Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-22

the wall, and with the aid Of the cook, whom he cali
Cd OF frsm the petitioner, put him out Of the door,
and locked him out. Your petitioner, in the mean
time, sunk with terror beneath a table near her
daughters feet. Her husband and the eook then re-
and found her there; and her husband grasp
ing one arm and the cook grasping the other, they
dragged her by force along brick floor through the
nail and two rooms, and at the last dropped her in
sensible upon the floor Of her apartment, calling
for the women to take care Of her. This occurred
ABOUT o'clock in the evening, in the month Of Jana-
airy, when the weather extremely cold. About
midnight, sent 10 her message, that unless she
ceased weeping and went to bed, her should not
De admitted into the house. She obeyed immediate
ly, and her son then let in from the entry, or
passage way opening into the street, where all this
while he had been weeping at the door. He IS since
dead and the remembrance of him has ever been as
sociated in her mind with recollection of his suf-
feriags through that horrid night After this, her
husband ordered her to keep her own apartment,
and locked her out from the rooms occupied by him.
self, and the governsss and the family
He excluded her from his table for some weeks,
and placed the governess at the head of it in her
stead. r.
But it may not be necessary to go further into de-
taIi His cruelties have continued to the present
hour They have been repeated during the past
summer with peculiar aggravation when her chill
dren have been witnesses of the humilating scenes
For some months past she has been compelled to
wear bandage around her wrist from the effects Of
his violence in attempting to thrust her from the
room in the presence of her children. He charges
their presence with insanity; and tells her that
she is unfit to be their companion. He has given
the charge Of the family and the keys of the house
to her second daughter and installed her in author
ity over her mother. He has abandoned your petit
toner as husband, having kept separate sleeping
apartment for many years. As far as he could with
out exciting public observation he has declined all
intercourse with her; refusing even to speak to her.
except in the presence OF company, or 10 minister
rebukes Although he is worth, she has reason to
believe more than one hundred thousand dollars, he
refuses her all supplies, except those his table, at
which she is permitted to sit in silent neglect: and
her father has for long period furnished her with
the means OF procuring the principal part of her
dress Even to the postage of letter, the funds Of
her husband have been denied her. He told her
about six months since, that there weuld soon be
nothing for her in his house; for that matters
ripening to separation; thus intimating that he
should shortly turn her out OF doors.
Indeed, she is no longer the wife Of her husband,
bat is already divorced except by the forms of law
In addition to these domestic injuries, he has lately
availed himself of his high standing scholar and
clergyman, and man of wealth, to circulate most
wrongful and injurious reports, for the purpose of
turning against her the current of public opinion
These reports from her retired and private station
she IS wholly unable to correct with the publicity
with which they circulated.
He has lately called together the female members
of his church, and still more recently the male men,
bers, and in her absence, and without her knowledge
made her the subject Of his reproaches He thus
determined to render her the object of public
odium, and to deprive her of all Of pity and
consolation.
These unmanly and outrageous attacks upon her
person, her character and her peace, have reduced
her to state of wretchedness which can be endured
no longer Her only hope is from your Honorable
Body. She therefore Prsys this General Assembly
to take her case into consideration, and upon finding
the facts herein stated to be true to grant her bin
OF divorce from her said husband and to appropriate
to her such part Of his property is necessary,
and proper, and usual in such cases; and to grant
her the society and guardianship Of her two youngest
children-and the petitioner, in duty bound, will
pray SARAH Nj. JARVIS.
Mddls,own, January 3lst, AID. 1889.
To the Sheriff Of the County Of Mddesss his Deputy either
Constable ef the to,on Of Mdd0rn soithn said County
GRKKrss:-
By authority Of the State Of Connecticut you hereby
commanded to summon the Rev. SAMUEL r. JARVIS. OF
said hddeon appear before the Hon General Assembly
Of the State Of Connecticut be holden Hartford said
State the first Wednesday Of May A. D. 1882 that
appear before said General Assembly the Tuesday after
the opening Of said Assembly Then and there to shew
If he has why the prayer Of the within ard the
petition Of the within named SARAH NJ. JARVIS should
granted Hereof fail not but due service and make
cordng to law.
CHARLES c. TYLER, Justice Of The Peace.
Dated at hiddetowu, this 3lst Of January, 1889.