The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-17
A Wife for One Del1ar--A Conneeti
cut Transactfcm.


A Wife for One Dsllar--A Connseti.
y cut Transactions.
very novel case has como up In New Haven,
Ct, being the application Of Lucy Wolcott, axsd
50, for divorce from 0iivsr wolcctf, aged 60 -
II appears that the husband had treated her very
badly, and, besides, had sold her for one doar %
Salmon D. Case. The Palladium publishes the
document Of sale, and says:
The document is . very Ingenious mesh Of legal
phrases, intended 70 evade the real nature Of fhs
transaction aud yet be binding ON the parties ana
is 10 purport simply bill Of sale, By which VOL
particularly like to knos Who WAS the foul attor.
ney who the loathsoms fess did carn," but bis
name docs not appear.
TIE DOCUMENT.
Memorandum OF an agreement made this 18th dan
Of August, ID. 1855, between Oliver Woicotf.
Of Avon. In the State Of Connscticus, and Lucy.
wife Of said Oliver, and Salmon D. Case of Simx
bury. in the State Of Connecticut
whereas, unhappy differences have arisen be-
tween said Oliver and his wife, aud the said Lucv
has for long time lived separate from her said
husband without charge or expense to him. aud
the said Case has agreed to employ Lucy, and for
her services has agreed, aud doth hereby agree to
furnish her with all necessaries during his natu.
raj lite; now for the psrpose Of securing the said
vile, her wearing apparel aAd other property from
husband
In Consideration OF one dollar paid hy said Case,
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and
other considerations. tine said Oliver doth hereby
sell and Convey to said Case. In trust ofsaid Lucy
al her wearing apparel and ai articles Of jewelry
and ornaments now used, or that have been used
or worn by ler, and all the furniture Of every de
scripfion which has been given to her or pur-
chased from the avails Of her personal labor. to
have and TO hold the same to said ih trust for
, RI Lucy and her children by me, forever. And
said Oliver covenants and agrees with said Case
and said Lucy that he will not at any time bereaf
ter compel his said wife TO live with him, or mo-
lest or trouble her for such living separate and
apart from him, or any other person or persons
for receiving, harboring or entertaining her; nor
shall or will without the consent of said Lucy vIs
it her or knowingly come int any house or place
where she may dwell, reside or be; nor send or
cause to be sent any letter or message to her;
shall he, the said Oliver, at any time hereafter
claim or demand any Of the money or property of
any description which the said Lucy has in her
custody, or which shalt be devised or given to her.
or which she may otherwise acquire, and that she
shall and may enjoy and diSpose of the same as if
she were femme sole.
And the said Case. in consideration of said Oil
vers agreement. above written, and Of the agree
ment Of the said wife, covenants and agrees with
said Oliver and his wife, that he will maintain and
support the said Lucy during his natural iife and
furnish her with all necessaries In sickness and
health, on consideration that she shall remain
with him at his house and serve him as his house
keeper at any place or paces within the limits of
the States Of Massachusetts, or Connecticut.
And the said Lucy voluntarily, and without fear
or compulsion Of her said husband, consents and
agrees the said Case as his housekeepsr in
the States aforesaid during his natural fe and for
the consideration aforesaid, and for her support
and maintenance, to be furnished by said Case,
hereby agrees that said Case shall have ell her
earnings while employed in tho house and family
of said Case, but not for services performed in
other families or for other persons.
And said Oliver and his wife aforesaid mutually
agree to live separate and apart from each other.
and the said Lucy IL forever to be free from the
control of said husband.
In witness whereof We have hereunto set our
hands and seals. OLIVER WoLcoTT, lseal.1
Lucy WoLc0Tr, seal
SALMON D. CASE, lseal.l
In presence of j. NJ. Stebbins.
1t is plain enough that Wolcott was the prime
mover in the above nice little arrangement. Nei-
ther Case nor Lucy seem to have had any suspicion
that the document was not Absolutely binding OF
all the parties who signed it, They have already
paid dear for their share in the affair. Case Ia
serving ont term in the State prison for the of
fense. Lucy also served with him for time, but
was pardoned out. She once wrote to the Times a
very feeling letter, declaring that she desired TO
remain In prison AS long as Case remained there,
and to share her fortunes with him, good or bad.
She seems to be simple hearted woman, who hates
Wolcott with all her soul, while she hiss been won
by the kindness of Case, and loves him as she
ought to love a husband only.
VIRGINIA BoHDs OF 1S37-The State of Virginia.
under date OF March I'D, 1886, issued a certain
amount of six per cent. bonds, "irredeemable for
twenty years from the 22d day of Juus, 1887, and
afterwards to be redeemed at the pleasure of the
General Assembly" 1t was supposed that proyi
sion would be made for q par redemption of the
bonds after the 90 years had expired, but this
seems not to have been done. Thu Nev Yo,h
-, 80
"ou' -a' =. oo"" 'oy''
hecentiJ y, several amounts OF these bsD4B have
osen rsceivsn mere from Enrcpe,nnder instructions
90 OBTAIN, e'ner tne a1 par or new bonds
ths sutnoEies Vi 'no oeste OF Virginia deciine To
acGeos s 20 el.nef 81 Q. .nese proposons The holder
- no aoOsps VI .nel. unoi niuse retain tne oio
u, ..aon,,. >. s ..e suo p'easuae ui tue ueneral
ASsenoIy' snu 'ne'e".e lot lead,'y 10 &c nego
49, .pnr. on ran.. " ,ho SIa ~ ohe.s Ioi
-; Hs - ~ SL " W 49, ~ wv Vi 'no s'nA
ss,.. ~ aSse' y, oncuko ..en 'oi nc" ponos " an
"Au'''e".' P"' nl'n' VI oAe Pei eou''
tn. G.p., .sOv,p-R.rrn-A eIa-ov,., e. 81.
snrioof;ed Rsnnhlican writing fronn Ion.;or sa'
snr;sas xi.i, Ia msds 10 ha.r th. na,.nr.tsS ua
NJ snnroeon has the snnssrancs of . s.t o..
crown hoe' lie ia nnctiops iooL inc Ant mn bos.
son,a Mncb fat tjlis : .aint a. fsr a. ont.,ao
snnearance eonnts. The man IL not cast in a noh,e
mou,d in not natfvelv fpll Of mira and hnlv ir
stincts. His theology il purely conyenlionai' II.
hss not soul enough to come at religion frat hand
IIe snnesis 10 = low order OF motives MI. hesys,'
talks of visiting America. He will make rrra,
mistake If he does. He shines 30 pre-emfuently '
in the land, His whole tone ia below the mark OF
congregations he would address in America. The
uteect of the asses ia England IL tar Iess active
than with rs Mr.. Spurgeon does not share M '
opinion In respect to the wisdom OF his going 10
hi. Mind Whitfeid's triumnhsnt nrogrsss thron rh
the Statss. He alluded te the possibili.v of his
crossing the sea befers his sermon. and IN nm az.