New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14

their correctness.
ANEw CASE OF SCASDAL.-A man named Charles
Marlborough, who lie said to be gentleman Of leisure,
living at the Union place Hotel, came before the City
Hall Police Court Oh Thursday, and made complaint
Of libel against Commodore John s. ChauDcey, late
commander Of the United States frigate Niagara on
her trip TO Africa with the rescued negroes Of the
Wanderer. The parties are brothers-inlsw, but Mr..
Marlborough is said to have obtained a divorce from
his wife the sister of Mrs. Chauncey, who is now in
Europe. The complainant said that scandalous
letter had been sent to him by the captain AMI other
wise made public about the Hotel he receiving it at
his box on Tuesday last. 4 warrant issued, and
the CAPTAIN who was also boarding at the UniOnpace
Hotel was arrested by Officer 5. j. Smith Of the Po-
lice Court, and brought before Justice Welsh, who
permitted him to go his parole of honor until the
examination took place. The captain afterward gave
bail in the sum of $500 for his appearance. The fol-
lowing is a copy Of the letter referred to-
C. HuLsBosoUep Ese-Siy. Some days since | received
Among II. items end charge Of 80 50 liquors for Mrs
Chaunee Who authorized you in taking the uuwersnabe
the pc. ns the yoa and
Without bi. kno~ledse, aud without consultation with nm
enc when had en you sacred charge Are you not now
port wandering. the home aud affection Of her
band Your and present conduct has not escaped the lynx.
eyed suspicious of the world aud the topic OF uniavorab
only the house but Of the whole city Time and
Truth those certain eos will yet oveake you and DO you
justice The item Of go appears To be balance Of SOS ad
.ncsS to Mr. ChsanGy 1S 10 y i Hs s"S q" % Se
have proof aud for the repayment OF which by my brother but
day two after my return In The Niagara you ewnced such
ndeen, haste under conviction probably OF having been false
am advised that no responsibility attaches me-
Of your voluntary and unauthorized contributions.
Mrs Chsunceys unphncped extravaganza aud depraVed
tastes. Very respectfully
''' JNo. S, cH1GNcEy.
copy retained by me. Js.C.
Both parties had counsel. Mr.. HillsbOrough was
sworn aud testified that he resident of this ely,
30 years of age, a married man, and resided at the
Union place Hotel, without his wife, did not know
where his wife resided; had been acquainted with
Mrs. Cbauncey eight years first became acquainted
witt her when she came To live in his family sne was
then about IL years of age she is sister of his wife,
and now occupies rooms at the same hotel with him.
she lived with him off and on until her marriage with
Capt ChauDcey; she baO lived with him since her
marriages. did not know the exact time of her mar
rage; could not specify any place where Mrs. Chann
cey lived that he lived also they (Mr. and Mrs. C.l
had been married about four or five months when
he returned 10 the city, and went 10 the Clnton-place
Hotel, where he lived at that time; could not say
whether the Chsunceys resided at the hotel all the
time he absent met them at Richard kinbalis in
kew-Lebanon; next saw her at the Chnton-place
HOTEL they had rooms on the second floor, fronting on
Broadway he had rooms on the first floor; the rooms
they occupied at the Unionplace Hotel were on the
third floor ana his room next; he had occupied it
since the month of October, 1853 the rooms Were
taken for Mrs. Chauncey and family while the captain
ut sea; while at the Chutou-place Hotel, the cap
tam sent for him and said that he bad some trouble
he had fight with bis wife, and had thrown an lux
stand at her head but expressed himself very sorry for
what he had done; short time after that, the captain
informed him that he did not want him. the deponeut
10 pay any attentions 10 his wife, and not TO visit their
rooms did not visit the again until the captain
cent for him, which was perhaps sx weeks or two
l.. g. Ara rlk
day during the interval sometimes in the parlor and in
the restaurant; have met her in the street. rode
with her IN carnage thought she visited his room
during the interval mentoned she was always accom-
panied by of the children she did not visit his
room at any particular time; had no understanding
with her about her visits informed her of the Captains
request that he should bot visit her; she might have
visited his rooms about day; this in refer
ence to the tine that he at the CutOp- place
Hotel; could not say whether Mrs. Chauncey came Ia
his room at all dunug the six or eight weeks; did not
&eep an account OF her visits; did not have any
VIBRATION with her about getting the Captain 10 with
draw HI objections TO his deponent's) visiting her
visited Rockaway last Summer witness volunteered
TIE explanation that II was at Capt Chauneey's re-
Restli Capt. Chauuceys family and himself had a
cottage at ROckaway; Mrs. Chauncey son and daugh-
Ter we're the Captains family; he dG not accompany
Ms L. there; stald there or two days, though
ne went up for three or four days; there other
persons occupying the age; she wrote depo-
bent letter that she was there; she did not,
to BIS knowledge, write him, saying that she
wrote 10 the tapiaiR that she going TO New-Jer
sey; did not know that he had heart Capt Chsuncey
making inquiries rs to where Mrs. Chauncey and her
boy We're during the first ten days of his visit to Rock
away; TO the best of his recollection, he left New
York in the latter part of August and Mrs c. was in
Roekaway then; he was absent until October; went to
Sharon, and the captain and his family came there:
did not write to Mrs. L. that he would al Sharon
Springs al certain time; had idea of meeting Mrs
a there; WAS at the Springs about or three weeks
when the captain and family there; the captain
Esi sent his boy with him to the Springs; was there
until the lst III October; the captain was ordered To
sea dunng the time he occupied rooms in the same
hetel with him. might have visited them there about
two or three times; she generally accompanied by
scsne of the children he left with the captain when
he WAS ordered to sea, and then returned TO the
Spngs at the request Of the captain, who had left
his family in his cOarye; wUuli tina, he had not
visited MIS- C.s room once day during their stay
there; sai returning 10 NewfOrk be went back
TO the ClLton place Hotel, and there took rooms on
the second floor her room pointed on Eighth street
they both occupied the rooms they had before
leaving; Capt. ChauDcey was absent about three
nontbs, in command of the Niagara; be (MT. Hils-
hrOngh visited Mrs Chauneey al her rooms DUNG
tas interval every evening be was al home when was
psrSaps twoAbirdS of the time; when he visited Ms
hah'cey then was generally Of the children IN
tne room was never there as late as IL o'clock at
,ighl, 10 hs recollection; Mrs ChSuncey also visited
us looms sometimes and might have been IN his
oos as iaie as III o'clock al night, sometimes staying
n's minutes, and sometimes an hour; she never sta.d
S1 u cioek, and never in disha6ile was never IN
~ toOn during the Captains absence, but gave mp
- I'VE room 10 her when she was sick, and was
Nhie she In bed; she was sick
h., three weeks, until the time when