New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-21
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SUPREME coURT-CHcu,r-JAs. ao.-Bsfors Justice
LLoSAAp.
rIIs ADAMs-klLLsPAu9B SCANDAL

| IDo kDft tOODi "nS otoh N''''- D.
spectators to-day. awaiting the farther e"pInen'' Of
this remarkable trial The audience Included large
number OF merchants and lawyers scqaintances Of the
parties and the usual proportion Of per-ons draw" tnefe
By curiosity or their love Of scandal There were bu
few ladies present and those were connected Wild 1e
case.
Aaron T. Whitehead was the hrst riiness called. he
tcsi ified thet he On attorney and connseof Mr
Uns.a1s business into my hauls aiier 's dehth
and acted Ars. liilspangbs counsel she had SOM
private property OF her own; sbe had btuk stD'Ns.
mortgage property In Scholnrie County. SC, rron
which Lad occasion 10 ads ise her, together eh"nl
a. 90 in valne: Mr.. hspargh applied 10 ne Rom
iue To- time for money and obtrined II Or her. size
wanted it H. advance 1 her dividend On her bn ti cKo
CIossexanlinc.I had aothing 10 with the divorce III
| Indiana; kncw nothing "f It until IL traasp'red
Mr. Dsvics examined-Am piano fOrte IRA u'nc rrrr
| and acquainted with tie parties Have heard Nr.
MllspaGgh speak ui his wc. In CONNECTION WIN VIZ.
rdse,d he said be belies ed lIs lie rad had crnIua
intercourse with Mr. John HsIcGd aud oIheFs, lie sad
a suit coming about her; bis Vile ~"nied !,
kept private but he snid he would have Il public and II
would run three our families; inis wa Ia 1872
CrOsscIaIn!ned-Ibs sui he said Wa Against ''''
Adpns tor adultery.
Alfred II. Coffin testified. reside in this city an
IN tie domestic produce buiiness; Emo" Ais Adams,
| also Nj Milspauxh; my s'f agd were III TIE habil
II visiting them the Bond street House IA eJ9 sh'
kc Of Der husband several inet a. ubiind ahd IN
seHtemnny to- aid her; she said he ~as tonrl'"'s
!nlo1icattd: she told me frequently thai she hdh DO
affect ioB for her husband; she mentipn~ that had
thrown her chair very after their nIriag":
In leGl saw NT. M.lrItugh Drank tWic" In lis own
rom; lie drank et NY housei the Liquor VIA locked ur
IL his kouse Ill the peOse abuui gus away nnd
tleu passed around. the reason Why u va
locked up that they sometimes iudulsed to- freely
! beard lin two occasions G. u AIR. ii.
fool vr damn fool; he said IL in . tOnn Ol voice
from habit: sic told witness once hs, gentleman III
the boGse Lad spoken Of her intimacy WIKI llf lin
stsaa and Mr. MLlspaugb very angry aud she VA,
Al III oi him. she said that abe rrRarucG Nf i".s'e"G
very good friend. would be wiine to css her tt
shh him; was wiling to elope With ma' "as srHq
would do aud advised her To leave the f"@i sd
seeu house Mrs. Mispaugh used oieu to - marx Ahi
she appehehsvs her bssbaud misbtdie Of delir"n
IemeBa
! Cto,. ..,m,n,d-I WA aware o. sn utnckmcnt -f.
istlny between Nr, Nispsugh and Mr.. Adams before
he's separaton; meant there WA an irrrrsi 10 zach
othcr--no than Irritation; tie substance OF her
| rciifs, vas that SIG h.'tbl tsA,Dp S.'oue ~
and going ont West 10 get divorce h"m her nus
Ound; she told NC on lhi-s "ccasi9b ne WA s'i"s
mnrry Adams aid ~, gUi"g 10 fOit nay e, ND, "t
thft PURPOSE think abe sid Adams bod IBID h,i th''
be hrd c.rrespcrd-d sith lawyer - Fort Wayne on
tie subject, her return tAink she ueat"bed ti
her crng mint lad been fled nao shat o"totrf i"""
ing tie res II would 10 COM aIshe After tie cl'uFoe
was obtslued and before THEN marriage thev called AT
ny house, she sal cd a; W house two orhir nishr
suppose ny ,ie Is cornls tie Of Mr' NlisIaughi
nesrr Told Mr.. Niilsparsh Of their nten'i"r u x"
Wet and procure airorcri tie reason I'D not 49,.
b cot ana eel him Of u. ~ss because thonsht hi
q. Why al you No, soes out nr. Mlspsash. the
fritnd whom you Waited and WHO visited yon, and win
wh'rn Jon had drank for years. sad ~l an u 'Li'
A. supposed he knew as much Of his business As
DID l thought ould improve her happiness b, join
| o And you thorght that Improvement Of her tsppi
mesa be preferred even by ssacrihce Of rspeet
"a. A. I ,hougsi It would Be-, wa. no, Mr.. MILL
pausLs fleaa nor HIS enomT In an lntrrvicw With Mr.
Niispsngh after the siopcHoni of HE w.t. Do not re-
member telling tim thai did hot know ~ her whsres
bout did not promise 10 secs her Whereabouts aud
| laiorm BIN.
rur.r a., t;fcd IA Substance thai at une time Mrs NJ
vcrv sios with dph,hcria tie rIsi reseu days she
vss unsblc a. st up, Mr. NJ was thee c.ei, day g
wines. asked hiIa 10 give Me- NJ s"ne u-ieue 40 as
To- enable witness 10 get rect but be d. net n
Nfs NJ Tod Der that be had not given her any mCd
cine, lie used ~ 81 nj tie lost Of the tod lie On The
maned .waie vl,a... believed Tat he h.i !" e,1n
dnukinT bat To what extent .ae did NJ, know, Mr Al
,o'c s " Re she was 6amtd fool ~h.n arc "a. sok
be scemed angry al he inei witness oid s' he B.nst
oav. tie rom II he was guing 10 tak ~ her In thu
manner. but be did not leave neither Mi or Ma Al
secmed 10 beer affection for each Otaff witness eau
him drunk hile abe there. MS III lie the
bell aud the nght wHtchDan bronsht ~ four tins'cs OF
bquof. The nj morning TIE room looked 49, part!
had been drinking In H. Mr. Aspa NH cGInc horse obs
nieLi with MTs Hglst-ad. aud don't t!ns be wac 50
bcr CROUCH to uniress Himself; Mr.. Adams visited Mrs
81 very often when size was ck; witness I'D not see
| any fauitrItes between them.
Mr CHn,oa called the attention Of the Cour, TO the
fact that he Mi. Clinton, would assuIas tho marriage
between MrA VI. aud Adams bad been proved. aud
1 Mr. Fullerton did adult the fac proved. that
tie tubseqGeni marriage wa IA o'ldenee
| Mr. Clinton then submitted the record ~ jrda tent
Of the Common Pleas Of Allen County. Indiana show
ing tue proceedings and divorce Of Mrs H. nom hoT
husband.
Mr. Fullerton objected 20 II, claiming hat TIE udg
ment va. Invalid hr. NJ. Lot being sileusOr to the
laws Of Indiana. not being resident Of thet Sato.
The record was admitted By tie Judge. and the Court
Amer recess Mrs julia Coffin VI. .Iaminod--she
tod.ed that she had known the parties since 1885,
known MIS- NJ Intimately siGoe ls5e. visited her At
the Bond Street House Nj 81 WIS rude and ungenie
manly toward his wifei when irritoied he her called
tool and God damned fool ho called her such before
company think ihe occasion ~ the language wrs
when they wcro p,ying cards Wien slo did the
! night card; he was always somewhat under ia, In.
1Gence OF liquor; cav him drunk Once lyinc tho
soia IN has ROOMS III B0nas he sas sound aseep,
snd remained there only few moments account of
bis condition. neyoT saw him tud 10 His wife aud no
ac, tOaate feeling toward her. she constantly
planned II tho conduct Of her husband toward her. she
sad size could not live With him much longer and aou
get divorce from him. In 1869 she pfoirsstd 10
oye him but the ccutrlr! noyer cared for him. she
cien spoke o! Sir. lialsend, saying 10 Was Kind nrd
goutsmanly. the substance that she lad af'rc
tonate regard for Mr. Hss,ead tic 3'h Of July Mrs.
Miapaueh put her husband 10 bed; be was 80 drunk
he cOal not get bed himself. after Ua!seadt death
lie pccused her OF being incOnstau, aud treated Dor
cruelty In the of 1861, Mira. NJ. went Ia Sars.
toga with me aid py husband. Mr.. Adams and her
oLili weIe along.
i Gross eramined.-Ths attentions which passed he
tween Nj. Halstead aud Mrs. MIbpiugb indicated
su attachment; Judged she though, more u Mr.. Hal
4 stead than her husbsnd when ale told NE her Dos
band called her sccouut for intimacy With Mr.. In-
stead, made 10 reply that he had proVoca,on sor Il.
that was her own business when went 10 Europe II
was my wish that my husband should escort Mrs NJ n
the west she first told that clio was going TO get
divorce vi lille she az sick 1T the Union Place Hotel;
II none OF my business whether Mr. hlapaugi
knew his wife going TO the Wet 10 get divorce;
her AL right In ny Judgment. never knew
Mrs hilspaugh TO want any thing that would add 10
her comfort, Ia respect 10 dress.