New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-01
The DAru>amout Case.
Irom thc Cincinnati GazoitC

From the Cincinnati Caxcttc
TN SATURDAY morning Judge Illden re-
sumed his argument te'ore JuiSe W,ol.n II, ,h,s
Siii for almony. IN which the celsbr.,cd e.nnv
Wright Is complainant she Is woman OF remark
able presence Amazon n physical i rc,nreA,,,
evidently the decade of lie. She has listened
with respectful attention 10 he protrcted. bit able
and ingenious argument oi The adverse counsel al
though palpahly suffering rem some severe bOiiiy
narmiiy. Mr.. DArussmoai. The defendant, We DC
hCYt = al this time IN France.
This Is a SlIi instituted bS Fanny Wright D'Ans-
>amont against her late husband for aiimony In
the course of the p.eadlncs On saturday morning.
Judge TildcB. counsel for cc'en>e, went luio deep
" inter, sting history OF i1iS n mar Aaolc woman She
the dauehtsr OF a Dundee MERRIAM, IA Scotland
She received a large pittimOn.al inheritance IRON a
maieri al uncle Sir Archlht tid Campbell, who died
on the field Of honor and o' vrtory.' Having ear
], imblbed some peculiar views relating 10 society,
politics ay.i religion, and hndlag the United states
better teld for prOmulgatng her views, she came
hiihsr IN 1915, bringing with her, and investing IN
thl> country. large amount OF property
Soon after her residence here she became inter
c>ted IN the condition OF the slaves at the South Nu
meIous public atoms were made explaining her views
upOn this important subject. Not SATISFIED WITH thts
instrument IN the prosecution OF her plans, shc
"tcok the stump" traverS.ne the principal cities Of
the Union making speeches and oraiions IN defense
of her project for the eradll alton OF Slavery. and
finally settled IN Tennessee, where she purchased
about thTty negroes and TOOK them 10 ~. Domingo.
where She made suitable provisions for them. She
soon aiterward became Interested IN some school OF
Socialists. of which We believe that Robert owen, OF
England, was the great head This school Was al
ierward, from some cause. removed 10 Ne~-iiar-
mony, Indiana. where Robert Dale Owen. the son OF
Robert. was engaged IN TIE new experiment. and
there she eS'aoushsd pres; OF wnlyn hooett pue
Owen was the conductor. THIS experiment proving
"A failure, the type and materials were shipped to
New Orleans and thence to Ne~york, where Il WAS
supposed better field opened for the successful
ulumalion of her schemes. This paper cliied
the FIRE. khqnrsr, and has long since vanished from
the new SpapoJIa world Al Of the various projects
.ts.s
they may have been With benevolent and seltsacrl-
hcng disposition have proved signal failures. This,
we believe, is the summing up OF their history.
In ore OF Fanny Wnsht'S yisi,s to Paris she made
the acquaintance Of her late husband, Mr. DArusa-
mont Between them there must have been pow
eriul intellectual sympathy. Nr DArusmon,, ~ ap-
pears. like his wife had early lmobed strong repub-
lean tendencies and had come To the United states
rs early rs the year 1905, ma had here legally de-
carcd his intention to become permanent resident.
he was the son of a Judge of OF the Provincial
Courts IN the south OF France, and scion OF one OF
the old teudal families, ana of the reignng and innu'
entail political arlstocTacy. lie Was educated Tor the
profession of the Law and Is said to possess e1rao-
dInary attalnments Under Funny Wnghrs patron
age. long before the celebration of their marriage,
Mr. D'Arusamon, who was on atemporary visit 10 his
family IN France. returned to the United states and
participated IN the pursuits 10 which We have made
reference. He returned 10 France IN 1870, and IN
the same year was married 20 Fanny Wright in Paris,
by one of the municipal officers oi the city General
La kayette was present AT the nupual ceremonies.
One OF the papers ned IN thc ple~'M suit Oy Naiahe
D'ArusamOnt states that the chic cause Of this re-
markahlc alliance was disposition on her part to
make an honorable pecuniaY provision for Mr.
D'AmSamont. who was without means.
After the marriage. the parties came to the United
States. Madame D'Ansamont ltinerated IN the prose-
cutlon of her original plans. and her husband vas
occupied IN the management OF their estate, and In
the eyolvcment OF plans for the Q eiucatlon oi
Youth which he had commenced IN France Dut nan
been compelled to abandon from the annoyance OF
the police. Under the patrOnagco ot Mr. Macrlure,
a man of fortune IN Scotland, Mr. DAru>amont puf-
sued his experiments IN celebrating and putting INTO
practical operation his theory Of education. Pupils
were secured, and the school was opened IN fhia-
dephla, was aitcrward removed To New Harmony,
and finally 10 Paris, where letters patent were granted
by the French Government, and the school was
placed on permanent basis. Mr. D'Arusamont has
devoted long life to these educational pursuits,
and 49, We believe, at present engaged IN hrs iavonse
studies.
One daughter, now under the guardianship oi Mr..
D'Arusamont j. the result OF this singular marriage
The domestic history of these parties. and the I'M
mediate causes leading 10 The separation, have hot
vet been reviewed IN tins argument. IL does appear
however that division of the joint property was
made AT the time OF separation. some OF the income
of both parties is derived from bonds and mortgages
IN New-l ork, an estate IN scotland. one IN Iennts
see, and an Investment IN or near Cincinnati. The
defense claims that the plaintiff now praying for ALI
mony has already had set of to her an IN ONE OF
$1,000 while Mr.. DAmsam0urs income IS but httle
If any more than $1,000 per annun. THIS much oi
this interesting case We gather from Judge lll1ens $
aIgum nj Of Saturday, which VIII be resumed IN the
library room al O'Clock thls morning Judge Wal
kcr, on the part Of the petitioner follows the argu
ment OF Judge Tldon.