The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-12

recent sppicsou "a lhs city al Ers John Wood the
trees 70 b divorced from her husband. Both parties
played ter several cnshs throughOut the state with sue
cess and received very factoring patronage IN this city,
Mr.. Wood was considered smlsbo gentleman, aud The
ast man 70 be suspected Of treating his wife with cruelty
Mrs Wood received much attention, and Ia generally
thought the discomfort exhibited is caused py the
maisD influence Of outside parties They lived happily
together before their arrival CaHornia and people
dow 70 believe that the defendant in this Is the
hesrtess man represented Mrs Wood IL well known in
the Eastern States actress we'll her husband
comadisn. The following . copy OF the complaint
Hled IN the Twerh District Court H entitled Matilda @.
She alleges that q the age Of sxern years she ard do
iendaEt ntrmarred In Eng and In the Kngdom OF Great
Rap about eight years SINCE ana ever since thca and
still husband and wife, aud during Ill this time have
lived togeteeS such uuti the separation hereinafter
mentioned that the soemnss Of said Marriage ana the
duties and obligations thereof towards her ss,a husband
and faithfully performed hitherto nevertheless inst the
said defendant since the said marriage not observing and
wholly regardless OF the obligations and duties thereof
and by The imposed upon HIM towards tho plaintiff
fora opg time, and during several years last past has
BEEN snd tn Is. babuaily nlemperate ard IN the con-
san habual exercise anc incorporate use OF intoxicating
spus, 80 as TO be- by drinking Thereof haoituay drdu
Ken ard iatempcrnte and hersupop the plaintiff ~ well
sossssid and IN he cous,ss Of s.xsmsnso and Yaos
ssid STATE between December ~, 1867, and this, the
tsh cay Of July, 1855, The said defendant has boon
Use Of srdent spirits drinking thereof TO
10 DO thereby habitusly drunken and incorporate.
sd become unknd. neslec.ful tncsl,cate in hs
ansrsga, wholly lost, unendu Abia and extremely cruel
70 the pApti, and hereupor, that " San Francisco
Nay 1868, the defendant did treat tho plaintiff with
xreme cruelty, and grossly usu end outrage threaten
her WITH and put her N fear Of bodily injury, whereby
to escape toereiron &c other ntoerabe effects OF
iptenpersnco Aforesaid the plaintiff Was compelled to,
ard that day leave separats herself from the defend
ant at the International aote there whore she taen
,cEVh har htchn
msdiseiy to shield herself from such outrages, and
the effect OF sad inemperarce, In the family OF the Hon.
Wn. r MAJ, Fear San Pablo, in the county Of Contra
Costa, whers she bss constantly since med,
VIII Tow Ing luther TO appeN 70 tue justice OF this
Ctut, and " seek therefrom the relief demanded
Aco tee par further shows tna. OF the said marriage
there have been born two children, who infants,
alive, ard within this State the elder OF whom named
John VIM. Wood, and of the age Of seven years, and
tie yoccser o. whom 10 named Henry JAues Wood, and
- not four years OF age that ihe said child is
now residing with piIatf, and is terderly snt foady
cared for by her, and ~e content TO be- and remain with
her, and thai said elder child ir the custody OF She
tetncsr end ~ cesirtus ct bong with and the
If bis ucher and the plaintiff Gesrous of bavrg the
custody Of said infants Committed to her, and we'll
qualified ara fted ~ have them both committed her
care ana TO watch over thar education auo moral de-
v.lo3enent and that the deendant. aud especially BY
reoso2 Q. his bsbtus nenper&Loa afcress ID, thu
evil example whereof IL wholly unit 10 DC usle with
suffered to tue care CUSTODY c'atro earca
tcr Of Infants OF so tender years. Aud tha p'aaiif
further snoss that the dsennsut h and for than
six months lac. has besu an actual resideut of this
State, living and domicilod thersin. in tho city ao1
county OF san Francisco and thst the psna also s,
ard fox ak mtnths last pas, has osen an actual resident
Of the Stale OF California. Wherefore fhe plaintiff pray
that ehe be decreed to be- and be divorced lron
bonds OF matrimony with the defendant aad that tho
cueiody, care ard guardianship OF sad Infant Children
be awarded and committed her, free from the sisrfer
Of the defendant and that The defendant be 6ecreed
and compelled TO deliver TO the plaintiff the said In
fan. John M for the purposes aforesaid, and be per-
peually restrained from removing either OF ssd nfaot
Out CT this stae interfering the plaintiffs custody
thereof, ana for such and other reef az Ia Just.