Port v. Port

This record presents only the single question, is the complainant the widow of Silas Port, deceased ?

It was proved, by a number of witnesses, that Silas Port and the complainant lived together, in rooms which he had rented at 457 South Clark street, Chicago, from May, 1870, until his death, in March, 1872. During this time, they ate and slept together, and, in other respects, deported themselves towards each other, apparently, as husband and wife. On a few occasions, they attended places of public amusement, where he introduced her as his wife. He frequently spoke of her, in the presence of…