Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-11-27

Strange Episode In n Divorce suit.
Ms,rimony has its sufferings as well a.
its rights. The tender. loving ties, the
kind relations, the responsive affection OF
husband and wife, are sometimes, alas !
too often blasted. The passional nature
of husband and wife 10 dissolved and ha-
tired. that would only exist between enc
mics, becomes q chronic disease IN the
matrimonial relation. 1t is the most IN
happy condition Of human lfe-this mat
rimonial discord. And yet it will exist;
and, however u~naccountable 1t may oe,
there appears to be no remedy LOT inc
malady.
Week after week it becomes our duty
TO record the violated wretchedness OF
married life. Within the last few days
case of peculiar interest came up before
the courts. A series Of outrages, which
are almost Undesirable, have been pre-.
sen.ed for public consideration. We shall
proceed to give the details.
A lady Of considerable beauty, although
not young, was induced to enter into mar
r;ed life with an old man. This old mar
was wealthy. In addition to his wealth
he has nine children, the greater number
Of them being manageable.
The lady, elegant. handsome, and INTEL
ligent, became the step.mother OF nine
| children. How they treated her it 10 our
business to record. The treatment she
received will be seen below.
The history Of the courtship is interest
ing, On memorable day in 1868. Miss
Hart, accompanied by her niece, went to
MI. Bogert's place Of business in Blocker
street, to get q small trunk repaired, the
lob amounting to twenty-five cents. Miss
Har. subsequently called on Mr.. Bogert
to purchase somee enamel leather. DE had
not got the article just then. He said he
would have il in q day or two. and he
asked for Miss Harris address. She gave
i, TO him, as she alleges, under the belief
that the article she required would be sent
home when he procured it for her.
This appears to have been the origin OF
the troubls. While the lady thought che
was going to get her enamelled leather,
the gentleman was studying the marriage
question. Having got the lady's address,
he appears to have followed up this 40.
ouaintancs with special tsnscity. With
his nine children, he seems to have been
man Of still larger marital ambition. He
called upon her one Sabbath evening. In
i,iated ~courtship, we all know, begets ten
derness which only the initiated can ap'
preciate. The lady goes to the country
but before she does so, a relation 10 left in
the way who 10 asked to announce to Mr
Bogert, Miss Harris return from the coun'
try.
A courtship Of twelve months having
been gone through. marriage was proposed
by Mr.. Bogsrt. A dialogue took place
upon that interesting occasion to the fol.
lowing effect:
Although Misc Hart had been unwis'
enough to permit herself to DO drawn into
this suit with an elderly gentleman with
his large responsibilities. che manifested
some sagacity before her marriage
Rightly appreciating the possible troubles
that might be expected in . house with
nine children, every one Of whom regarded
the marriage Of their father with instinct
i've dislike, Mlss Hart spoke frankly OF
the subject to Mr.. Bogert. He, however
assured her that she need have no appre'
tensions regarding his children, whom h
represented a. kind, obedient, and dutiful
Upon this assurance she appears to hav'
placed implicit confidence, and the mar
rage was forthwith solemnizsd.
now THE LADY Was TREATED.
Scarcely had Miss Hart entered III,
family when her troubles commenced
The eldest daughter was placed BY hel
fathers consent at the head Of the table
aud the wife made to take the humbles'
seat at the board. This was, to say thu
least, a~ggrayating enough; but, according
to the papers in the suit brought BY the
lady for q divorce, in the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, the children, especially tht
females, offered Mrs. Bogert annoyance o
the most petty character. She states tina
they would snatch the tea cup and sugsl
bowl from before her. There 10 Q state
men, that when she complained to he
husband Of the treatment she was receiv'
ing from the children, that he would JUMP
out of bed, clench his fist, and she b,
compelled to leave her bed. and quit tn,
room.
ADDITIONAL oHARoEs OF CRUELTY.
The old saw that "it il better to be al
old mans darling than q young man,
slave" was not proven in the case We ~,
writing about. Marry in haste and repen
at leisure, 10 another aphorism, which ha
a considerable basis Of wisdom. Sucl
appears to DO the case with Mr.. Bogert
After q series Of acts OF violence, 40 i
alleged in the papers in the suit, acts o
violence such as squeezing her arm, strik
ing her on the back, be procured the ser
vices Of q lawyer to make q separate
maintenance for her, she undertaking 4
quit hi, house. This arrangement tn,
lady did not appear to be willing to sue
cumb to. She wal sent for BY this law
yer. and an order that she should com,
alone. But instead OF complying with
this request, Mrs. Bogers waited on tn,
lawyer in company with another lady
which appeared to take the legal gentle
man somewhat by surprise. His requisi
ton that che should come to . quiet settle
ment with her husband-that 10, to leav,
his house-she perenptorily rejected. H.
gave her Q week to make up her mind, bu
without producing any change in her de-
termination. Finding that she was no
willing to be put away, the husband mex
proposes to 60 out West with her, sayInl
that as he could do nothing with her in thil
State. he would 90 to q State where b,
could bring her to terms. Illinois wa
the place he first proposed to take her to
and then he changed his mind, and offered
to bring her to Indiana. She refused tt
accompany him, saying that II he contin'
ued to ill-treat her she would have NJ
means to return to New York, and de,
mandod to have $500 placed at her dispo'
sal. This he agreed to do; but, after con
siderable lodging, and informing her tina
his preparations for going to the Yves
were all completed. he refused to give he,
the $500; whersupon she declined to ac'
company him.
THE MKT NOV w HI DOMESTIC cHlss.
MANN