New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-07
SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Frsnces l.. Chiids sgt. solomon Childs.
an oras continued

This eese was continued.
John S. KimbAll, ssom-Resided in Cincinnati;
knew the general character OF Alex. Dazeli knew
Linn 10 be good officer.
Wu. Fosdck sworn-Have resided at Cincinnati;
knew Daze; from what knew OF him, would be-
lieye him uncer oath.
Joseph Asseler, sworn-Resde in BrO0klyn: my
place Of business is No William st., New York;
am an importer; went 10 Europe in the steamer Amer
lea in the latter part of Oct, 1851 solomon Childs
was a passenger; made his acquaintance on the vOy-
age; was second class passenger Mr.. Childs was
a frst-class passenger; he aeked me If was Ger
man; reHIisd to him that came from Holland; he
said h making tour of pleasure to tue tst to
Jerusalem; l said | should 20 TO Holland, Belg un
and France; he told me hs married to daugh-
ter of Mr. Simpson and bad found his wife unf ,irh
ful aid he was going on trip 10 put 1t out OF his
mind and be expected TO be gone two years; can
not r. collect the precise words but that was the
meaning of the conversation; the meaning was that
hs lady was ulfaithful he spoke 10 German he SAID
that be f1uGd his wife with another man in bed he
ia a little stOuter Low than he was then.
Cro-s-e1smiDed-Am Of the frm OF Ass-ier ~
Never; did business with plaintiff father; our store
Was next 20 theirs at that time; came back from
Fnrope in March 1889; first told Of ia converse
tiop had had with Mr.. Childs about three or four
months after my return; fret told II to my wife AMI
10 Mr.. Harry $. Simpson, plaintiff brother; Mr..
Cbilds did not mention any man ia connection vito
his wife's uDfa.thfulness he did not say when be
four her ia bed with a man; cant recolect how
lang since be said be had been with his wife; don't
think he said any thing about it, he cid not tell me be
had tried 70 get bis wife 10 go to Cincinnati to i've
with him, don know whether he said be had found
her or another; did not write down the words ne
smoke at the time; had not been acqu iinted wlth
Mr. Child. before and had never seen Mr. Childs
before; be said bis mind affected, and be wanted
10 90 to Egypt and Jerusalem 20 get Il out OF his
head: said he had dry goods business at Cincinnati
he did not tell of any business be had Ia the ist end
does not recollect OF any bu-ints IN Europe.
= Caldwell, sworn-FOrmerly resided ia Clnc'n-
1ati; did not know Dalzell personally all know
was that he was police officer aud know nothing OF
that except as 10 bis official business.
Solomon III. Simpson re ealled-l was never ~
Rel Forrest house with William Chtlds; heard
what be stated relative to conversation to earap
his brother into house of i'll fame il Is not trae;
massage in one of my letters 10 which aliuslon has
been Inace did Dot refer 10 wish 70 en'rap solomon
Cbilds into house OF Ill fame; | never male any
speb application TO William Childs the object OF the
massage in the letter for William 10 get his OFotnef
10 write 10 Mrs Childs 10 explain his absence from
New. Yoik for so long time, was IN Cincinnau
three or four times between Oct, leo ana sept,
ls5i; saw William Guilds in one Of these yI.is our
reat;ous at that time were very friendly had no cVn-
yersstion with him. As had been .ts'et soont tEo
months after the marriage, win William Chilis; did
10, s,y anything TO him about divorce; was present
alta couyeIsstion, in which William Cnllds was
party WREN the cruelty or violence OF ms br1tner
The def,DcaLt 90 his wife, the subject lWliiam
bac iniinsied that be was not present at sl;h con-
| versation1 IL AS in our Office; Solomon was also
present a. was his wife my father and mother, and
| nv eldest brother Lssack; il was II No ?. soutn
| W'illam.s.. this four or Elk weeks stter tue
marriage; il vas about 10 II clock 10 the fore
| noon; Mrs Cbilds. about O'Clock in the morning,
! came 20 our house, No. l2s Seventeen'nst, very
much alarmed from Mrs. Phillips, where they then
boarded; she about half dressed az 10 o CLOCK
abe c.me down TO the Office lmy father having gone
down very eArly that morning. With be. mGIasT' 70
see Der father; while they we're there, Mr. " IMAM
/ and Mr. Solomon Childs came there together, and IN
! The presence Of William, solomon Guilds admitted
had attempted take the life of his wife m
! pieht and the reason he did il was that he con.d-
I er.d her urf,itbful; my father became very mlen
exsspersted and seized pisto hanging on the wal,
! which he thought, was loaded; William interfersd
aud xspted TO make some kind Of apology for ni'
brother. and wanted TO bring the parties togssaer
William and solomon left abruptly together ons o.
two DAYS sfterward, William and SOlonon cans
again to our Office; they wanted Us TO Interfere Z
bring Solomon and plaintiff together again; the!
.sid in excuse for his conduct ths solomon IA
been drinking Dist night The witness, a. did oth
ers. then explained a. to the TANNER in which de
! feudsnt, q, ihss time, wore hs vhsass When