The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-29

how much am to pay you yearly You have the furni-
tons for shipping, will send TO you You can come On
with the children when write for you, and remain with
ms nor ash short time Or M you can %ass your
meantime, you write 10 your friends that we have
separated as our lives are not congenia and all good
,n ana good feeling, and believe before six months
you WIZ thank me for the change.
Let the whole arrangement be fully settled before you
come on that we have sort Of conversation Tho
suplec' ana thus believe the only way can
ceed promise TO treat you partially as my friend nd
the mother Of my children while you stay and shall sx.
peel IKE treatment from you.
Hyou agree to this you can signify your acceptanee
retu-n mail stpulatng, &C. and for hencoforth We VA
life as there was no damnabe boni bstseen NJ N
suffer any longer Of this life with this foul pollution upou
its horrid FORMS will consent I'll suffer ali he mi.
the change) first. fF' -
If this meets with your approval and you are positive
the arrangement will be carried out TO the letter on your
part you need not wait in packing up the goods for
your convenience / will ascertain about shipping To-
morrow, and perhaps send with this My regards TO all
tba would inquire Of me- and truthful love 70 my dear
The wife firmly rejected all propositions of separation;
and her husband April 49, that she should i'm
medatey start for Troy Two letters from Holmes previous
10 this relate entirely her arrangements for coming
to him. and are written business like and good natured
style; one Of them, however, terminating with .'your
the 10TH he to burst into fit Of violent rage at her
decision to come SO SOON lie had told her to ship the
furniture In advance Of her departure that he might
have everything ready for housekeeping and trouble
the old folks which, he declares, Z" devish humi-
a,ing to one.n And "there no occasion for it. only
your wifu disposition 10 make all the trouble yod
can, but, thank God, It's most through with for will
dive to the lowest depths Of hell before viii be any
longer cursed" Mrs. Holmes received this pous and
spiritual letter at Belot and waited until the LIST Of
May, when she returned with her children to Troy
Holmes refused to receive her his wife allow her
to live with him. but insisted that she should give up the
children and never see them again At length, after
much importantly, she prevailed him allow her. for
the sake OF her children go into the house which he
living but he refused to occupy the apartment
with her and insisted upon an entire separation He fire.
roof with her, and continued his attentions TO his
spruasc affinity, until his conduct in that respect be-
notorious. His wife then entreated him. for the
sake Of the children not for hers to discontinue his
dsgraceul attentions to this woman and consented
that if he wouki do SO she would live with him as she
was then doing regarding him as friend and not
husband At length be promised that he would do so,
yet he continued his barbarous prosecutions Of his wife,
and threatened to drive her from the house.
About the s Of September last he proposed To her that
they, with the children, should make short visit
aunt Of his living the village OF Charlton, Saratoga
county Mrs Holmes a. first hesatcd when he told her
that by refusing she would dsappont him. that he merely
proposed shot pleasure excursion for himself and the
children. She consented 10 They left Troy q
rage and reached their destination about eleven O'Clock
in the morning The next day be- proposed TO TO the
village Of Charlton get hshhooks. Mrs Holmes,
supposing the family were to accompany him. got the
children ready The carriage brought 10 the door;
the children were put into Holmes suddenly refused
to let the mother them She protested against
bis proceeding he eaped into the carriage and drove
saying he would be back in an hour Instead Of return
ng he drove direct to Schenectady and took the first train
Of cars westward He was accompanied IN his flight by
a female cousin.
went back to Troy. There she found the house pos.
session her husbands friends and relatives who
applied her legal adviser who put stop the
proceedings but not uut several articles OF much value
had been removed beyond reach. valuable piano
subsequently found in Albany, and taken BY means OF
search warrant 1t had been boxed up by Boardfnan,
Gray Co., and shipped to the address Of &C Good
year, Chicago, ILL.,"
Mrs. Holmes proceeded take for OBJ
tanning legal redress Her legal advisor in Troy, A. B.
DIN 70 whom she related inc real estate Eansact,oa
received for reply that the deed which she had signed,
supposng 1t to be conveyance simply OF small frag-
Conveyance Of the entire eatate%so@e zoo acrssMo
Homer N. Lockwood, Holmes brother in law who had
reconveyed IT, few days afterward to another relative
Of Holiness It plainly was the husbands design de-
prive his wife not only Of her children, but Of every
means Of support He left her, on his coming 70 Chi
cago, entirely pcnness and dependent upon her friends
for even the Recessaries Of life.
The statements heretofore detailed obtained from
the bill filed by Mrs Holmes and the letters accompany
ing it, Holmes in his answer denies the charge Of cruel
treatment to his wife, denies that he is free lover,
denies that he 10 insane, denies that he 10 improper
person have custody Of the Children and claims them
the ground het he is their legal custodian He alleges
that his wife s an improper to have the charge of
them, but gives reason for his allegation that she
has no assimilation "afnity TO himself. We regard
| this as being greatly in her praise. AA
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that she lady without fault and above reproacb that
the whole difficulty has arisen from the cause explained
her for fifteen sixteen years. that there spiritual
affinity between him and his wife. His conduct how
ever with gross female medium indicates affinity
which was formerly regarded as anything but spiritual
Upon learning that Holmes in this city, Mrs. Holmes
came here, and through H. g. Miller ESQ of the law firm
Of Hoyne Miller Lewis, instituted the proceedings men
toned at the commencement Of this article. Holmes
found acting in the capacity of clerk for Calvin
Goodyear commission merchant at Il Clark street. The
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and the Court has not yet given its decision In the matter
Still another feature elected during the trial which
shows, partially at least that sprtnalsm not the
only of this cruel deseron. II that he found
in Troy aspruastc affinity in strolling singer and
letters. N e4fs-
On Saturday morning the parties in this pre-
sent IA the Court accompanied by their counsel Holmes
is about forty years Of age SLIM with pale face wears
heavy whiskers and msustache, and has regular hang
dog look.
court The Court after administering rebuke to
sprtuasm and its advocates, said that the eldest girl
being sixteen years Of age, capable Of protecting
herself from corruptng principles The second girl the
Court thought better prepared to take Of herself than
the eldest, she had eviuced stronger will and better
Judgment The law well the feelings OF the mother
must be respected the Court did not think that there
enough to warrant it in exercising its discretion
ing the two eldest children The youngest
years old. There had been many where the
tody Of children under ten Of age had been given
to the mother The father never have the watchful
treessnees of devotion and interest that the mother
ercises No pretense offered that the mother not
adviser and guardian OF her children The Court after
expressing adherence Of the sentiments and stigma
tzing any man acting as the respondent had done
moral coward made the order Mat the habeas corpus be
discharged the two eldest girls and that the youngest
child be given to its mother, expressly STIMULATING that
any attempt the part of the parents to interfere with
tho order would be considered contempt Of court and
such punishable.
Board OF Aldermen.
This Board met on Friday evening, Oct. N-Thomas
Mcspedon Esq, President, in the chair.
PROPOSED BRIDGE ON HARrEx RAILROAD AT sKvxSrmrB
STREET.
Alderman SEAGRr offered resolution to the effect that
the York and Harlem Railroad Company be directed
construct substantial hrdre fhnr rond