The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-01-16
Marital Infelicity.


been given the,Iiiram Klbourn family scan
dal in the city papers. Charges and counter
charges have been made, aud II Is likely
that the public know rs little Of the true in.
wardness Of the facts Is ever. Monday AZ
tcrnoon there arrived from Streator Mrs.
Hiram Kilbourn and six .year.old son. j. H.
Shay, Of Streator, and James 7. Moore, Of
Fall River. They were met at the depot by
Hiram Kilbourn and our local detective
Calkins, who forcibly took possession Of the
child and carried it through the streets to
LAWYER Kilbourn's office. The child cried
Justify. and considerable attention WAS At
tracted by the actions Of the stranger. or
course it soon became the topic Of discussion
and was referred to as bold attempt at
kidnapping" though it was very poor at
tempt if such it could be called. Mrs. Xii.
bourn, who seemed in delicate health. was
put into a sleigh that was at the depot to
convey her and the child to James Moore's.
The interven ion of the police WAS requested,
and when they entered Mr.. Kilbourns
law effice the little fellow begged pitiously
to be saved from his papa, saying that he
abused and kicked him at home, The par
ties to the transaction repaired TO States
Attorney Moloneys Office, where the child
was given into the possession Of the mother.
The mo err and child are row at the resi-
dence Of James Moore, in Fall River Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. Kilbourn and Mrs }. II. Shay.
Of Streator, are sisters, and the daughters Of
Isaac Green. of South Ottawa. In An inter-
view with Hiram Kilbourn he stated that he
was teacher and had taught at South Otta-
va. Lostant, Granville. and that he had
been teaching since last Sept. at Piper City,
where he WAS principal OF the city schools.
He claims that J. II. Shay, Of Strestor, his
brother.in.la is the oficous intermeddler
who has broken up his home and poisoned
his wife against him. He has three boys.
the oldest nine and the youngest ak years
Of age. He claims that his wifes folks
while ne WAS away. He has been earning a
salary of S75 per month, aud was obliged to
give up his position on account Of the scan
dal created at Piper City. He says that his
wife has been playing invalid always when
At home, but that when she WAS away visit
ing she Immediately regained her health.
lie also states that q great portion Of the
time he had to do the homework. She was
too lazy 10 even cook for herself He claims
that he had legal right to his boy, but that
he gave it up temporarily and would seek
legal means to obtain the child. On the
other hand, the charges made by Mrs. Kill
bourn against her husband are Of the most
unnatural and revolving character. In fact,
they are too filthy for the most disreputsble
journal to print. Tuesday Of last week she
had her husband arrested a, Piper City for
threatening 10 kill her at various times.
She was sick in bed when the magistrate aud
officers came to her bedside to take her evil
dence. but the husband waive,l examination
and gave bail for his appearance She
charges him with grave crimes; says he is
lazy, shiftless and cruel to her; that he does
not properly provide for her. There is a
great deal Of the slanderous mixed up on
both sides Of this case, and much bitter fcei.
ing has betn engeudered. The crimes Mrs.
Kilbourn has charged her husband with are
some Of the most inbumsn and infamous
ever heard Of and. if true, will forever
brand him As A brutal monster Of the base5t
and NEST degraded type Even the yeriest
brutes Of the field could not equal what she
states of him. The couple have been mar
ried about eleven years, and il seems %
have taken them long time to thoroughly
understand each other. In the mean tir .
Mrs. Kilbourn has applied for divorce. AMI
the Ford county courts will be called upon
to settle one of the flthiest cases that has
ever been dockete1 there. Yesterday after
noon she appeared before the grand jury, as
did also J. H. Shay, and there is no doubt
that Kilbourn will be duly indicted