New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-25

FICATIoSs AND CHARGES.
Peter r. Strong agt. Mary r.. strong. I'll,
The Judge was promptly present at IL o."n,aJ
the time for opening the Court and the Court room marked
the crowded appearance the audience 9e TO the
abpouce of one Of the urors and the mean time @
iu he received continued ecce.sions u of counsel
ere seen as yrsfsrlny tile plaintiff being Ire,e'a a uror
father Of the defendant sitting eS ne' '''
| having appeared the case pr ceedrd -
| OPENING oY COUNSEL -.,,o eo, IN.
Mr. Crop,n On oneninr the case. thanked me lie
care they had exercised 9 the sf,ypac case avoid
unnecrssry -ne The real parties ID 'u ;tre ,r. coul.
between bandandwiis really otns.e marriage aud
powerful niy who had taxi sn w" b the sinff be
ii''ed an ~" Is ~ iv compiled him TO- Inc ,oun'.'
then skeiched the history Of Mf sGn. rortion of ms
the orqn't oy sn F Nr song fhrr leaving hs "l1T %
with reques., that She shoul go now by drfendsnts .
puttd crime to PER % NJ had never prscced; he had
been see',o w Nav Is 1881 he bad married the dsngst "
John Austin stys"s u W" " bopprss which are cp.n a
MN MN tsd wth the aet prospects OF haPpG. Ms bore
psitf nan o done'.e i h9o - 80 w Nom in A. r 1884
10 May 90 80 ~ time Eiwud " Strong. the brother Of
;s rsntig lost iis wife and whrn they reiurltd uoy
o nj In down to 1851 the 10 and dT, nian 'a
-, ami fvo other children bonn ~ hnrs wv.
Min the mo her thc defendant being prrep %ls. ig i
be ng Tor the advantage olthe children one % "n0 0
through di-ea-e contracted ~ the city. -, e rs,.a y
! Connsc uied 10 religions Impressions o tu%an "
strong bs bu due Suud y-school is reioihs 'an'y
efs and her interrst in the purposesi 20 ms heNnt
stood sponsor her request q ihe yeF{ IN, 'hs | en- &
going ou The defendant rode with Edw'ia, W,N,g -
I1r, ,yss IN innate With him nususpcctei by the piitu
How could hr suspect 81 isd be done 30 he wo"ia Ig,
been A. bad a. they. II was cIlme unpaaH'rd i"'
crime neg 1860 dlrins which this app'asnce o isou,
interest wa. Kept op With all these i~suaids sb3ut hti
with two living children about again e. become no hri 'e
, from thai time wa in the cummisui0n OF this criue
broken owls by th departure OF Edward re Ptn Wa
Kind and sAeconrr hu.bsud and The nnrisr 10 'h' '
vs. happy Froul then estranscrn"ut cohmrcrd. "a
ward strong home on irflougn ~ e e oi we 'ust
mas ho.idtys ~ 1901. The ptnuH wss then A'ls III a
house m his city aud Edward visited them lhe ,Tme wa
renewed and ceased sgrn bis leaving Then 'hc enme
cane The defendant sgs aoont to become mo
Sbe must h-ve known who the father Of hrE emo wa, Vhr
Of the chdrrn DIED All these pss'ons fesrt or hr
lovers sure, grief for heT dead o'td ava tfmoI-c Irysa
ON her h,r child buIed the iih Of January On the
b OF January Mary read chapter IL the Bible 10 her psien
After Mary had lett the plaintiff drew to her and asked her 70
iet tli be means Of drawing ,hem toseLer The wife
seemed strangely silted threw hrr a De eet 2nd ia
pored hin to forgive her lie said she wa ner
e.Isnsonsnt; wherrupon she confessed her whole crime
Nj Grshsm here interrupted Ihis could not ec evidence
and not proper fr the counsel to Introduce II Ia h'
The Court overruled the objection:
Couuse continued he plaia felt no anger he iet ever
sion He fst pity and for her immediately he called
he and had sepsiaie room prepaed Tor hm
that night he 10 the determination ior the saAe OF m
children the 'ak- OF hs parents for he ',tr ~ 81 h
might lie udr this mistake under the'e ot'e' ana De
Shortly after shs made written confession, and shortly
after letter 90 Edward telling hiu all "ss discovered
and her had returned to her husband For irre wtrt
: lOOr' this secret win hln iNFA
he her stter ard tod him Al tf't MI steVen' o.
ycd him crsZy. but her own COME on II last c'n'nee'
him and The ie communicated mother sud si.'r
Al tnia tine The drie det "a. srd me d
ieyrs on The proo'rs iLHt he = Qua ho' g e,;,'a ~
house in iw"itN nf-t -, "c,"iNht st'-.'," ~
atewsrd, ~lh the desire Of sec'cy s,ois on MN 'n,
e p L. lie tIi~d tins wfechrd ie OF ~ t'a e.
pusou Of IN the saiue house 50 long as De con'
b,sr IT, It vac wicked, cfei rins 10 the child en- 70 r,.sb
long l could bear b. At the end 1872 they gave Up i
house At Ip; che wentto her hher bousr nAd be TO b
u mo,h,rs The ully knew that the delrndni was not co
lt hsbitns with III. vie bu, stu sind 20 him 20 ous
he consented victim. This life If continued, ua'
M.snwhir the driadaui bad miscarriage. The couu'e
here alluded to the rscen indictment arSins, ir strong
The public spite o the hofis OF a parirs for
began talk about thriT sepsraou Thr dfndsn' eed OF
he called At her is,sef. house separate opssn,
nj pepa5.d for h Nh, hsessssT also ppsseS % a. p
g there aud h the time when she must have known all h
knew when shr charged hiln WITH crime ,
separation aud 70 h. chi dTe Thee slrs'ge relations e
" duced spirit Of resistance then oppotton SINGER snd
the Al sst the ahe found hs could 10 longer Bee
rth Te 1e M Of his suit was .or the children One Of Il
PHI issues ia every dvoro suit separation, but the main 81
,ed most ira 20 liant one va, the children.
Counsel then aiudrd 70 tue snwef aud called attention
the m setting and ioryen"ss ard not beug
rk He then eIp ned combination that = VA eiber an
press forgiveness npro which could ari-e IN but
wv c5ab alton with fu knowledge o the otcnse That a.
ed plaintiff hs1 r the ske ~ biz wife sud children given
ish ground lor presumption OF the latter
the There hsd bee pIoPo'o. ier ;ri,einsn' ~ The psi
NAT divorce oil he dmandd hst BE- should have tr pow,
=; to wscb oy~r children. TLe de',ndaut demanded Il
- posses.on Of one child. riis wls usdni-,lble.
az In June 165 hubeas ooIPu issdrd 20 he filer
81 defendant for tue CT I'D ~ bot the mother fed wih
'ir- child this wish unparalleled aulac the defendant h
in tb- very subject matter Of the hugou dying o.
his Court NoLe fsuiy know where tie H. the sit
"a With her aud AID receive litter. Gom her,
,, swcsI they know where she H. Az adyennents
% inserted OF he death Of tie eld ia Portland, Me. bu, Il
M NV plsiuiif could not hnd that the Guild was dead
VI The counr then alluded 70 Mr. Giahsm threat Inst th
on should hard rosd 20 live That rspaued msi
10 hing a. the examination Of the plaintiff mohe
Der The dei,eni teu stated ,he isots Of the Lifting house
III Vernon fotier snd biz Transactions I'm tlni iaAiy
M. He read TIE programme Of the in-tation formed
i M-s5aIpe. Walsh aud Poster, the Metropolitan Medical :
'' ,tN That the drirndint Of lie mother, had
the kou.e aud subsequently bod rntted Mrs Potter
~ hrs a-sh BY ibe direction o. BE- uo'e,r tIm Which
Hs cs ." hn as conclnsIfe eF'nce oi ainttiy ITO Ih
es dessei the character Of tie various witnesses Of the
euse iar Mr.. Walsh aud bs Massey charging Mi
lc Wash wa b. ins on accessory l'I hr iat 9rf Adau
he hat Nh Stephen j. acted her by The terror Of III
an an air s,fous bod counilued sdu.tsry
es Mf Creu conuueL d,cu...us Ir. and Mr. Massey
up side with having anything % DO with IT, ~
d. Couusr aimed that being unable 70 procure hi. chdr'
nj in any other way he forced 10 this pgtc s That
~ ilte morality that sought 70 conceal such dseso
~ In society," that did not object 10 he crimes but sought 20
~ ga them Besid. the yaiutf lad sought up the D.
u, instant within The a' soes had cont ,sengeIs o peace.
of The coal-e e he had beeu long addressing The l1r
he but haa been gaiy inerrod 10 tte c'e II he co
~ place Ae children before ne lly would not be ueccssf
~. i9f hin % speak s1cb length.
er Nr Graham desired alke correction Tie counsel Il
10 seolu to .ycryiing and tie d-sndsnt nothing n
~ would coil attention Le juy the fact hst tine suppa
TX TO- .lii- ,4e 4.yy o. 5ir s'rort pt uot.
"a Mr objected to an"es Of he .fosent sisge to
N The oor, statsd that th, time O'Clock ?. having
rived when ecc.- w.! ".nay aAen be- woed on ocrDuI
30 II lie ufi-fsoOd hat tnnIe vaions drpoH0r
u 70 b. sesd asst might fae be- would take tLe
Mr. McKeoa had no objection tbs course but be woul
cal hs iionors arenoh 10 one t1nf ne Laf iArncd III