
that he had obtained that day di-
vorce in Philadelphia from tho COM
plainant on the ground of desertion;
that he urged her to marry him Immediately,
rs it was necessary for him to visit the west
on business, and that ho desired to be married
before he left this city. He represented to
the afiant that if she were his wife he could
provide for her, and in many ways assist her
family, which he could not do simply as
friend stated that she could remain with her
family and her sister while he was in the
west, and need not accompany him. Being
inexperienced aud influenced by her feel
ings, she yielded to the opportunities of
Mai. Nickerson and consented TO marry
him on the second day of April, 1888, without
the knowledge of her family, and she
left home alone and met Mai. Nickerson
at drug store, and with him took the 1890
o'clock train for Baltimore. Mr.. w. b.
Matthews met them at the depot in Balti-
more, and the three drove to the house of
Rev. J. J, Laws, 257 Gilmor street, where she
and Mai. Nickerson were married. She fur
ther states that she separated from the major
Oh the thirtieth of last May, and denies
that she ever committed adultery
with him. She submits that it is
enough that her whole life has been
blighted, her peace destroyed, and she and
her family made wretChed that at time
when she was watching the last moments of
a dying sister the complainant and her friends
were spreading broadcast through the public
press, ISLANDERS and falsehoods against her.
This she submits is suffering enough to en-
dure.
The affdavits of the respective parties sup
to the propriety of her conduct, transfer of
the property to her and the fact that she was
grossly deceived by Maj. Hckerson. The
argument on the motion will be concluded to-
day.
These afidavits are made by Norman B.
Smith, Ada J.. Smith, Amanda Banks, Francis
Sheppard, H. Williamson, Annie L. Carson,
j. A. Williamson, Elizabeth A. Carter, Isabella
Carter, John P. Carter, Margaret f. Cox, and
A. Charlotte Cox and others.
100000 DAMAGES ASKED FOR.
Miss Isabella Dupler, on Saturday, for her.
self, entered suit against J..W. Ross and Mills
Dean, attorneys-at-law, for $780, 900 damages
alleged to have been done her business in
breaking it up. She states that the defend
ants are tho attorneys and agents of Hood,
Bonbright & Co., of Philadelphia; that A. o.
Sim, a member of the said firm, in a suit
brought by the firm against John Leonard,
swore falsely that Leonard purchased the
itemized account attached to the suit. She
denies that the goods were purchased by
man, but says that they were bought by q
woman at the firms place of business, where
they received pay from woman for the ac-
count. She states that the defendants pur-
posely and knowingly got up the case for the
purpose of injuring, defaming, and annoying
her, and to extort money; that they came into
her place of business, 1924 Seventh street, and
took possession, by unlawful proceedings, of
goods in which Jane and John Leonard never
had any ownership by reason of which pro-
ceedings her business, as well as her reputa-
tion, has been injured.
THE GERMAN AMERICAN BANK CASES.
In the criminal court on Saturday, the
cases against John Hitz and Charles Il. Prem
tiss, formerly of the German American Ma
tional bank were argued on pleas of abate-
ment, District Attorney Corkhill and Special
Attorney II. X. Perry for the government.
The pleas filed are as to the legality of the
grand jury which found the indictment and
are converse to the pleas in the Kellogg
Brady case, argued a week ago, in which the
point was made that the grand jury was
illegally constituted because vacancies were
filled by resorting to the box instead of sum-
moning talosnen. The government then
took the ground that drawing from the box
was proper. In the present case the govern
ment contends that what the defendants COM
plain of-flling vacancies from the box in
stead Of calling in talesmen-is correct. The
government also claims that unless the de-
1euse can show that some damage has been
done they cannot now take advantage of any
irregularity at this late day. District Attor-
ney Corkhill Special Attorney Perry, and
Messrs, Mussy and Cook argued the case at
some length,
The decision was reserved for a week.
CASES OF THE KX-DETECTIvEs.
In the matter OF the trial OF the cX-doteCt-
ives pleas in abatement were filed on Satur-
day alleging that the grand jury was not or
ganized according TO the act of 1879. Judge
Wylio said he did not care to have the ques-
tion discussed, being immovably of the opin-
ion that tile statute did not apply to this dis
trict The defendants in the cases referred
TO filed motions TO quash on the grounds en-
braced in the arguments in the Hitz, Prem
tiss, and Kellogg cases. The court said he
did not care to hear further argument on
those casts but the decision would control
in these cases.
THE BIGELow TRIAL POSTPONED.
In the criminal court on Saturday the case:
against B! r. Bigelow, indicted in fifteen cases
for embeEzling various sums of money from
the National Bank of tho Republic, were
called. Illr. Cook and Mrs. Lockwood ap.
peared for the defendant aud presented afi.
daVits from the defendant Mr.. Burr, and DR.
B. B. Adams in support of a motion for con.
tinuancq. II was agreed to call the cases i'm
mediately after the summer vacation.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
Judge Wylie heard the petition of Sarah A
McKeap for a writ of habeas corpus for pos
session of her child, Sadie Il. Thomas, on Sat
urday. The judge made an order delivering
the child TO its mother from the industria
home sphool. Bailiffs were subsequently SEN
out to find Mrs. Sayre who it is alleged, went
to the home Of her husbands mother anC
took two of tho children with her. The
court gave her possession OF the younges
child,
The court in banc on Saturday approve,
the bond of A. b. Ruff, as notary public.
Henry w. Fenner will be sent 10 tho insan
g. a.taA a.. &c a.