New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-07
THE STRONG DIvORCE CASE,
Ninth Days Proceedings
Mr.. McKe0n Continues the OpenlT.g
Argument.

co yTINUATioN OF MR.. MKEoNs ARGUlIENT.
M. McKeon resumed his argument suess antially as
The object of The plaintiff in this case is solely sci
FAR one and s.t sshncss is TO be gratjed by one oil
he most hearss % ina. Sd mas s ever we
tndeavured to>ayol publicity We have not ony i93~a
him neo ta have been dragged INFO it, lie haa e
control Of this whole movement N M own naua, IN hu
couipcod Us By sK,ost physical force 10 come hio ' ~
,r his c11oniy there is any opposition unbeeomn
public Rsra OF the country that must DC pun ts
gentleman. He wishes to impress you vita 'eaS ne
fire orator Yo'l can see his eye IN hne les s rnn
from the ororodes IN Egypt which he was so very iona OF
sdn1s su ~ az ac t1 IA aS except love Of uooreiy
He speaks Of lis children in this case, bnt yen ny.
and if ne hsf been seeonae father he would have re-
tired from public to save them ana helr
oblouSy wit himself There bat motive in this opera.
ton and til at is. he wants TO get married AGAIN. IN ,d
asks to assist him Just looA al ine case a. ~ =
TO YOU plaintiff young mau born ~ fortunate eieu,
stances e his country previous 70 ~ i,fe by'r, cant
for yes1s In Europe he spent hs nne ~ sNo ~ IN ~,
tails OF ne world. becoming accustomed 10 au men
vices a. well as to tie Injuries which are ,heig s
doubted with The atmosphere Of loose moraliy wuich
sansed Nf Hs had "a Ss means s te 9,
ID there. lie comes back ioI h@t 40
comes pack you Ind him the suite for daughter OF one
ofour most resPeetsbie ei'ehs me- wo FOR over
nsms IL ipdissolpbiv linked with them. lie fnd gil for
hs s.nS no vii ~ lie father lie finds hcr amongst
Ia, fiv Saneb.ers md her brought up 30 the
iig IS anne-bOugh mp the accom- p!ished manner
rueI him which would enable him to Gao nus
Of s 1 g., there T not a RSisSH the an yoa
9 ySSu 70 s S She levy IS oTel 70 n al her
purity accomplished intelligent yruo1s religious ie tAe,
supposed from the in which he performed here hat
be for dinatic literature and probably
OF home which he, IN Lis fancy, NAV Lave dawn and
which be had fact the Of saying-the brilliant
NJ.
home to which he would take his BRIDE ne bad tue means
i T. have S where Ss' Sosi ' sd the wife
may be free from all breath Of ;uieioni b1, instead q
those snother BLOOD whist be deems is bis mothers
house, ana where he says he srIp2sd ,he "oeo e
American home, in which nothing but purity was oeGthed
in which nothing but Wit existed That was fancy sketch
which he would make US believe existed there ont n
with ton and teemed with everything revolving 10 tue
American character lie took her ms none 9 9a;h DO
she should be exposed TO temptation But this was not M
tween one and Two years when hack he
again to shat house and except for short te nine or ten
home Inch take her Now there Is going
al over Europe tempted w Oh me aiiusenen o. E'to
seny and yet she comes home without breath OF su.-
home Of her own. According the testimony OF Mrs.
Bede, she wishes to ny from WayeTey She asks TO be
lions turns deaf to her entreaes and her still
exposed the sRsnss Of 5 ma" BE- cde thai eSus
waveey perfectly unarnshed though his kindness TO her
In the delicate condition in which she while there h
dragged her about from place to place forced her TO travel
she submitted ell because her husband wished her DO
He tells you that he had his bust TAKEN which he presented
That poor recompensc for husbands love. which
be held back He comes back spirit OF avarce si
ing within hun but be does not take home I hs WE an.
His love Of display without the industry acquire the mean
b place him IN position to do urged him TO this VII
Stevens, the father Of this girl did not give him money
rnongh that he ought to have helped hin tat he
ought to give him house IN which 70 hive. Hi
brother was equally fGrtonate a, himself tie, TOO
amid the gGeties Of European life He had married woman
aud had lost II he should die without issue the property
all goes to this And what does the plaintiff DO ude
these circumstances He places her in such position iha
brother all the time and he absent He allows her ride
walk be absent him, until at last according to IN
holds him strict his duty exposc
her TO temptation in form in g1ic Counsel ther
read in support Of his pniOn There must have been
nySnee on ms part or The act could never have been
Phsd man Is. scsotding 70 az law 10 Pe s h
the eye of the law for the inhdeiy Of ms WIFE sh'
pose ali this trumpedup story to be true whs
T. his conduct and what Is the conduct Of IN
aud his chdrcnl What would be the feelings Of 0
IN tie eye the law nan not guilty Of murder who say
and such have been again and gam acquitted by Jae
murder Bot look at this Does the brother or the
family repud tDs brother who bad dsTaeed them! Nery
Mr. and Mrs benjamin Strong 20 to Dsrien one hour and
his polluted hand Why should they not have sad Peter
fhs los dsgraced and let No forever cut him of
receive the rents Of his estate transmit them to him. aud
only await your verdict 70 esan welcome him back
honor, the ftead who has blasted woman' ,repu
tation forever, and that his sisteinaw Nhy
the thing unparalleled Ia any country and in any
While he disgsced tie Uniform Of the United States bcne
which clicked his treachcrous brcsst they welcome him.
aud as the witnesses here testified received him with
open want 70 know gentlemen If all this does not
look II this pure child 70 be sacrificed by this family
all a
family great that they are ready to 20 and tak with bin
every time they get chance asked the counsel be
replied Indignantly that lie would manage s own case az he
h My object to show that be dared not do 30
that be dared not submit him 70 all
looks a. If there were conslfacy IN TINS case Ihey
have not dared TO give tie whole Of the testimony
here Something has been led back They removed fiona
place place. They bad servants everywhee and yet they
do not produce them u you strike out the conieaons and
will sh0y you ts you ought il all turns on tue evidence Of
the meas she appeared LeIe "Inns witness VAN
great modesty Counsel thea reviewed the testimony
Of MEtce stating tina. she lived IN Hoboken and here
% volie testimony; tbs was most extraordinary tisi
s along abe proves herself agent in TIL business and her
evidence mist received with great caution. She teiled
th' s sSns s1 se' hs ID lat hs do no"
see her 20 TO-. How could she have known no"
have rga 10 say 20 the plapdh, This under
your eoa1o f IL months You lad all the servants IN the
houee 10 bring hee-you have your mother and your ss
ters and t ab, nee proof except that Of this willing wit
ness Guicint 30 justify ~ IA finding verdict Now
she oniv tas ace sYe the conLs0n The confessions Of
the w de p az Judgment against her hero II you sat
ised II t COME ssODs iify obtained your duty - u
mad for te pl.if II they strong mako you be
H.. L, h. n there bas been a collusion: II they
been her n she was not ~ Tsh ate oil
MAD 1t the tine then they arc wS1'h no'nih C9Sieons
two kinds Of sdiss1ns, ia this Care the 0ne rI tnd
abe other written. You may remember tni On en-
e nces snrrounL Ing the representation Of Beatrice
Genc had remarkable similarity IN SONS instances 10 the
~, lie yes; Of M fathers Iust. and in ordsr TO escape from
l fed to distant castle Her onaiorh iihss followed