The New York herald., 1869-05-04
iNFELiCITY IN HIGH LIFE.

A Quarantine Of1cer Aband ons HE WIFE
The Case Before Police Comrt-yNit.
nesses FROM Fifth Avenue.
On the 27th uitimo Mrs. Emeline Wheaton, of the
ST. Germain Hotel, appeared before Justice Dodge,
at the Jefferson Market Police Court and presenting
"a letter from the Commissioners Of Charities and
Corrections preferred charge OF abandonment
against DR.. Henry wheaton, boarding oiilcer at the
Quarantine station.
In her afdavit she CT ages that the Doctor has
been her husband for seven years and that he has
left her without adequate means OF support.
On the 2Sth officer Ferguson, arrested the defend
ant at the Quarantine station and arraigned him
before Justice Dodge, when he stated that he is
twenty-eight years OF age native OF Connecticut
resident Of Staten Island and by occupation ply
scian and boarding ofilcer. In answer TO the query
as TO his guilt the defendant said:-'I am not gully
OF the charge OF the abandonmen Of my wife, am
In receipt OF $1,000 per year for services In my ONCE
receive that as salary"
Upon these proceedings Justice Dodge made an
order for the payment to the complainant OF ten
dollars per week and admitted the accused to bail.
The complainant Is q lady or commanding appear
ance, aged about fifty years, aud was tustefuy at
tired In black. No children blessed their unon
1t is said that she was before her last marriage the
wife of Henry Brown, well TO do merchant OF this
city.
At eleven O'Clock yesterday hearing OF evidence
In the case was had at Jefferson Market, when Mr.
Bookstaver appeared for the complainant and Mr..
McDonou,Si for the defendant.
ON her examination Mrs. Wheaton testified as fol-
lows:-I was married on April 20, 1852, ut the
Devll; went to Paris, and my return
Mr.. Wheaton went into the army ana
have resided here since November last he has fire.
quently threatened to abandon me, and has dnaily
9Sae sci naye Ss assed nun 70 S SUPPORT me but he
deavOred to get pupils TO support, failed and have
no property OF immediate avaii; after my mothers
CrosseXamned by Mr.. McDonough-A year ago
last February last lived with my husband on staten
Island; 1t was then he abandoned me, alter being
turned out OF the hotel he left the hotel for this
city, and came away the same night and found
him; believe he is living now on Staten island /
have heard that he takes his meals in this city, |
have not abandoned him; returned TO the
hotel on Staten Island, out was forcibiy put out;
there Is a property on the corner OF LIspenard
and Church streets in which have third INTEREST,"
the lot is worth S24,ooO there are 800 in mort
the money obtained upon II paid for rent of
house that Mr.. Wheaton rented to keep boarders in:
the money thus obtained was used entirely in paying
rent; to cover other expenses Mr.. Wheaton sold my
silver, jewery and clothes; had the pawn tickets;
have lived for three weeks as visitor at the st.
German Hotel; borrowed money to pay my bill
there's Mr.. Wheaton's mother gave me al rne money
she could, aud other members Of the family have
Redirect-He told me to 60 to the lower regions:
that he would not provide a home for me.
Several letters relating 70 family matters were
w.
Arthur Leary sworn for the complanant-I reside
at No. 90 Fifth avenue; know plaintin and de-
fendant-the former for twenty years; am
qualnted with her financial affairs; all the property
she has Is her interest IN the vacant lot corner OF
Church and Lispenard streets which produces no
income and Is all the time subject TO taxes ana
sessments; she has no other property; she gave
mortgage on the property for 81 600, another of $500
and accumulated interest for two years; nave ad-
vanced several hundred dollars and took her notes:
know defendant has abandoned her anu no longer
lives with her.
The prosecution here rested when Mr.. McDonougti
aunounced that he had no rebutting evidence
oner her interest In the property shows that
cannot become burden on the county wnen fully
1880 raised on the property. For this rea-
son the defence held that the amount named In the
order should be reduced n the order vacated.
They also claimed That teir residence had continued
to be on Staten Island, and complainant had Come
to New York, and therefore charge OF abandon
ment could not lie.
Justice Dodge took the record and announced that
he would give decision III a lew days.