New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-29
THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE
TWENTY.SECOND DAY
Nr. Cram Concludes His Argument for
the Plaintiff.

fprduy IlOrnlng. v
Beipg unable TO obtain sdmissoa. Mr.. Cram resumed
his argument substantially as follows;
~ WAS calling attention the done the WnSh
t isI pretended friends sad by ber counsel bad tod you
t6si ey had lsaac bywOa Psraded her diseases
P and % r' :sf sSt s hs'
,nsx We condemn them for This well as or the lnlanous
Allegations assnst the plaintiff the suboTnsion and
which they have employed The case IHey nay haye s sPSse
ol' the community will turn from hm Win !omlng ul ~.
orduc They may seek to bolster up he catc by hat
,aes wee sanctioned by them deny it. Mr.. Noye in
grave before these proceedings conntced except
which under the protest Of medical men, ls
saaceT upon these gentlemen. and uron The memory o MI
Moves Consider how they cCmmclced lhtlt nEst open
at setting at defiance the ba6eas corpus 1hey began
oToSucc the body Of the chd Under their instructions
defendant flies nom her fathers house out 81 the
period OF eighteen lnonhs-shc IS iasve on the
earth. There Is no evidence where she s now az we show
ire broad Atlantic between your verdict and Leel Coun
s.i, altar another, pas eniogy On this defiance
Nj client u an aristOcis,, bot not hi: folla Of
-sri.,oersey tTnos al 1us.y condemn! Who is the
lf s. bt iSe,s sye ssoPPe ssPe or m San comnr & "
&c is c9ut aud asking asce al your hands TIE custody
val they will have the whole benefit Of the Of kid
paping but succeed they will laugh to corn, and
examine her but She bss lied beyond the jurisdiction
o CoUIt aud deprived Of the opportunity Of examining
nlaied nsgnity by defendant Thore some things
wifb shOud sell TO BIS that is
r'sons character Look at the course pursued IN the open
g YoG gentlemen, have been IN couTt before but did you
owe letter N any and s even hear he 'd on sg
Whs' has dictated The waIey Of this deege but the mes
shall have hard road 10 hold" They have made it del
iose ladies' plaintiff 10 counsel 10 every who
marked by tie insolenf buyiur Old Bailey. After ell
ths viiuperatop there IT, after ALL clad 10 it,
otneT One counsel says that the eoqusnce Of the oheri
ansuTassed and he replies tat bis past the ables foren
NFor TNarrA fNuff nN.n. iaI
nc one to admire ne and apply such delicious salye Need
pUln. 10 t4e mshsnncy wih rw5lch they have
'eccesastical deective' cirlhet en aurcri even
pump deDssne her religion end rrono4ucisg super
d,ion As the Growing effort Of al ,hs alals snaney
es!nt rou 20 he criminal indictment. 80, -. -.s
peins yoo the criminal indictment.
osS.s s tsI referred to the criminal prosecution Of Nj
s,rons and the conduct Of the District Attorney
Ate listening TO their splendid forensic efforts JOY two 81
t;ee days di you msse oG s St' of ~ have NOT confess
sd have been asked ty several persons oe'ies ~
"a has been consistent and compact Ahey have
presented bundle Of specnton osoIs.t g. so,;Iv
49, - sen any pToo OF III they he warts 70 eet
a,yoe and marry again. and, In the same oIeA'n 's' w
hs Inconsistency. One Of their tneoes Is tnSt, wheh I ne
could get no more money ron i if .es her 10 fGrope
frngs back his mothers house o' W. Is,
9ie s 70 ssy sa,a2ed NJ g1 ys % th hey should ct money And
time they tel you there Is no ,i III ;rIo ~
and he Hsat Instant she not entrapred ~ an
They say sleeps with the aeiepdsn ". siS & s b nt
to WOW 10 set e.h proof Then there the pea o
There are TWO sT 9SsI Ss vino have
Do hey prodqce any one who saw he n sq 'se sS
ass him might these have produced n,aniS
No., ds o. SsGe @ 70 TSey have gwen evidence her Ps
hesh but they brought any one hsie 70 tesnly
s s. %05 6s hs sea se SSSGss s your
dong but sss sy bssce wsshs y T to son how
has een viewed from beginning Of the word'o this hou
&c not %Sd Ssi1f i 80 adsg iRss gf sScS W 5ssd spoh &
Sau tetween husband and wife ard without it cannot er
when adultery eeePs into the is%y 1t destroys sn' 0sH
Cconsel then referred to the punishment oi edu'e
sroong tho Jews Greeks under LyclIsu5: =
sazons, Northern nations Of EsTope' N h'ga
for'asuese ,as ts in Poland under LoGis Debonae &C.
been marked at all times and n an countries Iy
punishment But IA ttis ease tlere is ~, gfai
orirneoIe which man soud never saspee,-s elne WIN
brother ard the idea Of eoIa.'.ee % 10 "ojI,p.e 20
voting TO carry WIN ~ ~ .Wh Ie4.,1.I 80 Sn -
tptcted wrong becH' was OF this morIogs "a
lt M IL attendant horrors Only repeating their unhesr
ef oYnici.m when speaking Of II, "a least 1t Is your o"
Ind 40 parallel anywhere in modern times and bad
t. 10 he Of Francesca a. Rm!u the dreadful story
,yb .h Dante down and imagined in lis closet a.
,nI.s side are the CHILDREN. Ihey are your
bu' iaey a,ye i7'asg b ens shG s q 1os parry to n
ss,s Oh the other si9e where are the pd5iies - II y
Re. red before divorce suit where she noi Tesen
Te stevens family the parties on I1e other ,iae q
sis, In .hsir sorrow call your attention TO the ieaTia
ts,enf Of counsel that Mr Stevens has devoted his who
is,ow cos, what it viii, that incest is p
,oi he stevens blood Remember that thi. iorui
nave aken your In that box, two muTdeTers We
tnne Chicago who became mur1eeIi foT the sum q -
on 80 viii buy muTderers how many vii +goW
a.sessel Counsel then referred to points IN hr Graham
omang relative TO the bust painting Se on the sutJe
sot ts 2snUhouGnsss Of Mr. strong. - - -.-- .-sys
sof the penuhogsntss Of Mr. strong
THE ORDER or EVENTS.
After fdiths death lie made oral confession; al
aAs nezt thing she does is 70 write tho letter TO Edwa'
ealing him that she bad confessed to er husband an
sbe next day she gives TIE written confesons n ree
her This penuross DID so; that he ls her the
Of his children; but according to law be eo1id IL
sbe could not b. ased by Was it mmacua
conception What fo1e. wha, absurdites they drive
an humorous remarks to tho singular which NJ
siroag must have Ia going 70 bed With Mrs Potter with he
sion peasure consisted Of being in such close
with infsIned grandmother" as Counsel on th. ohe
ficker and got woman @ho visited her a. different house
Of fane that according 90 their own testimony the
the world poor wa tempest about by every wind
end whether sbe fe or not do not know; for the pun
Matilda Merseh the fret witness tlst testified 70 h
adultery She has been charged with being bribed but
leave 70 you the impression that she made and
am you. The transaction a Twenty first
eny thing material proved by her and ths, remains Gnin
kssehsd Counsel inrther reviewed the testimony 9
.ehl concluding that her testimony 10 70 be rejected
10 wines, In the case IA worthy Of credenee Mrs Buehn
~acSS - inc nest witue". Her te.,mony remains unm
sacnsa Mrs Strong called. She was q daughter O
as nous. and they may wall proud Of her You reneD
Shs sns p%sf.d wflful, brutal Dtult 10 that winoSs
-s~. .urva strong touched your hand did thrill OF
picasme peryst it~ again 80 chsractorze H. II was .
wLsc6 eood no. be answered and any answer 10
within sixty miles fro iers 5eny H. ty ys.
Tbs ns,t .s, aoe, no' aaelose where he is now.
Bsden '''si 70 a. proving sic gailt is Mrs.
1hs Court tere took Tccess this point
AfrEs THR RECESS