New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-28
fe den, protested alone and without said pl.insi to

Deter dsbf further that since ssi nfslth cf
s.t.mber 1851, he has not sesa or heard % sad
plaintiff; that be has 81 divers times wriuen te ths
taid piauie IN come and Iivs wifh tia sd d,f-af-
en-; that he h-s - divers times since id ssp,sn5
s.Bt "a lsE'f silk dresses and other -re1a"d-e -
tie value Of go sd upward, add has further sett
ind gwen 10 plaintiff large san OF m,esy sn11nt-
il To $3.50 ard upsard. lie eenes tas; IL Is gully
Of The charge.
Jury after being examined hy counsel sd th.
peTenp'ory cba enge Of two, allowed by statate j,
civil ca.es, was impaneed.
On Mr.. JORDAN CONN cing 70 examine ne wit
the Judge reminded him that tn rule now H.
thar council shall stand while examiOipg witnesses.
MIR. Joroa ssd he did lot kpo~ i, ~ss always co.
forced AID there il County where the members Of
the Bar refuse to submit H. For h,- part sl~ay,
ought be bad right to sit to sand up "a lie saW
f, 90 long as he conducted hmselfin moral, pro2e.
way.
The Judge remarked that it vas rule laid down
by the ihirty.two judge, which the individual
JUDGES are TO be governed by. Mr.. J. said he vDald
uDeerstsnt from th.t that the Court Eished hin %
stand up. Mr. then rose. and il fee minutes said
be thought the Court required c,unsel 10 stand ths
they should provide po-ts for them To lean against.
be supposed by and by be you'd have 70 Gu. of three
inches OF h, coat, it would be too long for the rules
Of the Court
The Jurors were inquired Of by Mr.. J whether they
were liquor dealers, and bought liquor Of Mr.. Simp.
scp, the fsibsr One cf The Jurors Sc, sside be-
cause be had BEEN spoken 70 by Mr Jacob Jacobs Of
Chatham s who told him that plaintiff ought to hare
a verdict.
Mr.. Grsbam opened the Gaze to the Jury. he said
it bse been called extraordinary case on the oher
toe, but II ia an ordinary csse Of the kind Plsntn
Jrcsecutes by Der brother, her next friend. s1e is
the daughter Of Mr. Llsssk II. simpson, a largo
hquordes e. in Beayerst She sues for divorce, ths
custody Of the child, and support for lfe according
t. 'be husbands circumstances at the time Oh the
mbfrisgt, plaintiff about IL aud Defendant 30.
He il lot from some cause present aud biz absence
nsy be for explanation by the COUNSEL Tue cVhsbi-
ta,ion lated til about October 1890 when defendant,
left avowne that be would return but she In. mover
seen rim s,bee nor be her. a child has beea BON
Which bss been without his fathers smile. The prac-
bee Of the Co art. TO have questions in such case
TO the Jury, and there are nterroga
tories for the Jury but the 90 principal cues are a.
10 nce and second whether defendsnt has been
gnily Of The adultery charged
The plaintiff counsel will show that, at the time Of
'be marriage, plaintiff was resident as she had al.
ways been here She LETT for Cincinnati pre vious IN
October, 1850, about six weeks ana some short vista
out of the State, but never left her residence ulI
March, leS3-the time Of the commencement, Of the
suit The domcl of the husband is the domic Of the
wife, uIless difficulty should have occurred by which
The more important is whether or not defendant
has been guilty Of the acts charged II may be well
To ssy that plaintiff has attacked defendant In his
stronghold. He says he has always lived a. Cincin-
NAN and be did not intend 10 change his reside lce
She therefore attacks him IN bis stronghold. lie has
bad The opportunity for two years to assert his inuo
ceDcei but although he has been bearded In his den
he has beeu actually forced last TO meet the trial
ana The allegation that the has been driven on
comes with an N grace The principal testimony the
jury viii be called on 10 pass, is testimony witch
has been IN tho hands Of defendant fifteen moaths--
ne testimony of a witness in tbis City having been
token de 6"c es'e as has been that Of two othr st
nessee 1t Ciacinpnfi.
The fret evidence will be the deposition Of wit
hess-Bell FORGET, who stated between 1850 ami
Ieo2 the Kept house in Western. row. Cincinnati
from which she removed TO New-York and KEEP:
BOISE Of the SAGE kind in Crosby-st, in tSs City,
but was about 10 ssve, to 90 to friends aud aer
testimony was aiken. By her deposition it will be
Shown that defendant was acquainted with FonAn
nsmed Eily Moore, being efer he left this City and
had promised TO come back
The counsel Of defendant will urge that the test
nony OF woman who kept such house is not % be
believed II Is not TO be supposed that when msn
proposes an act such is charged he will 20 70 the
touses Of the yrtuous and il is only such houses
hers, and from s1ch ViiIesses that the facts be
kDoSn. In the case rf Forest agt Forrest the YER
diet wss obtained almost altogether from such tesii.
mony-the law Will say, that although q woman may
baye fallen from virtue she viii have regard for her
Oath.
We will fOrtify her testimony by that Of Mr. Deb /
EEL police officer at Cincinnati also by the tes.i-
nony OF 8 witness in this City nearly related to /
plaintiff, whO actually saw defendant 10 the house o. |
Bell Forest; also by female in this CITY, called |
CIots, b. whom il will be shown that defendant CON
miittd adultery with a woman at HIS own place.
The circumstances under which defendant separated
from Lis wife viii be shonn. lie le.t n Z tooer ana
ChiJ0
that fathers eyes never rested. He was agent, 10
this City Of Chids Brothers his father and orasner
az Cincinnati and he stated, OF tho time OF hs mar
tjsce be was about 20 take house. SiGce his de-
paTure he hoo come syain toto this state, except
In one or two instances candetuneIy, III ROTATION 10
this suit His leaving his young BRIDE and golpg
away is proof Of his cOnT-e he kept up kinl Oh
ooJrrtpobdence for two or three months, bat nom
that time for nearly four years, he never has written
10 her. However viruous men naturally may be. u
is known that pertops most safe when they reside
N ar TO each other He states in bs apsser "a ~ ne
LES never besId from his wife, but II WIZ ne SHOWN
that Letters were written to hm. Hs inslouanon IN
r,csrd 10 bis chic and other points OF the answer,
created D my mind said The counsel thfln OF nor
ror The feeling of defendant became cold toward
b;a wife ,bOut November 1850, and continued 10
March 1851. H.s leaving his family, and other MAJ
ters charged will be shown to the entire v,ndoaIion
OF plaintiff, and The satisfaction of the Jury.
MIR. Grsham then read the points on me f'lgned
issue. lie told the Jury that Their duty Eas soenu
one An utter extiI guishment Of any thing Ike owe,
II II ever existed in the mind Of this husband will be
shown twin also be shown that he has within thres
or four months entered proceedings ageiost aus Wie
ar Cincinnati 10 dissolve this marrisge-bopiDg TO
ynsh IL through be has been dllaOry IN this case
horirg 10 a. ticipaie the july in their decision.
Although he speaks in HE answer OF having sent
money to pleinti6 he does not pretend thae ne ma
sent her any thing Ike what was commensurate 10
IL elf situation in life. o..
II vii be for The July to say why this young wife
was sbaI dored aod left TO the protection OF her
frit bds who have, ho"eVer, cius'ef.u afouhu nsI;
The COUNSEL made Tn appeal 10 the jury on pehaii
NJ nlsiptiG A short recess vas then taken -
One Of the Jurors remaining out for some iIne MT
Gtsbam ssid be would examine witness piehmi-
psry a. to the ADM sion OF DC oeNe ease tesn nony
Nv r.oues. of Mr. Jordan, the witnesses not on tue
stand were requested TO leave the room. The Juror
room came ~. .I..A,- 10 ,i,;n
al reside az No 90 Prince ST; kpe~ at C'ncln'
na,i woman named Bell Forrest; also hne* he' al
,",xs,d At No 81 Crosby.st in this City under