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Ud1eU tinI-as::brrIt}%tk16J6iea tJ 0ftr\ r■J LsetdIis.,4 t11}ien.■XA Verdict for $«S,.*SOO -The Pathe tic Story of Mrs. *Jas. G.Snider’s WrongsThe Fox Taller case occupied all thetime in the circuit court yesterday upto half past four o’clock m the afternoon, when the judge finished reading instructions and the case went tothe jury. In the morning Mrs. Tulleripeareu upon hour or so andcross-examination of the plaintiff’s attornevs, hut nothing new in the wayof testimony was brought out that hadnot been given in the evidence the daybefore. The attorneys on each sidesi rungspeeches during the re*mainder of the morningand in theafternoon, and when their argumentswere concluded it was hard to decidewhat sort of a verdict the twelve menin the jury box would renlt;•*V'1*■ *Thevwere out onlv an hour and a half, andwhen thev returned. six o’clock itwas with a verdict for the plaintiff forthe sum ## $8,500. This is all of thetotal amount, §11,400, that was notoutlawed under the statute of iimitation:s. It is thought that the defensewill appeal*The only other case acted upon during the day was the suit for divorcebrought by Lucy Snider against herhusband, James G. Snider. Her petition reveals a sad storv.1 tavs tudher name before hermarriage wasLucy Sublath and that she was weddedonav 10th. 1SS5, at Franklin, to Jas.G.who at that time was mas-• juera* „Kellv. Oneunder the name of John(Itn o wyears o*cige wa- born to them.F ro tnmorningveryher marriage day until theof her husband, somemonths ago, Mrs. Snider was the ob-r-'loot orabuse and cruelty attHihands of the irutal Snider, whoproved to be a drunkard of the lowestlie repeatedly kicked, struck, beatand choked her. Added to this heneglected to provide her and her childw i t h►SOiJnecessities of life.1■f11tmas Eve. ISS’J. he irJ herwith iiis 1st in the face, foiling her tothe ground. Enable to stand such inhuman treatment she left his roof andwent to her father's house. Kelly, orSnider, as she afterwards discoveredWname to be. left the neighbor* *-.-4hood, andnot k n o w n.Itcourt granted herpetition as is shown in the order below.CUM MON LAW.Elisha Fox vs. Otto F. Tuller and\T a t'xj I*' Til I I £% v * 11 f- n »Yt AH f
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Jacksonville Daily Journal
Jacksonville, Illinois, US
Wed, Jun 17, 1891
Page 3
Full Page
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