Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-23
MOTHER IS SUED
Leonore Skinner, 3 Years Old.
Asks $4,000 Of Myra
Smith.
IS WARD At BETHANY HOME
Where She Has Been Since Birth
"Trip In Basket in
Winter.


Bethany Home. through her next
friend. DIR. eli Bradford. has COM
menced suit in the circuit court to
recover damages of $4,000 from her
mother, Myra A. Smith.
Tragedy and romance have involved
the child Born out of wedlock, the
offspring Of James Gillapp and Myra
Skinner, it is claimed, when but
| few hours Old. she was placed in 4 bas-
ket in the dead of winter and hurried
| away on a train for the purpose of
| concealng birth. Gillapp undertook
to spirit the little one away so that
his wife and others in the neiShbor
hood of his home would not know of
its coming. He has relatives in Free
port. and it was with these that he
stated. when arrested in that city. he
intended placing the babe to be raised.
Eyes Affected by Exposure.
The child was brought back -
Rock Island and since has been
charge at Bethany Home. Her eyes
| became affected by the cold on the day
she was carried away in the basket,
scantily clad, and several operations
| have been performed in a fruitless eff
fort to restore her to normal sight
Her eyes will be weakened through
life. The mother Of the child is n
woman of means, ewing considera Die
property in the vicinity of Watertowr.
where she lives With her husband
Smith having married since her es-
capade with Gillapp.
After the return of the child here
criminal charges were preferred
against both Gillapp and his paranoar
Gil,app's wife was granted divorce
| frcm him, and then instituted suit
against Myra SkinrerSmith for dam
ages for allen alton of the affections
! of her husband. TIE trial took place
| IN TIE circuit court only Il few months
ago. and was sensational in character.
| GI.iapp As 81 Hired Hand.
The Plaintiff set Up that the defend
ant induced her husband TO come and
live with her at her home al Water
| town under the Suise o. hired hand,
! and that thereafter he ceased to care
for his wife. The defense was that
! Gillapp was nothing more than an en-
ploye: that he came to Mrs. Skinner
! Smith with the flll consent Of his
wife. and the latter was to have Joined
| him when he coult obtain suitable
home in the neighborhood of his en-
ployment. The jury awarded Mrs.
Giiiapp $500 DAMAGES against the de
PENDANT.
| Daniel G.. White. through his attor-
neys, Kenworthy K Kenworthy. has
filed a praecipe in n $4,000 damage
suit against the c.. r. |. & p. and the
r. l. & p. railway companies for tres
pass. In the declaration filed it is set
forth by the plaintiff that until Nov. /,
1904, he was possessed OF lot ). block
6. in the town of Stephenson He
charges that on NV. 2 the defendant
trespassed on the west half of this
property. and asks that he be granted
damages in the amount mentioned.
Former Asentssued.
The German Fire Insurance COM
pany, of Pittsburg, sues d. j. Webb. OF
Moline and his boDdsman, Herman w.
Walstrand for $500. The amount is
said to be due for alleged non-fulfiill-
ment of contract ly Webb. who was
, agent for the company at Moline. and
on account of whose negligence. it is
obliged to pay a poicy that should not
have been in force on the property of
Dimock, Gould & Co, destroyed by
fire. w. A. Meese is attorney for the
company.
Bill For an Accounting.
William H. and Loyal L. Case bring
a bill for partition and accountiIN,
against William Rran. ct al. Adair
Peasants represents the plaintiffs.
To Recovei Insurance.
Minnie Coulter fhes an action to re-
cover $4,000 on a beneficiary certificate
held by her son in'the Travellers Pro-
|tective association Searle G Marshall
are her attorneys
Another Against Railway.
Johanna Okerberg asks $4,000 from
the Tri-City Railway company for al
legged personal injuries. The praecipe
was filed by her attorneys, Kenworthy
& Kenworthy.
For Wreck Injuries.
-Nina Anneht' through her dttofHeys'
Ludolph & Reynolds, has commenced
suit against the c.. R. l. & P. railway
company for $4,000 for injuries alleged
to have been sustained in a collision
several months ago. The plaintiff was
an occupant of one of the cars which
figured in a wreck.
Thrown ON Railroad Platform.
Hannah E. Wright of TAYLOR Ridge
through her attorneys. Ludolph &
Reynolds. has commenced suit for
$1,000 against the c., r. |. & p. rail-
way company, for damages. Mrs.
Wright. who is rather aged, was a
passenger on one of the company
trains from Rock Island TO Taylor
Ridge a few weeks ago. At Taylor
Right the train sfarted before she