The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-20
Another Divorce Case.
RENE 0OURr-C IROvIr.
Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt.


ground of in idclity brought by the plaintiff who is the
daughter Of Mr. Woodhead = respectable and wealthy
merchant Of this city against her husband, who is
commission merchant Of respectable standing Mrs.
Putnam very elegantly attired lady Of prepossessing
appearance In court. accompanied by her father
Mr. Putnam also in court 1t appears That the &C
quaintance of Mr. Putnam with the lady who has caused
this domestic rupture commenced in place OF worship
Doctor Dcweys church, Broadway-and that several OF
their meetings took place there.
Mr Conor opened the on behalf OF the plaintiff
Eating that it was an action prosecuted by Mes Mary
Ann Putnam against her husband, Theodore Il Putnam
for divorce. the ground OF infdelity. 1t IL case
which probably would reached the of the
jury before the public If the couple had not been
blessed with child They have little boy born in the
year 1874 and not exceeding eight years OF ago-a
delicate little child Such circumstances TRANSFERRED in
1s49 rendered it actually necessary that Mrs Putnam
should retire from the house Of her husband She did so
the I'd September 1919 taking with her her child and
she received into the house of her father and mother
where she has resided since and there she would
have remained in silence whatever may have been her
wrongs if she had been permitted to enjoy the guardian
ship of her son Mrs Putnam's society not it ap-
pleased her husband and he sought in the
society Of another those pleasures which he could not
find in her 1t therefore became necessary for her to
herself from him. and he having endeavOred to take
from her her child sho is compelled to before jury
country claim them their last relief Coun
sci then went into long detail OF the circumstances
which he proposed to prove in evidence
John Frost Woodhead about twcntysx years of age,
married 18th May 1872 to Mr. Putnam. the defend-
ant cannot say positively what her age was then
/ cannot say her age she is older than am
she resided at that time, at her fathers house she
remained at her fathers house after her marriage,
and Mr.. Putnam also should say they resided
Sixte, nth street between Fifth and Union
place they have had child, born May Is, 1874,
a boy now living with Mrs Putnam; on the 9Th of
July 1916. first saw Mr. putnam with female in
Union Park about O'Clock in the afternoon had seen
her in church previously but did not know her name;
but the noticed her in church from the
Of her pew to Mr. Putnams; don't know the
Of the church; it is Mr.. Dcweys opposite the Union
the next time after that that i him with that
female October Sth Sunday the same year; was
coming out OF Dr. SINNERS church and they going
down Waverey place towards Washington Parade ground
1t was about five o'clock in the afternoon did not fol
low them; afterwards l watched them and.th next
time saw them was October 18th, which find by
memorandum made at the time; found out, on Octo
Der Sth the females name and by the Directory, dis
covered where she resided found out her by
quiring of the sexton of the church who the
who occupied that pew found her residence in Fourth
street; the numbers changed but is between Amos
and Charles streets; l got permission at the store,
corner Of Fourth street and Christopher. to
| cupy place there to watch them Mr.. Put
MANS place Of business is I think II Pine street.
below Nassau on the 10th OF October saw Mr. Putnam
and repass this lady house. between five and six
o'clock in the afternoon next saw Mr. Putnam there
the 18th he passed and rcpassed usual next
him there on the 14th on the 18th they met and had
go house she went one street and he another
| did not follow them on the 14th October she was
standing on the top of her house. and he standing by
tree box near by on that day Mr.. Watson watch
ing them with me- we thought it necessary to have
some person out Of the family to watch them on Mr.
Wasons passing by she went in and shut the door, Mr.
Putnam walked on out Of sight on the 18th of October
Mr. Watson also watching with about five clock
| Mr.. Putnam came down usual passed and repassed
house several times and went up Fourth toward
Grove street Miss McAdam, (the lady in question.)
| came out she joined him, and they then proceeded
down Grove street together Mr. Watson followed imme-
datey and followed after him they went down Grove
to Blocker, Blocker to Barrow q Think and
| down to Greenwich from Greenwich to Chpisto-
| pher; going down Christopher towards the ferry,
they appeared to stop short suddenly they seemed to
have few words with each other and Immediately turn
cd their backs the ferry and returned to Greenwich
street, they went through Greenwich street to Bank
Bank street and behind pile Of lumber wood Of some
kind on the pier; they remained behind this pile ofum
Der from ve to ten minutes to the best OF my know
ledge; did not go round the pile at the time it OBJ
structed my view; remained ut the of Bank and
West streets the pile of lumber extended along the pier
into West street. there space between the river end
Of the pier and the lumber they at the extremity
Of the lumber the space was about half the length Of
was; it dark the tnie the sun had set;
persons that pier but themselves all persons had left
their work; it dark that could not the
water saw Mr.. Watson there, the pile Of lumber;
after remaining there they r Putnam and the LADY,
the street. they returning left and
| no more Of them; l do not know where they went;
it cloudy day, and cold to me; could not
they were arm in arm they walked close together
ladys house, pass and rcpass usual about the
hour on the twentieth saw him there pass up and
down, Eve six times the twenty first, he passed
and repasd in the manner at times the opposite
side and sometimes her side; We did not watch
| Sundays; on Monday l saw him pass and repass
usual the twenty fourth it raining and next
him on the twenty fifth pass and repass usual next
saw him on the twenty-sxth; after passing back and
forward before the house. he to the corner of
Charles street. then Miss McAdam out; she walked
fast passed him. and turned Amos street and he
after her. they went fast that lost entire sight of
| them; did not follow them; / next them the
at four o'clock in the afternoon; Miss
| McAdam came out, and walked some distance, going
round number of places; about five o'clock they met
in Washington place. did not them meet but after
she had been in Washington place. them in Wooster
street, they went Wooster street to Waverley place.
The witness then went to detail the times he had
seen Mr. Putnam walk in Fourth street passing and
Sundays included up to 9th November that Miss Nc
Adam sometimes met him. and they walked together
in arm when in by streets and side by side when in the
more public streets; sometimes Mr. Putnam went away
without seeing her. Sunday, the 18th November he
them the of Fourth and Amos streets after
oclock they each had an umbrella. and each went
under their own when they got into Sixth her
umbrella was put down. he putting 1t under his left arm
under his umbrella; they went to church in Four
| tenth street. 1t was not the church they were in
the habit Of going to; It was an Episcopaian church,
| they spoke to the sexton, and went in and sat
together; Mr. Putnam afterwards left her at her
house but did not e. in on the I'D Of Novenber
and went to Blocker street through of the
Streets she stopped at house. No 900 Beecker she then
below Prince street service was not held in the other
church that day she went opposite the church looking
Broadway to the grocer at the of Prince street
nfer staying in there few minutes she again returned
to the front Of Mr. Bellows church back again up Broad
way to the drug store at the Of Houston and
again returned to the front of Mr. Bellows church, she
alone all this time she again returned to Blocker going
down to the Of Mercer and Blocker she again
returned to Mr.. Bellows church, person was coming
out therefore the service not she went back
again half the block, and again returned church
then coming out and Mr.. Putnam and she met; his
child with him 1t the first time the child had
been to church; all three walked down Broadway to
Grand street, where they called omnibus; all three
got inside, and got outside with the driver the stage
stopped at the corner Of Eighth street and Broad
way; ono shilling was handed by Mr. Putnam to the
driver they got out and walked to Ninth street. at
the corner Of Ninth street they parted for time but she
| went Immediately down Ninth street to Avenue Al she
| crossed Tompkins square alone she crossed Tompkns
square to Avenue b. going into house in Avenue b in
about ten or fifteen minutes Mr. Putnam walking in
Topkns square, she then out Of the house and join
ed him. The witness then described similar meetings be-
tween the parties November "a the day previous to
Mr. Putnams departure for Massachusetts,, with Mrs