Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-11

tended the divorce case at New Haven, and
taken notes of all the most important points in
the evidence, gives the following sketch as the
result Of his labors
Interesting Divorce Suit-Diamond Cut Dia-
Bind up my wounds
"Glve IRE another husband" ="
Plaintiff on the perpendicular Maiden name
Tenpenny (tittering) married name Nopenny
(smiies,) married at l6 (grins) Married 30th
January, 1850. First child born Both October
1850, 0aughter;) three days after husband
wanted TO kiss me, (shud1ers,) FIVE days after
wanted to hug Inc, Testimony reserved for pri-
vate examination,) pulled me out of the bed
put me under the bed, (great laughter kissed
the nurse rubbed my back With the coal shovel,
compressed laugh,) shampoOd my head with
soft soap, tsensation;l poured quart of castor
OIL down my throat through funnel, (boister-
Gus laughter.) Threw a blackiug brush at nv
head-testimOny objected to on the ground
that witnesses would have to be procured from
another State TO prove defendant never owned
hlacking brush. Objection sustained Coun-
sci for plaintiff here knocked down defendants s
legal adviser-with an aryument-and the cas-
proceeded. Spring of '5i upset large lar of
preserved cherries on baby's head here the
oench's centre of gravity was upset and the
whole bar shook till lthe-spectacle-gIesses
rataed) Made the baby swallow a tallow
candle, trOars Of laughter) Wouldn't hold
baby when it had the measles, slapped hot
buekWheat cake on its mouth to prevent its
crying Cll coucealed lsughter) Went out Of
the house with cigar in his mouth, leaving
baby in a severe fit (of crying) Spring '55'
baby troubled with tape worm, cried in the
night, defendant spanked it With the corset
board, objected by punching his nose (emo-
toni Defendant laughed and called corset
board Torm wood (cOnvuISiors Of laughter
f.Irk for l.
all the dressing (the sympathies of the entire
audience were here excited TO such degree
they could hardly restrain themselves.) Spring
OF 81, bought little plaster Samuel for the
ParloT; he took burnt cork and make whis-
kers on Its face. Spring of 80 wore his boots
IN the paricr, scratched the parrots head with
tea FORK, sToro at me, called me n foO-fol
wouldn't allow me but forty dresses a year
All 5o had severe cold to trTIfate me mt
mustard plaster on my chest, read the newspa-
pers when / had the back ache. was in the
habit-atter had retired-of swearing it was
PED time, and turning OF the gas; on two oc-
caSlons put on a clean shirt in the room where
l lay sick Fall of '5l took me out to ride
carriage broke down; sent me home in a stage;
wouldn't give the driver but sixpence Here
the plaintiff testimony rcsted-in al arm
chair.
Gross e1amined-Q At the time defendant
ate all the turkey dressing was that dressing
highly seasoned? A. Yes. O What with3
A Time and seasons always go together.
Shouts of laughter) When YOU rode home
IN the stage what was the legal fare A Six
pence. (Here defendant whispered in his
counsel's ear and the plaintiff poked her legal
advice In the ribs, smiling audi6ly; an ami
mated discussion took place as to whether il
was fair for fair lady to pay her fare in the
stage. Question decided in the affirmative.
Court sustained the decision
Here defendant being nervous was put upon
the stand sitting down. Marriel the same wear
my wife-her child aud mine both born the
same day; didn't have any maiden name; al
ways been nervous; nervousness caused bv
being born when my mother was sick in he'd
married because L thought it would pay
found II didn't; intend to marry Miss Ten
penny, but married mis-calculation: did pour
soft soap on her, had pot Of soap in my hand in
Joking way said, MARY, see how you d feel if
L shOuli pour this on you" presume / did
pour Il on her, IL ilke me- its my way; one
morning plaintiff took the gridiron-here coun-
eel Tor plaintiff objected to bringing in a grid
iron, bis client said nothing about a yridircn.
gridirOn was foreign TO the case Court de.
clded the cTiliron should Be rolled out. Plain
TN s counsel thought ii proper to state that
although he was opposed to the gridiron ho
was not to Free Masonry; in fact he was Ma
son himself; never threw blacking brush a.
her; II was brush | used for polishing nv
boots. Spring of 'J6, handed her tin funnel;
requested Ter 70 blow through it; had bottle
OF castor oil in my hand, thought it would be
tunny to pour II In, presume l did So it's lust
Ike me, IFS my way; presume 1 did put tai
low candle down the baby's throat, presume L
heard II was good for the Group, presume il
had the Group; always loved babies, was al
ways kind to babies, vas in the habit every
CHRISTMAS OF buying pcnny's worth Of lemon
drops to divide among my children; think did
dau0 the praying Sammy just little, it did
look so funny; may hayo upset the preserved
cherries on the baby's head very TkeIy I did
so, presume L did. think 1 did, know L did
Mrs. L. has cruel disposition, used to spank
me before company; spring OF 81, rookie on
my sure toe when l was in a delicate situation.
did call her foo-fUo; she scratched ne pulled
nay hair, biz ne, and dumped INC down the
cellar stairs, stuck my head in the coal bin,
and had the chill blains for three weeks; al
ways been kind husband, presume I have
slapped her, all in fun; 1 may have made her
kiss other men, l may have done so in all 6 or
times, or ID times, I0 or l2 times, possibly
81 times.
Strong rebutting testimOny-George Wash
ington Adams Jefferson Monro Lucas on the
stand.-Wool grower; born in Africa; Is years
old; has no hesitation in pronouncing the
turkey dressing story n falsehood, base fab
ricatlon, having no foundation whatever; dis
tlnctly remembers laying into it himself: recol-
lects plaintiff saying it was rich, and would
make him sex.
Cross examined Don't know when or where
he was born; don't know whs, dressing is; sup
poses it's stufhng; don't know that he does
know that he knows that be ate any dressing
that day; il might have been meat; possibly
the wing; probably piece of the breast
Samuel Smithers on the stand-Twenty-two
years old; don't know how much defendant is
worth, don care; knows he owns three houses
and pair OF horses; can't say what they are
worth.
Cross-examined-Can't say positively that he
owns any houses; two of thom may be wood
houses; possibly one may be pigeon house
probably one cf the horses may be a clothes
horse; dOl't know but the other Is a sag-horse:
has hea.i them called saw bucks.
Thus ends the testimony in this interesting
case The counsel will argue the case two
months from next Tuesday. They have agreed
10 occupy put ten hours each.
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