Smith
Illinois Supreme Court
Smith filed his petition stating, that, by the Probate Court of Logan county, he had been appointed guardian of Mary Alexander, aged thirteen years, and her brother John, aged eight years. That said children were the heirs of one Augustus Alexander, deceased. That the mother of the children was also deceased. That he demanded the custody of Mary from Thomas Shoup, and that of John from John Handsby, who had the said children in their keeping.
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Smith filed his petition stating, that, by the Probate Court of Logan county, he had been appointed guardian of Mary Alexander, aged thirteen years, and her brother John, aged eight years. That said children were the heirs of one Augustus Alexander, deceased. That the mother of the children was also deceased. That he demanded the custody of Mary from Thomas Shoup, and that of John from John Handsby, who had the said children in their keeping. Shoup, in his return to the writ, stated, that the infant Mary was placed in his hands by her father about the time of his death, with the request that…
1Per curiam
Alexander died in December, 1851, leaving a daughter aged thirteen, and a son aged eight years. In his last sickness he requested Shoup to take charge of and educate the daughter; and he made a like request of Handsby respecting the son. In January, 1852, Smith was appointed guardian of the children, and claimed the right to control them, which was denied by Shoup" and Handsby. He then sued out a writ of habeas corpus from this court for the purpose of obtaining the custody of the children. The application is resisted by Shoup and Handsby. It appears, from the evidence, that the children…
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