New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-02
THE WOODMA,E DIVORCE CASE.
P,sr u. NepL o, t'dr' eetc. sti.
STILL Further DEN N'EL0PMENTS--C ,SE
FINALLY SUBSITiEL' 10 TIE COURT
MIIHOUT ARGUMENr.

Yesterday for rs.ons stated, ard by reousst OF psio
tifi counsel publish tie answer And ydsr Of
TIE Court:
Nov cones ths defendant Caroline woodmsr, wife
Ct o. q Wocdusp end in obedis5ea to tie ctat,c1 q
eppear sud 10 the petition OF her ssid husbso
s6Ys Thsf she debies al and Singular the allegations
IN said petition coSsorsd except 80 Ter " tne san ne
that aid O. O. WcolIdsn "a citizen OF tie SAFE Of
Missss;pp us by hi;a alleged, and that he ia
and has te, sihco the year is5 citizen of the
Rfsrordort further shows that Ger said husband has
beer gulty toward her Of catsges czcesss and cruel
estn ext Of suoh rature IS to rsrdsr toeif longer
l;vjrg together irsrppo;t,be; tcst 10 h1 ruoi clg
cei.tned her by chsrg:cg be. c tbs lew papers Of
New Orleans With eeueryi tnst ia hss caussle'sly,
besrlsssy ard cruelty csuscd her to De closely impis
cred II private mad honse resr t4u.t'ng Long
IslsId, &c though sne had heen insane, fr:n the
DAY of ssptmier, 1857, 20 tbs - day Of November,
1851 that he Las tskeu e~.y from her 'he greater
p,;iicn If Ter wardrobe erd al ter jewel. tnd ofrs-
roeuts leaving her csrcs'y clo.brg enough 20 ersbe
her 20 make respectable sppesracce; thst he has
carsed to prnyide fo- her necessities and he's aAsn
daped her. For tbese respondent AYERS thst
shc is entitled to demand snd &c" P,systts Cor't to
agGId her, atepara..9n .! ped ara pos'a IOn saio
WoO6Tpsn.
Rcepordent further shows that she in.arms-ried
With SAD Ho0SDan On tie s,h Day CT January 1876,
ard ttat they moved to Lousisna CO tho - cay OF
=. iSJ2 where they have ever since continued to
reside that previous to thei- removal they acquired
perts.icn snd slaves II Louai.1a, IL the psriso OF
=, ard tbst since their removal ttey have acquired
large amount If other property bo,h NOV able aud
IurnOyabo which ia s:;ustSG in this S.a'e; ths.
by law she is the rhtiul oTLer G. one upGivsced ns
Of oil svcb property and that she Il entlec to de-
OF ssid property Ia be made according to lay, at
the tine that the jusguer. Of separation from bed
t.d iney De le.deref hsIet wherefore !espUcd
eut prays bs. the Court will, during this su foi sep
srticn for the preservation OF her rights; order tas
inventory ard apI'aissne1t OF tae inovsbles soc
nnovaslss IL tie pcu-essicn "a LsI sad hu-bard, BE-
n If Aan-I Imam rac
With copy Of tt,s answer, eud cited to comply &c;
ard tist after due pIecee lngs there bs Judgment,
separating this FerfondeIt trcin bed and bosrd fron
said Wocdu,sy, ard directing partition Of their
mon property GIG ceccoeng this respondent cwrer OF
tpe E,f thereof TIA! tbs Court wLl assign to her
the house WI erein ste shall reside until the 'errnas
tcn Of tbis sui', the house Of fer father, Andrew
Thomas in H1ds County, Mississippi, since she hss
10 relatives within tits State whose protection shs
nlay claim. snd thst the SUN Of $50 PEI nonah be
above to this esrotceI :or nor support ouiog this
suit 70 be paid by her ssid husband monthly, ia ad
varce respondent farther prays for al such other
tSirSedI FoUTE L CLIsCH, Defendants Attorneys.
TIE Cou,t ordered that the appraisemsn. should be
made AID ordered that s1e receive monthly ailcw-
arce Of $3.50 until tls termination of this sui:.
Ilrop the opering Of tee Court Yesterday toe rer-
deriHg Of depOstions OF witnesses tor the pntln wss
cornenoed, tie pIircrn! ques.iors and onsgers only
beng t,ucted upon by M. Chiffon: -.
Deposition OF M;s. Mary Esrel-la acquainted With
Mr. slc Ms Wcodmen knew them first in tts Wio-
ness was employed as ehembermaid in the notel Mr.
conanc, sbs ssw was bst or isy sbs r.v Mrs Wood
NAL IN tie Of Furuesi she had bsen informed
by The chsmbsIm aida tbst Mis-. WoOdmsn had goua
TO Dir. Kurrisss room, ard they eil cehc.uoec 70
watch Fufniss cane 20 tina door 70 svoid suspicion,
arc ead he wsnted clean sheets on hs bao; soe srp
posed at the time thst IT ruEe to make out that
Mrs. W. not inthe room; soe procured the sheel-
and ". ut into ts rcof the purpose of putting them
Oh hia bel; che vas firmly impressed wner rue ec-
tered the room thai Mrs. Wcosman concealed IN
it; could see nothing Of nsri comm, rcea making mp
the bed; she thinking Mrs. W. might be rnGer the
bed was about turning TIE nsttIe,s over TO look;
Furniss just then, laid lis hand on tae mattress.
sId said, " You need rot trrn the mattress today
phe had however rsieed il enough to di-cerp plainly
tre skirt O. Mite. Woodmans dresa underneathi she
! left tre roon, and II company win tue orseTi coz
tinued to etch tt rcoIn until oorx Ia toe even
ing when sll left bat she and Aun Kavarsugn, and
| thew cor rcesed Themselves beEind an srnor "a tee
| massage; shortly afterward Mre. Wcotnan coGle
| out of Furnisss room aud hurry along the passage
| passing them on Ger wsyi her mar @as 10 30 ana
| 6isheyeed, and her dItSs tosssd ahd tuno'ed up.
| Mr. WooGluan cane home to oinuer, and o k ID al
about for his wife, but not being able TO tad ner
went Down to bis cnrtr; sufposlhg sns was oae 10 10
the ciy he 6Ied rce 6iauer for Ii 3 vile, whcn ne
said be wsrted kept bo. uLti' sne came hoDei this
preparation Of the dinner for his Wife VINO a. the tine
WAS in Fu,nisss rooro caused nueh nsTiinent among
the girls; letter put rrdsr the door of Mr. fur,
nss rom by ere of the boys Of the house. Who ssld
! MIS- Wooor.ar hsd ssrt Lim with IT. opeLsd tns
Coor rcked IL up ard ocl i: to Arn .vausugh, who
read II; i! contained the expressions, dear Pet
| ara "Ds ser Bsby."
| Deposition Of Am Kavsnsuch-Is about nineteen
yeas # age; kn.w Mr. and Mrs. Wcodmsn during
tie Winter Of 1885, when they were boarding al tue
! S. Louis HOTEL she wes empoy &c ss clsnocrnaic
by the hotel; knew Ge.drer Flrnisi ne wss 81 tne
| hotel ct the same time him IN Mrs. Nocdmans
private psrlo s!ene with her nearly every days never
ssv her 20 irto Mr. Funisas rO0G, but saw uer cone
ont once she had been told however By the girls 10
| the house that Mrs. w. went there frequeEtiy; sne
s.w her go in that direction 1ften, srd rs tiers
no other is6ys 10 that cec',cr sne pres 81
| that she went in there tod ME- Wocdusns eha am
hems'd thst per nisttss |sht into ne roon; On tie
oay that she was told that M. W. wss in F.s room,
SIZE watched with the rest cf the gs; while wstch'
ipg Mr. +. came TO the cOor and ordered them away,
as he sale he wished 10 take bsh rho then left, bat
concealed herssf with Msry Farrell behind an sunoir
IL the passage; eoen after Ms W. came out v-h ner
HAIR locse ard flowing sbsu her face, and her dre.s
much rrrupleG AID spieCeci letter vas stoSn 10
her by Msly Farrell II was from Mrs. Woodmsn TO
Mr.. Fuiniss giving sffeeii promise 10 go to
bis room; believed the letter destroyed; Mrs w.
always received Mr.. r. in her perle- IN the mornpg,
dressed 10 tey morning dress and not a. ene received
/ company.
MI. CLIFTON here nsoduced letter ~rt'en by Gar
dE.r Fu,ni.- tie rportrg after ne had been seen by
the chsmb, rusd OF ths Wi6thrnp House, Boston, IN
her bed shl L, which clIouns;arce MTs. " tod tTo
differs at siVIes-ere to Toe Efnpret"r of tue house.
thst il Hss q correction rho SAD he waute0 20 COM
premise iof r,vecge; IL Le otaer, stated to the
cbsmbt maid, TIA. il ter hush int, who anne In
during The righto snow that the last statement
! UIsde accent sf this Tote
MRS WoopMAs-Dedr Madam sa'i:ly after you lef!,
yog ti. 81 Ecci-.ey wiserrw thinkIns sgppose
ths was NJ Wocdreu then 90; up and dressed snd went
cfre suG ur,i Ihey exp-ce1 M WOOD
They sosSersi that they di not kaw remarked n
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