The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-14

der of the state out of the Jurisdiction Of
the Pennsylvania courts, and into Illi-
nois When he returned to Pennsyl-
vania he was arrested and charged
with kidnapping. While the case was
pending in the court in this city he COM
promised IL, and formally adopted the
girl.
DtSINHERITED.
Six months later he took the child from
Freeport, ILL.,, to California and installed
her in his house at Nineteenth and Jessie
streets, San Francisco. Then she be-
came alternately the pet and household
drudge Of Sankey and his wife. In 1856
Mrs Sankey died, and the neighbors be-
lieve her husband poisoned her After
his wife's death Sankey became insane
and maltreated his adopted daughter.
On July 26, 1886, Judge Coffey gave the
girl into the hands of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children. The
very next day the old man tore up the
will he had made in favor Of the girl and
made another will disinheriting her en-
tirely. This was Photographic will, but
he had two witnesses to 1t. Both, how
ever, did not sign at the same time.
In September, 1886 Sankey came east.
and on Oct. % of that year he died. at the
home Of his brother, John Sankey, at
filinburg, Union county. He left in
California thirteen lots in Berkeley, lots
mcdaniel street and the house at Nine
tenth and Jessie Streets San Francisco.
This is worth $50, 900 now. In Chicago he
had thirteen lots also and $4,000 in
money. Just what the lots are worth is
not known definitely, but $40, 900 has been
offered for them. At Williamsburg he
owned tannery and property said to be
worth $4,000, and some notes and iudg-
mentt against his litigious relative for
over $1,000.
CAROLINE WINS.
Before his death Caroline had found a
friend in Charles S. Coggns, of San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Coggins gave her home, and
upon Sankey's death Mr.. Coggins was app
pointed her guardian and applied to Judge
Coffey for letters of administration on her
adopted fathers estate. This application
was combatted by John Sankey on behalf
of the Pennsylvania relatives, who offered
the disinheriting will for probate
Thus began the long legal struggle
which has just ended. The relatives who
had ignored the girl when she was in
want suddenly became overweening in
their fondness for her. They tried TO get
her to come to them. John Sankey made
two trips to California, set detectives to
watch the girl and tried to abduct her.
He followed her to Chicago, where MIR.
Coggins had sent her, and there pistols
were drawn In the dispute over her pos
session Judge Coffey decided Sankey's
will invalid because of the old fellows in
sanity. He gave all the estate to the girl
and allowed her S15 per month pending
Mitigation. The relatives gave up the
fight in5CaiifOrnia and transferred it to
the courts of this state, where they at
tackled the validity of the girls adoption.
Through all the courts the case went and
the girl won.
Then they tried the Illinois courts for
the Chicago property. The lower court
decided in the girls favor and now the
news has come that the court of last re-
sort in Illinois has sustained the lower
court and pretty Carrie Sankey still has
a fortune of over 100000 all in her own
right.