New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-30
TIE LEWIS KIDNAPPING CASE.
A FATHER AND MOTHER STRUGGLE FOR TIE
POSSESSION OF A DAuGmrER.

A FATHER ANp MOTHER STRUGGLE FOR THE
POSSESSION OF A DAUGHTER.
I'm tho Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday,
uago, ,f Justice Carozo. the Of Mrs Serene Lewis
against her husband Dr. Lewis wherein she seeks to re-
cover from lin the possession Of their daughter Cornne
was gam called. aud moro testimony taken
The ur,t witness called the part OF Dr. Lewis
Mr. wilder the maternal aunt " DR.. Lewis She test
fed that she lived with Dr. and Mrs Lewis at Jamaica
Plains during the Summer OF 1865 that Mrs Allen called
there afternoon aud inquired FOR Mrs Lewis Mrs
wilder told h"r she had gone TO the 81 James Hotel Mrs
Allen inquired, Has she conc To see that" witness
thought be- added ra cal might have been deyl'l
see him ID first" She had seen nothing but
kindness ietwcrn Or. aud Mrs. Lewis during her stay
there s.A went Ia answer To- a letter, To
see Mr.. Lewis, on the Goth OF April, two days
before tle of the papers. and Mrs. Lewis being
engaged shown into lower room. where Mrs hlch
n6nd and Mrs. Allen were; Mrs Allen there all tho
time aud was extremely bitter In her deuuncatiOus OF
the Doctor she prayed God To take him out OF her sight
10 take him away Immediately; she said ho was one OF
the vest men sle ever knew this prayer repeated
twice with Of the hands, aud was devotional
as she could be ia her then temper she then went
To Mrs LsW6s room and Mrs Lewis told her everything
had been pleasantly settled between her and her nus
band she had for some time been very unhappy. but
now ,he was happier than she had been Tor long time;
rho Ind talked with Henry, aud believed him innocent;
they would probably To the house she went
out 10 goodbye her sister, Mrs. Richmond, aud In
20 10 80 minutes came back CRYING and sobning and
wrrpdug her hands, aud said. II 70 back 10 Harry,
do II NJ the expense Of ali my friends must give up all
my friends"
Grogiana wyman tho OF Corinno for six years,
testified 20 the speech OF Mrs. Allen her visit 10
Jamaica Plains agreeing with Mrs. Wilder. except that
she thought that Mrs. Allen called DR. Lewis "dovil
during the six years she lived with them DR. Lewis was
always very polite and usually very anectonate; she
saw cruelty ON his part sometimes there were differ
ences words aud he would get up and of; when she
went with the family TO Mrs Aliens In the Spring. sho
frequently heard Mrs Allen call him hard names ana
very improper language about HIM she would some
times call him devil sho sald he was contemplate,
INTERFERING with her affairs and taking the rens OF tho
whole family into his hands; she heard her speak
kindly q him. hut had heard her speak very kindly 20
him. On examination she stated that down To
FcbrLaiy, 1863, DR.. Lewis had lived out AT Jamaica
PauE he then went 10 the st. James Hotel ana his wife
ubcdug TO go there her aud her chds account,
she had remained there To October 1903 when she Joined
him Al the st. James during that time he was only
occasionally at homo; he was supposed 70 DO at the
practice OF his profession Mrs. Allen on all
OCCASIONS spoke OF him as q devil this was
only within SIX months OF tho time when she left.
Or II. j. NacOmber Dr. Lewiss former partner testi
fed that OCCASION In the presence OF the child and
himself IN June last, Mr. Richmond, In allusion 10 tho
divorce, said he fighting this thing. and would do
his -" this was after something said by Dr. Lewis
about endenyoring effect settlement; the emphasis
The speech called his attention 10 IT. there was 40
special Indignation about him. but ho seemed In earnest.
This closed the testimony for the defense, aud Mrs
Lewis was recalled.
SHE testified that she did not tho evening OF the 22d
OF April ask DR. Lewis 10 next morning; he had not,
during the week OF sickness he had spoken Of done
every thing for her he had neglected her for tho previous
ten days aud without consulting him she had employed
another ply scan he did hand her medicine, but sho on
every occasion elected It from her mouh her mother
and Mrs. Richmond did not that she remembered push
HIM from her bedside; during the past eight years sue
had contributed e. he support OF tho family between
$4,000 and $4,000 Dr. Lewis had not supported her;
his money, she supposed. was put In with hers,
except twice Of some $500 or 10 sho mover had
VI his mOuoy In her p0ssessl0u ~ tho ntorVoW AZ