The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-19
EXTRAORDINARY GRIM CON CASE.
a Merchant Sues the Alleged
Seducer of His Wife. .
Marriage OF the Wife with Her Alleged
Seducer.
AN INDIANA DIVORCE CASE.
High Life at Saratoga and Ma
CARA Fails,
Co., &c., &c.


Co., &c., &c.
supreme Court, Circuit.
Before Judge Leonard
jan. lS.-Andrew J. Ml1spauoA u,. Saa Ador.s MA
uai OF mis- celebrated cause WAS commenced to-day
Grim CON- usually attract considerable attention
especially whore the parties are persons Of standing or
well known in the community In this case the parties
are quito wealthy and In the best society; SO that
esde from me peculiar nature of the evidence the public
cannot fail TO be deeply Interested In tho result Tho
plaintiff VINO Is dry goods msrchant-one OF the Arm
Of Terbell, Jennings Company-ci that his wife
was scduced by the defendant and sham divorce
was subsequently, procured by the lady at the solicitation
Of her alleged seducer and that marriage was
hereupon contaminated between the loving couple
leaving poor Mllspaugh out in the cold. Tho parties
were all present in court and attracted general atten
ton Mrs Adams nee Mrs Millspaugh, evinced deep
interest in the progress of the trial She good look
ing woman, about thirty years of age of fair complexion
and dressed in the height Of fashion During the trial
TRANSFERRED that she the adopted daughter Of Mrs
Abbott, the actress Mr William NJ Fullerton appeared
as counsel for the plaintiff while Henry l.. Clinton
present TO look after the defendants interest
PIE CASH FOR TUE PBAIsTIFF-MR. RULLERToN'5
ADDRESS
Mr. Fullerton, in opening the for the PLAINTIFF
SPOKE substantially foliows-May tho Court please
gentlemen Of tho jury, the which 20 present to
you possesses extraordinary character II involves
the consideration of the circumstances attending tho
ductou Of the plaintiffs wife by the defendant under e
most aggavatpg circumstances the opinion at
tho outset has when you have heard tho evidence you
will arrive at tS conclusion at social life furnishes no
parallel to the ocaage which has boen inflicted in this
instance by the defendant upon my clont His wife
and akeD from In md rcd
worse than motherass, and his happy home made
desolae. But will proceed to state she facts and
connected with this most iearess
Tho plaintiff Is Mr. Andrew J. Millspang who for a num-
Der Of years has been member Of the firm Of Terbei
Jennings Co., and during that tine has won for
himself good name In the mercantile community, Of
which he Is most worthy member Like most men
of wealth, he cosnmensed hts carcer' poor. Many
years since he took the position Of by Of ala work,
stsion he now occupies In 1866 he married Prior TO
mint time no became Acquainted with youDiadyr who,
By birth education and poson was fitted Z, BECOME his
wifG They mnrrisf, shink, by the Rev. DR. Hut
Ion, Ia his church In 1850 shey went board 70 the
Bond Street House, highly respectable hotel in shis
cityand in 1850 the defendant there to Board aLso,
and i'm some way or o,lsr, unknown the painrsH
made the acquaintance Of his wife Tho defendant
knowrqps handsome who prided himself upon
his good looks He had polished manner 6as address,
and externally was gentleman Possessing all these
qualities- qualities powerful with the other ssx-hs
welded the power To destroy tho plaintiffs wife There
not art that he possessed which he did not
poy carry out his designs nd the result was that she
her husband and once happy homo and went
to live with the defendant The nrst time Milkpaugh
knew they were acquainted was when he found
him Ia his wifc's apartments, on the OCCASION
Of social gathering OF friends He did not know what
the defendants occupation was (he hanger nat
the hotel and did not appear 10 do anything for vc
hoodl and consequently dislikod him in company
with his wife. can't state what the defendants 0cou
patton really but may be abc 20 show you before
the close Of this case The plaintiff asked his wife how
she became acquainted with the defendant, when she
made some excuse, and the conversation dropped The
acquaintance. commenced here continued until 1862.
Mspaugh In the habit OF taking his breakfast early,
and returning from his place Of business late in the
evening, sometimes ms late as eleven or twelve O'Clock.
He the younger member OF the Arm and expected
be in the store the first In the morning and the last at
night We shall show you that Adams In MIS- Mills
room at all hours OF the day and night during the
absence of her husband He commenced hs visits carly
IN the day and was with her late at night lie me. her
breakfast and at dinner and they enjoyed their pleas
ant ete ete after every one had risen from the liable
They have been In the streets together In the Park
In Union square, Broadway, at all hours Of the day
They always together and appeared to be nseparl
BILE All this happened when Mr. Aillspough abscn1
1851, about the ls of August think Mn. MIspaugh
asked her husband leave 10 visit Saratoga In company
had confidence in these people and expressed his willing
that she should go IN their society They went to
Saratoga on The Sd of August and the third day after
stopped at the same hotel, and took a room ad-
joining that, or Immediately in the neighborhood,
Of Mrs. Mspaugh's. They stopped there some days
when Mrs. Mispaugh suddenly left the place In com
pany with Adams, and the following day made her
appearance New York. II appears that They took the
night boat nj Albany, coming to this city, instead of
the regular train Of which gets into New York about
ten hafpast ten o'clock The inference TO be drawn
from this fact Ia suggestive TO every mind Things went
ON this way until 1892, when Mrs. Mispaugh left the
city various occasions TO visit, she stated her
friends in different parts OF the country, and II al
ways observed that whenever Mrs Mllspaugh left New
York Adams le also We shall show you that he Joined
Is Ma Yop 10 y ber oher IN u Dcansre
In this state Her husband, whdwas always kind and
indulgent,. accompanied her to the railroad depot
received lettcr from her, saying she would
not return to her home again. He then learned for the
first time the nature Of intimacy which existed be.
tween her and the defendant, and very naturally be-
evod THAT Adams ut the bottom OF all tho mischief
The plaintiff Immediately went to his wife's mothers
extraordinary conduct She would give him reason,
however but said she was determined not TO live with
him any longer Mrs. Nlspaugh had her child with her,
and controversy commenced as 10 who should retain
possession OF H. and the result that the plaintiff
scented TO her keeping the infant provided that she would
return 10 her home and faithfully attend to her duties
wife and mother Mrs Millspaugh consented W the bar
gain and promised TO return when her VISIT 10 her mother
ended and IN the meantime agreed to write TO the
plaintiff regularly and tell him how the child was; he
heard nothing from her however until the 25th OF July
when the servant girl who bad charge OF the child came
10 him and stated that Mrs. Mspaugh had come down
the Hudson River Railroad far az Fishk, where
the purpose Of collecting some dividends that were com
Ing 70 her from bank stocks In the month OF August
Mrs Mlspaugh came TO New York and went TO her hus
bands boarding place, and there met by the plaintiff
The latter very naturally asked her to for her
sence when she told him that she had been East TO visit
her friends Sho was obliged 10 resort TO falsehood TO
up greater crime. II not that she
visiting her friends down East. She was not spending
her time In this innocent manner for, on the 10th
OF July she left Fishkill with Seth Adams and
started for Niagara Falls They there put up the Caa
ract House. registering their names Seth Adams end
sster-Mrs. Burnett The next day being Sunday, they
took carriage and went to the Suspension Bridge whore
they took the cars for Detroit They arrived Ia Detroit
the 26h OF July and put up at the Bdde House,
iscring their names as Mr. adams, Of New York, and
Mrs Burnett He represented that she hts sister,
and secured rooms commun eating with each other on
the 9th OF that month they left and took the for
Chicago. Before leaving for Chicago, however, Adams
asked the clerk in the Biddlc House II hc know where
there was nice hotel Ia Chicago that lie ccaId stay
week or so AZ He was told that the Briggs EoEe would
probably answer his purpose and when he arrived 1T Chi
cego he went 70 That hotel and registered uel
Mr.. Adams and Mrs Mnturn, OF New YORK; After sayin
IN Chicago about week they took the Mthigan Scuhen
Railroad, and started for Fort Wayne Indiana wher
they arrived on the 9Th Of Anrna M mi ~ IA ~