Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-06-13
THE DIVORCE. CASE.
Correspondence ethe " Y Commercial -ldfcrtfycq
ll,nrtohp, June ilh, 1899
TUESDAY,, 10 o'clock.

Correspondence n The " Y. COMMERCIAL ldrerHsea
lI,RrroRp, June lh 1899
Tuesday 70 o'clock. (
Tie jaws divorce case has osl none Of lis inter
est aud the room continues 10 be crowded wlh
IN eager and fashionable audience, large number
III whom .re females anda majority OF them seem
lue 10 have Iah en- sdes with the doctor though Mrs
jaws has i number OF female friends seated near
her. md seemn, " IN close eonrersalisn with he,.
Much amusement vas had yesterday morning IN the
examination ol Peter Kelly, green IRON the land Of
lie shaunock--a confidential servant III tie family
who sided strongly wnh lie doctor, aud who had
,omr ddhc ully wnh Mrs. !. account olhls sister
Buddy, who MAS also "A servant IL The house, taking
cape belongloglo MIS-. J. by mlstake aud Peter
II seems, 1ook Bldly's PAT IN hls matter. She was
finally discharged. aud Ms JAWS, he said, wanted
To MAKE a ohambetmaid of HIM, which lie would not
aelee TO Al all Al all. Mr. sherman called him Pat
iiok. That, h SAID, was not lis name in his own
country, and seemed 10 resent II very much
Charles Sigoufney, E.q., was next called who
testified 10 the number OF books the doctor shipped
from Europe, which came through his hands, but
he knew not the amount expended there llls les.
timons cat shott by asking What he knew of tile
doctors general character, winch he stated was UNI
torn,ly good, rs iaf came under his observations
A lew others "ere called, whose testimony amounted
TO about the same thug.
The venerable Df lIoelkiss was here calledson
the pant of the peltonel, aud gave net an excellent
character from child. lie said she had received
her iiist instruction nom linn that she vas kind a
nia lie and aiied Tomato, 10 fault, previous 10 her
marriage with Dr. jaws. He was asked if he had
formed an opinion OF Dr. previous To the mauiape
Alter some hesitation he sad he had and tha, he
had so expressed himself TO Satah-( Mrs. J that
! he the Doclorl would be master. HIS testimony
+ appeared TO bear strongly IN ftyof of Mrs JARVIS
Ebenczef 1aek, son, Esq. of MddIelown, was here
called, principally To show the value Of Ms jarvis
wardrobe, As he WAS requested by Dl. ] :. when he
LEFT Mlddletown TO attend this trial. His testimony
was thai OF gentleman aud scholar. He had also
been intimately acquainted in the family and had
several interviews Win MIS- Jaws upon the subject
OF her dlltiu nlty with her husband at which he had
told Mrs. Jaws that II WAS indeed very surprising
DR.. Jaws was such iytanl IN his own family and
al the same tune maintained such character abroad
Tor Kindness and love. She replied that it was in
deed surprising, and she thought. as MI BaIy, the
Doctors student, had SAID 10 her. that the Doctor
had two Characters, ior The nubllc aud one for
his family.
few dispositions we're then read, one of which
the lady ofthe Rev Mr.. Pierpont Boston was
strongly in favor OF Mrs. Jans's character for do
nestle habits. When hey clused last evening, Mr..
lngeso rose and said that he had been Instructed Ia
say, b, his senior counsel. that they would submit
+ the case without Argument, but was declined by
The opposite counsel. They adjourned until eich
O'Clock this morning, al Union Hall, when K. 5.
BALDWIN commenced his argument ior the petitioner
aud concluded one oi great eloquence al - O'Clock
when J, r. lngersoll commcnc ed loi he respondent
i The argument viii close with Mr. Sherman to- mor.
row, when the decision OF the committee will soon
+ be known.
MRs. JARVIS rerSus Dr.. JARvIs.-The Committee
selected by the Legislature OF Connecticut TO CON
slider the Petition Of Mrs. J. praying Tor a separate
main ananee, have decided that MI jarvis hare
ieare 10 cihdra,c her Petition. The Committee re-
ported UNANIMOUSLY, and The House accepted the
Report, we are told, by nearly unanimous vote.
This case was decided by the Legislature on FIN
Jay. Mr.. Cults, Chairman OF The Committee, made
+ The Report, which is considered very able and iu,-
PARTIAL lmpullng blame to both parties but
ting both iiom any intention seriously inure either.
Dr. Bremwell, another of the Committee, follow ed,
/ complaining ol The Petitioner, and intimatBg that
"hat sci forth IN the Petition was not proved.
/ WI. Dution, another member opposed the Divorce,
anu appealed Ia the House not to grant the player.
Mi' Clark OF Sayb.ook aud Mr.. Brook of Menden,
'ohowed IN the debate. Mr. Ellsworth of East Wind
sof' moved the Previous Question, which was
/ promptly seconded by the House. when the main
question was earned and the report adopted.
CROPSIN VtRGlNlA-The edith, If Tho Al
exandf'a Gazette has convefsed with getlemen within
the last week OF iwo from many of the neehb,rinp
counties in Vnginia-Fa riax, Fanquler. Loodoun
Frederick, Shenandoah, CLARK, &c. Nc III, ric hes,
gram country IN the State--and they all coneu, IN