New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-15
THE COURTS.
THE FRANK LESLIE DIVORCE CASE.

THE FRANK LESLIE DIVORCE CASE.
In the Common Pleas, Special Term, yester-
aay motion for aimony made IN the suit brought
by Frank Leslie against his We py the u Iehudht 1He
enc Thomas Croxon from New-York to st. Thomas,
and from there to Toronto that Mr. Leslie pursued them
10 fOr %S R herr but that her intimacy with
CroxOn was continued IN Boston without hls
teTjes With various persons The knowledge
OF all the adulteres except that which he 0rgaVe III l5l
answer denies ali the aduteries but that with CrOxon
makes special averment that heE hus3ana P pun
her, so that she might be dependent on MN
for peeuniary and other aid and might be- or at
ther charges adultery on him with number Of
women The afidavits produced by her on this motion
are much fuller They aver mat they were maIleu "a
England by his then name OF Henry Carter that on one
occasion he took from her all their furniture; that when
about 70 leave England SOFA an OF lhe NV GO
great part Of her clothes and left her with but ~ 10
support herself aud her three children for SIX months
that after they had been mere a sioIt tt S re-
her husband became estranged from her. aud on ms re-
Rsatng the aVeIIaents "a 70 ST4HGn Se IN he am and
mind and went she knew not where but without actui
of his viii, and she consented on his entreates TO
sd sn E 9 h e sad at se nF fS
him and entered INTO negotiations for separation int
the separation As to one OF the persons Win SnO se
The atdayts OF the others denying the 6naIkS 10 ~
pended That Of Of these. Jesse W, Benedict her
sSGISHs entered into by him with Mr.
Leslie for separation, ana sa sn .nson as
7.
divorce procured against him That even the amount OF
the amony agreed on, but the negotiation went on
eurty for the payment Of such alimOny. He denies III
dgnanty the charge Of adultery and says that he be
Mrs Iese's friends and make them aid him In depuyug
Mrs Leslie OF her nights. An affidavit Of Mr. Fortunels
raisd TItshJs Zetinq HttstroeOr Fashion Magazine,
Boys and Girls weekly and was, under his brothers
Doings has been substituted That he four or five
printing establishments, whose furniture Is
least 40
u more than 100000 SIR. Lese's affidavit IL quite
Sn1 regard for the feelings OF his children from answer
ing the attacks made him by Mrs. Leslie but time
has now arrived FOR him 70 break silence He was born
AZ TpsWch England IN 1871 AT years Of age he became
acquainted with Sarah Ann Welhanl whom he married
s Shsn hs VI" h. sSes FAMILY He devoted hmse to
woOdeug craving. and, by aborng 10 hours day, pro
cured livelihood FOR his family. His was Henry
Garter having Ired the name OF Frank Leslie
sngrayers name nam de plume, aud having used u
IL kind Of trademark value he caused his 10 be
changed 10 1851 As 70 his selling the furniture before
leaving England, he says mat III DIS struggles 10 get
along he gave kind Of chae mortgage his furniture
which fOrecosed one day during his absence but on
his return at night he al once proceeded 10 make hs
family comfortable and the furniture was returned within
him. ne resolved 70 come 10 tbls country ana sofa on ms
furniture but not her Clothes and made he supposed
equal division Of the proceeds giving her 500 cash and
about 9lOO In notes. When he landed IN Ncw-YOrk III
1919, his capital about go. The notes not
promptly paid. and Mrs. Leslie suffered some neon
Senence Mr. Leslie then gives his account Of the elope
nent IN 1880. He entered into publishing specula-
which necessltated his travelling with the troupe.
This he did with his wife's knowledge and consent.
He left her in wefuTnished house and gave her money
tor household expenses just before leaving ne sent her
500 piano As soon he realized anything In Phla
dephia he sent her S25, and similar from other
cities He received letters IN reply On his return In
May 1851 he found his house occupied by strangers and
Thomas + Croxon taking her youngest child The other
twO. after difficulty, he found with poor woman
Bartlett by He found that they had gone to To-
ronto, and pursued them there but they had been
warned, and had gone In different directions few
10 the name OF CrOxOn 70 hOelkeeper at Albany, ana
thus stopped her On her entreaes and penitence he
says that within week afterward she re-
nswed her connection with CrOxon. taking advantage
Of her knowledge Of his business hours OF this he says
he knew nothing TIL November, 1861 After years resi-
dence IN Boston, they returned 70 and IN 1854
went 10 housekeeping Here he says she annoyed him by
demands for money by her dscouragemens OF his
lions by her exhibitions OF morOse disposition by her
insults 70 the friends he invited home and by her accuse
lions Of intugues with every WITH whom he con
versed He then accuses her OF most gross neglect and
Inattenuo during dangerous liSss, Ies1itae IRON
severe accident In December 1882 He says hat the idea
Of his permitting divorce was suggested ny me-, hef
counsel, but the demands for alimony were raised
continually, and he ultimately found II impossible
20 make any arrangement. This was after separa-
AratiOn he allowed her go week, until
says he found that she circulating injurious
reports concerning him. and stopped IT, THAI she hasc0n
tnued these annOyances down 70 the present time He
denies the charge Of adultery and says effort
20 drag into this controversy the OF respectable
married ladies' stir up enemies against him. and 10
prevent his enjoying respectable society number of
epts 81 M Ises sdSyit Mr. Boapdman' on be-
half Of the defendant urged that all these atdayts
but averens Of matters denied by the defendant that
the purpose Of anony to enable her test the
truth OF these ayerments,, and that she
place her on an equality with her husband before the
Mr. McKeon and Mr. Campbell for the plainAh. urged
that the frat adultery denied and that her
position ives not one commencing itself TO the favor OF
the court The court should either give no MsnGny
whatever or, any, the smallest possible aaOant The