New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-19
COURT OF COMMON rLEAs-r.foDs Juas. rss..a.~

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The plaintiff and her father and Other friends were in
Court She is lady with black eyes having the appear
auce of being about yers old bat looking somewhat
eare.worn Defendant is a red faced man, apparently
about the same age. Messrs Martin, Strong and A. r.
Smith with Messrs. +. Sanford aud Blunt appeared Tor
plaintiff and Messrs. Woodbury. aud Churchill aud X
Busted for defense.
Mr. Smith in opening the case stated tina, the parties
were married at Bath Maine where Mrs. Walkers father
and family resided in July, isis she being then nineteen
esrs - noe They showed TO Boston where the rcs
dcnce Of Mr. Walker and where he kept groccry-s,ore
Tbov lived there together for nine years. till lSis. They
h.v three children girls H. u aud - years OF age
1bsv I Boston early in 1879 and went to reside al New
p-rrsuicl n j. where Mr.. Walker had become ntoT-
csted in bank there that had gone down but boon re-
suseitatd and ho got control of It, They remained ee
an al uIy 1880 The eldest child not being very well
and lice heat of the coming on, was thought
-, e. Mrs Walker and the children 90 10 Maine, the
residence of her ather-Mr Walker 10 VISIT thcm occa-
onelly She ef; Sd JAY Mr. Walker shortly AFTER that
ss arrested in this City at the suit OF gentleman named
Conner living in Maine with whom Nr. Walker had con-
ocTd yery large debt of between $50 900 and $4,000,
growing ont Of .he transactions q. to the Bans.
lie Was charged with contracting the debt raudalentiy
Nv walker did hear OF his arrest for length OF time
he living to her pretoxt for deteing ms visits She
finally heard CT the arrest o9 nc Hesrtd una, sne wcd,a
abe 10 make better compromise He was arrested in
lulv 1850 but not placed IN PRISON tl November oil that
he out III CUSTODY OIL VIZ
3fcer who arrested him. In Now 1880 he went TO III
drideo ST. Jail, and till the following July had much
larger liberty than prisoners usually nave lnJuy ne was
nni under greater restriction aud not permoi To go al
ro in consequence of suspicious as to attempt az escape
He emeined thus from July ISL to Dec 1852 when nc
obtained his discharge under the IL Days Act whch per-
nit marty TO plead his discharge surrenderng his
ronerty He had attempted 10 do 80 before Out Jailed,
on the allegation that he had kept back some OF MS prop
erty. lie was in Dec, 1888, discharged, ,,,, ,.
in tbe l alone or with those having him IN charge OF
visiting houses famo and alter he was locked up nc
nenaged by the aid Of a friend to introduce women into
The prison and succeeded i'll 1851 1882 and 1888, IN
having several visit him there Mr. W. Is charged IN re-
o la various women named AZ different houses the first
SIX month w charge said Mr. S. that he was false 10
lis n,arteoe vow when visiting those houses of illiame,
and also when these women visited him at the jail.
H"s ' sn sonth Csroina He was there but short
time in September, 1851. He and Mr. Walker became
Lo,om friends and they kept frequent correspondence
nl,eryard Hc was the bosom friend OF Mr. W., anu
actcd il woud SEEM as procurer to aid him in getting
into the ail those The first woman introduced
into The jail to Mr.. Walker was Mrs Williams She hsd
been the friend of Mr. alker before bis arrest and ne
Lad heen in the habit OF visiting her Mt jersey CITY and
required very Little to induce her TO visit him.
In addition Mrs. Wilkins, there was Mrs Malcolm,
WHO resided ia Wiansburgh, who was induced to visit
him. She was the wife of spcctabie man member OF
liz methodist Church at WiIlamsburgl aud IN the habit
OF peGching oXhortIng there. lie was DosAbndcr Dy
,ctapa,ion charge Of part OF IIarpers works.
and tuew nothing of the visits Of his wife to defendant
sho as repu,ed 10 be very respectable woman ohe
II
in Eldr;d0e.et She finally consented, bpt seemed 70
have been lery difficult matter TO get her TO do so She
showed era, caution at first Oh entering and leaving the
prison to prevent being recognized, lest her husband
should hear 81 her Visits. She known subsequently, to
ba,e heen acne YiW sker in biz room, the door locked
these Vi s tho, continued for several months, I'LL at last
80 r.ra il, srcE cases her conduct became bareaced
ana oprn that came the knowledge of her husband
and he seyed his connection with her. and sued her for
divorce Mrs. Malcolm brought with her sometimes, at
thc instance of Mr. Walker, another woman, Miss Ia"
VINO had been induced there. Mrs. NJ was also
induced h. bring other women there.
Eldrdee-st. Jail is in the rear OF Waiker-st. MIR.
Walker n5nsged to make acquaintance with two women
who resided in the house IN the rear-Mrs warner,
married woman, and Mrs Bell. Mr. Walker had
mode Of converting with his hngers in the manner OF the
dent and dumb and furnished these ladies with written
alphabet by ch he and they could converse and he In
duced them, nj length to VISIT the jail Letters ana testi-
inony will be presented to prove the nfdelity OF the de-
PENDANT in re pect TO various persons in the case.
In his asv er the counsel said, Mr. Walker denies the
CHARGE and the contrary brings charges against Mrs.
Walker III there il mutual blame party cannot obtain
a diyorco He charges her with ntdolty as related to
Commodore Newton, OF the United States steamship MS.
souri, ho visited Bath in 1913; also, two years aftcrward
with Dr. Hartwell, at Harpswell watering place near
Bath Mrs. " aker introduced to DIR. H. then, but
she him only two three times, aud has spoken With
him but once SINCE He also charges her with mpropriey
e. related to Senator Evans of Name the passage In
the steamboat from Bath 10 Boston, also, with gentle
named shaw, at Boston, gentleman who, with bis
vile particular friends OF Mr. and Mrs w. and Mrs.
S., the former schoomae of Mrs. w. This embraces
period from le42 10 the present period yet letters will be
shewn from Mr. Walker 10 his wife in which he expresses
the strongest confidence in her. also after saying he not
guilty he Gets up that she condemned forgaye him.
The counsel aid this would present testimony and claim
verdict OF plontif IL also denied that Mrs.
Walker resident Of this State. In reply it said
she has resided ia Brooklyn for several months
Edwin r. Yale sworn-Am proprietor Of the Mansion
House Brook prcysusy kept the United States Hotel;
Nake have Known sacs the 10Th Sept last; she bee
since then house; she there with Mr. Patton her
f h daughters and her mother and the father ah she
would probably hls permanent finally
furniture and has resided since house With
children Ter hs BE- constantly With her;
he Las sd si6 wek shs u,us pays 10 CRY money bat he
old Bath bs which had her father mi
Paft~n President; found TO be good he
the President . bank there.
Several asked the object of which
related the object of residence but nothing material
elected.
Two OK three witnesses were then examined as TO the
late officers Of the prison. other persons whose deposit
tons have been taken in the case TO show thai they
now away. The testimony understand, viii DC mostly
by dispositions.
The casc is
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