, 1869-08-31
CHARGES AND CONTEMPORARIES.
Suit for Divorce BY Citizen Of
Elgin.
sworn Statements OF the wife.
Her Denial Of Their Truth-Letters to Her
Husband-Her Repentance
Systematic Perjury.

Husband-Her Repentance
Systematic Perjury.
Of Chicago, from Zane County, d Divorce Case
exceeding In tts elements oi rsud any other case
that wRA ever docketed upon our public reoorts
II is doubtful whether therr was ever . can8<
pending which IN 30 hr1tf = space contained *
much scanda1ous matter, 30 much pure falsehood
and which, therefore, contained 80 much perjury
In this caAc, after complaint made BY the hus
band, the wife nlcs ewotn cro4s-bu1 detailing It
stllted language, but with crest precision &nd CIR
cutnstaucc, . most fearful sthta Of Frongdolns
toward bel, but thcse twolu statements are scarce
y recorded by hiln2 the paper IN court TIL
ink B barely dry Hlih which be,
further oato, NOW swearing that her former ostt
y an,tae tn s respee;s attempting TO- saddle al
nonr; but Of whom abe has now come 70 th!ok
as nne sEsafa: ear That hc Is "sc0andsel and dis
Tnh Is pTpccediug Of ono Jamsa O. Newton, o.
ElR1p, Zane County, who eeeks divorce from hls
wife, Maty E. Newton. On the ground that she hi
been gulit} Of adultery:
hc.. 1se5, cA the Institution Of proceedings, !,
Raort; II simply Ecettcs That complainant on Tue
18th day Of september. 1sSa married Mis- Mar
I. Crawford. al DueIrus, Ohio, and that theg haye
lived together rs husband and wife until the l1.h
day o. August, 1sc5, when hct having learned, a
he believed, Of the tn1dcty Of na vile, ceased .
maintain the marital relation toward nes. lie ii,
legcs th1t her iufdellty waA in conjunction with
one n u. sherwood. Of El41a. and with othetA
The wife thus made defendant In claucery
proceeding, caused an Answer 70 be died on the
Istn daJ ot January last j. vas also brtef; il ii.
mltted legal marriage and the continuous exist
epce, to the date stated IN the BILL OF the martial
kInfS4 khnF.J afnf NJ 7tntE f1fn fP1F
e1y. whether with the man Sherwood named or
anybody cl.e.
Some questions .uc,leuta! to the proceeding
.o eb op ana a1atting
hearing, until Satu, day Last, when closs-bIu Has
n!cd bF MrS. Mary f.. Newton. This bt1l in sub
ns Il ri ~ I as aa dea & is
Se1foa nss = @ seen es!sIy q a.iussTy tae eaa1se
that he has become sick OF ~ Mlment "which
yonts. aud vhlen stalns tho rufo and
ihe wreck of lie health Of yousn, lovellness and
talent: the fatal trophies Of its rHunphs, bJ reas
on OF which she ttalc q long farewell to thns En-
suspicious and reciprocal tenderness T1shoat
went On 70 say that ne had pretendsa u her
when at Inst shc discovered the natrre OF the
she hns learned uns impossible, wnereapoa be
had become rcpulsive 10 her, as It was also dis
agreeable and dangerous for her longer 70 b his
ceed:nE 1vo Jears 6er husband had Geen guiay Of
extreme and repeated cruelty towards her
IN neseno1h8 tne cfnclsfs bne saJs thA' nel nua-
bant Is tlhty leals o. agc, poNshed % us MAJ. MAJ
many qual.t!ca TO astach q fr.en1, and
tvs75 quaastJ 10 fnaciuaso b fena;e, IN
fSe o. Of 5ns eRs
ladtcs' man, to the great annoyance and depleas-
ure Of herseI, AID By reason whereof be hts been
u the ns ote1 as a sesf ae
ee!i. lis wIe- She sd. that durng re simmer
OF sS1 1s aa fooIs Fl s
her Of submitting to Their embraces, b, means Of
WHICH THE calculated, With co'd.bEood.d lloeriu-
ted to nsa H. bloou ot hct youth, tic harm Of her
Innocence, tho spleudor OF her eeaHuu, tne wealth
OF her tenderness the power Of her Enlus and The
1asue of her ls5 as saa s h Toss en as as
Whet The dagger ior 1he sct.u nssaslna-
.ien q aef, wS!ch erea the most 81
e. Sqa II hsss ss so M viz ~ n
fnt1,e !; she asc;z that In tff summer OF 1sC3
these IL dlgcTa aud suudry pesaoa " Of the ci,y ol
ESss sa e as sp q e hs
nas bcen busy riding wlsh pmc gentlemen o'
b6t G viii not even tie be- nost i ais.ant ant thought Of
ever Submitting to their embraces, or receiving
Their udF,.sses, Of with am Idea q. renecttng on
her CHARACTER, or Of a+ouang the fell demon OF
tealou*y IN her husbands heart.' She made
complete charge that her husband had conspIred
mn snis eInytS asss, ~ hsoats fInn @ her
81 the earne daT tie woman rfayed tho court to
transfer tte cause te some oIneT county, alleging
her beilef that she c5uIt not receive far anI i-
Gas an untlue trfntpcc oyer the minds OF tue Ia.
f1nbt, ants NJ ihc oIy Of Ec1n. The I,s,sons ps-
s,gaed ior ,nis oe.st aIe entl5ely unique:
mot,Gn made ~ her for an awa1h OF
ajiInpuy. the attorney for her husband,
The Complainant read letters written by
nct,t,ne m her cnn,scIsr> and sending 10 show
tta, ehe " Has etner iunatic or slmpleton. or was
4 part Of her rae under the influence Of strong
diced the nrotlc Of the F1ctuitT against her.
SanonI III, uhnt11v hetnra liz F.s,r,,a .ern,
81 The Zane CtEentt cenLs sne. ~ comnanS W6 ,,
ihaI xpiin - shc va. ,n,I1,cei TO induIce In
a;,.c 70 = ~ nny OF While under It's ju1uencc,
sns @ ca II expectation st,s,ac, ~ MIL.
r1fTcjs1n. cgtS n. It desl Of taiv and
sca5Gl e.1Gsh4, the Wells and os'1 "a ''N 0D0
an a14ic,. 1n.s,.,s ereTns rrufrseuteal to DC a
lsTo aqa nfa H"sbal Woan; e spnla nn >, temper.
-. ae1itn. . 4na h y nts"SA na ~op1nonarri1 hce
,! a,e nans u IN tv 0 ~ Fan ann sas tne
s5Gaa e En- n ~ nc 3y,uncea ey VIM ar. now
e..son ~ ,hn fcrta ~ me nitore which hnwtyeT
IT, a1 ~ .s r. sne ~ 1lo
AiE Galt1S ate az y, -
resented her haTe M been guilty ot aia1tefS. Pc.
PiT % esusnT oIa< to- ur ,au,o, h, ur,ten s..nn,
,,a a ~ ne resnvn ~ ihs H,nsr n
one v q The COX County eonns, wherefore It Is
ao y ~ e 2asgI1oa iI1 IUu hocze, tho ortna, con,.
p,anan Jainss se Se@ton on dc his sn
~, rn nEen an9 tS 70 snosit,on ihat ibeI arc
irns dasa,ont WV rest ~ franti II hfs inhrv
IL sta,nsp ;nssr oath 1h.t he!nG rnode nxnrr
II ses unael uatnt taao e,,ns r. w ~ h,,
O. ns wne !seon4uet, 9e uGenSa 1a III IT, 70 ~ ~. ~
outy to senala1e niaissli 4fosa hsa, aao ~ III, ~
tst @ tn@ ,,e srai srretnr, y. +ih v,eT nni
r. resnru II 10 nee narenis Tho are resus IL OHIO
her fnihrr hatno n man Of weatth and ;n1uenca,
n,,d M ftr6iy rstemed amonr his ttiend, md a.
n tnn9 this be Tas In hope that ahc might 10 r.
ciasmee and prevented trom following u,
teuJup TO lntamy, She Ga 50 70, buthoE or VII,
snsE vi thas for four Of I've mouths she lis beei
r ~ nsit," IN mraas oi sunper cadings 10 ia
thc rast lite Of very fashionable respccssni,itJ
lie },spcechR hy stating that some tlu
neout tas mus o. fIaae Saans as ~ 10 pe
eSer st taT IN .. ~ Il c y W
the divorce ease, Gt which Sherwood hoped to b
toe gIea M ann nav H,n su unsccg 1sai;
that she was expelled from me 70 Eouse Wheie 81, 81
/ iriuC thereto moycd by hts sor1ow anu by resat
for her parents, lie procured her lodging, az
as soon as lhe Ind recoTered non ht
| he futnisnei her The means
| return to Chicago, At this tune he learned froI
!stI saa' ~ nso kSsn " sns; ~ neen ahe ~
1ait, 70 A1d RET u 4c!ehuiiiE "! t1asE, FS4 "a
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