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The Democratic Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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In Rockford, Ill., Mary Bailey (alias Norris) from Chicago defrauded attorneys Frost and McEvoy by mortgaging her valuable furniture to another party and fleeing after they sought her release from jail on adultery charges; attorneys plan to contest for possession.
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ROCKFORD, Ill., Jan. 30.- Mary Bailey, alias Norris, of Chicago, has just created another sensation. Attorneys Frost and McEvoy were interested in getting her released from the jail on a charge of adultery. She agreed to give them a lien on her furniture to pay them. Instead of that she gave a chattel mortgage for a large sum to another party and skipped out, thus defrauding her attorneys out of their fees. The furniture is quite valuable, and is still in this city. The attorneys will make a fight to receive possession.
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Rockford, Ill.
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Jan. 30.
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attorneys defrauded out of fees; furniture valuable and still in city; attorneys will fight for possession.
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Mary Bailey, alias Norris, of Chicago, agreed to give attorneys Frost and McEvoy a lien on her furniture for fees to secure her release from jail on adultery charges. Instead, she gave a chattel mortgage for a large sum to another party and fled, defrauding the attorneys.