The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-30
THE NORrHRUP TREsPAss CASE.


Curious Case Involving Family DIM
cultics-What Grow Out OF Having
Visitors at . MANS House-Has . WIfc
q Right - own Household Furnfture
ama DO with IL ~ she Pleasesf, &c., SO.
sUPR1MD C0UNr--CIRCUIf.
Before Judge Barnard.
MaRoa ~. --Cdlviu H. EorArSp vs Joins g. Veedev and
C~welso vee6ev-The trial OF this resumed at
I'm O'Clock this incoming. fhe plaintiff, II will be rcmem
bered claims that the 10Th a December, 1852, his
wife deserted him. taking with her tho greater part Of
his furniture and personal property valued Al several
thousand dollars and that the defendants her father and
sister assisted In the removal Of said property and
espssss damaged the plaintiff to the extent OF ten
thousand dollars The defence set that the property
belonged 70 Mo- Norhrap in hcr own right, and that tho
defendants merely carrying out the wishes Of the
owner, juss the carmen did. Annexed 10 report Of
the prccsediags,--.
Calvin H. Eorthrup che plaintiff In me suit deposed
that he lawyer residing 10 this city Jon tho 18th Of
recsmer 1884, 10 occupied the house los West Twenty
third street The morning o. that day plaintiff went TO
business usual, and IN the evening when he came
hone no found that had been stripped OF the
grssss part Of the furniture and thas his wife and child
were ss~cnt; the parsr ana bedroom furniture was oil
eoes and the basement and kitchen werslasostrpped;
i.rss ssss..sy Provisions sae liquors which wors IN
Ores cxammed-fhs rsovisons we're worth 500 the
msa ems. got Coz dinner that day vas ALEC gone all tho
suvsr exccps eue NAPKIN r'ag the bedding. swey
moved The fanars removed amounted % about ten or
q were vos q r.ssd,y terms With your uuss re.a.
| NJ ssSssss-ws osSecl y Ihss ansslion.
ssss . sAss ,as = sSs as q me rs@ovs :;
utsrs ~ psassn IN The habit Of committing sdul
:. - = r: = ::;s: ':::, 5: Il
No Nossessp csned ncs, Per scsf ana sSse s n 40
aescndapl compysg with ,he rcqsss. we're 90. liabl:
respAsscrs FOE the that they vers innocent
Jssss Ssrssrdrhs s circumstance under which Mira.
Northrp left hes husband WI not De admissible mere
@ss .,s % ,S sss s D. py for
Counsel fw The dssnaeIt h part Of oor answer tnas
The psn.s VIE w.s driver rom D.. house ~ avs con-
taxing With he bar child and only Such property g ve
logged 70 her. Since is<s wife can on nsrsssM ana
rorshrup - the q ths property she took away
ss sssS ss 'sg q .s IN !bs n Il
the carmen and as she mistress Of her own proper
", trsspsss committed II h intnAtsd that
this the Jury viii DO called upon tcaward smart
money Car ssosedIrs The real Of The property but
IsSire nurnard-fhis Il q simple case al alleged tres
pass and The Court VIII not entsrlan any motion for
that they took this propcsiv uy direction OF MRS North
"a, and that she tho legal owner Of tho same but
any "ooy sonE 60 show sss, .ns Psn.s WAS ~
Non 80, ns esons 70 The witness for the purpose Of
testing bis crede.y, but nos 20 prove tho naked 'se'
Mr. schaser-wsg. uasy please the ,,ori .s are not
AFRAID 90 stand The lssi cithe. a. 20 credbi, or
scr. TIE plaintiff Of standing, and -e,. 10
test OF the scpulinzing examination w.
Win throw down the bars and aamil Car oppoo. right
70 the line q cross examination he bss chosen Tue w't
nsss may answer the question.
q Your ~ifc "a dead Is she mott A Yes, abe aea 90
III iaet
q Was there Mrs Humphrey stopping ., your bouse'
o. Do your vas ever saecs 70 her being sDsrs' A..
= Dcyoa moan 70 tell u. TIA, 90 the morning your
house three weeks before my wife did
g pid she NOD shIss ycu vih having sonnisa add.
4 DsnT ysu isov .hss she lcr yeur soe.s 90 ,na,
q On shs isih q Dccsmbsr. isca hOw many Isds
mspk .srs rscorasa sssnss YOU Which were .a's,asa
s.os substances !, sss csars, " - ''''' - WIZ
| . Ne you Know Of your wife ,~eiv,ne none, ron
her fasisr 4. Yes sshsn sums amounting V Shout go
o 10 yoa know u Der getting . legacy A. Yes, ous
Tor kioo kses u her rsceivins ssns sfls tfom her
father !. TIE shsgs q aehsry Asle. sas easps add
y SsyoS KNOB xls or-iosr a tsa
taken avay, 4. sa ,ssi sshs . sss lsis svsaIas
cant say which.
...s Ds s s.s.. =. ;s.. Re. q s '' boss "a '
| y Dt yoa orer her any sndscsmenr A ssafsi Der
sssa, end ,s.s 700 ~ ssss s.ss .n be- go s s.r
vosId board ~sh hes bss soas rsnsusN ssyms nv
house there; -. s % u: isa :sf ssss iss
g Do y.s hsy any isrs,,sss ~ NE hsas. sr yes.
l II bed Clothes, fos Which I isid sss
joseph Frsnsiln rss.t NJ - ylusnIns, asw~s thss
psrcnascc fusnure whs hvos y rcrsy fearh srses.
W Issi, The tasn,ars .as sssshf iron ne Esy. M.
wnIisn " Gaa,.r ,~ulass ,hss No ss,s rsusure %
Ne psissir v me smoua. q $50 -rsss az passsss
/ Nth The plsntlr: resided N Fourth stsoet
MIS-. X, as rS,s ss.s .ss % sd
was hansing tnicg> 20 che csrsmAa IA nsa see Mrs.
rcfshrup there cav xiri vita ny. ve.dsr NE fsrri
id no, 10 iuso any a. rooas above toe blssusa
Mr. veedes IN the hal
william s.lhgsssh. ~ No - Vest x.ntb street -.
plaintiff; know him ~ the time biz furniture vas
moved mad been IN pxn,sn's house was there me
n,shi and took breakfsss shsrs . tns msrp,ns whsa
wncss left The house on tne morning OF the fgth The
hcsse wss furnished =. usual e.ns back WITH the plan
was covered with " there hed bon mome nov
ing dsd ncs 20 through the house
thsthe MAS acquainted with The plaintiff and the aefcd
suts, had Seea W the habit a visiting tbs plaGtAs
house elno~' daily previous 70 the removal q the fusn
ture, IN Deembcr. tso bad bwea tho basement, Fsr
Tor and tsosps varons occasions the faFnilae wes
6rst class: uosccd that the rain,a bad consdsrste
Of uvnilure, YEAS Al the psioi house ina after hFosk
fast sne incoming a. he l2th ~ pecembeG. On me
evening ~ ,nc same day plsnsla and wiuess cxAaied
tho howe, and found ina had hsen etrrpsd % nearly
AN The nse psintia tccx an inventosy 81 shal sat.
oes hsu neer ieft behind, irom wtM witness knew o
the furniture urc krowiefsec o. tha vae o. be ar
tsbuN month sitter TIE Ierpya u The furniture, witnes
sas y te liniscp River na'Ioal fepos Af " aer ~.