The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-08
FOR JUSTICE ) SAKE
Sensational Suit viii be Tried
in Emp0ria.
BIG. PEOPLE INVOLVED
Story of Troubles of Married
Man and 0ffspringS

sensational law SUITS ever brought ia
Lyon county IS row being prssarea Tor
! trial b Judge W. a Randolph. who VIII
| probably have associated With him Soma
OF the best legal talent n the stats. The
parties 10 the suit are smong or best
known and wealthlest citizens.
I Ms wagousr. the plalufIhls TIE wife
( o. Or. Z. w. Wagner. and husband ard
I wife are determined 20 aEht the matter u
! the end. not 50 mitch on sccount o. hraa-
ciaI considerations as o. rectify the gross
injustice done Mrs. Was0ner while STE
| was only child
l The story IS told in the brief prepared
/ BY Judge Randolph is briefly as follows
IN is6s D. v. Holdermon. then young
man residing ie the then village - En-
/ poria, went back 20 O'-fc ard therc married
I Miss Carrie raha ard rstarnsd n Eas-
/ poria with his bride. where they took I'D
/ their residence. In a uttie more taan a
/ year thereafter child was born 20 thcra
and that child is Mrs laura T. wagouer
/ az this city. AT the time % the birth ~
/ the child Mrs. HoidsrIuan became snlIaly-
I Insane and continued 50 up % ISL. when
I tbs probate court o. Lyon ccunty held an
/ inquest and found her To be 81 unsoend
mind and ordered her u be committed q
I an insane ASYLUM ard appointed hey
husband. u. W. HoIdsruan her guardian.
/ She was shortly taken thereafter 20
/ private insane asylum in Ohio. where she
I IS stii kept. being in good bodily healts
and much improved Ia rsind. hut has
not fully recovered her reason
It seems that in the fan 81 ISIS .. Y
Holdcrman became infatuated with ara
very much desired 81 marry afiss Hannah
Grsoey &c Einporia. but that could not
D. done, as De already had a wife. and th.t
question arose what should he 6asie Go
release him from his Vife 80 that henight
marry mis- ueW love- Insanity - not
cause for divorce Ia Kansas. 80 ne eoula
not get n divorce. In his extremity he
went 70 C.. ~ Sterry. then a PRACTISING
lawyer az this city. ard sterry SIT about
70 help him out 20 his difncutg The arst
step was Co have a new s,ssrdian sp-
pointed for Mrs. Holdermaa SIR Holder
man resigned as her guardian on Noveu-
her 3 iSS. and On that same dag RI a.
Cross vas. hy the probate court ~ Lyos
county at the request ~ u vs. Holder.
man. appointed guardian Tor Mrs neiacr-
man. SIR. Cross. as manr wGl recall
Guilty After q guardian WAS occurred rha
was willing % facilitate the object SIR.
Hoiderman had On view ere main Gln-
Guilty was removed. FOR. snies ths guar
dian spoke out on behalf ~ hts ward ard
protected her rights. there was no one O.
saw word Ia her behalf
on ere 18th day az December 1855 o.
titlon was filed in ihc district cuart ~
through mis- ATTORNEY. g. = sterrg. aHf-
irg inst the marriage herpsaa a. ISL.
Holdermsn ard NfIss Carrie Rahu % st
aside are declared uuH ard void because
Of the insanity ~ sliss Carrie Kahn rs
the time ~ the marriage. The ofa SEE
tiers who remember Mrs. Hasdsrmaa ard
knew her when she came ta Em9oFia as
"a brisc wiH PEI checked at the issa co
her being insane st the t.rne. Summons
vas served "a. g.. Crosn. the eaaraisn 20
SIR. Hoiderman snd ia the aaF sire eas
brought i.to court ard the csse was
referred to r - Erans. a. referee. f34
trial and was tried nor in oren coa-f. bnt
ga the oflce ~ G. 4. sterrF fre lawyer
for the pfsinun. D. ~ uol8frrnan. So
evidence was offered fa BEHALF ~ Mrs.
HoIderman. the insane aousn. BE pas
90 arranged that there should he 90 cyl
dence oa her hehaif and the referee coula
d. nothing 6ut ard from lfe erlfenee r.
the witness Or two Who testified for
mr HoiGeruan thar az ere rs1e ~ ths
marriage she woman was insane. srd
therefore thr contract ~ marriage uaa
void Tho matter went through tbf d.
trlet resrt without Q.sesHa1 ard in go
same smooth nay. ft was ao arranged
that 81 shoaid ~ ~ ard e. decree Fea-
dered - tha court aerlarfag tae uarrfaEa
befwees gfr Hai3ermaa ard carrie f5ahH
voia whru entered iufo ARD slefFa veI
ard ar HolHerna1 VS. az liberty a.
again marry ahi.s D. a1 shortly tAers
sffer ~ aat Hcefav =. n wright
usa arrofrfe7 guardian Or MrR 81 ~
IIoIfsruaa '5er'arleE his nssrffara Fotf
~ Isl fEa'8rsnan efta eaucie ~ SEARS
ago prreloes 60 ts fesfh hruaver -
had wu lfsfl-r eae-hsf ~ hs es-
ere srfats 30 h.f wffen HsrraH Hotter
man arc ffs ofher taf e. hs faHg afff
laura. row Mrr WaEener pffh a gree
rles ftat earn was 81 eet-gafe - saef
sses ~ thz naprert ~ $40 nefhsF e.
Eagra
s-re 81 ffasasrnars srafh gs o.
rrndaet has been rasrr-se to C. ~ Ire
le. vla 81 oe7 a rer1rrt - 1cpfn 20.