The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-07-10
Mrs. Massey In England Sues the
Captain for a Divorce.
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE, LONDON.
JUNE 49,

BEFORE The Ju0ge ordinary.
Massey as. MoSsey.-The petitioner,
who was Miss Caroline Sarah Turner, was
married to the respondent, Nathaniel Will
lam Massey, on the 21st of June, 1860.
He was Captain in the Thirtieth Foot.
There had been one child of the marriage,
and the cOhabitation lasted till July, 1862
The petitioner sought dissolution on the
ground OF her husbands cruelty and adul-
terry.
The principal evidence in support of the
iornier charge was that of Mrs. Massey
herself She said Our marriage was a
private one, and was kept secret from our
respective families. lived with Captain
Massey at various places in England till
the 10th July, 1861, when he went with
his regiment to Canada. At the time of
my marriage, had el,10O in money
ZOO in Canada bonds and unwards If
"a, 900 in India bonds, all of which oave
up to him at various times. Captain Mas
sey returned from Canada in June last
l lived with him till July, 1862. when we
left London. On our way from London to
Newhaven, I saw Captain Massey mt
something into the guards hand that we
might have the carriage alone. said
thought 1t was pleasanter to have some
one with US; and he replied, II dare say
you do, and used most abusive language
to ne. He also struck me with the back
OF his hand in the face From Newha-
ven We crossed over to Dieppe; and
on the morning OF the 18th, he beat
ne with strap, be struck me with Dill
low and used abusive language. Icalled
out for mercy, and he then stopped. He
then went down to breakfast. After a.
time ne came back and asked Inc why
did not get up. told him that could
not move, ana ! asked him TO let me rest:
he took up the strap again, but seeing that
l was already marked with it he did not
strike me. On the 10th lie went to Paris.
and stayed at the hotel de la Prix.
went into Mysteries on account of his treat
ment Of me; he took ne up and threw
me from one end of the room to the other;
he put me on the sofa ana tried to stife
my screams by putting his hand on MY
mouth lie then opened one of my eyes
and put some au de Cologne in it, On
the 2lst we went to IIavre There he
threw water into my face. He abused
every member Of my family. and said
that his mother despised lac. said she did
not more than desp pissed her. Capt Massey
lett me at Havre. ! showed the servant st
the hote the marks which he had given me
by blows and pinching On his return the ser
Want told hiln had been dull When She left
tne room DC complained OF my speaking TO
her lie struck me severa! times at
iiavre, and spat Ia my face lie Joll me
ti!at was mad. and that was q lunatic.
On one occasion when he came IN he
found me with Mrs. Atkins, anu he said
that lie would not have me spe; king 10
anybody He then rold me to ring the
bell. l SAID that as he was 50 near it he
could DO it himself. lie then strobe across
the room, dragged ne off the seat, put the
bell rope into my hand and made me ring
1t ne finished by pulling NY nose and
ears The same night he called me By his
bedside, and told me 70 IL down. He
SAID, Now, Caroline, I think you vii
own that have succeeded in treating you
very cruelty since have been With you
on The Continent" SAID, Yes. YOU
have sucee eded," IIe then sail. Now
listen t. me. I is no in ny lower to
tre;.C yoU more cruelty than / have
done; ont j. you don'r sign paper
thar want Hou 70 sigp. you shall
&c with Ie - Icuer.ile on Friday,
ana gA:e:.-s ter-ors mat YOU have
No. .et suffered Yor shall be treated as
t lui:aJ.,, lave p nurse, and doctor shalI
cou.e 10 see you twice q veek I shall
give You month Of that treatment, and if
you don't sign the paper q. the end Of that
time Will put YOU in the Iunatic asylum,
and give the physician one Thousand pornis
when he tells me Of your death will
give you till nine o'clock to morrow morL.
ing to say whether you will sign or net .
| laid my hand Oh lis shoulder and said,
" Surely you cannot be 50 wicked - He
clenched his fist. and said, ''By all tie
powers of heaven and hell, | will |
have never yet been banked" The neAt
morning the paper was prepared. He made
me write & part Of it and sign it. I after
wards destroyed it. He left Inc again
alone, and quilted IIavre without seeing
him.
Mrs Massey's evidence was corroborated
by the servant to whom she had shown her
bruises.
Hugh Sherry, q bootmaker at Honheur,
Knew Mr.. Massey very well, the Hon. Mr.
Massey having done him great service
in a pecuniary matter. In July, 1862,
Capt. Massey came to him, told him that
he was married, and asked him to engage
apartments for him, as we'll as nurse for
Lis little boy, whom he called Nat. Capt.
Massey could speak very little French.
Saw Nine. Massey, and treated her with
all the respect due to legitimate lady.
He called her Nelly. She was not the pc
titioner
This part Of the case was supported by
a diary which had been kept by the re-
spondent, and of which the petitioner had
obtained possession. There were entries
in it showing that the writer was at Hon
fieur with Nelly at the time deposed to.
Sir G. Cresswell said the learned doctor
had abundantly proved his case Some
times it was fortunate, as exposing the
true character of such man as this, that
he should go through the extraordinary
operation OF recording bis own inQuites to
the extent he had done in the diary
There must be decree nisi with costs,
and this respondent must secure to the
petitioner the sum of IS, 200 represented
by Canadian bonds, at present in the Gus