New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-14
DsMESTIC DIFFERENCES.
ONE DOLLAR FOR A CONNECTICUT WIFE.


Ircv Wolcott aliss Case whose divorce csse, nov
r.rdrg AZ Hartford va, mentioned by US yesterday,
seems 10 be Q remsr ksos womsr, and ner cs i Ger
tairly 8 remarks bic one. she is the egs wne o,
Oliver Wolcott of West Avon. There hss peen au
SC IT'S of troubles between them Tee fscs OF craety
ard reglect on bis part, shown 10 the testimony ~
Hartford are snost incredible. lie has constantly
abused her. never bought her but one dress during o.
n cir union LEFT her AID her chd 10 wsot OF tbe
simnl.st pecessaries of lie ard caused her TO hse
him most bitterly and we thrk most justly. True,
there is we believe evidence as TO the origin oil
these troubles; but Wcco,t is brute, and he s1ty
yssrs of age, while she is but thuty. May sna
Dect mber can rever agree. In the aoeence OF any
claim that she has brought this treatment upon net
self by irfdeIy other fault, We c.nnot on. INNS
that he blam for this terrible state OF thngs lies Win
her cruel end hesrtless husband. .
People who wish 10 know now hesrtless snd orutlsh
this mar was will have abundant opportunity IN resd
ing the following remarkable document Wocolt seq,
his wife Lucy-the wife whom ne vowed ID love ana
cherish till deatt-to Salmon D. Case oI osouy ~,
one dollar! The document is very Ingenious mesn
f LEGAL phrases intended 20 evade the real Gature o.
the rsr action and yet be binding on the parties anu
is in purport sinpy bill Cf sale, by when WoicoH
trades n his wife for ore dollsr. We should paitcu
larry Ike TO know vino was the foul attorney ~no the
lostnesone fees did earn but mis- name does not ap-
pear.
IHE DOCUMENT.
Memorandum # made his 18th day OF Aus-s
A. D s55 between Oliver wolco OF Avon. in The State Of
cOnueS'eut .rd La,y wi.s Of .a Oye', and Salmon u
Whereas happy differences have arisen between sa
ep..s m o hr said husband charge him
the ,Ad Case has ssIted 70 sys I h i,b
nscssss during bis urs M for the purpose OF secur
ina said wife her wearing apparel and other properly i.
of oLe dollar paid by said Case the ecs. OF which hereby
ckntwedgd aud Cer consieeia'ns the aid onVer dSa
apparel end s articles OF ewey and ornam.nt COW
Or Ms s.sg Dsgp WsS s. ben ysn TO her or pt
the ayas u her person aooT to have and % hd
me- Aud said Oliver covenants and with said
Case srd d Lucy ina, b. will not a, me hereafter compel
such bvne separate and apart from him. one person or
or receiving hIboDs or entertaining her nor snail or
into bouse ss,e where she dwell reside or be
,hs he The said Oliver :, any hereafter demand
any Of the mSIty or property OF any sh N tue 'sd
Ter or which .as may Otherwise acaaie shall
And iss ,sJ Case 10 coI o Of sid oiye sreemsp
above written and Of the OF the s,d wife
and 4 .sd facy daus Ii. nsa M and I Si
with s Dece,saies In sickness ard health consider that
abe hs remain with him his house and him his
keeper any pace places within the limits OF the States Of
Of her said aud serve the said
and for the afcresad am for her oport and
enspee 10 be furnished b. s'id Case hereby that said
Case sh, have al her earnings while employed the house
family Of said Gaze but no, Tor services performed ,m.
separate and apart from each other aud the said Lucy forever
u be irte from the control of said husband
In VitLets whereof have hsTeunO hands
T& j S'i'i';s sfs'. aixGS sSx %qESSTS 3 sasf 9:
Ii is plain enough that Wolcott was the prime
in the above rice little arrangement Neither
Gaze nor Lucy seem to have had any suspicion that
the bargain not perfectly legal one or that tbe
document was not absolutely bin ling all the par
ties who signed It. They have already paid dearly
for Their share In the affair." Case s now seryn9 ont
term in the state Prison for the offense. Lucy also
served with him for tune, but was pardoned out
She once wrote TO Tie Times a very feeling letter
declaring that she desired TO remain ia prison as long
Case remained there and TO share her fortunes with
him, good or bad. She seems TO be simple. hearted
woman, who hates Wolcott with al her soul, while
she has been by the kindness of Case and loyes
him as she ought TO love husband only.
mole pitul case than hers as il seems 10 us hss
rarely been made the subject of legal investigation in
Connecticut. The conduct of Woleott deserves pun
ishn ent thousand fold severe than that which
the law has inflicted upon Gaze or Lucy. who have
been the victims of his cruelty and meanness and
yet the law sc ems TO have no hold him whatever
Lucy appears in court at this time asking only for
divorce from the who has caused her suffering
shame and imprsor ment, and with whom she cannot
AID ought not to live wife another hour. She hs,
done much wrong but all must feel that her sins ara
az white ss snow compared with those of Wolcott.
who instead Of her loving husband has been her bru
tai yrant ard who, instead Of protecting and chersn
ing her, has dc ne whatever he could 10 backen her
name, degrade her character and prostitute her per-
con. Whatever else may be just she ought to be set
free from servltude 10 hts husband
The result OF her petition is lot yet rourced but
We think readers will agree that a stranger case
than this rarely sppeais in the courts Of this land of
steady hstits."