Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-14
SONGS THAT ARE LOST.
Dreary Echoes From Cold and Cheer.
less Family HearthStones.
TERRENCE DUFFY WINS HIS CASE.
His Bright Little Boy Was Spelling for o
Good Licking.
PICKTNGS FROM The COUNTY COURTS

A case Of unusual import was argued in
the family circle of the Quarter Session
Court yesterday. 1t was the continuation
of the argumenton the limitations of linn
tied partnerships. The suit was that of
Annie Richards, of Allegheny, against
Thomas Thompson reported on Sunday last
1t appears that Annie had typhoid fever
some time ago and her illness affected the
child so that it sickened and died The
mother in her weakened state could not
overcome the shock, and her reason failing
she was sent to Di1mont, Mr..
LanCft, for her representatives., ar
gued that Thompson should be held
liable for the result, and that
the weekly allowance made by the Court
should be continued notwithstanding the
death Of the child. Mr.. Wise, on the other
hand. pleaded it as bar to further recovery,
insisting that the expression until further
order of court" meant merely that the
court could use discretion in the matter,
and that it wss evident that the intent of
the law in allowing the provision was that
il would prevent the maintenance of the
child from becoming burden on the public.
length, Judge Kennedy ordered that
Thompson be assessed with the funeral e1-
penses, some $40.
They Kissed and Made Up.
The case Of Maud Teese was finally dis
posed Of They have kissed and made up
and Richards sentence to pay the costs has
been deferred from week to week to give
1
appeared Yesterday and said he had not yet
gotten work and the Court decided that he
had had sufficient grace and must forthwith
march to the captains Office and hquidate
or take the consequences.
The case of Lizzie Duffy versus Terrence
Duffy was resumed before Judge Porter, he
having heard the case in the Quarter Ses-
sions Mrs. Duffy doesn't want to live
with Mr.. Duffy. but she does want half of
his salary He gets 500 a month and
she wants $50. He was willing to offer
abundant security to live with her and pro-
vide for the family, but if he could not live
with her he was only willing to give her S5
q week and let her support the children.
He also offered to provide for their educa-
tion and support, the boy at St Vincent's
College, Lstrobe, and the girl at a school in
Columbus, O. This, it was shown, would
cost him S4O0 a wear. Iizzie's henchman
insisted that Terrence should pay more and
live separately from his family, claim
ing that he was violent and that
the wife should not be compelled
TO live with him when she was in fear of
her life Judge Porter took no stock in
this story, stating that Lizzie had not made
out her case.
He Was Spelling for a Licking.
As to whipping the boy Duffy was al
lowed to make an explanation, and he said
he had given the boy rather severe casti-
CATION because, when his mother had sent
him for the weekly allowance of S. agreed
upon, he spent the money and did not re-
port, and then borrowed more, which he
(Dufy) had to pay. The boy acknowl-
edged the corn and the Court opined
that such boy was not in
iured by fagellation. Mr.. O'Donnell,
Du1fy's attorney, stated that Duffy had Of
fered to provide for his wife and family in
good style, but that she utterly refused to
live with him. The conclusion of the whole
matter was that, as the Court considered the
10-year-old girl rather too young to be sent
away to school, Duffy might continue his
own arrangement for the present, pay S. q
week and 60 on his own recognizance, and
Lizzie was forced to acquiesce.
John Berestord, of McKeesport, was ar
raigned for non-support for Mrs. Beresford.
The combined ages of the pair would proba
bly, be somewhere between 80 and 40 years
and they have two children. John ad-
miJted that his income was 50 day and
said he would support them if Mrs. Beres-
ford would abstain from going to dances, or
otherwise make arrangements to give him
his supper when he came home from work.
He said he told her she'd better go and
she went As the case was complicated by
the charge that John had threatened to
break his wife's neck, he was required to
give her 80 week and give security in
ST, 600 TO DO so.
The case of Jennie Marshall VS. James E.
Marshall was resumed, and James was told
that he must give Jennie So week or stay
IN the cooler. Nathan jackson and James II.
Clegg did not answer In the case of Ellen
Welsh VS. james Welsh, a process was
order to Issue. Kate w. Cassidy VS. w. A.
Cassidy, desertion, was called and the de-
fendant was assessed with the costs.