New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-01
THE GRTSwoLD DTVORCE CASE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TERN


Hamilton Randolph Searies Knows both the iibsaut
sne the issTSeeni tswod va ntrod1sed to me 81 oar
Of ls5 OF sprr Of 1886 enf AID my aequsinanes vita
him commenced nt that pd be married my sister n A.tea
Charlotte a trswold the respondent In 1851 received
note IRON her inviting 70 call TO see her. csied a. her re
quest she spoke OF having o beaufs children win her
her resdence m Charleston. c. she ANXIOUS the chd
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oa eorrePoudence shonld be naiasined hrsi Knew o.
arage through M Grisvold m his brotheI and
next from the person WHERE hey boarding. at The New
1ork hote b equeuuy ad thst ae was sonS ~ married
BE- going marry that he married. TINS
n the sumner Of 1885, undersood hey married by the
Rev Dr. ilaras the beaut after ard married Mss Nc
that they married n the holidays of 1885, don't kIo" BY
whom the ceremony was perfgmed h6eant iold me he was
goi-g 20 mary Miss Alice Carey Miss McCrls; all my
o knowledge the last marriage except the
told me he was engaged 70 Mss MeCns he smiiied 70
that Mis- MeC nils had received letter from respond eut ant
that he then bad t ~ his posseon that letter i not IN
fesr5 re.S. the .Db.,srS o II va. warnT Miss MeCr
sesl marrying her husband the hbesnt having anything
co with him know there a. Application uiade for hsf
Lbesnt told me there was decree of divorce He esOred
threats and persuade his wife not % oppose
divorce The Youngest child Of my sister By bsa' rssied
strong attachment existing between them IL ne sum
the 9Th Of September 1852 In September OF 1882 heean
applied to he and sad be had paper he wished respondent
That II she would sign it, he could obtain his decree Of d.
That there other grounds upon which be could
obtain biz decree of divorce but that he wished TO get her
The paper That she signed 1t, be would allow Hef 70
would apply TO the Courts for the child That would bring
respondent before the Courts Of NewYork Before making
this last statement he called house every four or hye
minutes see if the rsrsr had been signed
The last time but be called the day referred TO- he
chd snd bring the respondent before the Courts o
On one occasion Of bis calling At ny house osiant told me
anything should say in the matter regarding the ehd He
said the thing occasion in the supreme Court
dou know any other inducements threats o.
kowedge there Wele that under my immediate
notice haze no documents or papers my possession which
The
little about Mrs G. health except through het own sse
meu she annoy ed BY her husband durng her 90, a. my
house she III my house aud his treatment OF her duns
her illness hersh and unkud she was al my house ABOUT
month, and was unfit 70 any one.
In the eighth nterrogaory the witness do
the general chara-ter Of Dr. Grswod for truth aud We
rcy have known him since lS5 his character for truth aud
Ann l. Stephens ,worn-ssys, know the libclant only
With him at he Office Of PARK Benjamin in Warren street il
the City Of Newiork about twelve years ago. know nothing
OF the Of bean and respondent except from hearsay
don know Of subsequent marriage between oeant aud
respondent except from hesray only know from report now
long libent was paying attention 70 ms s "e before as az
do not know Of any papers or letters received by SAID
lazy only know Of ,he re'PPh%ashf' r. % beIh Sy hsr
character Of Rufus w Grswold for truth haye known for
him on his honor or ha oath; over wentyoue years of
age reside the City of NewYok from the character OF
the besnt and his acts know them and for the above
au hostue 10 nm hae ,;u ~ e. ,b., he -escbed The fo
e ome time after dismissed from the church that
him the authority; when belant employed 10 get de-
sian Graham Ma9aitne his name was c)nPcuous among
the frat six OF eight greatest In the country because
gh different has been proved TO that he has
been guilty OF wanton and malicious falsehood be-
lieye him be hypocte religion chsTatan In literature
and bad everywhere have always spoken OF him 10
not Of hostility but Of contempt and condemlatoai
Gaines and many others don't reuember OF ever saying
wopd ruin him or word. to that effect a not personally sc
with herr received two three letters from hers
don't know spoke Of the divorce her letters have not
b ,fe 10 me nor copies them have had correspond
ence the lady 10 whom he IA now married and don Know
b rIsuAv have had no correspondence regard the
divorce regard TO personal feelings dont know OF
EIzAbeth f. Eett sworn-I know the belant by sight
may say know him also know the respondent only by
have seen her. bee acquainted with
the be.sut by his calling at lodnss in Broadway
at Mrs Green's in the Fall OF l8 think he called and in
troduced se he stated he heard was preparing work on
Women Of the Revolution and he offered me nod1c
tion Historical Society which already had heard him
say ls hst he married ths was an the library OF the
Historical Society be said his wife was at that time IN Chaes
only kner by general rumo OF any subsequent mar
TaR- only knew OF me alyorce oy .uIf ana 1y Ts st
Griswod has stated the only means OF nave
health of Mrs Gswod derived from the correspond
aud excable condition and that she was N bad health
she l,ucd OF neuralgia in the head more than anything
else know the general character Of r. w Gfswod tor truth
and yersety have heard great many persons speak OF MN
have known within year from acquaintance with him his
heard H. W Grswold he considered himself resident of
CLaeton $ his name being on door plate there and tha,
his books he said she very nice person. the
question asked him by one IN presence-ldont
know what asked se-whether Il owing any
fault OF his wife they not together HIS answer oh
she very person; be said, also she had tho
Of Is little sr should say correspondence between
myself and Mrs Grswod commenced BY receiving letter
from her in October or November 1855 reside ia
| am OF responsible esnnot state my age OF my
ovledge espeeii'e OF very pnsyorsbe opinion OF he
personally hostile to him; am hostile 70 his character
and conduct and have been since fe- weeks after
quatence the cause OF this hostility 10 him was his character
and uDbecoming clergyman also bis habits OF 6Oang
Of the fayor AID correspondence OF ladies' he published bog
Tsphy OF me which contained msstaiemen THIS dd no Gaze
much about however be serwa called az my lodgings ard
% e me- ] S9 o. ad .s5 IA, Sa,s Rer,s
reviewing his work the Female Poets Of America and
CT Inch be supposed would be favorable 20 hmse he
al made statements 70 me in regard to Miss May, which
y o rs Ferguson mad been him 10 manuscript
beior- published The Port Fo1 il had been published
ousy Winter he only years Of age; during the
Winter 1913 he offered 10 write TO Prot Green
grsndmot, aid offered them for be said he was in
Rufus Grsw old a. thought his conduct rneed 70 good
persons and in the habit Of using pretty strong
woad ruin him think that expression, but
have said when have heard Of the fsehoos be has spoken Of
qusted with Mrs. Charlotte A. Grswod, except BY eorre
spondence have before stated have had correspondence
with Mrs Charlotte Grswod in reference TO the subject
matter OF this divorce have no copies Of my letters here
her the emsns letters have sent 70 Mr. Brown her counsel
her eques some Of them howevtr have been destroyed
denyins letters one or two gave to MIS- Stephens never
remember Whiting but 10 the present wife OF Rufu w
wr her by having heard from Mrs Greeley that N Girls
void bad assailed the Asor House heard he had
persons in South Carolina his authority; wrote
wife Of M GrswOd let her know that had the
pro from South Carolina show that the statements made
BY Mr. GriswOd false this letter written think In
Aprl 1885, before any thing Of the divorce herewith
copy Of the letter which made a. the time had
10 reply 10 IT,
lCOPy
Nr.. r. v. GRIsuoLD:
M.dam-As the wife of M R. ". Grswod, you con.
cered IN what have and address because 40
not choose 70 hold comm alton with him.
Several weeks received information that Nr Grs
wot had asssed me II public place using the most Vuper
ae foul and Obscene language and when souked oy gen
tesn present that be had uttered oaumnes which he
ten3d 20 have heard from respectable IN remote
Inquiries made after this Information communicaf
ed have brought TO h other IN which M Gswod
l.. hr