Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-25
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Three 9atts brought in District
Court Against Insane People and
Their Guardians.
Fash 10 We'll q DO and Able to
Reimburse the County For
Their Care.

large GUMS OF money from the estates
OF three of the ifisane wards who have
been cared for at public expense for
years. In each instance the wards OF
the county ana state being well able to.
reimburse the county
The board OF supervisors thru coun- ]
ty Attorney Stone, has commenced suit
In the district court against Mary 81.
Clark and her guardian. w. e. Shell
ing: Ida Soorholtz and her guardian.
ID. 7. Denmead, and Gilbert f. Fox and
his guardian, George A. Turner, to col
Slect various sums, the amounts claimed
In the Clark ana sobrholtz cases being
large. Mrs. Clark was sent TO the In
dependence hospital from this city In
April 1888. where she remained until
AuguAt 1885 She awas then sent TO the
county farm u incurable and is there
az the present time. The expenee In
CURED by the cGre and treatment OF
Mrs. Clark at the state hospital was
Se.lT1.67, which was paid by Marshall
county, and at the county farm $416, or
Z total of 32,5s7.S7. This sum is claimed
In the suit just commenced. Mrs Clark
is a daughter OF the late Henry Bash
and received from her fathers estate
a snug fortune, which, unfortunately
she cannot enjoy. and which her sur
viving children cannot receive until her
death.
Mrs. Soorholtz was sent to Mt. Pleas
ant in May 1896, and is at the present
time ward there at the county's ex-
penAe. The county claims from ner es-
tate. which is quite large, the sum Of
$67s.6 90.
Gilbert E. Fox has been in the asy-
lum only since March of the present
year, and the claim against his prop
erty amounts o 3l16.l5
The law gives. the right to collect
from insane people and their guardians
in instances where the insane carson
has the property or means to reimburse
the county. This has frequently been
done, but II has not been necessary to
commence suit in court
OTHER NEW CASES.
y. r. Williams. farmer OF this
county, makes II. A. Robinson defend
ant In a suit in which he alleges extor-
ton, and asks damages in the sum OF
S32S.60. Williams alleges that he owned
q farm valued at $4,000. on which A. FL
shorthili held a mortgage for 81. 500:
that in order to pay off some accumu-
lating obligations he transferred the
farm to Robinson for $1,000, subject to
the mortgage. but made written con-
tract to the effect that the farm was To
be retransferred at a certain date blythe
payment of $1,000 to Robinson. with in
terest In the meantime Mr.. Robinson
purchased the Shorthill mortgage, and
Williams secured two extensions of
time in which to redeem He alleges
that when he was prepared to do SO
Robinson would not deed back the
farm unless Williams paid the Short
hill mortgage, compound interest and a
bonus OF 1855, and being unable to do
this the farm was sold at forced sale
and plaintiff claims he was thereby
damaged to the amount OF s32S.60.
David A. Corbin is suing Catherine
Corbin, his wife. for divorce The
couple were married April last, and
the husband has if his allegations be
true, Travelled a rocky domestic road
since then. He says his wife threat
ened to put poison in his food. that she
Threatened to push him down stairs and
break his neck and that She .falsified
his character and scandalized him in
the presence Of friends.