Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-03

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polished in his manners, interesting in
his appearance, with many qualities to
attach friend, and every quality to
fascinate q female, in consequence of
whiod<she aspires to the questionable re-
nown OF being considered ladies' man,
to the great annoyance and displeasure
Of herself, and by reason whereof he has
been ia the habit of associating with and
keeping the company of other women,
to the avoidance of herself, his wife.
She adds that during the summer OF
1868 he struck and otherwise abused her.
But the main charge follows. 1t is
that he had employed sundry persons to
make proposals to her of submitting to
their embraces, by means of which he
calculated, with cold.blooded llbertinism,
the degradation Of her, after she had
consecrated to him the bloom of her
youth, the charm of her innocence, the
splendor of her bssuty, the wealth Of her
tenderness, the power of her genius and
the treasure of her fidelity" and that
he, "on the altar of his broken marriage
VOWS, has whet the dagger for the social
assassination of her, which even the most
iubuman monster would have some
hesitancy thus to sacrifice to infamy his
character, his wife, his future" She
AYERS that in the summer of 1868 these
/" divers and suudry persons " of the city
of Elgin, SO procured, "did make ad-
vances to her, which she repelled with
the spirit of chaste, but indignant wo-
man." stating, however, that she has
been buggy riding with some gentle emen
of her acquaintance for pastime and
amusement, but with not even the most
distant thought of ever submitting to
their embraces, or receiving their ad.
dresses, or with any idea of rejecting on
her character, or of arousing the fell de-
mon Of jealousy in her husbands heart"
She made a complete charge that her
husband bad conspired with others to de-
bauch her, that be might fraudulently
obtain divorce from her.
On the same day the woman prayed
the court to transfer the cause to some
other county, alleging her belief that she
could not receive fair and impartial
trial in Kane county, for her husband
has an undue influence over the minds of
the Inhabitants Of the city of Elgin. The
reasons assigned for this belief are en-
tirely unique: 'pas
First. That, in February, on the hear
ing of motion made by her for an award
of alimony, the attorney for her hu sband,
the complainant, read letters written by
her, and also affidavits Of others, reflect
ing on her character, and tending 70 show
that she was either lunatic or simple
ton, or was part Of her time under the
influence ofnstrong drink, and that the
hearing Of these had prejudiced the
people of the vicinity against her.
Second. That shortly before the Feb
ruary term of the Kane Circuit Court,
she, in company with lady friend, went
to Elgin to employ counsel, and that
while there she vas induced to indulge in
wine to excess, and, while under its in
huence, she committed few indiscre-
tions, which were subsequently, the sub
feet of public criticism, aud created q
great deal Of talk and scandal, even in
Chicago. ~
Third. That the Elgin Chronicle had
published an article in which she was
reprosentsd to be lewd and abandoned
woman by CHOICE,
Fourth. That her husband is man OF
temperate habits and integrity. and con-
seouently has great influence in the city
of Elgiu, aud has the sympathy of al his
ecouaintances who are now confident
that she is an abandoned woman, by rea-
son of the facts of the above, which,
however. sbe ciains are all capable OF
explanation. tn src- lH1 .at
Fifth. That as her husband has fire.
ouently represented her to have been
gailty Of adultery, people believe it.
The counsel for Mr.. Newton, by writ
ten stipulation, consented TO the removal
Of the cause to one Of the Cook county
courts, wherefore It is nov in the Supe'
rior Court.
At the same time, however. the origi,
nal complainant, James o.. Newten
placed on Gle bis affidavit, appending tc
documents by the defendant, which upon
the supposition that they are trae, de-
yelop great fraud to his injury.
Hestates under oath that being made
aware of bis wife's misconduct, he deem
ed il to be his duty to separate himself
! from her, and to procure the interven.
ton of the CoArts TO make that sepsra
ton fnal. Therefore, With view moi
publicly to disgrace the woman, he in
ducea her to return to her parents who
are residing in Ohio, her father being q
man of wealth aud influence, and highly
esteemed among bis friends and acquain'
tances as a man of irreproachable char
acter. In doing this he was in hopes she
might be reclaimed and prevented from
following life tending to infamy. She
did so 90, but how or why she left that
home again, he could not say, but be
knew that for four or five months
she has been stopping at the St
Cloud House in Chicago, having no Wis
ible means Of support, leading, to say the
least, a life of questionable rsspectabiliiy.
He proceeds ~ stating that some time
about the middle Of January bis wife, in
company with female, as he believes,
at the instigation Of NJ. B. Sherwood,
visited Elgin, for the purpose, as be
understands, ofinducing her 70 sign and
execute some papers in the divorce case,
by which Sherwood hoped to be excul.
pated. While there she became, either