The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-30
The BOgart Divorce Case.
Before Judge Cardoxo.

Before Judge Cardoxo
Esira Boqrrt r. James Bcgat--Ths action was
brought up for trial yesterday and Is Instituted for lin
tied divorce the ground OF alleged cruel treatment
ndgniy and insult offered by defendant and his family
consisting Of five or six grown up children by former
wife, toward the plaintiff The indgntes insults and
injuries detailed at great length on the witness
stand BY the plaintiff, who is Of about thirty
Ave years of age and OF absolutely
appearance and who manifested such peculiar faculty
Of answering questions that put her and or
evading those that werea to elicit pointed and frequent
experienced also In inducing the plaintiff to speak
70 be heard BY COUNSEL but what lacking In this
spect was fully recompensed for by emphasizing certain
points with thruss and cuts with parasol and hands
encased 10 leather-colored kid gloves. w as ~
IN answer 20 questions put BY counsel u appeared
afterwards the defendants daughter began misusing
Mrs Bogar BY disputug tho seat at the dinner table,
and by snatchng the milk and sugar from her. On one
OCCASION upon the plaintiff calling the attention OF Mr.
Bogart to the circumstances he jumped out Of bed,
threatened Mrs Bogart with clenched fist and said that
was TO be hung for it, The result Of those demonstra
tfons was that Mrs. Bogart up stairs and slept
SOFA % unit. morning laharine took the disputed seat
husband be informed her that sit looked TO him more
natural 10 sec Catharne occupying that position"
Bogart asserts that the daughter INDUCED herself in
making mouths at plaintiff threatening 70 throw cup
bs % tho
Mrs. Bogart should peel the potatoes before serving
them At the table. and upon Mr. Bogart asking her what
she did that for, Kate REPLIED LET her eat Them"
When living In Seventeenth street, Mrs Bogart also tes
titles, she returned homo evening and found her
bonnet spoiled On another OCCASION after OF these
trivial occurrences Caiharne made mouth AZ her. and
said, .Who for herr" Mrs Bogart Gays that Mr.
Bogar then remarked, sShe is tho who carries the
Bible under her arm" suppose they meant that read
the Bible, and so do" The long list of ndignities and
assaults is COMPLETED by sundvy wrenchngs" Of mrs.
Bogars arm, Jerking" her out of chars and humping
on her door with Mrs Bogar also testified that
Mr. Bogart endeavored personally and through counsel
to induce her to transfer him her dover right In
property 1t Paterson N. j., which she at first declined
to do but finally yielded condition that she DO
secured in mortgage Mr.. Bogart had large family;
that her husband endeavored to persuade her to TO
Indiana and that he told her he going there TO get
his rights that she secured in the mortgage and
bad had return from the sale Of the property up TO
the present time. !:
In answer to questions the examination Mrs.
Bogar stated that she did not know whether she would
get her rights II she went to Indiana not; that she
never told Miss Thompson that Mr. Bogarts daughter
Catharine was an improper character. spoke in
similarly disrespectfu manner of his former wife, and
that she never said that Mr.. Bogart's gam
bier sT
AT this stage in the proceedings the court adjourned
until ten O'Clock this morning.