The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1855-09-13
From the Hartford Times, Aug. Is.
Curious Adultery Case.

curious AUulIeIy CaSS.
Those who have been in the habit of
reading our reports of the doings of the
police Court will feel interested to know
more of the story connected with the pros
ecution for adultery which was reported
yesterday. The history of the parties in
this case is, to say the least somewhat ro-
mantle. Oliver Wolcott of Avon claims
to have married in August, 1888, Lucy
Ann French, in the town of Harrington.
The swain at that time was 81 years of
age, and the damsel but IA (She is but
81 years old now, and has married
daughter! A fast family that.) Mr..
Wolcot did not remember qch0 married
linn, or what the mans name was, and
had never seen him before that time nor
since. He lived with his wife for several
years, and had family Of four children.
Last winter Salmon D. Chase of Union
vile, youth "a years of age, was in the
habit of frequently visiting Wolcot's fam
lily, for the osten8ible purpose Of court
ing Wolcot's daughter. But his visits
continued after his daughter had gone a.
way, and there being considerable intima-
cy between Wolcot's wife and Case, VOL
colt began to smell rat, or something
equally strong, and was somewhat trou-
bled. About this time Case made prop
osition to Wolcott to sell him his young
wife, and the wife was willing to be sold.
Wolcott declined doing anything of that
sort, and advised Case to keep away from
his house, as 'he would make trouble in
the family Shortly after Lucy Ann left
her husband, went to her fathers house
in Canton, and, as her father says, about
this time Case came there to work for
him. About the last of April Case and
Mrs Wo!cott started on pleasure tour,
and brought up somewhere in Oswego
County, New York. Case went to work
for man there, who, after hearing his
story about himself and the woman, ad-
vised them to get married which they did.
Ere long Wolcott came to the same place,
and found Case and Mrs. Wolcott living
together as man and wife he went into
the room at night where they were sleep
ing together and had sone words with
Case, and demonstrated with him on his
conduct A day or two after Wolcott
hired out to the same man with whom
Case and Lucy Ann were living at that
time, and the trio lived together peacea
bly,, excepting Case and Wolcott would
have few hard words together about
Lucy Ann. While there Case and Lucy
Ann tried to persuade Wolcott to get pa
pers drawn and sign them, giving up his
wife to Case. They went to various
places together on the cars, Case and Lu
cy Ann sitting lovingly on the same scat,
and Wolcott sitting by himself on back
seat. Occasionally the latter would re-
monstrate with the former on the impro
priety of their conduct. At Albany, VOL
colt was minus funds, and Case let him
have enough to come on with them. They
came to Springfield, and went to the same
boarding g-house, Case and Lucy Ann
rooming together, and Wolcott alone
The next day the trio went to lawyer
and there told their story. Before they
left, that lawyer drew up two papers, one
in which Wolcott leases for life the servi-
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in the other he sells all his wife's clothing
furniture, &C., to Case; for the considera-
ton of one dollar, and confdes to his pa
rental guardianship his two youngest chill
dren. These papers were signed and seal
ed by the three, and duly witnessed by
the interesting individual who drew them
up. Then they came to this city the
three together in the cars, and Case and
the woman took hack aud went togeth-
er to the U. S. Hotel, and as is alleged,
took a room together. The next morn
ing Wolcott met Case and Lucy Ann in
Assplum ST., on their way to the station,
and he went out on the cars toward New
Britain with them. The pair proceeded
to the woman's fathers house in Canton
and Wolcott came back to this city, and
made the complaint against Case (and not
his wife) which has been examined before
Jukge Collier. There was some interest
ing features about the case, among which
the briDging-with other witnesses on the
part of the defence, to impeach .Wolcott's
charter for truth and veracity-Mr.
French, who is Lucy AIMS father.