New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-13
Law N2ELLIHE NTE.
SUPERIOR COURT-GEssS,L rssx-JvsE il.-Be'Ore
full Bench.
VIM. G. Amerman agt. Vim. Foster, jr.-Order az
SPECIAL rsRa-JUSE ll-.BeEre Justice WooOSUfF.
TIM YoRRYsr DIVORCE CksE.
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SPECIAL rsss-JUSE il.-Befre Justice WOODRUFF
THt YoRRYsr DIVORCE CksE.
Caihsnn- n. Forrest sgt Edwin Forrest,
This wac all application io tuc Court to tIthorze
commission la proceed 10 the Cry Of Sau trancco 10
take oral e-o ry in reer' 10 the conduct OF Mrs
F,ires, while she residing Calfosuua. The ap-
NJ csiiun Was based on peti0u Ut the defendant,
s ging that be had good ts"n 10 believe that the
planiiG hal been guilty Of hab'tusl iOtenPerance,
frrcaiinn AID adultery, and that rruof Thereof cOld
b, obtained II inIssOn WIRE sent there Ia take
oral testimony. Ia support of this petition, the defend
~ referred to several aiayit- ulae by pers0us VINO
bad b, residents 81 SHu Francisco p akug ~ 10 the
general reuu'atiun which the plsuth had there, In
rsbutfa of thus the plalLtif ersef, who then
sioing in England made aild ,sIt denying generally
the truth of the charg made against her. Mr. WI
tot. no r, ferIed To ~ Que ot the parties VINO
| c,ula give evidence of her impTopnr'y of conduct,
made affidavit ~ the effect that 50 far he knew,
| rbe WAS Is guoo aud vIrtuUus ~Uusu
These were the documents which came before the
Court. Mr.. OCOnor, for the paintlff, moved 10 sup
press the aidavlts which the PETITION rested ar
| guug hat it was novel dangerous and improper
practice to allow the character OF party htgani To be
defaned 10y * paite statements aud that the testi-
| uouy it-elt was irrelevant.
| Mi Johu Van Barren, for the defendant, argued in
support the petition and aganst the suppression of
| tie aihdavirs.
The Judge decided that the afiidavits which be
a,ked 10 suppress simply currOboratlve OF the
statements made in the petition of the defendant fhey
wtre therefore, property Y the case, AMI the arSu-
ueut should procerd on the main question vi author
| tn cuIiTlFSltiu dipicu ipf
Nj. Van Buren, projected To set forth the reasons
! ahy such commission wa- asked for should be
ted He al uded to the fact that, although the
of divorce and order Tor GnODy was male early
IN 1852 the psirtif bad not token any measures %
fave shnony allowed her Until last May, AID 'nen It
wa that def udnut first placed III stt'n Ia
20 INFO the question of the paull scOnduct, being
al uuds pu,rd rule Of Law hst il cases O divorce the
amuuut vt alinofy would b, governed, Among other
thugs, BY the conouct AMI course If life Of the
! woman. The ordioary commission, with prep rd
question: would not answer zoe purpose de.g"ed, ~
the witnesses to ho examined would naturally DC uc-
Al In . witnesses and the defendant could not Ouly
Lot kpos the proper qG-sions to be put but Iif DOT
even knew the DANES Ot the psroOns whom II might
be- uece-esry examine lie argued that the conduct
Of the plaintiff "ns as proper subject Tor hvesika-
| tion now a. il was 10 1872, When tue divorce sas
grated particularly ~ the delay wa- her osnfsvt.
Mr. o CvLUr 10 r-piy, riAied that the period which
the prOpO ed examination wae 10 cover ~a4 that b.
tween is52 wren tue decree - divorce originally
srau'ed, ard 1890, when 4 affirmed by the Sap--
iI Count; that 0elgy nOt 10 be- ascr,bed 10
tie plaintiff but 10 the effort Vf the defendant 10 have
the u. reversed
|, wiz be remembered that when the divorce
grnuied in 1882 the plaintiff allowed s3m0 year
aiiuoby; hut Wh,n the Superior Court general term
sthru,ed that judgment the question OF ah'nooy was
eit % q referee. The u The n'St movement made "a
that subject -iIce bot there !. al affidavit vi Mf. y.
Ctsse the plaintiff attorney stating that -he always
appeared dtsroDs % having the matter concluded.
Decision Tes.Ived.
THg PFTTTGRFW cAsE-rHE JUDGNESr VACATED.
John Pet Ths MayUr, Sc Of ,hc City u NsSfors
Tbs Ma ,uIt ON contract tor 'eguIat'hs aud
gr1JiIg Ibnd avenue, from Eighty sixth ssIoet %
one. hundred sod tenth street. At - cen,s per rqutre
ysrd Tie cUutrsci altered in the Street Com MA
roJers cfice duging the term Ut Mr.. L ~ lor from
- to ~ cetJs. Mr Petugrew suei hr tue later
| price, amounting on tie wa0le conirr1t 70 some
81 pt0 and recovered Judgment for the u!l amount.
Ol tie discoysIy Of TINS fraud, Mr.. Bu,tesd, tho
CorpoTaiion Counsel, moved " open the JaigDeDs,
O allow tie Guy Ia come N and 'Isiend as % ttr
/ eIf'se over the - cent?
To-osy rbe Justice granted the IT ttion on ter@s,
ordering the judgment to be set asif', auess the an-
| f cDLaenis 10 take judgment for the amount org-
/ Ialiy set forth in the Contract.
! Bef1r- Ja,,c. Mover lev.
! A. spauldius ast Dss ID Lo,,cb.
| Tie defendant having gOrn To uerfs NAV be per-
i, 20 eoue IN sri b. alst IN tbs e9u ~ ~
IL. asyrt Of rasnsot % 81 ,ad 81 Up.
n, of ne Court pay ,an az msy recovered
| TEiaL TEEA-S.f,rs Justice sLossox.
| VERDICT AGAINST AZ INSURANCE cOAPAST.
Richard L.Sdi- sEr toe nsri Fire lnsgrsnce Company
! lhis cese "as uled once befRe The plaintiff WA
rsf7d ID n errrdaH d sustained b FIRE IN ISL
The rncy issued fo var from December p 1854 aud
sursDce IS IN tie in, ..e o. DIallss ..ok a sase
and nicasa trnsnsf' ees SOD hs s,oe m
l ;t he -r end 4 s II . ssas .nS% SSrg z. c
Cs-s taI ,t1a',d the Of Futon and BIN
'-.st and divide in.o s.parsfe date Of
y ey p'An capped oet oo- II tn-m, which va. at ne
sofr Had- an o between he TWO ard from that tine
oce.pe hem b The propry Destroyed ny Gre
= u 'tt's ha DE- trst pu vas eh-'rf lie PAry eossd
as fpdi N B. h tho.e ia he fri oay The poy
1oged he communicated IN the folo-Dz words issrsd
OcDo~T5 81 Th- Eade @fth ths AZ gu1z
COR; co. ut PreiDdies TN. l'afs0o- lh- ssegn wa.
-nsthsr Company By t- permission acd the subsequent
-swal xrnd-d - insarr tie 2 DDS n octs stores
Nj Williams conducted ibs for tue plaintiff and "a
mon the Jury rendered verde, IL bis fgor fr a. 10 ~
VI &c former trtal the Jury verdict iof sZlll
| UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT-JUsE IL.
Rotu-or ssr. The Md River Railroad Company.
In this case the question arUse whether UPON con-