The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-20

only married her ier her wealth. she became dsgusted
OF persons o0ngenial 70 her tass. The PLAINTIFFS
conduct towards his wife was brutal n the extreme On
called her damned fool and threw the cards in her face
Indeed such was the conduct Of this towards hts
night with him, and slept with lady friend Of
hers who boarding in the same house The
counsel stated in his opening that the laws OF Indiana
required her TO BIO the State year before she could
get divorce Such Ia the case and II the
law In that state What do you think Of case like this
where the counsel for the plaintiff awaits himself Of the
opportunity that the defendant and Mrs. Millspaugh
committed perjury, when such was not the caser
What will be the effect OF this announcement In all
the public printss Is II just or chvarous TO come
here and assail lady In such sanderous termsf say
It is horrible, and hope the jury win justify the
world when they TO deliberate upon their verdict
What has Mr. Adams done-seduced her (irs Mis-.
paagnr We'll y the INST time sna' mars, ad snc !.
one who ruins women and then casts them aside for
other victims. No man was more sincere than mr.
Adams in this Why should he lay all he possessed
at the feet of this lady except from pure m0tvess seduc
toni Was there greater proclamation than TO call this
tonS Tbey proved that Adams went to dinner with the
lady went to church with her and was seen In the streets
with her twice Is this seductonS NOW, genue-
men, what sort of must that be which requires
such an outrage upon public docencyr The counsel
had evidence OF improper intercourse
q perjurer | never knew greater outrage under the
form Of law.
ooh, shame, where Is thy bush?"
lam sick of commenting upon the features OF THIS
case. man comes here who knows his wife Is inno-
cent charges her with being awanton and peurer-
oil that he may add few dollars to his pocket
We shall now present evidence and will rest satisfied
with any verdict which you may deem proper TO render
We shall FIRST CAN 70 the stand the plaintiff himself
Andrew Millspaugh deposed that he was the plaintiff
in this case. Q Is that your signature and did you
write that letter to your wief A. I think did
believe il Is the frst exhibit for the defences
MR.. MILrspAUGH's HABTTs-ErcuRs.
Mary Babcock deposed that she resided at the Bond
Street House. with her husband 10 the winter Of 1880
knew Mr. and Mrs Millspaughi became acquainted with
Mrs Mspaugh in February 1860 was at the BOND street
@ II saw her almost G and evening
saw Mr. Mispaugh very often; observed his habits as
TO intoxicaton he was in the habit Of drinking great
deal him very drunk some occasions; he was Ia
The habit Of drinking great deal every evening" during
the winters OF 1851 and 1862 was in his room almost
every evening; occasionally Mr.. Mspaugh and his wife
would TO and play euchre; he would drink
10 excess all these occasions q Did MIR. and Mrs.
Mnlspaugh seem to live happily togetheri A. don't
think they did @ Did Mrs Millspaugh talk to you upon
her relations with her husbandS A. She did. @ What
did she sayf
Mr. Fullerton objected, on the ground chat this,was
after the alleged intimacy between Adams aud Mrs. Mills
Mr.. Clinton-Ths has reference to 1850 The charge
against Mr. Adams Is dated in August 1851.
Mr. Fuerton-The intimacy existed between them in
1859 and 1860. Miss Gleason testi6es to that fact.
Judge Leonard-rhe witness may answer the question.
Witness-Mrs. Mspaugh told me that she was not
happy With her husband and never loved him. that she
would not have married him, had not been for her
adoptcd mother Mrs. Abbott aud that he was perfectly
disgusting to her. these her words formed part
Of the sleghng party TO High Bridge already testified to-
Mr.. Mlspaugh got very drunk and very rude on that
Mrs Field and kissing her O. What about her falling
out Of the seighy A. She got annoyed at his conduct
stop; he said God damn, win push you outl" and she
fell out Of the sleigh he assisted her to get into the
sleigh again this occurred IN Broadway near craze Craze
intoxicatedg A. He very cross T. In what
way would his exhibit tsclfr A. He
supper tho Jones House night where Mr. and Mrs
Mispaugh wereg A. | was. Q Did Dir Milspaugh get
as s s a o. oocaoeS Hs would
get and angry evening, while playing cschre,
Mr. Millspaugh got angry because he was losing and,
@ What did lc say his wifa before that? A, lie
cuscd her Of cheating Q How did she look when Mr.
Gaed os rars w 1U al. sne S
A. Very. Q; Did Muspangh generally get angry when
playing cardss Yes. @ On any Of these occasions
saw her out Of temper Q Slate what you heard one
evening while Mrs. Millspaugh was knitting In her
feet upon the table. when be asked Mrs. Mllspaugh
what she supposed he thought Of her; she replied
that sho did not know when plaintiff remarked u think
you;' that was all Q. Was anything said by Mr.. Mills
paugh calculated TO draw out this language A. do
to hMs A. No: sho was talking to me; could not say
how long before that she talking to her husband
DO you recolect any occasion when she came to your
to stay all nghts A. Yes the 9Th of July 1900
she with her little boy and said her husband
ugly and cross and she was afraid to sleep with him;
this between eleven and twelve O'Clock She spent
The night with Q Did she at any time make any
complaint Of ber husbands TREATMENT tQnestion cx
cindsd! DID She, 10 1850 speak OF her husbands
place Of ns,ment He never went to church with her
Mrs Millspaugh w Mt every Sunday when she we'll
Did she say anything about leaving her husband? A.
She did and said II II had been for Mrs Field she
would have left him forever. Q Was Mr.. Adams any
more attentive to Mrs hispaugh than he was TO the
rest Of the ladies1 A. No, sir; he very attentive to
all the ladies.
Cross examined-I reside at No % Prince street, on
the of Mercer; left the Bond Street House In
1882 and went to live the Metropolitan HOTEL my
husband IL builder but not engaged In business at
sent Q Did Adams visit you in your room at the Bond
street House, A. Yes @ Il there bed in your room
A. Yes Were you In the habit OF receiving all your
gentlemen friends in your room' A. Yes. O Did you
60 down to breakfast with himY A. No; met him
at the table DID you ever 90 out with Adams for
walks A. No. Q Did you ever go 10 any place OF
% I once Was YOUR !" in
at tho timer A. He was. q When you went
on the sleigh ride to High Bridge what did
A. No. q Was your husband with you that occa
sions A. lie was not q. When Mr. Milspaugh called
his wife damned fool she knitting a carriage
you know that she gave that blanket % Adamss A.
do not Q How long had you known Mr.. Mspaugh
A. About week or ten days O. Are you still intimate
with Mrs Millspsugh and Mr.. Adamss A. Yes. Q DO
you visit each o,her' a. Yes Does Mr.. Adams call
upon you himselff A. He comes TO my husband
O. Did you ever know or Adams sending down to the
bar al the Bond Street House for liquor and insisting
Mr. Mispaugh drinking when he did not want to do 30,
A. do not
JOHN G. CoNxoR's EVIDENCE.
John C. Conner, OF No. 62 st. Marks place, dcposed
that he had slight acquaintance with Mr. MlIspaugh
knew Mrs. Mispaugh for eight or ten years; have
place 10 Connecticut; Mrs Mill.paugh was in the habit
Of visiting there; Mrs. Mlspaugh spoke about
being unhappy with her husband, and said there
incompatbility OF temper.
Cross examined--Q When was thisS A. In the sum.
mer OF 1850 or 1890 q Was Mr. Adams out 10
your placer A. No, sir
xErAnoNs BETWEEN nuLsrAUgH AND wUR
Philip Brazier deposed that he merchant, living
In Brooklyn; knew Mrs. Mlspaugh for the last hftcen
or twenty years; Mrs. Mllspaugh protsgi Of my
wifes; Mr. and Mrs Mspaugh often visited house;
live In Montague street, In the summer OF $780, when
they were at house VISIT she told me that she
unhappy and did not love her husband; she spoke
the subject several times; she said he drank too
much Q Did she say he III treated herr Not that
know or
Cross -examined-Thc intimacy between my family and
Mru oee.