The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-16
Supreme Court Asked to De-
eide Contention Be-
tween Relatives
SHE IS WORTH 100000
An Adopted Daughter Fears Another
Daughter Will Break the
VIII, and Asks for
Custody.

Arguments were made in the supreme
court yesterday in a rather complicated
legal battle which involves an aged lady
worth $4,000 and rather unseemly strug-
gle between Interested parties for her
possession.
The official title of the case is Cornelia
M. Raymond, respondent, VS.. Stella Law
renee, Lucy Huntington, L. M. Blanch,
William, Ruth and c. L. Chambers, ap
pellants.
The old lady around whom the battle
RACES is Mrs. Catherine Robinson, of
Mantorville, MINI. Mr.. Robinson died
last summer leaving a goodly portion of
this worlds goods. The property was left
in trust for Mrs Robinson turing her
lifetime upon whose death the bulk of it
was to go to Mrs. Josephine L. Percy, of
Galesburg, Ill, Mrs. Robinsons grand
daughter, and an adopted daughter of the
late Mr.. Robinson. Mrs. Percy was made
Administrative of the estate under the
provisions of the will. Messrs. Blanch,
Ruth and Chambers were appointed by the
probate court to look after the aged lady 9
financial interests. Mrs. Percy, upon the
death of Mr.. Robinson Immediately set
about arranging for the care and COM
fort of Mrs Robinson. Mrs. Cornelia
Raymond, daughter Of Mr.. Robinson,
and her husband, living at Milwaukee,
were asked by Mns. Percy to go to Man
torville to take care of Mrs. Robinson.
The Raymonds, it is said. were at the
time in rather straitened circum-
stances, and readily agreed to assume the
charge.
Efforts to Break viii.
1t is alleged that Mrs. Percy became
convinced shortly afterwards that the
Raymonds were devoting most of their
time and attention to find a !. y to break
Mr.. Robinsons will She went to Mantor-
vile and told the Raymonds they would
have to leave. After a wordy war sMr.
Raymond agreed to depart and leave 4.4rs.
Robinson to Mrs. Percy. He seemed to
have changed his mind, however, for
when Mrs. Percy returned from drive
shortly after the agreement had been
made she was surprised to Linz the Ray
monds in possession of the house, refusing
to surrender the old lady to Mrs. Percy or
to allow the latter to enter the house.
Mrs. Percy consulted an attorney and
secured the election of the RaymOnds
from the house Mrs. Percy, on the adj
vice of physicians, and with the consent
of the guardians, started to remove Mrs.
Robinson to her home in GaleSburg, ILL.,,
and two nurses were engaged to accom-
pany them. They got on the train con-
fdent that at last all trouble was over.
The RaYmonds, however, were not nap
ping and when the party reached lAasson,
a few miles beyond Mantorville, they were
stopped by officers and served with writ
of habeas corpus issued by the Dodge
county district court, charging the guard
ians, the nurses and Mrs. Percy w-~n con-
spring to "imprison and restrain Mrs.
Robinson of her liberty, and unlawfully
attempting to take her from the state"
The case was Immediately appealed to the
supreme court, and yesterday the court
set May Is as the date for receiving testi-
mony, and appointed H. E. Leach, of
Owatonrra, referee to take testimony.