New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-29
separate from her bpsband lodgings in Pail Mall In

and was performing an engagementat Mr. Boucicaultf
Theater. Whether Mr. b., with bis customary po-
likeness, was merely esoorting Mrs. j. home after
the play, when he was surprised by Der husband,
OF whether bis relation TO her that occasion wa
Of less honorable character lie left TO conjecture.
At all events, bis conduct is very sharply criticised
blythe London press; and his patrons, among whom 10
no less person than the Duke Of Wellington are
taken severely to task for lending him their names
without previously assuring themselves of bis true
character. The story is thus related in TIE London
Daily Hetcs:
"rhe scene ia in Pall-wsll Let as suNposs The
particular locality in that somewhat long street 10
be indicated by numter 60 above the knocker The
time is after midnight All IL quiet except THAI Two
individuals visible ssun'crng about ard SMOKING
their cigars. They are mutual ffieDds-theii names
ere Jame3on ana Jordan-and as they pace bacH-
ward ard forward they c9st frequent Chances at we
door and windows OF No. 60. Presently brougham
drives up-a lady gets oat aud enters tue house IN
question. There Is certainly gentleman IA the
brpugtEm, ana from the manner OF the two trienGS
he Is clearly the object Of suspicion. They follow
mm up -. james street. Presently the carnak'
stops. The gentleman gets out. returns toward Pali-
mall knocks at No. CO. the door is opened by tue
lady, and the gentleman enters. No sooner IS tbis
dole than Jordan demaude adnrttance Ine door
Is again opened by the same lady. Az tins stage OF
the business there would OF course be Il vigorous
conversation. Tue lady would soon reveal herself 90
Jorion's vie; the reproaches OF the husband would
at once show that Jordan suspected her hdehy-that
the destroyer OF uls peace was the man VINO Dau
inst entered; rud that while Jordon himself Was a
comedian the SUPP osed param0ur was distinguished
Dramatic author-rone other than MI Dion Douci-
caUlt. COMEDY and tragedy should always be COM
bired and II u obvious that these incidents would
furnish ample material for a sensation scsue.
After an altercstion, the incensed husband would
force his way into the house, snd IN spite oil he en-
treaty Of the lady not TO expose her, he would ?nr
sue his victim. Such would be The first scene. The
next would disclose a que. colonel oil engineers
coming TO bis rooms No. 90 from his club sudden
/ " confronted by the landlady and the nfuria'ed
comedian; the comedian insisting upon searching The
house sind every room III it, the iandlady insisting
thai although he might search bis wiies rooms, no
certainly should noi DO permitted TO pursue hs
wiies friend through every department.. The
alarmed audady. the furious comedian, aud the col
lected but asonisbed colonel standing guard over his
own bedroom, which was Threatened by INVASION,
would Of course present mos. lively picture. Bat
his sort OF disturbance must have til end, and the
natural way il that the Police loud be called ~ 70
turn out the intruder, Mr.. Jordan. Thus woali
cad the slight piece Tor the stage. JniortuuhteiY
/ for Col. GiUbon, there ar epIogue 10 follow,
which was really serious Dir. JOrdon eonsid-
cred himself wTOnged by being given Into Gus
tody. although lie was detained at the station
house only about 1--WE minutes, and although The
colonel very properly not only sympatbized WITH
illn Ill DIS NOitrtlt buN IlNihiati W b''N
him every information in ms power rs 10 his wiio
and Mr.. Buuoicauit-wbO, II seeias had oscaled
from No CO when The rest OF the party had gooe 10
tie station house. Accordingly Mr. Jordan brought
an action against Colonel GlbbOn for assault, ald,
aIli OK exeTtlOns of bis counsel gaG ord
Chief Justice the jury have been perverse as TO re
urn verdict Ia favor Of the plaintiff, assessing the
damages at 425. IL IS not surprising that tie Judge
should at have directed execution 10 be stayed,
in order TO have this verdict BOT aide. Primo jct
LIS. IN NJ .Iafdau
/ him into custody. But bis defence was that lie
WAS justified IN go doing aud without doubt the Just-
Gcation was established Every allowance II 10
doubt 10 be mEde for Dir. jordan under the circum'
stances. But he Lad night Whatever in the hoGre
except b. the leave Of Mrs. Clarke. the landisdy.
Mrs. Clarke certainly permitted Mr.. jordan 10
come up TO bis wlies apartment when
were on the hrsi floor. Bot Mr. JORDAN,
not satisfied with TINS, not only conHIit.e1
An Assault upon the LAZY. by tnru,ting hrF
aside and kno, king down the candles but ~.
ssied upon searching every room In the house, ana
upon entering the bedroom OF the Colonel. A' II
turned out, Mr.. BOuClcauH seems 10 have boon
pouped INTO the COlonels bed Dom, but OF this tie
Colonel knew nothing. But II he nal known u,
there was no reason why he should boih open The
door and allow Mr.. JORDAN ~ break into the ro0u
and POSSIBLY commit a deadly assault upon his wIie .
! parainour. Up to certain point, Nj. Jordan na'
ali Our sympathles; but the moment Col. GlObon
comes upon the stage our synpAthleo are "lln bii
What was he ~ dot Returning quietly iGOn bls
CLUB be finds the house where No hVes ia an ufoii
, "a raging comedian hssaultng the iaudlsfy -hs
wife IN nv steflcs-Ais own bedroom door bauca. H.
What can he do Surely lac musk pfOiecI lhe mud
lady VINO has no Que TO protect her, and ~ the
sae tine re luest the INTRUDER TO leave, or al all
events 10 cohiine biuself 20 hls owh WIGS room.
II he will not comply with TINS reasonable REQUEST
b il is surely the COlonePs duly to give HIM INTO
custody.
The london 7 i7tcs, in it's Queens Bench reports
(,h,.CIutics Coc.bnrn uresidInE gives the follow
= ing vernon:
, =. L,yIan art Gib6or--Ths was "a case col "a very
/ remarkable and las the Lord Chiel-Jusice on
s.ryedl Of q very PAINFUL character II an ac
D. lion by an actor, engaged at tue L,ceun sgtineI
COL. Gibbon Of the Royal Engineers for beng, an
.. was leged assaulted and given into custody. he
= ease arote tnus. The paintlh was married IN lo1'
20 his preient wife, and III America they made Tie
aenuanthpco Of Mr.. BOucicauit, the weH-EnoWl
i manager and yecaue rather intimate with HIM. IN
Concordance as he SAID, Of something no observed
The plaiutiff discontinued this intimacy but ~ 60"
timed on the part Of hIs WIFE, tnd she contrary 70
Z bie wisheg accepted an engagement unier MI. Dou
-, cicaut. ~
fl ,vbicn had ,in,ed no septrated from hls wife. H.
q aece.taued that enc wAs Ic-idiDgat No. % Pana
fgyDere sie had the first toorD, and suspected tLu
Z Air Boucjcault was also there. OAe nigI1, oh t'
81 OF Ssp,emLer 1872, a. - clock at hlgh,, 1s RAD
p, been watcling win n irend oil no Que Ja''eH'n
Il and though. Ee SAW his wife and Mr.. Boncc ui
IL enter He knocked, and his wife Openei tAe dor
a and he asAed her If that ieii0w BDu,lciGt W 4
= there Sue said (accordng 70 his account, Yes
= he's here; but, fOr Gods sake, don't expose mt
II he plantN then began searching ABOUT ihe nous
II IA ina nn. She herself LIuAt have lot boucicaui
T. in for the landady and her servant lad gone TO bei
P :, The l.ndAdy-a Nfs ClGrke-gOt up o. hfhf
inc tbe disturbance, aud complained OI the oIrtui D
=. nnoe. An alteration ensusd, IA the course oil wma