, 1869-12-25
the COURTS. :
Reply Of the Defendant ina Divorce
" Case,
Partnership Dt,flculty-hew Suits.
Railroad Collision,

CIRCUIT C0uRr.
The call OF the general uooket progressed Pes-
te1day, and one hundred and thirty cases were
disu 1sned-
TIE court adjourned over uuul Monday.
new BulT9-
William P. HA11er '. William B. uayeA Tres
paas. Damages laid At 81 $50. with eapias. Thus
u a suit 10 recover for tho slleged wrongful lsvy
Of an execution upon exempt property.
Thomas q. Rodgets '. CITY Of Chicago. Case
Damages lad at IS 600.
Henry 7. Heln =. Alexander Mcdaniel and
John Duny. Coyenant Damages ls'd ii $1,000
coPARTRERsA1P DIFFICULTY.
William F. Caup ', John R. Hodson. Bill 20
a5d 70 % tas
ant nom eelnpg ant property which, has oeeu Of
may be conaigned 10 sha ctn. aod nom receiving
money on any sales that have heretofore beun
been made. Tns partneranip eonmsnced on 1he
feloant was +hrote," and when conplatnaut
Infusion business The charge Il thst the defend.
8nt has since the contract Ras made, lguosed
tie rtgn8 Of hls ASSOCIATE
4 MERCHANTS ANSWER 70 HIS WIFE
In The case nf Aunie Beatd-lee sSaIn,t Reuben
Beardslee, the ana1er Of rue defendant waa q ed
Tae aeses os
the a6n Gay 0! October last. ant lSed be does not
Kuox where. Hs admits marriage On the 5tn DAY
aren pcrn 1I'si' siise Of ri the aaifisse 30 aseFa
IL tis' . @antsse sse vess D saa % sss neysf
making her lie burdensoue BY rudeneta Of Ian
guaRe. petulance OF manner OF nofeellnR coa1ucE
He uenies also that he caused her 10 periorn Z
lca1htome labor and sayB he always prurifiei her
with aa mau1 fersauts as sac desired to ceIfor q
~hatever labor sae desired to have petfntned-
| And then he s'a'es that he has horne WITH ths
ac+d her utto vintet sothat enc mss rest on
70 fear for her life thai ne mar do her intar!.
oie plsnaot ltft Elm oLe John Cols1o, saa.uts
nls protest, psa1ded 10 his bon and tnat upon tne
occasion Of his ~ife!e retnrs Ing from ner mother
he pretended to take tolson. he had OCCASION to oe
up before daylight, q: about O'Clock & N, wne:
be PISSED the room occupied oJ Golvln
dft,sed only in her night clothes He -
shocked {, rec hia wife unccr tocu Suspicious CIR
ssS 10 95 ase so ht
was Luoretsed 10 bed: e'eJon thls ahe 9ayo ns
| explanation. lie tried to believe thai she way Id
In. nsd as sa.iemp1ed 10 iro n h,s R7aef IL ID.
i fos,cat,pR 20 ~l. and tten even courted dea'h.
lie beca1e c1azed fot the time, and II he threat
sheso c,tcans'aucss tnat the. threat: were MADE
he not showing what he did, aod no
feeling accountaoe for ne ac!: ne ,n aen'e re
fendapt that On the sd Of December ne mad an 10
hs,i heard Of rore aiegei ncts Of iandellty 0
he, part. being. however. to mat tine, nnw;l'lp
| TO brlteve them. He tou2ht The Interview 10 tn
vatn hope thas he Vt u!d induce her To return {
| hts household and during It stated wha: he ha
heard, rot, howeser, It TIN atng anT desire to OF
/ tain = tlvurce bs Testimony true OF false.
| 1he defendant den!eA that he was ever guilty {
| an, excessive ga lantry toward hls servant CTR
Mar. ke1lt. or xith any !ewd woman, OF with M
other ~onsu, or that he ever ooaste1 to con
p}a3nau' tEar ne had heeD gu'lsy with his brother
vie. lie charges uhat these aserments wel
pa,1e ia the hill mercy for tue wicked and mall
co1R purpofe 0! OBTAINING hin and hIa.
| Defendant, on his part, accused his vile Wit
frequent acts Of adultery, in 1861, ~ ST. tonl
with one - Caawel; III 1861, In the came cit
WITH 4erry G Miller; in 1851, VI the Br1Rgs Hons
| with Juhn Cnlyin: ou the 2t.t Of Au9u-t, 1863,
| Lake County, Indiana, w1th tue eaune paFtvp re
.eseetir him there to be her husband: on 4
1e.h OF October, a. her rcsdeEce, No 96sH "
bash ayennc, with the sau.e Colytu, this Last b
ing the OCCASION when Gerenoanr saw complai
| Apf cpMlLE from the bedroom.
He also alleges that tor years complainant b
pe'e,a,enty refused to occnpy htH ned, telling HI
| she had ne.tber lore nor affection tor hiW. D
that tha :. iosed John Colrlu dearly" He "a
thaG sht Ia pu.Ees.ed pt lafEe estate Of her oW
III hcr own right, and tha. II wo1td he tue11ta:
, to r, qs1e defendant to pag ahy money Tor The e
, pltau cit OF solicitors, etc