New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-20
La " INTELLIGENCE.
INTERESTING SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
THE CASE OF RICHARD cox AGAINST ELLEN
CATHERINE cox

1 bhlOk COUhI.bet0rs Juige OAxLEr
The trial Of tbs cause resumed yesterday morn
| ing at III o'clock
| MIR. Schaier offered in evidence judgment of rec
ord from the Court of General Sessio the trial of
the testimony OF defendant herse showing that ss wit
he.i Ts AZ t ,hst tine inc LYING IN shou,e OH fame
NJ Sesder then the subOined deposition OF Hrs Abb
CAD K Maxwell. taken de bene sss,.
| EVIDENCE As 10 MRS. coX's sIDE-IOoKs, ETc.
Mr. sehafer offered in evidence the deposition Of Mr..
MARVEL taken last neb before JudEe WoodruG by whom
By Plspia. coun.e-hst i. your ase and r..dene.
a. reside At No s in West Thirty street in tho City
/ Of Ney-i York my ege is 10 years
g De- Do yop tDsw the paTiio. to hi. action do
to the plaintiff in 1851
| q Are YOU a coamunicsnt in Zion Church, A. ,m.
q Have at any the year 1855 the defend
ant IN tie street, A. About year ago. May 1855 think
street railroad car Brooklyn; and about month sierward
saw Lef IL asse in Broadway il the City Of New York.
9. For how did you see her the earl
Berger and then lei the aud she M remained
oegs & ); BE ,hs so & ou, tslore DID, can't
How was ,he drtss-d on that ocessop IN wdow' &
though csnLot tell OF what material was call deep
@ Did notice any peculiar set on ha, occasion which
ner in looking the ooducto dewse which then noticed
and which peculiar herse had observed that manner
before thai oesson, in the deelani she had eulsr
ner in looking the face Of who passed the plate around
@ D obssrye how the defendant dressed when
a
shaw Of small palm leaf pattern which she had at
TAKEN subscribed and duly affirmed hi. 18th day of March
D. 1885 before the said ar declaring that abe had
'A fS, -f.i n.e tasns sapeo rio Court
DsIe f. Mccormick, swornI reside at 4s5 Sixth
an a. e ind m m OF psH a ss seose s s Of &
the srng Of that y9s he was then Living IN Thrish street
about n. feet east Of Fifth IL the family ofr Steele
on the sy after he sck visited the house sad
denied The privilege seeing him by Mrs she sent gen
acquainted with Doctor stuart who the
family physician then, and am satisfied has Il was p9t him
the she did that occasion, previously she
,si bst borlg nor see him sboush il wa. report
ed hs be wa very ,et frs: ssw the servant s and then
health that he could not be this
fosteJs; lie was tall with busb1 whiskers
Hght xon; have never seen him since Dr. Cox ala no.
sffe Ills tine who soke 10 represented that he
the fenly rhy esn and had just le aim he was III the
H. Gerard said he had no questions
Jsme. Stuart swor-I reside No 20 sreet
a physician and sugeoaj attended Mr. Cox at Mrs
the last ne, have never .een Sir McCock the
Of Mrs Steele rana in the middle room Of the second
CrcseSsmined-Dr Cox was very sck-caused by excite
much that ordered them not to allow any person
w. Dn.s swornI am Captain the fifteenth Ward
sTs Ho1.on ireets in s5 ard 50 was house Of prostitution
kept By Eliza Pratt have hoard that No. sG oos,er street was
face defendant stood uP Can't say evof saw the
''sA he - tisis an here rested Ms case.
Mr. Gerard preceded TO state the case Tor the defendant
He said:
ersrIr~rs JvHY Three days since battery was
oTeaed On the Icy who ' a. my s oy sI% m , and adfO'
s xTerence hoard such abuse person
p which they knew the Court would
DOT allow admitted evidence That gentleman thought
pore st lady from her cradle 70 the present. hour
when -le SICK and abe % he tried TO spring trap upon
her be g @ TGg' sn wyss AID a stated f & 5 M fy S Psa S
years with the defendant Mr. Van Nyck thought proper
s, se.r to sdyeGs The fse to world T6i, dons
create stmobereo Of prejudice ssn't ti- defendant bu.
took ground there should lie side issues vi" not
,fssk OF rhs reverend Plaintiffs previous life It might be
shown perhsrs that the bears bis
But viii content myself by speaking Of what occurred IN the
years 1885, 81 81 81 and S. This LADY, who is Older than
fne.eIth OF the rerous this room charged by hor hns
bsrd h having By false arhees entrarred hun into mar
tha he man Of great experience long familiar with
life here stupid as to be entapPed by rnupet INTO
cannot lie ur,ed TO twelve sensible men though may 40 70
sAy 70 CHILDREN. This is the theory OF tie plaintiff Mr.
rereesd Dutch uerebsns in hs city. Dr. Spencer H. Cone
married him the 9th # November 1882 to Ellen G.
Fletcher Nj Van Wyck died Ia 2i and uLder his will he
eave to his beloved wife Ellen all his property He died lsav
yeD and a. far bsdf is he vied that she should nave
ell be had found herself large house without chreH
she advertised r few bosrders Plaintiff called and P
she inquired OF his chaTscI she called upon those no ine
him. aId the eut was she refused 70 'aHe nu G
what .te had heard OF bis temper AID manners openly
uTon plaintiff base conspiracy Of which he is the
head and front founded conspiracy against TomanwAo
he had sworn love ard protect Either hi' woman
sfTLLIef or the rlzllt4f y guilty.
iry.ef and would tot take up tbs Ease until 70 md that
every charge d.nns lie Months ago was pre- udiced
been given out by this plaintiff against her, AID i was
until became satisfied to the contrary that | took
10 N:sT.sa. Thank God, end quit hi, country.
ahn ras refused aGnisSee 70 ns nI". IaSn1 eonts
d lots Cypress Hill. Cemetery brick houses IN Brooklyn
and Lexington afordDg an income OF
attend Of her business h-rsei she hi occasion AZ
that time to the Cypress Hills Cemetery once ana on one
occasion aecosed by gentleman whom sac did not
.eosDzs lie EnEogneed himself to be ~ Cox, "a3 sns
had refused u have IN her house She ayo.d him 40 saw
him sssn Broadway and sic saw a IN A. street 9acs OK
with God and HAinnl9n at the same lie & s S,, ~ ~
lin aaeonIsny her home which, AFTER some hsH4on shs
Suspicion tbs. be did loSe her be I;co..ed 70 DO he
quoted poe, Iroqsely in h' sss' 40 & m ~ co. h.s .g o
and she found hum great deal worse nan ns zoos
MIN Yes with his eye-teeth cut be knew hef "t ne
was constantly with her, besegns her 20 marry him
This woman, who ready st any naolsL. 40 g aS
sufficient support herself which would exclude TIE
idea that shs si from nerenaTy motives took " Co1a
Gentlemen have fOyoDe witnesses IN court. andef .as
Of him caH1at!e lie And fqith5s W. $40. '1 ~ &
worth her goodness aud her pieiy b taa as wa wnf 90 81
Dr. Hawks church. where PROSTITUTES seGhsnen are no.
admitted 81 the communion liable Eor zen long yssis 1
sunday Of yey mouth taxing tie bread and "s he tnoosh
the wdo .n WysL We ieaeI wic0 'lsn ne cus st 20
but he loves her herself alone Wi snow tas' on
sa tsare u. ass,, as srsesr and be defend,
lin ssans, charges these letters. viii show
that be inquired into her character, and Commended her
| fiety and worth We viii show also ihst the TINE
f the wedding was rat Of because sae s bad doubts '
his worhiness soc after marriage "e wiz snSr w.
she sold Of her le, AID The money % n. =,
that VIXEN b found What size really owned 70
Q.ovle Gss ponneut she had no more Ons o tos
hrs tkIs. he wanted this; ASlAIn s4la as an
va make will leAvirg al Of your PfoPetyi al
Nr Smith Barker his vestry men wrote ne W.
He next wanted 70 buy kouse and e helped 70 buy with
VIA, could spare Of her income after paying their house
hod experses III. nan has abused her every way ana
she been his violence even she Is na 70
fee fror his prtseuce ,he street, because ne
only esk ed tsf be Of her on noase !. s