New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-19
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
INTERESTING SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
TIP CASE OF RICHARD cox AGAINST ELLEN
CATHERINE cox
SUPERIOR CoURT-Before Judge OAKLEY.


all the ayolabc space outside Of the bar being occu.
pied by spectators.
Mrs. Cox arrived in Court in company with Mes'rs.
Gerard aud Byrue soon after the opening Of the Court,
and took scat within The bar She was evidently in
state Of nervous excitement and frequently during
The proceedings made use OF smelling salts. Ms.
Cox 1, woman Of near fifty years Of age. She "a
about five feet and five inches in hight somewhat in-
clined 10 corpulancy. She has fond comp'eX!on,
gray eyes gay hair, and was Yesterday plainly
dressed. A lady friend was seated near her during
The Council elected the following
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE:
Mrs. Msrv Graf was recaed-lt was in the latter
part Of 5S when oonmunies ed my suspciJns Dr. Cox in
relation to his wife Il was ses the sep'Iaticni We mad
defeudsr in the Summer Of 1888 IN Sixth avenue carr
manner che ~essoquau'ed; be the only gentleman beside
the CONDUCTOR TIE Got on at Greenwich avenue With
some motion between nod something Of that kind
% Anti rec t b" rode about Iaf qnsre and then went in
the dcoon he nodded 20 tho conductor otter she cot
out ard sftor having words with him. got QUIT he
al LepdeI with dark hair and whsker hs had very
amloedbis was in tho Jay time they did no. talk
with each other abe did not have little girl with ho the
.bo my house, black which
s not 20 thick as the she usually wore think l.
& beT @ % to wear two v never s"e" any
O DO you fecouee short time sfer Mrs Cox's marriage
ssyies :, ber that Mr. Cox married her for her money
never told her She said TO n, that Dr. Cox had married he
Did you not tel, her that before married he
engaged lacy who broke OH the match account
Mrs Yaodereyden told mo that Dr. Cox engaged to another
lsdy. but the match broken off YOU say.
William P. Willard sworn-l reside in Troy LEFT th. city
today; became acquainted with Mr. Cox 10 Troy; he
Rector Of st Johns Church, first Mrs Cox At her resi-
in Thirty street; in ThrySStb street. In conversation
bo and myself in hs study she remarked that the
q bis congregation visited him AID pointing door then
r she said she caused bo to be nt on and she went e
sbe had them there to keep the out OF her room
hr Cor wss present at this sac was soas1ed
her By the familiar OF Ellen and begged her not to make
H's o. sosa conversation fS che l;SsAed S ,s;n.,
Mr. Gersrd-I am obliged to youi don't want him You
Mr. scb.GorI propose to read the deposition of Mrs
Mr. Gerord-whnt de you want to prove by III
Mr. propose TO- prove the Identity Of Mrs Cox
The COut-1his is proved already.
Ss ss @ G s S a assn w:
M deisdTha. i. impossible You may read the deposi
ton and how far it what you say does.
Mr. Schnfer then read the subjcpsd deposition Of Mrs
an my ieth year No AZ Chrystio street
In this city am sick so as 70 be uuob. to leave ny hOuso
fndsn Mrs Cox; her maiden name Csiharine Fletcher
so% when sh began to use the Ellen as part her
am two % years Of ode6 ob ha E haTs ssa s IN &
house since years Of age was not at home
O Do you know wheher she has resided this city
since she fourteen years Of sse? A. do not know
Has relative Of yourself or the defendant died since
Objected to by defendant as irrelevant.
A. have had occasion, mysel 20 be in nournngi had
by the Of Crosswat, who diod but can't say
O. Has that died within years last past A She
O When did she dioi A. think it wsss yeasssO.
O Where did she ole A. In this house.
q was the defendant her funeral A. Not that know of
q Has the defendant been in this house since the funeral
and ifaO vybeD A ir.
q Did you the defendant intermediate the time Of The
death Of this ssnt and her the defendauts marriage with the
Has sny your or the defendants relatives died
rtS day Of May, 1851 A. No sir, not that know Of
@ Do know at what the defendant hrss LETT home 70
Piesss state when you Of her living somei
A think she about fourteen of age when she last
When she LEI. home at the just IN mentioned b, you do
Were you informed by her about the time OF her esv
ing home why she len where she ws soingl A. No. sE
home above stated BY you A. This was my hope bpt
bad into the country to South AmOoy n j. where % re-
and passed the Winter with my eldest sister a., W..
O. Have you the defendant since that time A. fes
but say how many times was at my own house ths
% When did YOU last SEQ her A. The day before Mira
COsswa he aunt above referred o) was bGied and ~he
O DO You know where defendant living at that time
30 1,S sbs pform YOU where she was livins1 A. No Sir
What he name Of your and the defendants mother
Mas you mother widow when the defendant le home
above stated by you Yes and remained 80 until her
dssfb uhi
sed fellows an msrricd reside with Mr. John Graf
Coz. heard the testimony Of Graf IN relation fol-
lowing Coz followed her three times on the n.st oe
eson went up Houston ,reet Mercer where
missed 5e there wa T: s S6GSsa G md o% The
next occasion she Amity street near Broadway do
not what became of on the third occasion o her
hooking around there was great many people about
Mr.. Schsher-f gu may take the witness.
Mr.. Qerard-I don't want her.
Mi Sohsaer-Then III ask you question
q In Mrs Coxs coming to MI Grshs, didDou mouse h"~
many sho had on A. did not.
Mi IsehOfeI- You may go ,>, ,0o r,,.. ....,
my business that private wa,chmsn have been on the
police the Polee from 1913 TO 1852; vas
very private nssnston house think have seen the deeho
ant before At daereSt times n 1872 without doubt, nS s s as
house have her into that house two or three times
h:Ss sSss 1sS sS's .S %nS
of the o. the house the house was IN my oeS a. .ne
body woudquiek-IAns the bell and entered on aS'e 0SS
stationed in the Ward sometimes that esst some
time. on another; do think any body ever directed my
MI schsfer-You may take the wnes~
cro..e,smped~o' ca vow were poloemani A. was
O When were you sPPOtntetl A In lsn
8 ySS WS,i are % RO' nv sSs ssPipSS TSx A. ''
O. And you were not reaPpOintedl A; was not ,.A
O Why A Because / wss not irish suppose. lLSash
'0t oI Ar. YOU a sober man? A. think sm.
. When you FIRST tell Of what bad of this Lady
q Have you served subpoena, In this easel A. Yes, sir
Wbea aid you tell anybody Of what you had IN rsis
ton 20 this isdyi A. About three weeks ago -
wSs,S sS sssh ntss yUa street. .U and IL M Brns O
defendant had vail when she went up the stoop 81 NO M
twenty years hence think she and high eolored az
' GEAR. ago. she appears s0w S ' M .s 3 Haa V
and resed there ss and 1885, have never seen deienda1
O you ever defendant bOOro Defendant stands
up A.. 40 son nUs ss snGw hsr face ~ .no there are
great many persons OF tho same hsurs have seen sdy