The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-10
The Romance OF Married Life.
HEROINE OF THREE MARRIAGES AND TWO
DIVORCES IN SEARCH OF THIRD LEGAL sKPA

From tho Indianapolis Ind) Sentinel, Nov. III
case OF habeas corpus was decided by Judge Blair
yesterday In which was determined as TO which parent
should have the exclusive custody Of their only child
that disclosed good many turns In matrimonial life
almost enough TO form an interesting romance The
facts substantially as foows:-Richard w Taylor
married Elizabeth NJ Owens in Kentucky before the
On the breaking out Of the war Richard left his
wife and went South joining the southern army Eliza
beth, with her child, moved with her fathers family
to the neighborhood Of this city, where he and his
family have resided ever since In 1851 Elizabeth
obtained q divorce from her husband in the Marion
Circuit Court and shortly after married another
Some time after that Richard returned from the South
saw Elizabeth persuaded her TO Obtain divorce from
second time they married After the second
riagc Richard had means TO support hs wife, contr
buted nothing support her and her child they all lv
ing with her father he abused her very badly beat
ing her that she has nearly osi the hearing Of Of
her ears He bargained for house IN town. and per
suadcd her to come and live with him. which she did,
her father supplying all the furniture they needed Not
being able the payments the house they were
turned out she gong again to her father but they
fused 10 receive him. and would not allow him to
about In the meantime she again applied Tor Advorce,
and that application Is now pending and VIII 10 heard nj
the present term OF the court
Richard came back few days since aud tr1sj TO per.
suadc Elizabeth let him live with her but she refused
and her family would not let him come to their house.
Az means to got the wife back h. tried 10 get her child
from hcr -four years old and 10 which she Is
passionately attached On last Tuesday, on the areet,
the Post ONCE, he her and tried TO take the
child James away by force but her parents being with
her prevented n and quite scene was ocoasoned on tho
street, shescekinE refuge, WIN Chnu,
Of Hendricks. Perkins Hord Richsrdth sued out a
writ OF habeas corpus to obtain possession OF the child
thereby bringing the matter bcor" the csirts. Hcr
counsel contcnded the trial OK the case thai he
had 10 support the child, that he ~as worth
less dssolute fellow aud not proper person to oDtrus
with the care OF child OF The age Of James HIS
sci answered that she had lived abandon life. ans
was III to be entrusted With the chid and the cyi
deuce court both sides to establish their po as
~ this stage OF the the original rccod ex
amned and was found thai the Cauir In srapiin. the
arst divorce the custody ~ the child TO Ebcti
until furt her decreed by the Court On this posn, benz
raised Judge Blair ut dissaisScd the suit. Tn
counsel tor Richard conencd thai the second
between the passes set astir or annAlled th
decree Of the Court In granting the divorce
| placing them they were y foro the ~
yorec was granted and s snstN .act that there
no record IN tn books In whi,h tase involving III
point has been decided " Richard tli Itr-lu II ~
prosecution for the possession OF tn chd W sN NV
10 do 80 BY getting The lrcut Court % ~ t tus v
! d, giving her the custody OF the cly1A