The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-11


was raised To accomplish this Cncluding the ex'
pense OF the baD So IN "A were required 10 which
Mr.. Jones contributed three hundred and fifty dol
lars Alter the ball, he drew about nine hundred
dollars-besldes which, he received one hundred
dollars tor candle holders and strips torn from Mr.
Carusi's rroms. declaring TO Mr.. Bradley and myself
that the assembly funds were deficient about that
amount, otherwise he would not have called upon
either OF us Tor that sum"
And this is the worthy who gets up assemblies
here annually, and contrives 10 associate with HIM
honorable men, who OF course are ignorant OF the
contempt bic trckery IN which they are made agents
and who thought they were associa'lng with gen
tl,man at least. The whole matter has been blown
by Mr. Il Slmms-and what has all along been sur
mlscd, has been proved that this shabby genteel"
has been ut his dirty work from tha moment he be.
came ball or assembly manager, aud been practs'
ing on the creduty OF the public by getting up ns
sembes with some other small Try, and thus putting
money IN his purse--ieasting and carousing at the
expense Of others. and acquiring sort Of notorIety
that nothing else could give him. Mr.. Simmu' cx
pose will, however, lay him hereafter the shelf.
as Il ought 10 do, and nj the same time enable he
public To understand how they have been dupe T.
how very ltle integrity or genty It requires TO he
considered here asa leader OF the tom and OF what
sort oil personages II ~ constituted Bnt
"Pgmi will b, pgmi sr,l tho' rrrc' o. hps,'
Men must pay for their folly. The VINE merchant
wished TO be fashionable, and has thus suffered by
attempting TO cut figure m iashionnbie LITE
tDlere 10 which his previous habits had rendered
HIM wholly unfit. Charley seems 10 have been too
willy Tor both his associates, and was acquiring mo-
ncy and notorIety, not reputation. while they were
gaming nothing. Mr. Simms' handbIll has produced
a good deal OF Amusement and some excitement
here, aud thought the subject might be interesting
to your readers and those who have participated in
the assemblies of the Metropolis.
JoHs JOINS or New YOBR.
MRs. CHARLES +. MILLEa.-We have had shown
to us, and now present to our readers an autheni
ned tb. uIol 2ta .GC
cut, OF the act of the General Assembly of that
State, divorcing the lady whose name we have
mentioned, from G Miller We are informed
that the testimony offered on the trial before the
legislative committee, WAS Of very peculiar cha
racter, and such AZ fully justies and susrains the
strong language in the preamble OF the act. The
arguments OF the counsel on both sides, were par
ticuarly brilliant and effective, as might have been
anticipated from the high professional reputation Of
the gentlemen retained. Mr. Ingerso, of New
Haven, who finished his argument IN favor Of the
petitioner Friday last said have surpassed all
his former forensic efforts Miller was present du.
ring the summing up, and bore the tremendous
higclatlon he received with the forlltude OF a
martyr The act passed the House of Assembly by
n vote Of 1876 to 81, and the Senate without single
dissenting voice.
The General Assembly OF Connecticut, unsolicited
by the petitioner, aud to mark the opinion enter
tanned by that body Of the merits OF her CASE and
the sympathy OF the members with her suferings
passed resolution changing her name from Martha
T.. Miller to Martha f. Blackwell.
Mrs Blackwell il now, az we are informed, re-
siding in aqnet and secluded manner at Stamford,
Come ccut; and she il in a situation IN which
she cannot be slandcred with impuDiiy, as was the
case before her divorce, it il to be presumed and
hoped she will be permitted to repose undlsturbed
by abuse or violence, in the retreat she has chosen
The act and resolution OF the General Assembly
are az follows -
Alta General Assembly ofhe State Of Connecticut hol.
den at Hartford IN said State, the first Wednesday of
Nay In the OF our Lord thousand eight hundred
and forty three -
stamford IN TIE county OF Fairfield, showing to this As
sembly that she married TO Charles f. Miller on the
2',h day Of September A. D. 1884, and has always
part faithfully discharged the duties imposed upon her by
the marriage relation but that the said Charles Miller
by REPEATED acts oil itreament, violence and cruelty
made Necessary for her TO leave him. and while she
said petitioner residing in said Stamford or
the middle Of September d. 1912 the said Charles "
Miller the house where She was then residing in
said Stanford armed with six bsrrelied pistol loaded
with powder and ball and violently seized the petitioner
with the intention Of iorcibly taking her away threten
ing at the same time TO kill who should interfere
with him. that he sthereupoA dsarmed Of said pistol
but left the petitioner unconscious and senseess and with
and the terror consequeut thereon that subsequent
occasion the said Charles Miller to said Stanford
with the avowed determination OF committing similar vo-
lence the person OF the petitioner but
ful In finding herr and that afterwards TO IL the 18th
day Of January A. d. Is43 the raid Charles Miller
again came To said STANFORD and secretly entered the
room in which sitting, that he forcbly dragged
her thereirom with great brutality and violence down
the stairs and by the aid of certain his then
present. thrust her into carriage, and
her spreaes aad carried her eff by force om
SAID stamford to the city OF New York exposeS 70 the in
q duin ter Ia f.efla
other clothing than what n. Rad worn in her
tina, the SAID Charles F. Miller for dsys yep. her
restrained Of her liberty and confined n taid city
Of New Y that 10 aiterws rds took her 70
Norfolk IN Virginia against Der viii, add s~ay from
friends and soqpsntsnces and but for the tiey in
terpssition OF friends there he woud nave taken her b.
yond the Jurisdiction Of the United States az III more
iniiy and at ,rs appear ~ ss Peon % ME dated he
having been duly and legally served On the said Chsse
r. Miller, by leaving true and stteted copy thereof
and the order of notice thereon with the said Charles
Miller on the s,h day OF April lss3 returned
according to law the Office Of the Secretary OF this
State And the said Martha T. Miller, the ssd petitioner,
appears herself and counsel prosecute her said
petition before this General Assembly, and the SAID
spondent the said Charles ?. Miller by himself and hs
counsel also appears to defend sgains, the said petition
and having made answer thereto in writing on nls-
this General Assembly having eDquirsd into the iscts DO
the in the respondents answer except far
the consistent with those o. the said petition
Resolved by the senate and of Representative in
General Assembly. That the marriage relation sub
ssng between the said Martha z Miller and the said
Charles F. Miller be and the hereby is Dissolved
and the said Martha z Miller hereby is divorced from
the said Charles r. Miller and she, the said Martha
Miller hereby declared to be sole, single and
RED
STATE CoSSgcTIcur, 80.
Office OF Secret y Of state,
hereby certify that the foregoing strue copy Of re-
cord in this ONCE.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set NY hand and
f. AHMED the seal of the said state this ffh day OF
June, A. d. lsS3.
NOAH A. PHELPS, Secretary Of State.
At q General Assembly Of the Slate Of Connecticut
holden al Hartford in ssid State, the first Wednesday
May IN the year of Lord thousand eigAt hun
dred and forty three:
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representatives
in General Assembly convened That the name Of Mar
tina Miller Of III of Stamford. in the county OF
Fairfield be and the same hereby IL changed TO the name
Of Martha 4. Blackwell.
STATE Co.xrcrIcuT, So
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