The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-13
Com mon Ple0s.


SErr. IL -Dirorce Cc,s john Waiers ~ Yeii~if-
Wsfers-This was q suit for q divorce under tn. code
on the eroundo' adultery The plaintiff vas NJ "a
court but IL stated by his counsel that at thy
time Of bis marriage he scarcely Of a,e tbs. No
was young man Of very simple manners
novice in love a1airs-n fact one Of the most arr.pt
bunRlers that ever tried tupid's pat~use Tho lady
vas In court snd very sprucely dressed She With
her counsel seemed to he at the of aide Of thirty
at least With regard to what took place prsvous to
the marriage whether the courthiV long stand
ing and romauic and sentimental affair or wbrts,r
II altogether matter Of fact hu IN. world To-
left In darkness All that ss,nittsd
to know on the subject At this iie OF the Is
that, on the 18th day OF November Last, Mrs Wat~rs
boarded at No. as Laursps street n hous. kept by
Mrs Reed and that at o'clock in he evening
OF that DAY, the parties repaired to st Cathar u-s
church In Canal street and then aud there h.i the
knot tied which only Judge Ulshoecr and jury cssd
nplcose. The counsel continued to that the
family Of the young gentleman discovered ths MAR
riage they had himself and his wife bought hou. In
sided in the family for weeks one Of the m.mbrs
Of say or thought he saw scms eccentrcites In the
king enquiries Into her previous life and d v-rei
that before her marrisge she woman OF vitious
course OF life Upon thes- discoveries hsving hsea
made the present snit brought The FIRST witness
called for the plaintiff was,
MEs MsL, AS-Knows the defendant her name wal
Cstharine Stone. when witness first kns~ her kaows
John watere, her husband knows Mrs Reed iivsd
will her at As Lsurens street at ths time tho mar
risge; witness boarded there fr three moaths: John
Waters frequently came there before the marriage he
there TO visit the defendant: rsmsm Der. they
married on Sunday preparations we're made fer
the marriage; cake ami vine we're 1procured IN the
morning they left the house at O'Clock in the
evening to be married aud returned at eight O'clock
there was wedding party; Mrs Reed witness Mr.
Wahb, the bride aud bridegroom. aud other men.
eoBposed the party witness knew the defendant for
two years before her drst st Mrs Smiths in
Howard street It house af ss-ignation witnsss
lived there as cbsmbsrmaid saw n IN named u. aicl
NJ Pierce come to Howard street With her th.y sapt
there together frequently VI Wa before her risg.;
witness afterwards vent with her ti,ass to
Pi-rce's saloon, In Broadway she called P.rc. her
man psuiel" while at Mrs Reeds she vas visited by
. Fr,pchmau whom she called "rrenchy. ~ does not
on Sunday mornings: che had q bedroom tn herself;
IL Was of the sitting room; he was Ia the habit II
corning there after the marriage; he there tbs
morning OF the marriage; they weat into the bsdrso
together.
There four or I've other witnesses called nare-
~. Johnson. walsh. Pierce and -s~b u
whom proved distinct acts Of adultery tbs part
the defendant The evidence for the plsatn th,s
closed DEFENDANTS council after a short eon-uits-
tiop With his client. and stated that the @vssss
produced the part Of the plaintiff took him itls
shack and although the lady In the OFT solemn ssu-
still protested her Innocence that IL moo
strous conspiracy rot To her Of her and
her honor and although he believed every w,rd she
said yet not having any m ans at hand to 3,spro~s
the plsntir evidence hs thought II bet TO tsks
mp the time ~ the court and jury by gong into De-
fence He would, therefore, submit the uader tho
hscions OF bis honor. Judge UlsboeG.r briefly
charged the jury, whs 10 few minutes rendered YER
dict all the Issues Tor the plaintin