Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-08-14
From the cinelnatti Ga1etts.l
The D,Arusamont Case.


On Saturday morning Judge Tilden resumed his argu-
ment before Judge Warden this suit for alimony in
which the celebrated Fanny Wrghtis complainant. She
is Of remarkable presence-an Amazon in
physical structure-but evidently in the decade Of life.
She has listened with respectful attention the prorac
ted but able and ingenious argument OF tho adverse
connci, although palpa5y suffering from some severe
bodily iniirmty Mr.. DArusamont, the defendant, We
believe is at this time in France.
This is suit instituted by Fanny Wright D'Arusa-
against her are husband for almony In tbs
Of the peadngs Saturday morning, Judge IIden,
counsel for the defence into deeplyi interesting
history this remarkable She is the daug hter
of Dundee merchant in Scotland She received large
partimonal inheritance from maternal uncle, Sir Archi-
bald Campbell who died on the "feld OF honor and oil
victory" Having early mbbed some peculiar views
relatag society politics and religion and finding the
United States better field for promulgang her views,
she hher in 1918 bringing with her, and investing
in this country, large amount of property.
Soon after her residence here she became interested in
the condition of the slaves at the South Numerous publ
cations made explaining her views upon this lmpor-
ant subject Not satisfied with this instrument IN the pro-
socuon of her plans she took the stump, avesing the
principal cities Of the Unon making speeches and ora
tons in defence Of her project for the eradication oil
slavery and finally settled in Tennessee, where she pur-
chased about thirty negroes and took them TO ST Domn
90, where she made suitable provisions for them. She
afterwards became interested in school oil So
calists of which believe that Robert Owen, OF Eng
land, the great head This school afterwards,
from some cause removed to New Harmony, Indiana,
where Robert Dale Owen; the Of Robert, was en-
gagged in the experiment, and there she established
press, of which Robert Dale Owen the conductor
This experiment proving failure the type and maeri
ais were shipped TO New Orleans and from thence to
New York, where it was supposed better held was
opened for the successful utmation of her schemes
This paper was called the Inquirer. and has
since vanished from the newspaPoralworld All OF the
various projects of this extraordinary woman however
tempered as they may have been with benevolent and
selsacrihcing disposition, have proved signal failures
This we believe is the summing up OF their history.
In Fanny Wripht'S TO Paris she made the
acquaintance of her late husband, Mr.. DArusmont.
Between them there must have been powerful lntelcc
tual sympathy Mr.. d. Arusmont, it appears, like his
wife, had early imbibed strong republican tendencies
and had come TO the United States early as the year
1905, and had here legally declared his intention to be-
come permanent resident He was the son OF a Judge
OF one of the provincial courts IN the South oil France
and scion of Of the old leuda families, and OF the
reigning and influential aristocracy. He educated
Tor the profession OF the Law and said to possess
traOrdnary attainment. Under Fanny Wrlghts patron
age long before the celebration of their marriage Mr.
ID Arusmont who a temporary visit to his family
in France returned to the United States and participant
ed in the pursuits to which have made reference
He returned France in 1890, and in the year
was married TO Fanny Wright, IN Paris, by one OF the
municipal officers of the city Gen. Lafayette pre-
the nupta ceremonies. One of the papers filed
IN the present suit by Madam DArusmont, states that
the chief Of this remarkable alliance was dispo
sron her part to make honorable pecunary prov
sion for Mr.. D'Arusmont, who was without means.
After the marriage, the parties came TO the United
ton of her original plans, and her husband occupied
in the management of their estate and the eyovmen OF
plans for the education of youth, which he had
commenced France, but had been compelled to aban
don from the annoyance Of the police Under the pa
tronage of a Mr.. Macclure of fortune in Scot
ann Mr.. D'Arusmont pursued his experiments in eab
Grating and putting into practical operation his theory
OF education Pupils secured, and the school was
opened in Philadelphia, afterwards removed to New
Harmony and finally Paris, where letters patent
granted by the French Government and the school
was placed permanent basis. Mr.. D'Arusmont has
devoted long life to these educational pursuits, and Is,
we believe, present engaged in his iavorite studies.
One daughter, under the guardianship Of Mr.
D'Arusmont is the result OF this singular marriage.
The domestic history Of these parties, and the immed
ate leading the separation have not yet been
reviewed in this argument Ii does appear, however,
that division of the joint property made at the
time OF separation Some OF the income of both parties
is derived from bonds and mortgages in New York,
estate in Scotland, in Tennessee, and investment
in or near Cincinnati. The defence claims that the
plaintiff, praying for alimony has already bad set
of to her income Of thousand dollars while Mr.
ID Arusmonts income is but little if any than one
thousand dollars per annum.
This much of this Interesting case. gather from
Judge Tilden's argument of Saturday, which will be
snmed in the library at o'clock this morning.
Judge Walker. the part Of the petitioner follows the
argument of Judge Tildcn.