, 1869-11-18

lIdttJ In law b ooroeF9ed. ahs!l continue 10 til.
Si1ia . cssn contract, to which The eonsea1 of
parties capable Of contracting shall be easenr&;s
OF form OF any description IL essential TO The u.
1!dlty ot = marriage an taat y 1e4uisi:c ta.t
The parties snonld BE- capable Of contracting. aa4
wre. A mere agreement TO marry 1t sou.e !u.p,r
tine, followed y conah:tat,on. ~ nos eonstt-
tuse ;1ansase' oot an as;ssnsat ,11a maae IA lie
towards each other The marital re.4s.os.
ID N actual marriage. This ag7eenseet msT be
written n sefbat, with or Without witnesses, aui
uBy be ,fo7ed like anJ other contract; Whea
proved the kat.stat.lon Of cour+ Of justce,M
eonsntu.es i.wtul 1s,7T,age. The cases ct:tabJ
he sssa3 ss2SsS
cl5Iton y. Warden, New YORK. 20: rcsT,e :.
u. Tummsti, a Jo 81: ae.sea % Il. q Grotmen ~
37a: Rose VI Cla1s, 8 Paige. 81; MAtter Of rn-
:er, . 40. Gil; Cheney - Ar12M. = Ne. 'ers,
sneetlDE the lezttimacJ Of Issue. rights G!
sucessslon to property aud menS o:her cx.ss.
such . contract Of marriage nay ee psoTed :.
ties, ~ their living together as man aai xafe,
DC. b. there Is another class of ezses. suc1 as
.ese laI Sreet Evidence u fs ae:as ~
r1age- BY actual msrz1age II meaas, not kae -ol-
euantxatio1 before munster .. n,aStssraie-.or.
Is rcqnisite--6ut what Is lntendea Is tia ihr
ac.ual uakEz of the marriage contract between
the parties u:u1t bc proved BY direct erfdsnce sf1
n'ssioat nas sas and I'd tie % iss Hnt b ssrens Co.,
ton the wife I15 naAs competent wttarss ia
,ctions u which her husband y tsttv: lti*
was cnhs1acted n tho ahsence Of any n7!Ee-'s
incre wss no meE1s Of furnishing the dtrstps,oi
EeauiEr r. ~ Sass q ease sna sS p
7asattys snpunssy., But now, me whg oe'us
EAae u competent. w!tness, her festitn7ay. II
ecs7oborated aud en.:ue1 TO credit Is sQf>cent 70
<1.4hftnh H1AfftH4E. TnE 0D{T QBG1ltSU Ia tQ{S
T. atsaeoed to tne Testimony Of the plslntln and
tpp-aenta isaa sad 9rcoaasdsstea, ss!e pJ .ae ds.
feEdanl while abe u eos-olozssed By taa test!no-
q sa as =, ss snss afs - % esso1s,s
inafsa1 70 Nnicn ses wss saole5ea iaised 70 d:s-
close ny material alscsersacy IN hes e',aenee:.
Gen1.i Of the teitcdans- HIS sess,nasny Is III III.
5S; 1ss sso e: i1s ri, q W. q ses lae
= iso srRase1siJ ,ss:2tas0'e Witnesses: ;s,s;:
assumed eT,ne defendant. tn .ss own testimony,
IL tot one Which cclraeutts h.o 70 coustdefat1na-
According ~ nm own story. be sas en'teaFurtag 70
cAse-esen t1o.e tesaled bg hi=s-tndtca:e that
she vas si1.aoas G!E, aEu he Mmse.f tcE'fdes
tpat Il nrst the tha.nefai proposals WHICH he
afserts he mo1e rere relecte+f br her in such =
never meet asasn- The defendant no* coule> tIto
prrr!.tcd In hs .hian'ous s1tempt uod naalt1 .ue-
. cee1e,l III accomplishing her rain: ood ~ admits
HtIflout csute, he subsequently ncaononel her
aud cuceufaUa:ed = mAt1laxe VITA aEpIdef parry.
Hto. I: 10 pEcTrd, was fully eoEtzans of
the psndeasy 9, 'n's ae11oG has.1s s.,, itss
one Of i:s prcaninarT stages- A:d Eo*.
the ..eiandart, cortteetrE t7nself capable OF the
. ttpIAFtty nth u bitch he tous charges himself.
SKA 20 DC cretiteI relfaaIe and c2n'lr1 ST
rcss IN hts oEn nens!t Considering the ttroeacs.
n1pr OF hts uefa! character which Is tErtf-ae'i
| u The IeiIrdanI'5 oxu testtnbus. fhs nEee!
| sSLtratscts0n OF mis- statements bT 1T least s~u
ertut1ble wttresse beside t1s plat0ttds ID r+sJ
atertaI Pout VIZ. 81 to bis tct'afa.son to them
ssn: h. was lawfully ruasEtei 10 tbs ptans!d, aat
The Court feels warranted II daAess1staux and re-
ecttnE tho itteu.lantx ycI-aon Ut tie trah.ac:,'n
| Anh Ii eatIsaed and .itck&es Tint m actusi e1E-
r.sHe ~ns contracted hetEeeu the parties ~ te--
.,srd to by tne plaintiff II this ts 50. t.efc
"a no reason ~nT, the Defendant sa'Hltt
acts, AID H. phfle cndeasoItcE to ac-
| coz p:tsh SEDUCTION he HIS bjEnderel Into
! Ea1tlren1, he has un one h1t htnselt to b1aGe-
II the Practice Is as cunnop, u the defendant uf-
issef q men rat.nE 81 ssc!s s11ssres%+s - th-.s
| wlvta. ar1 1lIOwfnc them to o-af shett u3nes
without Any marriage contract, It Is lime that
teey should learn tae f.sks to WHICH rncy exoose
I thf ,n*tttes In thaa sssa3n1 vita the naasf1A&c
IL stltnt,0p. AMI thAt 4 chetf Ahonu he put H['-
on PRACTICES 70 dacseHous 10 the good oEIer of
| plsu:i1 to be the iawfrl VIE OF tnc defendant,
altl shett chl&i 10 bc legitimate. md a.!iu1gts
u i'ratted divorce Aad al1mont. with c1>stt and
| rpnsoran!e c1lenzes Ct the Irrigation. nru th-
ten porasy al'Gocy Allowed by the order of !xr
lsRraaam should be Increased.
| Charles 4. KsnaI1D and a. C.. Brown fer th-
plaintiff; T. +. Docor3n aud Henry Stanton fos
The dNendant.