The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-12
EXTRAORDINARY DIVORCE CASE.
A Liberty Street Insurance Broker Eued by His
Wife in an Action Of Divorce.
A s'LadYt Of the DcImi-MOnde
i'm Question.
THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD"
RtOUS REVEL IONS.
&c. nc. &c.


II is alwnys painful 10 write subjects relating 10
the dissolution Of domestic ties These ties should
be hold sacred and preserved with the strctest
fidelity as the best guarantee the purity and proec
ton OF society. But in moments OF passion, many OF
those who are soemnfy bound 70 throw around home
associations the home circle tho tenderesl affection
and tho most watchinl vigilance unfortunately the
first to esroy with rudo violence the felicity that ought
TO preside like guardian angel at the rosides OF the
| rich and OF the poor
remarkable divorce case, displaying The skeleton
In the cupboard" will occupy the attention OF
law cours-ose institutions where the vices, the vani
ties the crires the virtues Of the NO live
in arc often disclosed furnishing which the
,visest aud bost among might ley heart with the
utmost advantage.
PARTIES
II appears that Nj Nathaniel C. Bishop, Of No 81
Liberty street, in this city, rho person accused IN the
present instance OF conjga aitessness, born at
Winthrop in tho State Of Maine, the 2lEt Of June,
1906. He has therefore entered his sixty second year.
He commenced business in Bangor Maine At subse-
grcnt period he come 10 this city and formed
nection with two Arms. In is54-heing then In
the insurance brokerage bnsineshc married the lady
who ~ bringing action a,ains. him for divorce
Hrs income The of his alleged unfahfnnes to
He had previously married. daughter being The
issue OF that marriage. About nine years ago, and but
short time after his second marriage with tho lady who
institutes the suit the brshand conducted himself
In such 10 the suspicious III his wife.
No open rupture occurred between them until about
three years ago. Mrs. Bishop then gave her hus-
band TO understand tina. she had become
If the in which he breaking mp
her happiness and tho peace OF his home.
she nscertaned that young woman, named Char, y.
Wallace, who It rs supposed belonged tho dcn,iode,
had su ppaned her in tho affections of her husband The
distress and agony efhe wife at this moment ay well
be imagined and happiness were OF conrse, ban
shcd from Tho schoId; and the husband, finding that
no could not without tho circumstances of his vito carry
the tiaio, fed it'll his mistress Stamford, Conn.
In that locality In May ast he tool elegant honse, OF
which he made his mis,fees" mistress, and, is
alleged formed the dcsign OF procuring divorce from
his Wife But the energy OF Ars Bishop defeated This
plan. She tracked Mr.. Bishop and Miss Wallace 10
Stamford. Gong into the hons, che ordered Miss wal
lace to leave She sncceoad In driving t1 flom
her presence. but the husband and the mistress went
hack New York. and Mir. Bishop ief, in posscs-
sion Of the residence at Stanford where We believe, the
utmost sympathy manifested for the painful position
IN which she had been thus placed.
AGiisr p:sH0r
Mrs. Bishop resolved 10 bring her husband before the
tribunals of Connecticut and by LEGAL process, get
separation from the whom shc accuses Of having
torn her heastrings and wounded tho finest and deep.
ct sensioies OF her nature Acting up to this resolve
she placed the history Of her sad wrong the hands
eminent counsel. AMI before Mr. Bishop lett stamford
the papers were served upon him. All the necessary
proceedings for the commencement 81 the action have
been taken and the hearing of the suit is set down cr
the 14th OF the ensuing month at Danbnry Conn. Mrs
Bishop IL understand residing al Stamford. and
win probably there til the result OF tho suit Is
known when she may, in all likelihood revisit this city
and take up her abode with her friends.
ALLEGED ATTEMPT PLACE sisHor ~ iUStUc
II is asserted that when Mr. Bishop that his wife
really understood tho chara OF Lis amoIrs he pro-
octcd and attempted 10 carry into execution plan for
placing tho unhappy lady in iuBatic asylum. For that
purpose Mr. Bishop ~ the statement goes, employed de-
iectves from the police headquarters Ia Mulberry street
TO those officers NJ Bishop made statement, declaring
that his wife insano-a 10 subject for q unatc
um--and the detectives having entered Mr.. Bishops
house, seized Na Bishop and conveyed her IN . car.
rage Notwithstanding al her protctatiops Of periec,
sanity W the police station at Mulberry street Here
the lady was locked up IN room hor screams FOR help
were loud; the officers. who were accompaplc by NJ
Bishop, opened the door, and they satisfied thcn
selves that the allegations 10 tho insanity Of Mr..
Bishop were without foundation.
In 1863 Mr. Bshop appeared To- grow fond oil hs WIFE,
said her health was not good and urged her 10 travel Tor
the benefit 81 ~ For the purpose a. ARRANGEMENTS Ior
journey TO her husbands friends in Maine And bee
own in ~ Jchn's, New Brunswick, she went for short
time TO her sisters house in Brooklyn. While MY.
n shs W spaIns 'er ner f ne. e,ss
frudred Clara Wallace 10 mis- house, which lac repre-
sented 70 have snblet and professed 90 be boarding
there with her. Mrs. Bishop went TO This house and
found Clara there but iopg suspicion OF wrong then
occurred 10 her mind. Clara invited the lady 70 coll
again, saying she would he gisd To her any
time. After thus Mrs Bishop pn,ccoded her Journey
East There she heard seldom from her husband whose
renttsncns Ia her bramc frw. Towards the CLOSE Of
1865 he informed hts safe ny tia, he would
her again. While Ia - johns and Maine, Mrs.
Bishop sbQei not ha,ins received funds her
husband IN contract dobl and u H. alleged tvi Bishop
caused report TO be- circulated that the lady nv
his wife but HIS mistfcssa IMPORT which seemed "a gam
credit from Tive fact that the unhappy wife Obliged
a. contract dcbts In order 90 support herself The
port believed in quarters. and bad serious
effect Mrs. Bishops health, which suffered niucn
without entering Into the smaller rstcrars VI thia
sad story IL may be added tina, Mrs Bishop made her
severe in the month ~ March Last. She suffered great
pri, atons on the wey.
hEs. msHoes nr.gstw WIN HtE HUSBAND Az Bh
HsosBwsl,
Size went at once the cfice uf her In shanh who
had removed from Liberty street ~ Brnldwsy. ".
sought to shake her or but she insisted going home
with him. Finally they both went 10 the b0asr a Mr..
Bishops sister, Ia brooklyn. and there dnsd. After
his only child by this marriage ittie boy. and went
out of the house Mrr Bishop followed, bnt being m
able h. keep up with him lrnm want 81 strength, s.~
tainted and had TO be taken back 20 her ssrre She
bad another interview with him. and Just a. she o.terr
the Office found messenger In The st ot handing
note from Mrs. Wallace 10 Mr.. Bishop, making An 40
pontfnent 81 early that evening.
These, believe. tho main facts OF tho case.
fhnre minor details but se base no room Tor them
,sRssT OF sG.SnOr n. wAfIssE
Mr. j. X Savage special defentve Of this city, has been
for some tire search ol Bishop and Wallsce 1hey
had mad> from him Ut one time In The a.
James HpteL Afer considerable perseverance, and
Thursday evening, an apartment o. the Dsisnan
House. corner Fortcth street and Sixth avenue Mr.
Savage once brought bcm before the High sheriff OF
New York. John Kelly. They were looked NJ ~
ludlow stree Z jail for want Of bail
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