The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-03

sealed. She either loses wins, and 1t Is with her
husband alone whether she shall occupy honorable
and respected position live degraded unhappy and
unfortunate Man and wife one person in law If
q libels his neighbor he can bring an action and
have damages awarded him Not so with the female.
protect and uphold him. She plights him her troth
and declares in the presence OF her God, that she
will obey, servo and honor him. She has but one
alternative 1t Is sad desperate remedy but it is
the sole sntdote She must separate herself from the
man who has injured her She must no longer live
with individual who proves himself unworthy Of
her love- The laws Of the country shield her op
preston and misery much possible Though they
remorseless husband they offer to the oppressed wife
dreadful remedy which she must accept, or, In tho
event Of refusal, get none other The wound may be
partially healed and in order to do partial good
laws have guaranteed to her this desperate cure
The complainant has been fouy libelled by her hus
band. This man. who Is destitute of all principle who
Is ignorant Of what should make the gentleman has
wickedy, wantonly and In the black malevolence Of
his heart published In the papers OF this city the fol-
Mr. I. u. Lawrence.1 Let soc hsw far this IL true
or rather let us see Is not all falsehood Did she
tfy that he went for her himself at the request Of Mr
Lawrence, Did she not come away from Boston, to
use the words Of Mr.. Ward, without her husband
pressing any unwillingness whatever" She came to
her fathers home she returned to the bosom OF her
family emsciaed with sickness, and distressed In mind
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devotedly She Is now here and at her mothers house
She has not deserted him She has returned to the
Kindness which she disappointed In receiving
from her husbands relations in Massachusetts, Did
Mr. B. Sss for her. DID he offer to
fused to leave Boston, and persisted in his determ-
nation not to come to Kentucky. Then the assertion
that his wife wilfully deserted him, is low mean
contemplate falsehood, manufactured BY man who,
having respect for himself thinks nothing OF in
suting . woman Professor Gross has stated that he
warned Mr.. Lawrence before his marriage not to re-
turn to Boston. He felt assured that the climate Of
Boston weuld kill her IL she went back He urged it
upon his wife's returning to place which he we'll
knew would prove her grave He demands that
contemplate passions. When in self, defence she
informs him she cannot accede to his request
he publishes her In q public newspaper-nsy, In
world. He ATTEMPTED to damn her with false revenge
ful, maevolent SANDER. Not content with publishing
the fasehood In the papers Of this city he sends OF the
advertisement to New Orleans where IL inserted In
another paper. Why did he do this Because the IA
ther Of complainant was engaged there in business.
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many good qualities, his gentlemanly bearing, and
princely hospitality by large circle Of friends and
that the publication Of this libel In that city would
cause the friends of Mr. Ward infinite pain. He knsw
that would have the desired eectthat Of wouuding
the feelings Of the most intimate friends Of his wife
Why was this publication made Let US take the
remaing count Of his indictment He Was afraid of
her running him In debt Have not several Of the wit
testified that all Of her wants supplied BY
her father-that Mr.. Lawrence never thought of pay
ing bill for his wife, that he known to give
her money! Have you not heard the petty little
transaesion Of the hundred dollars which Mr.. T.
Bigelow hadn't, but which the Honorable Abbot
was willing to lend, Was not the amount return
ed, and did not the receipt back with the
Characteristic punctuality Of the world-renewned
house Of A. & A. Lawrence Co, by return post !"
Now gentlemen, when one man libels another, the
cannot be longer friends. Where man libels his
wife, he has opened an impossible gulf Mr. Lawrence
has libelled his wife, he has essary and without
cause, held her up to public notorety. and beg you
will find the following verdict:"we Of the jury find
that the allegations In complsnants bill true, and
that Timothy Bgelow Lawrence has been guilty Of the
unbecomng and disrespectful conduct Of unnecesari
ly exposing the complainant to public notorety and
reprosch, for an alleged abandonment by falsely pub
fishing In two papers published Il n this city Uouis-
ville) that complainant had deserted him wilfully
and without cause, and warning all persons against
harboring and trusting ompainant on his account" Z"
The jury, without leaving the box, announced that
foreman, Joseph Dsnforth handed the following 70
the clerk
Cierk-rhe jury OF twelve men, empaneiled and
sworn to try the sue Of the facts the case OF Law
ronce vs. Lawrence have rendered through their fore
man the following verdict
We, Of the jury, ind that the alleratiops In .or,
plsinsnts bill are true aud that Timoshv n,r.ia.
Lawrence has been guilty Of the -hbecemins and dis
ferpeo. conduct Of unnecessarily exposing the COM
paiDant to public notorety and rsproaoh for al.
legged abandonment BY falsely publishing in two pa
pers published In this city, Lousye that plain
ant had deserted him wilully and without cause and
warning all persons against harboring and trusting
complainant on his account.
JOSEPH DANF0RTH Foreman