Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-06-06
TIE DIVORCE CASE.

A correspondent Of the New York Com
mercial Advertiser writes as follows from
Hartford, dated May 2oth:-
The great divorce case of Sarah NJ. Jarvis
u.s. Samuc! Farmer Jarvis, came on before
the committee at 5 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing, for the purpose of hearing the respon-
cents plea. 1t was an able document, drawn
up with great care by the Doctor himselfo
was read by J. B. Ferris, Esq. of Stamford,
counsel for the Doctor, and occupied one
hour and quarter in reading. All the prin-
cpal allegations in The petition the Doctor
denies. Most Of the petitioners charges OF
i'll treatment, &c. were laid IN Europe-whlle
in Florence, and Rome, and at several water
ing places OH the contnent.N The Doctor
makes out extravagaht expenses of his lady,
particularly after he left his family and re-
turned himself to this country. 1t seems he
has already honorcd The drafts of his bankers,
Messrs. Wellcs e. Co. at Paris, for over
$1,000, and by an affidavit Of Elisha Hart,
the father of Mrs. J. it appears that he remit
ted over $4,000 from his own purse for her
expenses while there.
AT 2o'clock, came on the regular examina-
ton Of witnesses. Long before that hour,
groups were seen vending their way 10 the
Court House, which soon became densely
filled, aud made it extremely difficult for the
committee, the counsel and witnesses to take
their seats. At the appointed hour the com
m,icc entered, followed soon after by the
lion. r. NJ. Sherman, with Mrs. J. leaning on
his arm. Next followed the Hon. Hcman
Allen, also with Miss Jancto Hart jarvis
the eldest daughter, who has taken sides with
her mother. Next, or soon after, entered the
Doctor aud second daughter, with several
female friends, from this city and Mddletown,
and long array of counsel of whom, for
the petitioner, Mrs. J. are X. nj. Sherman,
K. s. Baldwin, WIN. llungerford, Charles
Chapman, G. !. McCurdy, Sam'l. lngham aud
G. G. Tyler On the part of the Doctor were,
the Hon. n. Terry, Calvin Goddard, Thad-
deus Belts, (Senator elect,) II. !. lngersol,
J. B. Ferris and ]. II. Huntington. Very
soon after The parties were seated, the first
witness, on the part Of the petitioner, Miss
Janette Hart Jarvis, was called to the stand
"a fine looking, black eyed. rosy checked
girl of about I5-whcrc she went through
the ordeal of upwards Of three hours exam.
nation, answering questions. with great self
possession, till half past 6 Z. NJ. when they
adjourned I'LL & o'clock this morning. She
was tilcH dgHin cuhcu "P' """ "n9 SUI" "''''
passed over TO the hands of the opposing
counsel, who handled her with scrntlnizing
severity, and at the adjourning,at one o'clock,
had not closed her testimony. Nothing par.
ticulary remarkable was elected from her.
Some amusing argument was had from the
objections offered by the counsel, between
The Hon. ". Terry, who has seen nearly
seventy winters. and the Hon. X. NJ. Shcr-
man, IN which the audience seemed 10 take
part in the sport Among the Witnesses for
the peiItoner,t observe the Rev. +. NJ. Ilotch-
kiss, now the oldcst clergyman 10 Connect
cut, and for nearly sixty years the pastor of
the first church in Saybrook-and who,
probably, united thIs couple Ia marriage