The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-29
DIVORCE AND ALIMoMY.

Curious Case-A wife Divorced Returns
90 Her Husband, Leaves Him Again
and Then Sues for Alimony-A Govern
ment Detective I'm Trouble, sc.
Another of those which the dark side OF
ried existence Is plainly displayed up yesterday
before Judge Barnard Divorces and the painful crcum
attendant thereto have been Of late much the
subject OF public scandal among The sacredness and
unity Of the marriage tie seem TO have been utterly
ignored and the demons Of brutality and lust taken their
place
The parties to the present contest according TO the
afdavs are named respectively Harriet L. Raynor and
William M Raynor The latter was formerly Brooklyn
police and afterwards government detective. He
keeps an establishment in the City OF Churches called
the Brooklyn once II is asserted that during the
he made large amount Of money in the bounty
brokerage business The aidavits in the case, the
part of Mrs. Raynor, set forth the following facts:
In the month Of January, 1856 Harriet L. Raynor
united in ma.rimony TO William M. Raynor. Her
RED life up to enc month Of January 1862 had been
Of misery desttuon and wretchedncss caused by the
treatment Of her husband immediately after her mar
riagc and previous to the birth OF her hrst child, he
series Of bralties which seriously affected
her health and spirits That he frequently beat and
knocked her down. cuA and bruised and otherwise in
ured her That from the year 1850 and up TO January
1862 he inflicted upon her cruetes, insults and dcgra
dation which overwhelmed her With mental anguish and
physical prosration OF body He then abandoned her
and her children, leaving them penness. That during
this time she gave birth 10 three children two of whom
are still living That one Of the births was premature 10
consequence Of defendant beating and Kicking her
That he frequently left herself and children without
To ws J, able 2 s DSys E S% :,
police in the city Of Brooklyn. He was in
the habit Of committing adultery with ewd women On
food she met defendant Brooklyn aud asked him for
relief for herself and children when he knocked her
was discharged by The Police COMMISSIONER In the
month OF september 1892 she cmmenced an action for
divorce against defendant tho grounds Of adultery with
complaint asserting that plaintiff had committed adu
terry with three different men, Shortly after this answer
grounds for such charges NM. Raynor then pet,ioncd
FOR sIimony and allowance, through her counsel, Mr.
Thomas Dunphy. who has conducted the case when
Rsyn0r lmpored her mot 70 prosecute the suit against
him, he was poor and unable 10 pay alimony.
He also requested her not 70 name the women with
whom she accused him or having committed
adultery a. they were married wonisu, residing
with their husbands, and " the latter heard OF
y they would beat or XIII him. This MR. naynor re-
fused to do and her petition the Court IN November
1854 granted Amony q tho rate Of eight dollars per
week. Soon after Raynor called upon his wife, and
prcsrns ~ he was totally unable 10 meet the demand
and promised that Is she would lei stand over for few
%on,ss nc would 40 what ne could 20 ~ .c ne
mentioned In her complaint, and put In new complaint
with the names Of other women With whom he bad CON-
missd inform her counsel where they could procure
abundant testimony. The names Of the women were
wfhoraWn ana others substituted "a tneir place. wnen
naynor promised bis wife thai he would pay rs soon
poss bic only the amony allowed by the Court, but
~ much more his means would allow 70 support the
children The cause was then tried before referee In
February, 1868. and judgment Of divorce for
plaintiff granted. Immediately afcr the de-
cree OF divorce had been granted he left
this state and obtained the appointment Of detective In
the United states service 1t Washington where he
ma ned until June, 1894 and then returned TO the city
OF brooklyn and commenced business bounty broker
and now keeps public house at No 7wlloughby street
Brooklyn, known az the Brooklyn Once" While
Raynor was In Washington his wife made several de-
mands upon him by letter for the alimony alowed but
ne paid no attention 10 her BY his request herself aud
children being the destitute circumstances she
went 10 Washington his promise 10 pay her the all
mony and give her . comfortable home. His III treat.
ment hsre again commenced when she left him for the
second time.
This is statement Of the case made by Mrs Raynor,
and she now appears before the cour petonng for
additional order 10 compel defendant TO pay the amount
Of smony set down In the decree OF divorce
Defendant 10 answer states that soea after the com.
mcncement Of the action for dvorce be called upon Mr.
Thomas Dunphy, counsel for Mrs Raynor averrns that
be Dunphy) had proof with which 70 obtain divorce
for the plaintiff Mr. Dunphy Acknowledged that he had
proof the part Of his client bat that she deter
mined procunog divorce, and he offered 70 enter