, 1860-11-22
4 Pear1 Wedding and What Camo Of


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For several months past a suit, involving
the custody Of sweet little babe. has attract-
ID the attention Of the Justices Of the Supreme
Court, and from the manner in which 1t seems
TO be conducted, there Il no telling whcn 1t
will he brought to Judgment. Ailcr numerous
arguments 1ctorc the Judges, ut Chambers,
the case was finally referred to referee, before
whom It IL now pending. As it has afforded
theme for much scandal, a brief history Of It
may not prove nninterestiDs: a 1eW years
ac,, after y brief but delightful courtship,. n
wedding, Of stylish character, took place IN
orc Of The fashionable uptown churches, the
following account Of which appeared In tho
Charleston Courier, from the pen Of New
York correspondent of that journal:
took place few days since between Mr. Henry
lies hare been married before snd each has Il fam
sy of seven Children those OF the gentlemen COM
pri~iDg six daughters and son, aud those Of the
tn OCCASION CO @ a. T eroonsnea, and The daughters as
bridesmaids to thejr future mother. The whole
fourteen children. dressed alike according to their
rex entered ths church ssm ~ arm, md I rnGea r..
:oth remarkably handsome. md looked superb.
The bride Is wcaltay, and was richly dressed in
pearl colored MORE antique. with costly laces dt3.
mond bruoch, and bracelets. and pearl head dresa.
Tic honeymoon, though protracted beyond
the usual limits ofsuch affairs 't in the tide Of
men," wos most ft1icitous, and there were long
continued jubilnnt demonstrations Of the
newly-formct brothers and Sisters. All went
as merry IS maEriage.bell, and tho result OF
the union was line male infant which was dc
clared, as nil babies are, to be tbs handsomest
child ever born. Although this union was in-
augurated under tnch happy auspices and ce-
1nenteu hy the bond above mentioned, tho
course Of true love would not run smooth.
Matters Of property on tho one side and the
other, with other differences, led to unhappy
words aud continued chickering's. Husband
suit, taking side with their respective parents.
a separation, which occurred over eighteen
months ago, was the result. Mrs. Melville left
the house, and has since lived alone At times,
when possessed Of a better feeling, she would
write 10 her husband in the most atectionate
terms, as some Of bcr letters accepted In cvi-
dcncc showed, and requested linn to visit her; ;
and then, in another day, when her mind bad
been poisoned, she would turn against and
| rcpulse him, and do everything that would
| tend to distress and hcrass him. On one occa-
sion, Mr.. 81. went to visit his wife in the even
| ing. when she accused him Of visiting lady
t Of their acquaintance, living up town. She
| alleged thas she too called upon the lady, and
was Kept waiting tor oyer an hour in the par
| 1ot, and that when she went in she saw his hat
and cane on the tabic-slle was sure oft
| During the storm over this matter, Mr.. II.
had the child in his arms. She continued the
accusation, and he In turn denied 1t, but final
| ly remarked, 4'If it will please you or content
| you to have me lie about about the matter, I
| will say i wa8 there'' THIS was sufficient,
and Mrs. NJ, In her wild excitement seized his
lat and cane 0he same that sho alleged sue
saw at their mutual friends louse,) tore tic
beaver to pieces and threw it in the street.
The cane she also tried to demolish. Mr..
Melville, with the child still in his arms, step
| ped upon the piazza and awaited her return.
| Presently she came in, andbarred her husband
aud child out, closing the windows, doors, and
shutters. aud retiring to her room.
3ir. Melville in vain sought for admittance
it, night clothes) thus abandoned to his OWE
domicil. where the little one was kindly cared
for by bis Own daughters. Upon the reference
before Judge Mou1tfort, evidence was adduc
ed showing that before the separation Mrs
Melville drove him from his own room, mt
! the garrett It also appeared in evidence TIM
when the child Wig but Elk weeks old, she
went where A1r. u was sleeping and threw ths
infant violently In his face. Other testimon,
showed that the child before coming into tht
custody Of Mr. A. had been sadly neglected
The nurse who attended her testified to he
being the most violent woman she had eve
met with. During the five weeks that she va
with her she received nothing but Ill treat
ment, and the child received no care.
One Of hcr sons testified to sleinS Mr. Me-
yillc carry offthe child, but he did not sec any
contradicted hy Mr. Jauneey, who saw tho bo
: bring in the hat In mutilated condition. Thi
prevail upon Mr. ii. to return the chilt
The occasion Of her leaving his house sh
called birthday treat. Mt. Vim. q. Jannce
testified to ller wealth, and thought On that ii
count she Wis more qualified to take care c
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