The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-13


CoNsscTicuT DTyoRt1 CAsy--Ths sta,d inhsbi.
j tsn's 81 New Haven, Conn.,, are much excited
/ o'el aivorce case nov on trial 10 thatcity The
ps.ss 20 the suit are Dr.. George Bennett and biz
"Ho mary. The latter brought the suit. chr,
respondent OF the New York Times writes:
r s ~ siIay q counsel IN the case 10 very strong
sns pisintf Judge Blackman and tie lion n.
and George W.s9ca. D1Essoa 81.
inisw IN OF uoy. Dutton, The court room 4 fhrsn
rhsJ aTy ons,halI Of the spectators being ladies'.
nmhasiaea nhs Mss Mary Bennett Is very prssty as.
s,Ivsrx snia @ "a stature lively in expression, hss
Hehcase % hand, and regular features She is sested
~, nea COUNSEL. sttred IN dark dress strsw Son
Stella shawl ard I'9s sbs ssDs ossp her es
;.ns. n N:. Haven and married sse b. 60 please ksr
rial .nu mas obtained the reputation since ths
aa r, noxao, OF being the ahrsw1dvst and r.adiesr
ps eyer seen this latitude IN the witness box
Mr. Bennett il 3 little man. ' With et b,acx ns,r
auin9 aa m up all ever his head; heavy black beard
his restless small black eye and gives
r. ss'onJ as II ne had sponge ir his throat
no, nearly i possible to hear him. and he can hear
bein~ wi'aout having question shouted at him.
on the side Of the LADY ' - sAi
ine boston Post thus sketches the main points
fh tne evidence Of Mrs. Bennett.
onss fouf snort months after their marriage lack
@ ,at que Gai he cursed her for asking for new bon
a
b u iaapai&ieied In atIimspial history He Inare
ner Iearn TO DO washns refused ner servant. e,,n
nsr TO pas,e labels his pill boxes. box he
& iVI burning soiEe cranberrics which were des.
snea inI sauce offered her beautiful new piano II
sue wouiQ III nave any children, and darkly intaa-
tec Aporton; tried to smother en- infant which 1,
sise OF MS prsIudicec she bore him. repaatedly kck.
HsI tot leaving the door open neulted her vene-
rabie ather threw The dinner of corn and beans On
the noor With SPOON for not being ready al nre
eisely Twelve COCK made her saw wood upset coel
Oh the new carpet poisoned her first born with lsrd-
ennn after uIsuccessfuly trying to smother Il un.
uel les.ner PED and many bed clothes persisted in
making his pills in the house; gave her his bocts 10
c!ean put HIS feet tho brocatele covered furni.
tnfei ser her On hard trotring horses in Cuba made
her &c Up tho Cathedral Tower of Montreal; put her
under the niagara falis and, in short. led poor Ma
ry-accordipg To her own ststemenr-such an iatol.
cradle Lie that she az last determined TO bring her
sorrow5 before tribunal.
Further evidence piIss Up the charges against the
Pill doctor. His wife Mary alleges forced intimacy
with students, and rides with lawyers money Civ.
en- by her husband oaly TO be reclaimed in private;
more kicking by the doctor; his huiiing of mashed
potatoes at the wife OF his busom leaving in en-
Darrsssng Situations; repeated cuffs and bcxng OF
ears representing her az the mother of Twelve chill
bugs" in New Haven circles giving her only $50 fpr
winter outfit for he. self and children and making
her kiss strange gentlemen. among them her music
teacher, whose bill the doctor would not pay except
in advice. Popular sympathy seems TO side with Ma
~
DR.. Bennett, however, in his evidence, hatly con-
tradcls ali the mat rial allegations OF his wife, and
declares that he is the party injured, having been
again AND again kicEed and cuffed eEd othsrw ise
abuaed by her DR.. =. 10 q man of wealth, and Mrs.
B.. it lie alleged, married him for his money.
He charges her also with kissing young men on
her ON n account, though without criminality, and
writing letters to them.