New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-26
THE COURTS.
THE MEAD ABDUCTION CAsE-ACTIoN FOR ALI
MONY.

| AA~1 $4,000
In the City Court of Brooklyn yesterday be-
fore Judge Thompson, Mrs, Annie NJ mead rosue' VI
South Brooklyn. appeared with her counseI u. r. bar
nard esq., IN a civ action against her husband spencer
g. Mead for a separation aud amony on the ground OF
sruel and iuhuIvan treatment and deserton Mr. Bar
nard In stating for che plaintiff said she alleged
that she was married the defendant on the fret OF No
yember 1868 in NewYOrk. by the Rev. Mr.. Marks, and
that since the s0h Of April 1885, the parties had resided
in BROOKLYN which matters admitted by defend
Rnts She further set up vaf1Uns acts OF cuey
inbuman treatment and final abandonment. Defendant
spt NJ that It was IN consequence OF her un
gOvern e temper that he had been guilty Of any acts OF
- reltv ylrrh he had committed In refereuse TO the
nmv asked ,r the defendant set UP that the painin
Was pis,essed Of Means OF her own The fact was ina
tbe SC.s 81 her means sn had been previously mared
aud before marriage WITH Mead had been N receipt
family ~ her deceased husband As soon as she again
got married thee ent OF that source OF tgpIy Msaa
MR. Mead festinea was married to Spencer y Mehu
on the ist Of November, 1Sc ~ Hey.Yoik by the Rev
Mr. Marks. have lived in s T0ndr o
May 1862 before that we LIVED III %ccasion there ne
pushed me violently and angry upon ~ Cor IL on INV
part he wanted me to have my little sister sop saying
grace at the table, and sad ne Wong seu ~. haoI ma
me. told him that she always dia "a ~ went down
stairs and told her that wished 10 see her and che
up me aud asked me- and t9d her tn' d ~ t .e
her He came up IN ehort time afterwaru ana askeu
did tell Maggie 70 stop GTa a o 80 be sooS on the aS
~ No. az No as place Brooklyn, he came In
IN the mor a a a% Ssd me over on Mr. Totson who
Was sitting on chair-onY fell on him would have
fallen s on nai f Spd sisters locked tie doors they thought
was going get officer, suppose, to arrest nun;
70 sign some papers he had and objected TO do So q
What were tue papers aoou-dld lie yen y9nI a. I e
objected to religion for hing-the Cathonc renE
io-and he wished TO have nothing 10 DO Win iny
& dS aF a want %s o TO Fasa %hee
at school In convent He sad he dldh Wsn " nc
her there and told him wouldn't do so he placed Is
hand Oh my chest then and took me by the throat ne
frequently called me vile names on the nrst Ga May
Edrdges in Lafayette-ave between 10 and IL O'Clock
In the evening; lie had hired room for me there an
wished by paying for 1t myself he did not furnish me
with means it Mr.. Edrdge's place wa; IN Lstay.
is two or three miles from Tompkinspace; there was
pouring rain the night we moved -, Wai seS
cars he didn't offer to; my clothing was per
fectly saturated arrival; he removed our bed
ding in the same storm and became perfectly saturated
also he stayed with week there; he was absent Two
nights during that time; without telling
he left me mo means had TO eat meals at Mr. lid
ed Was receiving $50 and some odd cents per month
my first husbands relations that was Stopped
when they heard OF marriage; the 6th OF June
left FIdridges and back to his mothers in Temp
kinspace on the 9th Or ltl ne came IN And iopno me
yon here 7" told him that Thought that vas the oper
place fG Snoi %e pace aSd deserted me he went
into his aunts and they had some Worus anu ne
SS % and e he aG have this house Tor YOU
nt Won can't live IN y" then he wanted me 10 sign
papsrs again that night, and would not do soi be-
eTe thew we're the same papers wanted me TO ngu
before he said, 81 will leave you again II YOU don't 90
So" and he put his hat aud coat and went out on he
| stoop; / went after him. and we walked IA fer
Fulton Perry and he ssid was Sr 20 or 1 ,ot
go back again 10 the house-that hs aunt Wouiu hot
let me reinain IN the house, and he brought me 70
hotel In Fultunst and wanted me 10 sign the papers
again and would not do so; we stayed there al mGht
breakfast told him did MT care about eating break
fast a hotelI would 90 home 10 Tonipansplaee ana
eat my breakfast and lie said, o, Move woHld have
in the hote and Inc told me to walt there until
he up stars waited there near an hour ana ne
did MT come, and went down stairs and spoke 10 the
clerk aud said Mr. Mead had paid his bill and went
the ferry aud asked hun what name be entered
and he opened the book and showed me o. Brown ana
Mr. Barnard-H admits in his answer that he entered
In that way that IN consequence OF her Vlo
temper that night he was asaed OF her, Vas there
anything OF that kinds wtness-No sr h ,t mas pro- y,
vded with means for my support since the lIth OF
May last. / have not seen him since the 7th OF june
when he was coming from he shern ots Se az H..
man at A. T. stewaEts-he received $1,000 year; he mas
no one dependent upon him except me; there Is sum
left with hs aunt by his grandmother for his support
and that OF his mother aud two sisters think tlo
| week would board melt would not cothe me
| Richard Il. Edrfdge and Anne Eldridge, his wiie OF
No 100 Lafayetteave testified 10 the fact OF her arrival
place and the crcumstances attending III SUP
| stRntially the same terms as Mrs. Mead Ihey p9th
agreed IN denouncng his conduct and IN commanding
that Of Mrs. Mead Mr. Edrdgs SAID. HIS conduct was
and hers could md no fault with ut ALL MIS- Eldrdge
nno1 her declining urged her st further saying that
II she hi wife she would IKE hef 80 wen lhat
sns a az dsp5ttnsnt was that OF perfect lady
she violent In temper, but quite the contrary AS
to Mr. Mead she considered him ahythlh8 put sehe
Judge Thompson granted the application. with an al
lowaBce 81 $40 per week Glmony, subject 10 increase
| hereafter Mrs Mead. It may be remembered, short
time ago brought action against NJ Could Droktf OF
this city for alleged abduction aud the case was heard
before Justice Bowling who came 20 the conclusion that
he had no jurisdiction In the matter