The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-08-22
Circuit Court.

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On Thursday Michael Curtin entered
suit in the circuit court against the c., b.
& @. railroad for the killing of his infant
son, aged II months, which occurred July
Both. 1t will be remembered that the lit
tie fellows head was cut off by the locomo-
tive and rolled down the bank, and that
both Engineer Scoville and his fireman
knew nothing of the terrible accident until
Informed of it short time after the deed.
The damages are placed at $4,000.
Charles II. Smith VS.. Ilda E. Smith, di.
vorce. The bill states that this couple were
married April 10th, 1879, and lived together
until Dec. 18th, 1883, when Mrs. Smith de-
deserted her liege lord and he therefore
prays that the bond which ties them be
dissolved. Smith is agent of the 81 road
at Streator
Mary Francis Newport VS.. Louis H..
Newport, divorce. In this bill the COM
plainant states that the marriage was per
formed Jan. Sd, 1873 and that they contin
ued to live as man and wife until Jan. 18th,
1888, when Newport took it into his head
to leave, and on this account Mrs, Newport
desires that the matrimonial bonds be
broken.
Jos. Mortland VS.. Mary A Cunliffe and
Jos. Cunliffe, foreclosure.
Streator Building Association vs. George
f. Colwell and Abbie f. Colwell, foreclos-
ure.
Mary II. Laid vs. John B. Chisholm,
Bridget Chisholm and NJ. Byrne, foreclos-
ure.
Sylvester NJ Chapman VS.. Sidney r.,
Blanchard, admir-. de bonis non, of He
man B. Chapman. Bill to construe will.
A peculiar divorce suit comes from the
region of Earlville in which Frank r. Wal
lis files some very queer statements against
his wife Agnes M. Wallis. The young
man alleges that he first saw the light in
the township of Meriden, where he resided
until he was nearly of age, when he went
to Earl as clerk in drug store. On the
approach of his birthday he went to Soma
nauk to more properly cele brate the event.
when some friends introduced him to Miss
Agnes NJ. Fox, who later on, caused his
ruin. She became infatuated with the
guileless young drug clerk and marked
him for her own. 1t greatly flattered the
young mans vanity to be singled out by
such prepossessing lady, and when she
prepared to come to Earl to attend the
skating rink one night last winter and
asked him to play Romeo to her Juliet,
he forthwith gave in, and gladly promised
to he her escort on that memorable occa
sion. He alleges that after the sound of
the rollers had died away in the amphithea-
ire, he brought her back to the hotel
where she was stopping, and that she sug-
gested that he accompany her to her room,
but he objected and babe her good night.
Next morning he went to the hotel, took
her to breakfast and she again wanted him
to 90 to her room, but he would not She
then threw her arms about his neck and
inveigled him into the parlor, where her
actions were such that his ruin was easily
accomplished. He then went to her room
and remained there the greater part of the
forenoon, and was as docile and meek as a
lamb The young lady short time after
went TO her parents in Aurora and informed
them that Wallis had deceived her and
desired them to compel him to marry her.
With this end in view an officer from Au-
rora came down and took young Wallis in
to custody. On the way up to Aurora the
young man was told that the penalty for
such a crime was 20 years imprisonment.
When they arrived at Aurora, he was so
terrified that he allowed himself to be
married to Agnes NJ Fox. Less then two
months afterwards he says his wife com
mitted an abortion on herself, medical ex.
perts claiming that the fGtus was of five
months conception. He also alleges that
his wife has been guilty of improper init
macy with Sandwich telegraph operator
and Chicago sample case man.
States Attorney Moloney on Thursday
dismissed the suit against Engineer Eu-
gene Scoville who was charged with Grim
inal negligence in the death of Michael
Curtin's child on July 30. The trial came
up before Esq. Larkin Wednesday after.
noon, and in the opinion of the attorney
nothing was elected from the witnesses
sufficient to hold Scoville to the grand jury
and the case was accordingly dismissed.
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