The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-27

pocket When arrested me st0ten money w. tound IN
the OF the prisoner and he Pleaded guilty TO
taxing IT, Seal was taken before Justice Hogan and
committed % the Tomhs for tns,, /. soee.r r.aa7,
the STRONG DIVORCE SUIT.
uonmenes.asnt or emo Summing Up Ssr
tho Desence-Sketeh or che COunsers
Address. II III III s-i
!. SUPERIOR OOURr-rRIAL TERN.
1865, Before Judge 0Arvin. H.4i. ~.
rhe cioaing scenss il the famous strons divorce tga
tod were iaauguated ycstetay by the coAmesocment
OF The spmming upos cosnse which was Witnessed and
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tew nsiaAtas pes qSven ceacck. inc counsel ce,A-
meeocd &xA expresaoas of .thann 70 both the Judge
ana Jury ~ tns desc attention during tho prolonged
tra and devoted a very large part OF his eKor-
dunn to reminding the jury OF the sacred duty
with which tacy were charged and the great necessity
Of dvesting themse Of all causes Of bias and preu
dice They should dismiss all impressions except those
growing out the testimony and approach tho decision
OF tho case with minds entirely FREQ and impartial The
counsel next described four notable parties connected
with the action Tho first the plaintiffs husband
and father who asks for the dissolution Of Che mar
riago contract between himself and woman whom be
had received from her father all her native purity
and 70 whom he ad promised love and protection for
life and yet whom he would have the jury believe was
willy serpent that had brought shame into tho peaceful
Eden OF domestic bliss and plunged herself ana all
connected with her abyss of sin and degradation
II was charged that the defendant had scduced her
brother in law although would have been much moro
mi uraY bndi Nj AT
was the II would be the counsels study 10 snow
that prepostcrous theory was never advanced ID
court OF justice, and here the counsel submit.
ted twelve points Of law to tho Court, as
guidance in its charge to the jury. and as
judges on the subject Of marriage cohabaton DIVORCE
connivance adultery, conformation and forgiveness
He contcnded that the first issue should be expunged Pc
there time or place specied regarding me
acts OF adultery and argued that 1t was well settled
that tho plea Of quit could not be allowed by eithcr
party in a suL for divorce the ground OF adultery
neither could the declarations admissions confessions
OF either party be received evidence in the trial or
such unless supported ny independent evidence
Thoe was able independent evidence on this point
before tho fury and for chat the paintis case
was not made The plaintiff he described as an unem.
ployed lawyer ripe for mischief tickle, revengefu rock
icss OF consequences nattcntive 70 his wife importers
and full Of vanityat vanity which was evidenced ia tho
deposition OF Mrs Bedcthat ecclesiastical gimst and
auper-wbe she swore that Mrs Strong bad confessed
that the nero touch OF the hand OF Edward the IRE
prcsblc deacon bad carried her TO the depths Of crime
and nfamy The next person to DO noticed was tho de
PENDANT ten years younger than the plaintiff OF extraor
binary beauty religious education and devotion TO her
duties This was the person baid4o DC guilty q sucn
terrible crimes The next WAS her father man
over seventy OF age and the embodiment Of those
republican and uDestentatons manners that distinguish
American gentlemen Was 1T sin That that Old inan
fast Going towards his grave stood by his daugtev In
hcr hour Of need and determined to spend lis whole
Fortune II necessary, in battling her ,accuscrsf The
only remaining person TO BIO described was
tho irresistible and hypocritica deacon. Edward,
widowcr for several pears without occupation and
leading fo OF the most Internal hypocrisy Imagine
man n of The church active member.
too carrying the symbols Of the bread and VINE. and
processing To be sincere ohrSt'an The counsel passed
next 10 subject OF who responsible for bringing
the SUIT aud charged IL energctcaily upon tho plaintiff
whose motive, he argued was money y appeared that
Dir Strong claimed that Mr. Stevens had promised Linn
ten thousand dollars as marriage gift TO support
house account OF not Receiving this he intended
make his father.in law "bile tho dust and pull
OF His daughter. At this part Of his argument
si.s,g tcounsei criticised testimony Of Matilda
Masehi. the family governess. and charged her With
deliberate perjury and stated that without her evidence
tthe could never have gone 10 the jury Edward
strong had made deposition Why was no. read Or
PENDANTS statement that he had violated her under
threats Of taking her fe was alsea On the occasion Of
The alleged gathering OF clothes in the hall when Matilda
Musschi swore Mrs Strong was In Edwards room for
three hours, Alice 0Grady and one Ida rr.lne were
present Why Mere not they produced to CONFIRM Mus-
schi,s storyp Their residences known and they
could have been produced Why was not tho CORES
pondencc between Peter and Edward Strong on
tho subject Of the alleged gait produced and read
show the character of the correspondence swhcther
the husband wrote with Indignation or his brother &C
knowIedgod his guilt Where was the win Of Potter
Strong which he told Mrs Bcden that no left his vito
widows share and ALLOW cd her 10 remain the guardian
OF hschldren' Those matters under the control
of the plaintiff and have been cleared away by his
eel and left TO speculation and doubt Il they had
seen ft TO produce them The counsel quoted from the
scriptures 10 show The duties OF good husband, and
read the story OF Jacobs long servitude for
his VITO How different was The conduct of
Mr. Peter r. Strong. Tried by the standard OF the
Bible he WAS found sadly wanting In his duties o.
husband He neglected TO provide her suitable home,
placed her I'm apartments on third story gave her IA
sleeping chamber a immature museum, made her the
nurse OF his aged mother quartored her on her own
father and placed her la family the members OF which
not social 10 each other and neglected the duties
OF husband altogether There scarcely oasis,
the counsel declared in the extensive desert OF the
husbands nattentWn Had he been kind and attentive
he should have bccn she would have been
shut out from his brothers attentions and would not
have fallen Did NOT this tend 10 show the
OF the husband aud that he desired her criminal
dekradationg ihc attentions OF Edward known
hrs blind mother. How could the husband have b'en
ignorant Of them They were known 70 Mrs Bedel who
had demonstrated with Edward on account OF H. II Mrs
Strong was the seiuccr why were not these ronon
made 10 hes and not 10 Edward Srongy II
sought 10 DO shown by the plaintiff that his fathers will
obliged the members OF the family 10 live together
under The same roof with their aged mother, but
the counsel conten1ed that this 20 be
only while they were unmarried or unable TO provide
for themselves Any other construction would be absurd,
for how could all tile family, after all Its various mem
bers marrying continue TO dwell together under one
roof The harmony that would result from such
dtoh Of things would be similar 70 the harmony OF
Donnybro0k fair The here reverted again to the
testimony OF Matilda Mussehi 70 prove her perjury, and
read extracts illustrations In her direct exam
naon she had that the change Of bed took place
Sunday morning, the 9th OF January, and this was
introduced H. prove that Mr. Strong ceased 70 sleep with
his wife, and had ordered the change with that
intention after the horrible confession Of his wife.
From Mr. Grams opening II appeared that the alleged
confession made that same sunday night and not
before while the change OF bed occurred In the morning
How could the change then have been occasoned by the
confeSroaf Again, Miss Munsehl on direct examination
abe Ars. Strong out Of Edwards room on
the aston OF the clothes gathering In the hall while
the she sworo she did not see her
90 In or come out Was such testimony 70 convict Mrs
Strong OF aduitory3 II would be shown also that
other Witness Of the plainti-Mrs Hllicker-had com
mItted PERJURY
Arter debating other poLm ~ great length the
counsel broko on ~ quarter past four o'clock ~ tcer
u0on witch the intention Of concluding this morning,