New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-16
Welded WOE.
THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE.
FlFTEE Mt n D A Y.
AN 0SCULAT0RY REVELATION.
UNIQUE Vision Of a Soldiers Wife.
PECULIAR RELATIONS.
FIFTEE Mt n DAY,
AN 0SCULAT0RY REVELATION,
Unique Vision Of a Soldiers Wife
PECULIAR RHLATIorgs.

The trial in the Strong divorce case was con.
WITH oos Il. hour whsa the proeesSnS
commenced Mrs Rachel Walsh the female physician,
again placed the stand aud her continued
As follows:
How many bo,rder. have you your boarding IN
With a Pc sissJ a
Havs yop not aid that you became with hss
xh Mr. fsIy With
made an engagement with Mira Potter to take
the house on equal terms we then organized
THE MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
O. What your motivsl A. 1t was stated in the papers
q Your motive wa. benevolent and phianthropici A. It
@ Did you intend to max. any money oy ~ A. We in
To sowsss how ssS wopnsn snS sbdn did
you A. could tell Mira Potter always kept
DID IL. G no
knowledge ths present time Of how many women and
O. When did you forget III A. FORGET Il now; do not
recollrct when hrst Mr.. Strong at the house.
O. State you can recoaecti A. saw him call
Q. How with Mrs Purdy In 1882 state whs. occurred,
A. did not anything oceqri saw him come into the
house, did not see al ything else at the time.
do not ecoec, when he the house and asked for
Mrs Potter usual when let him in he asked OF the
time let him In showed him into the pnor; do not
think that went 10 with HIM the doors between the font
and back parors closed usual went into Mrs Pot
from the hall told Mrs Potter there was gentle
wanted to her Ia the front paror presume shs
Of the house, do not reeoect anything more
thu, occurred then the neI time lot bin and showed him
into her room cannot tell whether IL day week
the last visit, was not IN Tie habit OF attending the
there servant in the house did not attend The
than any else; Mrs. Potter usually attended to
q Wa. not tina. servant the cook that you had .erw.rd
with you'll A. We had several cooks she was with after
len sv.rIsyplscs her sarah Reilly DO not
know that ,hs IL in Court now would know her saw
f,hf hal Anr. sta
then but called at my house to she le my
emp oym.nt Sept year spoke to her about
anything to her about being witness in this case:
q Would you no, recoIlsct IL II you hsdi A. Nc air.
q State when the interview between Mrs Strong and
Mrs Potter took place. A. The next interview that can
eeoect showed Nj, Strong into the p.IOr into Mr.: Pot
other interview. In the year 81.
how m1y see .s V know
any aner brought him in went my own
year 1863 the same before, DO mot know whether Iiet
him DO know what he did let bin in several times
Mr.. Potter. room the before the interview
that year showed him into the psOr the next time and le
O. How was Mrs. Potter dressed that occasion A. She
bed In the latter part of February; it in
&c q. Why va. she n bed, A. She d.he W" sick
Q. Was she not seki A. She said she was
q. DO you not believe she WAS sickl A. only know from
what she said
O You said yesterday that you believed whs. she said wa.
homes, and true did you believe she sick then A.
O Did you believe she was sicki A. No. sir.
q Don't you believe she was 'ickf A. No, sir not heart
q. Don't you believe she wa. .icki A. No, sir.
O. You believe she told you the truth then A. She
unable TO walk, and called that her sickness
q. Why was she unable to wakf A. Her legs were
o. Y ou did no, call that sickness, then.
Wines made no answer.
O. Answer If you please, doctor. a. am not Doctor
O. Answer 81 you please.
Wtne.s-What IL YOUR ouestlont
The question repeated A. do not call that heart
.ick" Mrs Potter received other people there on business
O Person, OF the male SEX A. do no. know that any
other male called there while she SICK; he there
O. How long did this illne.. stl A. Eight weeks she
60, on the ,toi May M Strong came there during
after he came In him in Mrs Potters do not
recoect that ham in the month OF May more than
strong do think he there about repairs he told
repairs necessary TO have them done; do
wa. 20 see the roof; he came abou, the repairs in
tbs Summer Of 1863 cannot tel the number Of times during
the the period shat let him I'M he came there some
times twico month aud sometimes oitenei presume ne
there about the rent 10 came about the rent before
1885, in month Of June let him In after the Fall Of 1868
let hun In the following Winter sometimes saw him 90
away how many times cannot tell do not think him
p.Ior on Sunday; never saw him there that day
sometimes there was hre there on the weekdays -
q. Was there usually NO ire there A. It was usually
Coun.e-Answer my question and do no, argue with
wio-Ho Their. wa. usually FIRE in TIE back roo
transacted in room that was convenient
O. Was not her business usually transacted In that room
A. Her pirate business was
Counsel repeated the question and elected the following
answer:
A. Her busne.. wss boarder occupied that during
the last month Mrs Potter In the hous" and two weeks
before left II the only time that boader occupied the
font parlor 1t used reception tho bosfders OF
the house the OF it the doors between the parors
were IN the day time have been on friendly terms
with Mrs. Potter up to tho year itit place ana
have her since; lived on friendly terms with
her 10 NV knowledge nothing has since Happened render
us nnrendly; do not snythi shout her for the la
year and half two instruments IN her house, they
had no effect on me so far Us regards my respect or hers
adultery charged against her has had effect in that respect
know those instruments could not be used Tor any
other purpose made affidavit in We suit presume \
was not In favor Of Mr. Strong made it about January 1865
In January 1865 made affidavit Ia relation TO Mrs Potte
and Dr. Dennis belorr the grand jury don't remember
other siavit Mt Perry spoke TO me about what knew
wen. before the grand Jury In February 1905 attended
the practice inside the house. under the instruction
Of Mr. Potter; except the making Of vests
n nsysr m ase Potter. o. M potter. interview
with her patients not always In the back room don
recolse, havin, sworn 80 remember mr.. strong ys
heard him aud Al Potter conversng; bo spoke eoou
her buying tho house; tho rent no. puncasly Psa
of the month, of my knowledge; don't remember ""
Potter paying the rent at his office Mr.: fo,,e. "a H.
OF the rent boarded the family Of ME- When ls
assumed the responsibility OF paying the remit wne
there rent In arTear Mr. Strong called on 'he ~ =, NJ
did not pay Il panesy consider ma r.. house nv hui.
band presume is In the same place that be was yesterday
that it, somewhere in the east Of Name know 4 Aus
stsven; b BY sight. at became Sos y. charge Of adate
AGAINST Mr. Strons TO Mr. Derry ABOUT ~ DeW' s ~. !;
Potter numbering Mira Ad.n. sf :pon. 70 S n1 bss..
wa; in s'Sa .ssyu H. s2ons and Mr. Potter
told IN that p,,sr esnno, rsmsmSs
sskrd him e Mr. and Mrs strong WED n.PP:y ssissnsr
don't know that have and !oa Gn .oas N,