Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-05
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| Tie reverend clergy have given /, :ho ,,
! public s series Of surprises recently. Md
now comet the Rev. Uf-n B. Judd. Of tbs
Bapts. persuasion, 2 translator fthc sci.p
/ tures aud T. l.. D., ard takes doSa the (
rOnt wall Ct his house. as il were 70 taat ,
| avery body CT ses what gofg on inside, sd c
3 most astonishing lousehod ( proves 70 {
be. They say that every family has saei- 1
] eton in the house. The Judd iamiy skeie- /
, ton il Of the most enormous proportions .
MI horesa as The bones 81 a megathcrI- :
~ go rette and shine with horrible ,
-l;,enas, in every room, pantry, and cup ,
ho.-a from cellar 10 attic. The domestic
h;.,ory Of the Judds, a. ii is being detailed
n the divorce case now on trial A. New
Haven. is . drama in any number Of acts, .
and tn. dram tis persona are about As fol
lows
Tho Rev. Orrin b. Judd, Learned divine,
Represented by his friends as great saint,
and by Mrs Judd as great sinner.
Mrs Orrin 3. Judd, an au.horess and
poetess, by birth an American, by DISPOSE
ton a Tartar, a thorn in the side Of the
Reverend Judd.
Miss Reynolds, housekespsr to the above,
pleasant to the Reverend Judd, bu, very I'M
| paatablc to Mrs Judd.
The Rev. Burton Sperry, & sepnty .lep-
nerd, y addicted to Miss Rey mold and ginger
tea, and trying to Gil the very delicate ,sle
OF "a friend to al parties in which, Of
course, he sgnally fails.
Margaret Perry servant to the ldds, WHO |
swsars it was all Mrs. Judd's fault that
she vas guilty Of ali the cardinal sins, and |
that the Doctor was lamb.
Margaret Ryan, servant to the Judds, who
swesrs it was all tbs Doctors fault that ne
, was guilty Of the cardinal sins, and that
Mrs. Judd was dove.
Finslly, there are the Judge, jury, Wit
nesses, counsel, attendants, and spectators.
/ The old proverb says there are two sides
!. TO every story. There seems to DO about
ten sides to this one and all different. A
few facts are agreed upon such. for in
a stance, as that Mrs. Judd was the widow Of
. one F. G. Gray. New York lawyer that
she married with DIR. Judd in 1854 that
they lived for q while in Brooklyn, then
& moved to a handsome hous on Second ave
/. nue. in this city, then 70 New Haven, whore
q the Doctor was settled as pastor over the
!, Second Baptis, Church, and where they
: now reside. Here the agreement as to the
D. facts comes to an end, and the disagree
TO msnts begin.
Stories are told about what went on at
these various places SO utterly at variance.
- that the amount of perjury hat must be
v committed on one side or the other is enough
ne to Brighten a district attorney. by the
a rules Of courtesy the lady shall have the irst
/, hearing She represents the Doctor as q
E" penurious, cold blooded, cruel old SIX nfin,,
a who kept his children barefoot, his own
Id mother without sufficient clothing to keep
on her warm, his wife in starving condition
and who reserved all his matrimonial en-
80 dsarmsnts for Miss Reynolds, the house
10 keeper. There was much praying in t..
pas house, but no breakfast; plenty Of psalm
singing, but very little dinner-at east non,
y. for tie poor wife, who sat mcckly at ont
w side Of the board, while the Doctor pre,id
80 80 ell over the nut at one end, aud Mi. Rey
nolds over the tea Al the other, are
"inurchcd and muncAcd,' like the sailor
Wis ia "tc eth. IN. ucyer cup d Z.
am 80 Nit. Jadd's sile of thr table. ~
angel conduit stand this sort II thing foI
ever, nor could Mrs Judd. "FinatT. thi
III, Hafe5fod weman tesNice, "aunNy | fol-
,.,, 9-zaunah t. leave ~ iou e, ~ size hs
spollcd nv h4ppues. She sid to.hirs
~ bul u pan ~ sing, Nearer, nay God, Il
thcc" Susanuah lete referred TO IS Nis
Geyao d. t.. e.. e.iasticsl character eli tn
asf4f helus carried on 10 her name see
ga >u.annsh among the elders fer tn
sitaess continues her testimony rs follows
-, Il once found Susanuah aud DR.. Judd ii
80 the library with tha door locked. peeket
I through the key hole aud saw my husb.nt
-. standing with his arms around susannal
- Rs,nolds | demanded ndmittancc but wa
III refused watched for them 10 come out
thsy occupied the room some five or 81!
go, hours, aud when they came out | saw
-. them; nv soon ns my husband saw me h,
-; ran alter me; he followed me into my owl
-. room, whom he threw me on tho bed ant
a. spat IN my face and slapped me on the head
= ne was SO angry thst ia could not speak
AZ wen, down to tea with black eye, bu
W. W. nothing "A said. Susannah occupied III
a. head Of the table, as usual, NV husband Sc
I'll next TO har; after tes spesx 10 Rev. Bur
III ton Speiiy about ms treatment, and he be
49, gan eng uga negro melody, beginning wit
a.. IN Xions Hill, t. and concluded by I'm
,'h itstng poor lame rnIn ct a daro. | wen
I'll. up stars, aud about midnight heard Su
:, ssnnAh and my husbsnl together in II
49,. diuing-roem went toSn stairs and opor
' ed the door, they were having hot dflnh
tosetner, but a, seou az they saw the ihe
- rsn into tie arior was forced to sleep i
-; the attic ta3t night, tsk'Hg with me my Nv
~. little girls | slept en- bsd wIlh no sheet
OF pillow cases; | asked my husband r
them, and he told me that could not hay
-; them next morning they would not CIV
!. ms anything tut fat pork to eat; | was a
NEST starved they refused me tea or col
zee, aud when went TO get any from th
stove Sussnush ran aad flied the tea-po
y" with cold water.
We Avery pretty state Of affairs but bad a
| of B how, kaar, -,s1
w aggravated by the sacred solos IN whic
Miss Reynolds and Mr.. Sperry INDUCED
Poor psalmody is hard TO beat at the best Q
" times, aud when ones nerves are brace
just for ,he encounter but up lions Hill" o.
: . an empty stomach must be a trial indeed
80. And this was not oil, BY any means. On
-, morning She reverend doctor appeared a
~ the table with - chunk Of raw meat, raw
ere potato, aud an uncookcd sausage" Thi
ing was Mrs. Judd's breakfast Tho Doc,o
on. put it upon . shelf. and "then took th
-, mead Of the table and gave thanks. "Wheth
" e. Mrs. Judd said amen" for what WASH
lty. even set before her, does not appear; bu
pom whom the devotions were over, she re-
,,.d marked that III was hard" which il Ger
family appears to have been. Thsreupol
w she saws: 81 retired to my room, ant
cry opened my Bible and read then went I,
cat church." This state OF things seemed I,
q, have continued, varied by the most livel
s>irmishss between the parties, in th,
course Of which Mrs Judd received the per
IN sonal assurance Of Miss Reynolds that sh,
is u Mrs. j. WAS . "shc devil" with variout
ow- other pungent and critical remarks, tend
IN. ing to throw q new light upon Mrs. Judd
49, mind rs to the effsc, she produced on Mis-
Reynolds until one day her patience fairl
are gave out, and she stabbed Susannah Wit
hey the scissors. Then. as may easily be su,
the 'n'seo' 'ns'c 49, an uproar. lherc -
min 10 aas,.r - ,le Go a."
and Mrs Judd was no, in the least soir,
On tie contrary, she said 10 the prosecu
Ang attorney. VITO called to see her, nhs
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