The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-29
Case OF Mrs. Gov. Tomas, lar Divorce.

From the Richmond Wing. Dec. rs
CmcUIr SUPERIOR CoLRf. Judge Nicholas presiding
Mrs. C. F. Thomas VS.. Francis Thomas
for divorce.
This cause was concluded yesterday. Mrs Caring.
ton Mrs J. A. Cock MIR. Gray son, DR. Tyler and Mr..
Robert Tay lor were called and sworn. Mrs Darlington
deposed that she Mrs. Thomas in Baltimore lew
days after had left the residence Of Gov Thomas in
Annapolis that she extremel1 emaciated, and
seemed to be laboring under intense mental suffering
and that she believed that she had been longer subject
ed to the OF treatment that must have necessarily
produced the state OF mind and body under which she
was then laborpg, her speedy death would have been
the inc vitabe consequence that she had known Mrs.
Thomas from her infancy and always thought her. ana
still thought her. OF the purest Of ladies that she
never heard augh spoken against her, until this report
circulated b, her husband.
Mrs Cock deposed that Mrs Thomas visited her some
eighteen months before her marriag and spent some
snd that certain certificate produced in court, which
related 10 Mrs. Thomas while ing the visit spoken Of
wholly false and unfounded-and that from her
knowledge Of the character and conduct Of Mrs T.. or
she had known her from her infancy such ACCUSE
lion could BE- IN truth grounded against herLthst nss
prety much that the most fastidious could not
oojectand that she always believed. and still believed
her to be as pure woman as ever lived.
Mr.. Grayson deposed that he accompanied Governor
Thomas to Virginia when he was married-that Gov.
Thomas acted very singIlary upon the occason he
marked several times that he expected iou play
going tina, he had understood that Gov Mellow.
eli intended that all preparation should be made for the
wedding, and that when the time for the minister
10 perform the ceremony that some other man was to %
would prepare himself for the occasion, and 60 armed
lie further deposed, that the matters contained in the
pamphlet published by Thomas in rference to himself
we're wholly unfounded, and without the shadow Of
truths that Mrs Thomas conduct, SO far az II came un-
der his observation such that no possible sxesp-
ion could be taken 20 it; that was such as character
sed lady; he read letter from Gov Thomas to him.
sell, charging MIN with infdelity TO him. &c. X
DIR. Tyler depossd, that ne became acquainted with
aIrs Thomas by the Introduction Of her husband that
he had her several times durg her stay in Frsde
ck, but that he had not seen her since her departure
rom Frederick, until evenings since he saw her
II her fathers residence in this cy that Mrs. Thomss'
& ~d
Frederick and that the only criticism he did or could
her. that she was too reserved for one Of
age; that he looked upon her pure viruous and
9gnied ady and that far az the pamphlet published
Thomas related to him. under the soemnity Of the
ath he had tsken he pronounced basey false and IN
grounded.
Mr. Taylor deposed that he was induced BY Gov.
Thomas, TO 60 to Frederick, and form connsxion
With him in the practice of the law-hs did 80. The
first ntimaiion of any thing unpleasant existing Be.
Mrs. Thomas and her .usband by the
cepton o: note signed by Mrs. Thomas though evi.
IDENTIFY dictated by her husband that he had converse
ton with Thomas about purpert of the had
nation from his wife, aud that enough for him"
The deponent stated that he pronounced tie accusation
false hut Thomas insisted he had derived his infoT
nation from his wife, though he knew it was impossible,
he did not like TO denounce the lady, for he knew 1t
could not be so-that he did not leave Frederick be-
cause Of any threat made By Gov. Thomas but in
iormity to previous determination, because Of the
act that the -nnexion bet cen Thomas and himself
had become offensive to himand that he had concluded
to leave Frederick whenever better opening presented
ITSELF and so Tar as the pamphlet printed Dy Ihomas,
oncerned him, il was utterly fslse-that he was the
cousin Mrs. T.; that her character pure and
settled
whereupon, the jury, without leaving thier seats,
found the statements filed by Mrs. Thomas against
ancis Thomas to be true and vindcated her from the
foul sspersions alleged against her.
The reporter OF this bret SKETCH in justice to the
parties would it utterly impossible TO give the
testimony in detail that he has only attempted to give
me subsance-and that lady could have vindicsted
herself clearly from the hesrt-rending charges pre-
erred against her. as Mrs Thomas has done upon this
occasion