New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-17

PTARL WEDDING AND WHAT CAME or lT.-For
several months past a suit involving the custody of
sweet little babe has attractedthe attention Of the JUS
tees Of the Supreme Court, and from the manner in
which seems to be conducted, there telling when
It will be brought Judgment. After numerous argu-
ments before the Judges, at Chambers, the case was
finally referred TO referee, before whom it ia now
reuding As il has afforded theme for much scandal,
a brief history of it may NOT prove embarrassing. A
few years AGO after brief but delightful cOuTtshp,
wedding of n stylish character took place in Of the
fashionable uptown churches the following account Of
which appeared in The Charleston Courier, from the
Ten of New-Yorb correspondent of that journal;
PEAEI Va iaeLsfinS wS1s Ps ZIP place zee.
Seymour The pses have been married before. and esch has
daughter. and son and or lady and lngh
The acted the oecson s. gt9omsme and me
fourteen children dressed alike according to their sex entered
their parents who both remarkably handsome and looked
suT.Ib. The bride wealthy, and richly dressed m pearl
coored MORE antique with costly sces diamond brooch -nd
bracelets. and pear headdTesa'
The honeymoon, though protracted beyond the usual
limits Of such affairs in the tide Of men," was most
fecitous and there long continued jubant dem
onstratons Of the newly-formed brothers and sisters.
All Went a. merry az a marriagebell and the result
of the union was a fine male infant which wac de-
clared as all babies are, be the handsomest child
ever born. Although this union naugurared I'M
der such happy auspices and ccmented by the bond
above mentioned, the course of true love would not
run smooth. Matters Of property on the one side and
the other with other differences led TO unhappy words
and continued chickering's Husband and wife fell ont
and the children followed suit taking side with their
respective parents
separation, which occurred over eighteen months
u. NJ, IL. I.ftfb ..b HON and
Las since lived alone. Al times when possessed OF
better feeling, she would write to her husband in the
mos. aectionate terms rs some of her letters accepted
in evidence showed, and requested him to visit her;
and them in another dav, when her mind had been
poisoned she would turn against and repulse him. and
do everything that would tend to distress and harass
him. On one occasion, Mr.. NJ went 30 visit his wife
in the evening when she accused him of visiting a
hdy Of their acquaintance, living up town. She al
legged that she called upon the lady, and kept
waiting for hour in The parlor, and that when
she went in she saw his hat and the tahle-sho
was sgre of it.
During the Storm over this matter Mr. NJ had the
child in his arms. She continued the accusation, and
be in turn denied H. but finally remarked, II IL viii
please YOU or content you 10 have me lie about the
matter will say was there" This was sufficient.
and Mr.. NJ in her wild excitement, seized his ha and
cane the same that she alleged she a their mutual
friends house tore the beaver 20 pieces and threw 1t
in the street The cane she also tired to domollsh.
Mr Melville with the child still in his arms stepped
urou the piazza and awaited her return. Presently
she came in and barred her husband and child nut,
closing the windows doors, and shutters, and retiring
TO her room.
Mr.. Melville in vain sought f0r admtanoe, and was
finally obliged 10 convey the child lin ts night clolf
thus abandoned to his own donic where the little one
was kindly cared for by his own daughters Upon the
reference before Jrfge Mountfort, evidence WAS adj
ducea showing that before the separation Mrs Mel
VILE drove him from his room, ane compelled hiiu
to sleep uron q how pallet in the garrett u also ap-
reared in evidence that when the child WA on, six
weeks old she went where Mr.. NJ WIS sleeping and
threw the infant violently IN hrs aee. Ohes testimony
showed that the child before coming into The custody
of Mr. NJ had been sadly neglected.
The nurse who attended her testified her being the
most violent woman she had ever met wih. During
he FIVE weeks that she was with she received moth
ing but IN treatment, and the child received no care.
One Of her testified 10 seeing Mr.. Melville carry
of the child but he did not see anything Of the hat
| Hi evidence was, however, eor'radicted by Mr..
Jaunccy, who saw tie boy bring in the hat in a nu.
SLATED conoition. Till wines, at her request en-
tcayored to prevail uron Mr NJ. 20 rtuu the child.