New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-18
Id " INTELLIGENCE.
A MATRlMONIAL DRAMA.
NTIREsTING TRIAL YOR DIvORCY.

Yesterday Tps set down fr the final trial Of the Cause
aat the attendance o( wresses and spectators was
very large The trial was heed in the Common Pleas
| Cent 70 N in the City Hal.
Al IL o'oock the Court opened. The plaintiff
wa present. With bis cOunssMessrs. Chauncey Shat
fer ene +. W StoughtOn. About ffteen ladies were
seated within the bar considerable curiosity manifested
ic know which ws the defendant On nq.y tSey easnei hat
by M'isT' W Gerard Francis By1ne aud Jane, Plat
1he tsuuf eenilesn Of sbost ortyfye yess Of age
He Is beieT Medium hgh and rather seshv His Lsg bro
his oorrleKon aori His temperament .1nye aud
during a. 20 Of ths DAY he frequently msr hnse
rsenI II furnishing spe TO lis counsel In h dress thes
nohins TecoaAr Like most clergyman be wssrs whits
TIE following !. the Jusy i=p.nnelsd in the case;
kichsrcson Flanagan, Nm. ~. Osborne.
Josiah W. Barker Geo c Ryl.nd
FrsLcs Cslsey Henry Oven,
Eden p Clsrk Willard Harvey
Dir. soksfer then proceeded 10 state
IHE CASE rOR TnE PLAIsTuF.
Dir. ScHAfrER said: This is an action brought by
Richard Cox against his ve for The purpose Of roc divorce
OF grorrd adultery of the fendan The tstf su
that relation the community that max Necessary
duct And having discovered that his wife hAe been guilty Of
Hh6eity for ons tin rendered imperative that he should
II show in daring ha'iBs bui eS pa.lels Mr Cox
ssio Of zon Church the corner ef Thirty fh street ,nd
Msdon sven1e Hehss been Of hat church years
and has been Identified with lie history En has reached its
he blessed with in every seu.e-his
ard rot another She died and in the subseqren,
sf ss WIDOW o. M Van a By 1 . S
HAWKS at Calvary Church He di covered 81 ry AFTER
that she abused them. He led unhappy life. but
tore it patiently believing that it was PartasI snip
believed until the Pa OF 1853 when made
hs be bad become the husband Of wife who At the cary ss
teen nrssin unhoy lust snd had been constantly ens,gd
whiting hoss places after her marriage Further.
will be shown that she standing before the altar in
Calvary CLdrch about TO be married, Of her lovers
present her request WITNESSING the performance Of the
ony and herd her pledge her heart and hand this plaintiff
The proofs which sta adduee are crcumstans admit
Int they Of such character cannot fail 10 force conyc
upon your minds the guilt OF this woman, and that
the Rev Dr. Cox married respectable prolitute. We will
that shortly after marriage she remained Of homo during
Communion service end on those oceasnn men have visited
reurn from the chur;h and that hese men have rolsh
in;o,esns quoI, to the premises and have passed the
eo that che took pcaution TO have large numbers Of
Lols Jaced inside OF her chamber door which she said
1eebs. 9e sss of hp S.Sa1d The wcS the
m I uEon The &c. aTs1 snS; s.ss. ~
eIu,e Saturday the being that her husband
s s.bb. o s s on p k dressed in deep moaTS
though che hss los no friends She has worn, too walls and
she has friends who were members OF the church
grab the vail from her face and put into
Ter roche We shall prove that she hos been followed by
ladies' OF that church Notorious house of ihno. We
have two young men Who knew her by the name OF ke
Wyck frequent visitor OF houses OF llsne aud who
were In the habit of pcakiI Of her the old mser
great deal ha. been ssd advance Of tie character OF these
the development Of bis wife, iu6lc,y, ws1t the
Mssor. office and made arrangements with Officer Bell
d o b m ,Isre beT 10 bonse Of % fam, and ON ons
her followed hcr she saw him; after
snd confronting hm eft him We nave hsd 10 charge
uhran eofy1, however the houses in Which she visited
s near .. csn be- Efcrs have been made to bickcn this
an,a character but he is too well known to be affected BY
IT, He born IN this city he was poor lons but by patient
ndqrry secured means 70 give himself a. edass0o I'D hoS
reputation In lss ssr the paiua learned sops
Of The fact & & % ;. @ OF C % spss S &
wife and has since spoken Of bis wife He now
M caS Of th moral lopez who sints the very
which hs and who has turned her husbands house nto
brohei.
MI schseer introduced evidence the marriage certificate
,irr cd y the Rev D Hawks 1t certified that the marriage
iok Place in Calvary Chursh on the l7h day Of May a5l
OF be defendant with that she very sick and
unable be Ia ate dance Court Under those considerations
The Court ssked that the lady be the
Mira Rebeccs Sherwood being ssdl reside a. No
3 hi .v .r Ter at No a Christopher stree called on
her this morrs 10 accompany her to Court found her cutie
lick had blister plesers 10 her head
applied them and then fr nurse in Twentieth street.
ne he dT me to to 20 % ,p e Sq a beer beer
then went 10 zee sr Byn one one Of her counsel to 'e %
Cross Naminedshe was at my ho1se on Saturday have
known deier cam sIee was 'Ae s nave '''H On '''"'
r Gerard poI osed that The day occupied by the plaintiff
III reading certain documentary evidence which was important
in the snd which could bs offered we'll the aeence OF
Mr Scbsed,r aid that when called previous
occasion cersn with OF importance Ia the case TO tho
n snt did auswer-they having beos ecreed BY defend
ant By great effort they had secured the siendsi &c OF the
day and he aid not want TO run the r's Of losing
TO secure their streudar ce ourns this tris.
The Cou stated that there eear proof Of the !enes Of
che defendant and be cd rot feel that would be nt 70 're
the case on Il her counsel obJectsd .x,,,
Mr. Gerard ssG that they nigh 90 on 4 the p.lnf Insisted
Nj sha fer sad be was uuwnns TO let the defense say tat
he had crowded the case GA ard be therefore WIN
M Gerard fad be williDs he case should proceed
Mr scLa fer then esiled q. the frat witness nrs Jane
Bsoka no being sfs0rn said res de a. MOP - sin
uy siAtyi know Mrs Coz by sight dr' anew
O. Do You know ber name before her marriage
hr Ged objected The question as no believed nat ne
counsel bad no rshi to ak Of nstte 70 @ ' her
usrsEe he did not otecto her name being ,oa Certain
that Isntf Of hsh reputation thought II 70 nary
her ard Ibis being tue ho bad night to speak OF anything
pIicr TO thai - 80,
Mr. sekaeeer said hi, lady relation Of ne defend
ant AID that they desired TO BY her the Vsrous names
under With the hal gone oT pu;Pes o. dei
The Court ruled that they lot a. liberty % 70 oenna
he marriage 60, facts Of adultery was right hoSe'er
to ..eerln slre. IS hsy msli o. 81 her nsen
usu ca fere Fletcher her sisters nsme "ho married
sBy pert Of defendant name though IT msht De ee '.t M
told that defendant ,ubsedusntly msfto 20 ii
,t ueei passing nv house; defendant think abo1t
twenty year Of age when knew her. he' SISTERS name
Cro-s-,Isrir ed-wbs,h,r defendant was Ellen Csheras
Fletcher or Catherine Fletcher do to' Know he'e' As"
If selsear i.re ntr Iueed the deposition Of csharns
~. Thai th city IL 1854 sod resided before
80 Wooster street, she member Of The church OF
Lich psiLf pssor she bsd become acquainted WV az
-u ser her mairsisse pleinh psintn tesiarae
hsdson Trty sixth street, Ia The s2rng
OF ~ fret Hsy about ioi oeloet as she go;
o the in sixth proceed 70 churcn s ssN
gentleman 40 NJ the ep- leading Mr. Coxs house ne was
+ ze sfrearanee hike Mr. Cox but When abe 60, in.o
ste hr Cox reading erytce witness previous %
so1. 70 Csioras resided with Mrs Graf in Wooster street
Zen returned from church she cid Mrs Graf Of this er
cunnsfsIre.
RE e,ide1ce osered teposi'iOas which ara
sutJoref:
DEPOSITION OF oArHARISE BROWN TAKHs OF com
MISSION.