, 1862-11-08
THE HARRIS DIVORCE SUIT,
Probable Conclusion Of the Con
spiracy CaSes
TIE DECREE GF DIVORCE.

Our readers Will not fail to remember the
st 1,satioa created by the first ancou ice1n mt
ef, and subsequent Developments in, what has
bcs Il ian1;liarlF known as the tHArris Con
spiracy Case" The social prominence and
cxte1siye acquaintance OF many Of the parties
mest interested in that celebrated suit, made
it Of more than ordinary interest to the great
public. For number Of days the goss;ps
were fIasted with the delectable mo.se!s gath
cred from the examination, and the particu-
lars were discussed with gusto which ia
creased as the hearing progressed. The whole
efiair vas startling, aud well ealculated to ex-
hihit the under current Of wickcdness and
to11y which flows even amid the walks Of up
per tendom- At last the preliminary hearing
vas brought to a close, and the parties charged
were held III $500 bail, each, to answer.
During the perasncy Of these proceedings
The goseips found new phase Of the subject
for their dissection. This was bill flied By
Mrs. Harris for divorce from her husband on
the ground Of iEfdelity to the marriage VOW.
Many were the suggestions both as to causes
and result, and shrewd hints 1src numerous
touching the ability of the defendant to clear
lis record Of the charges. l. Is not necessary
to 1ceapitulate the progress Of this ehsnce.y
suit suffice it to say that the detendan. did
rot answer and was detn1ted. The mstter Was
then referred to the master, aud he, after hear
irg testimony, reported that the alleg cations
ofthe bill bad sb:en proven, and that the de-
cree asked for shcu1d be grauted. TIE decree
~as prepared and dated August 9Th, last, bnt
Was not entered until short time ago. We
print il verbatim as giving what is understood
10 be the settlement and conclusion OF the
whole affair, with which both parties have
been SO unfarorably connected.
THE DECREE.
This cause having this 4th day of August. 4.
D. 1862, been 5rUn 1ht on to be heard upon
the bill Of complaint filed therein, takeu US
confessed by the delendaatan upon ehe re
this court from which it appsars that all Of the
naterial facts charged in said bill are true,
which facts found are az follows to wit:
That the said par: les Were married at Chi
caeo aforesaid on tic 18Th day OF Febru arg,
1885, and since their said marriage have beeu
ard are now residents Of Chicago; that the
said defendanttas commit tied ths set ofadaI-
tery with the said Annie Ross, as charged in
comptairaut's bill That within the past fiCe
months, or thereaboats, tn: said defendant
took with him to house Of .ss1gnation, in
Chicago, aforesaid, certain woman closely
yelled, so as not to be recognized or identified,
! and there committed adultery with such par
| son; that Sarah Harris, one Of the children Of
| the eaid Masgaret aud Jacob Harris. is an In
fant now aged abour eleven years, ana that the
| complainant is the fit aud proper psrson to
have the proper care and custody of sa,d in
| fanr, and that the defendant Is not fit OF
| proper person to have such care and custody,
| On motion Of Barker & Tuley, solicitors
for complainant, it is adjudyed and decreed
| that This court By virtue Of the power and au-
thcrity therein vested, and in pursusocs Of
the statute in such case made and provided,
| dc.h adiudge ard decree that the msrriAna be.
tween the said Margaret Harris au1 said de,
| pdaut jacob HaFTis, be dissolved aud the
.ame il hereby dissolved, and the said parties
sre and each Of them Is freed from the oh1fga
tioss thereof.
II Ia further ordered aad decresd that tn