The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-29
FTIRCE FOR COLLIER.
N w.,l.Xnown Chicago Lawyer
Scores Victory
[.,,ors OF CRUELTY PROVEN.

.,.na of His Mhi""y'
y the Tortune. His Wife Had HI"
"o"" A. AN Asylum as a Pauper-ihe
o c'.,nDr,. Mental cOndi'io" Now Fully
r rl',.r,d. the Court peiievs'-pi'p'''-
-. Of the children
Ian. 29-Attorney Frank
ChlcasVc, olier was granted a divorce
H'S'i y. wife. Fannie G. Collier, by
from u, freeman on the grounds OF
'aas as, and desertIon. There VIII be no
fas'v s.or, the decision and the only
'pp s.,'on now remaining to be settled
aas''." :, the disposition of the three
: .aa' There was large assembly OF
f'liu, and friends of the complainant
A" ,,, when the decision was read.
, ' vsrs there to learn the outcome OF
Al ' sor,s in which Mr.. Collier has
~. engaged for four years TO secure a
W.. ''s separation from his wife, In MS
fs" ,,orotion OF the evidence intro
eOn''1 :. .upnort of the charge against
w.. Collier the court was oriet' he
VIZ WA that the proof Of cruelty and de-
fa'.u wos sufficient upon which TO
iauv ~. order for a degree. and contin-
usd.
8, inst regard for the reputation anu
..,,rSs Of the innocent children OF the
l.' A,,a. seems to me to require that no
1,nscessary shadow shall De throwh
aver their future lives.
W. M. oourt comments on the fact that.
.rsOueh Mr.. Collier was worth from
,sOOO 10 100000 at the time his mental
80, WAS at its most serious stage,
a,a a ~,fo had him committed to the asy-
mm Al Cunning as a common pauper'
VA that the treatment received there
s.ohobly was calculated to make his
r.oo.e worse. The court expressed the
."rlon based on the actions OF the
',",r,,e in the courtroom and the testi-
mory Of experts, that Mr.. Collier Is
,ow fully restored to his normal men
al and physical condition. His honor
Ala that the plaintiff could not be held
.ssnonsible for his behavior toward his
Via and others during the period In
ended in her cross-bill. because he was
then an insane man.
Removed to Sanitarium.
Frank Collier was struck on the head
and seriously injured by a thug during
!, political campaign in 1889. During
be two or three succeeding years he
developed signs of insanity and was
removed TO a sanitarium. In June.
1904 he filed a bill for divorce. In the
fall Of that year the case was Just about
10 be called before Judge Brentano
when the plaintiff was arrested for in
sanity He was before court after
that on the charge Of insanity no less
than fourteen times, but was always
cleared largely through his own efforts.
He was an occupant of the asylum at
Dunnng several times before the first
divorce bill was fled. and was also a
patient at Elgin and in various other
Institutions. Judge Freeman will leave
the disposition of the three children to
the attorneys representing either side.
Collier Believes He'll Get Them.
They are John, Emily and Helen. Is,
Is and years old respectively. For
some time the girls have been in Gus
tody Of the parents of Mrs. Collier at
@ Ashland avenue and John has been
with Mrs. Sarah Collier. mother of the
plaintiff. at 544 Jackson boulevard. Mr..
Collier is confident that he will even
lually secure absolute control over the
children. He believes the words OF
Judge Freeman's decision indicate that
such disposition would be favored by
him. Mr., Collier intends to remain in
Chicago and again engage In the prac-
ice Of law. 1t is understood that Mrs.
Collier is not entitled to alimony nor o
solicitors fees. Captain w. p. Black,
Nj. Golfers counsel, asserted that as
natural sequence Of the courts action
al claims Of this kind must be waived.