The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-17
Circuit Court.
Be fore Judge Edmonda

MARCH lO.-DfvORCE CA9E.--JOhn D0e vs.. htchdf q
Roe.-This was issue from the Court Of Chancery.
The real parties in the William Williams and
Eliza Jane Williams. his wife, Mr.: Williams, about q
year ago. Med bill In Chancery, alleging that his wife
had at various times been guilty Of adultery with one
James Passmore and praying that the marriage might
cases. referred to Master to inquire and report upon
the truth OF the allegations and charges in the bill The
M,;T made n: but the Vice no,
an issue should be made up and sent to the Circuit
Court there to be passed upon bya jury under the d.
case for the husband and Mr. Brady appeared for the
defence.
action in the form Of record between John Doe
and Richard Roe and 10 what 10 called fegned issue
but the is substantially between William Williams
BIRTH and to this country somel years ago; and
since his arrival he has been engaged in smallabut
Mrs Williams and in the year married her They
continued live together for number of years after
wards Mrs Williams continuing to conduct herself with
conduct became ntoleabie that he could not live
with her any longer and finally, she removed from his
band continued pay Tor her board In lsA2 she went
to boarding house in Rutgers street-a house of
spectacle character and reputabIy kept although the
means, and the majority of them females At the
time she went there there were three or four
them a Mrs. Coles, widow lady. This lady
and Mrs. Williams occupied one room for some
Ing occasionally incorporate she behaved herself toer
ably WE'LL she went out however, occasionally night
and stad out all night saying whom she
home that she remained with her friends that
pcion excited II CHANGED that after the first month
another boarder taken in and necessary that
either Mrs Williams Mrs Coles should take another
bed room; Mrs Williams consented to take very small
room on the same floor with the hail. in which there
no furniture but s,srpst sss bed one chair and
to this room, q man made his appearance whom she
called James Cliff and introduced to the family her
brother James; and we have said Mr. Jordon the most
abundant and conclusive testimony that him
of AZ her brother relation Of kindred
calculated to justify the closest intimacy between them
They would snow that he was in the habit of coming
there at all tines and inste ad Of occupying the sitting
ROOM he in the habit Of going lto the bed and
went away and came back immed iately AFTER and
manned until tea tme then went away again and return
ed ter tea, and continued until late hour at night
repetition Of this conduct excited suspicion in
the minds Of the persons who kept the boarding house
and Of the other boardsrs and in proportion their
pcons excited the curiosity Of the female portions
family excited ALSO In Of these
suspicious several Ingenious devices resorted to-
in order to find out whether their suspcions we'll
founded not. The approaches to the then
reconored, and it was found that the door always
locked the key hole next looked through and
door which fell the key 80 that nothing could
be seen Of what was going on inside Mr. Jordon stated
that no doubt was ist on the minds Of the family that
improper conduct was carried on between the parties
and finally Mrs Williams was dismissed from the house
They would also show that this she called James
Cliff her brother did drop of her blood
run In his veins but that he turned out TO be
named James Psssmcre, who neither kith
kin to her. The counsel then made other
marks and concluded by calling
MrcH'L. FERousor who was sworn and examined-He
testified that he kept boarding house at42 Rutgers ST.
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Coles, and some other females
boarded with him his wife supsrinended the domestic
arrangements of the establishment Mrs Williams
to witness house about the first Of September ls42 and
remained there about three months she and Mrs. Coles
occupied the she subsequently changed her
bedroom, in consequence Of taking another female
boarder, and took small room the same floor with
the hall she commenced occupying II on the first Of
November; there door from the sitting room to
the the only door that led TO II from the
hall she stopped out several nights but witness has
recollection whether IL during the first two months
knows man named James Passmore first saw him In
1912 introduced to him by Mrs. Williams she in
troduced him AZ her brother James.
JoRpor-State now to the court and jury when he
came, how long he remained, what he doing, and
who let him in and out.
WrrrEss-He generally came in the morning after
breakfast remained until dinner then went out and
turned AFTER and stad until tea time when
he went out and returned again and stad until q late
hour at night saw them 60 into the together
times saw him 60 In before her, and her 70 In
Afterwards heard them converse together, but could
not hear distinctly what II was they said. The witness
then went to.deta some other evidence, which we
omit. He underwent long examination by Mr. /
Brady, with view to show that PASSWORDS visiU
made TO another lady boarder at the witnesses house,
and not to Mrs Williams. After the examination
Of the witness was finished, the court adjourned. The
cause will DO resumed this morning