New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-29
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TIE woopHoVsR DIVORCE CASE.

Hs.ia " r W,odAorss AZ psai<l wocSbous.
Tas eaee wo referred 70 yss,s-isy. TIE or'er
s2or which Judge Isgrshan ai,sc:sd tie p,a;n:f 70
.hox csc.e Why he judgment OF divorce should no: be
Ne: aside Va. granted esy this month on The sd.y,s
Of Mrs. wcodhoase, Der Counsel, and Mr.. HShawsy.
Nr W. W. Goodrich /. Counsel for Ms. wooihouss,
AID Mr.. Porter for Ny. Woodholse.
Ms. Woodhou.es affidavit reci,es IN substance the
follouipg narrative OF he af>r;
Five years sSo size IVES attached With disease
which inc.pac,sted her for the marital rss;ions and
.rce August 1856 che AMI her Husband asd :rei 1sn.
conversations IN regsrd 10 divorce her nusoaaa
being very anxious tnst divorce should De oo,siced,
often endesvor.d t. procure ssi eoessn: .asissS ana
sign an suthoiz s.ion 10 some attorney 70 appear Tor
her il The State OF Indiana where ne asa several
tines spoken OF going for the purpose OF pIoeWns
clvo'cel, TO authorize suca Jaasmeo .. un NJ. PC
III ally sgred corsert under fear OF ne: NE, sad oy
OF ais prorli ses per uasiors and thteat sac
under.ood that tie divorce was 70 De slnpy LON
bed ED board and ts. they would live togstner as
one family, and that her husband wSud Sot'.oe 70
provide tor her IS before In December 1871 az ner
husbands request she went 10 re.ide N NeS-Jersey
ard euit was commenced there oy her - piAiot,ff
fsr divorce fIcm him The ground OF her suit
wa s i s'nts'y On s .1s s so .. I a.. IL Ss%
Jersey that would enable him to carry toe MISTER
through, snd tbs, it would be sufficient ground OF
divorce; that ss coon that was accomplished he
10. occupied Gnce March, 1857. Mr.. Woodhouse
stopped at the Anercsa Hotel, Jersey City, during
the night Of the sh Of January, 1855 sna registered
on the books of the hotel, Daniel Woodhouse and
lady" sid occupied loom With Q woman. These
facts were given 10 evidence the .ra bat the case
Vas twice dismissed BY the Chancellor, or tie grou I'd
of collision. On the 4.h OF May lsst Mr. and
Mrs.. W. had CONVERSATION, IN Which ne again
asked her 10 sssist him in OBJ. aiming divorce, and
said .ha. if she would 90 20 No. - Grand street
snd sg for him under the Zane OF hunt IN CON-
pary with q man or some woman ln nsos
Clothes and TO do certain otner tanss there among
which was TO hand dollar, which Mr.. W. tnen
gave 10 her, TO the person who came 10 the door,
j. would be ell that was needed 70 get . divorce
IN SewYork. She FIRST Indignantly refused 10 comply,
bat at length under fear OF him and by reason OF bus
promise 10 taks her to his home ste agreed there
with Mr.. Hathaway and sek for Mrs.. Wright, who
used to live at No 90 st. Marks place With Mrs. w.
housekseper. She went there on the same day with
Hathaway and they were shown into the front paror,
and She a. her hus bands request went out alone into
the hail and ashed for Mr. Hunt and gave the dollar TO
woman. Neither she nor Hathaway wen. into any
other portion Of the house except the hall and front
psror. The paor opened on the street, aud the WIN
dcws were open so that person outside could easily
see s that was done in the room, and Mrs. W. saw her
husband on the opposite side OF the street ookng
tie house She says that she had no intercourse WITH
Hathaway or any other person, and has never hsd
with any other person other than her husband. She
believes tia. M W. persuaded her to go TO the house
Tor the purpose OF making her apparently guilty
Of adultery, and with view of obtaining divorce
She had no intention to collude with HIN Tor SUI
purpose of procuring an absolute divorce. On the
18Th O. May she came to this city, and brought her
baggage from Jersey City, where she had resided
since December, 1857. He urged her TO assist him 10
procuring divorce on account Of her npotency, and
REPRESENTED that it could be done privately with her
assistance and consent and unless she did go consent
she shorld never return to their home. Unwilling TO
have the publicity Of trial, and under MS threats sue
conserteo and he told her paper would come TO her
the same or following day in regard 10 IT, aud tbs she
had bet.sr rot worry herself about it but either de-
stroy j. without reading It or keep i for hn. Inc
paper came on the h o. My ana hs .seus pu
folding or reading It, an Endorsement upon II,
which contained the name Of Court, the plaintiff
and her name, and that OF alswyer Mr.. Porter and
she reyer opened it, and did not know the contents
She did not receive any. other paper OF
the same character, ard had no information of
the tendency of an action sgsnSt her sor
divorce, and never supposed any proceedings would
be taken for an absolute divorce. Oh the following
Sunday, Mr.. W. came 70 tho house where she was
boarding. and ssked If q paper had come as ne had
sad, and what she had ioae with it. She SID that
she had torn off portion Of il with the Intention OF
burning L, bat 20. finding match, hsi NOT done il.
She geve 10 him, telling him that shs had never
even read i. He burned the paper in her presence,
and when sac asked him about IL, he ssid something
about divorce from the bed only Tor imp oency, and
.heie was 20 in ier worrying about il, a. 1t wa,
buyed. The first shs know OF the facts OF tae case
was on the 18Th Of june, 1853, when servant sled
her attention to her nsme in newspaper, which con-
taiI ed . memorandum that decree Of divorce had
been granted against her.
The affidavit OF Samuel Hathaway OF Jersey City
corroborates Mrs. Woodhouses statements IN regard
to III sir alleged visit to No. 70 Grand street. and sets
forth that he had no reason to saspec: tnst u was
house o. sssgnstion, bat went there with Mrs. W.,
q: her request amply for the p1rpose OF accompany
ing Der there and % her residence n NewJersey.
Trey boarded at the same house. Mr. II. 10 Q msn OF
family.
The following affidavit was made by Mrs Wood
Mai. p v, R. WOodhorse desasnt IN the show .'ton,
being duly that on The s,h ns ,s1Ea.y g. Con
.n.sd d.pansn ass Dsms to cs1sa psps Shfs
III sOs a.I.d %
y }ay n I ns the 4 ns s
.ao,ssr psSts request that pisni6 hsn :samsnosd to
Ii Iss IN issad :nssasa
the ss opposing ". as p.p.T sss q. asa %,ssd Ia
hat no: e signed By herself bu: The ssresmeDs
boz. HIa'P 6...s: s Of ss I' .Tss
Ia. nigh. ons 70 th. city M the purpose Of revolving her
sad pp sSen as ArS1 doe: S 'T.e U ss.. ;sd
.ih and that proof m.{ b. taken Tssr ana 80 ~ pt
i%:. ma f' .ss
anO:asr pspe the contents Of which were ma ans hs
der NEAT .I ment and ths. The same s which ,Per
refused add did not ;hs: plaintiff sso used PER
a. violence toward MARIA 'fi'a' ~ wSo %
ssrn TO before me this 18th DAY Of JIy. ls5e.
JAs.W HALE, Cou.'r Of Deeds.
The following is copy .. the agreement referred to
in the above:
Artists Ct seensn. n,.ds ard scs'.S Into ms ga ~ o.
JIJ BY and Daniel Wood1oose o! Nsw fofk
City s1d Mara Pv Woodho-se formerly he vile Of s.id
ois Droseht BY judgment o. AZ in Ills STATE !yo,:s hay
i1l ssnsd separating ssi parties; and whsfe. ns sa
pssie AID said Maria day entered no Zrssn
whereby smons things said Daniel Wedhoase .Sreed
psy Mna SUP p1y tie Of 800 each ana every year
Nv BE- Known % all whom &c nsy corcern, ths: no sd
.st is hereby nnuusd by good and valuable eennasrAton
between tar.ies ard Il heu thereof ne sad Daniel
c raw ala Mais darips Der life Of 800 ssh snd
.v,ry rear Of her satua hie 20 b p.d weekly noetay