Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-16
The Knox Divorce Case.

In the case of George W. Knox agt. b. Ann
Knox, pending in the Equity Court, Messrs
HiDkle and Ingersoh filed the answer of re-
spondent, in which she denies that plaintiff has
FAITHFULLY observed his marriage vows, and
charges that within the last three years he has
been daily in the habit of violating those VOWS;
that in November, 1861, while mending a coat
OF respondent she discovered a letter addressed
in q female hand - her husband, which she
opened and read, and found that it was written
by one Della ADKINS, married woman, living
at that that time with her husband in East New
York, and the contents Of said letter were as FOL
lows My dear William / will meet you the
10th day OF November at No. 3, Amity street
New York. You don't know how happy / shall
be TO see you. i long for the time that shah
be with you once more. In haste, your Della"
She says that she replaced the letter in the
coat. and charges that her husband went to New
York and met the woman, and that he has since
been in unlawful correspondence with her
and has been in the habit Of committing adul-
terry with her. She also charges that he has
committed adultery with one Mary Ellen Jor-
dan married woman, whose place of residence
is Portland, Maine, and he has carried on a
clandestine correspondence with her. The pc
uuoner charges that in the summer OF 1869 he
was in the habit of having adulterous inter-
course with a common prostitute named Ada
Bellows, who lived on Maryland avenue, be-
fortune teller known as Mrs. jackson. She
further charges that for several years he has
been In the habit OF calling her by the most vile
and opprobrious names and epithets, sometimes
IL,
has in every way annoyed and slandered her.
She charges further that the plaintiff has been
In the habit OF exacting from her An account as
for what purpose she wanted money before
giving ii to her, and il was given so begru,ig-
lngly that she never asked except when abso-
lutely compelled to do so. she further charges
that some time in 1870 the plaintiff offered man
whose name is unknown $50, to be divided be-
tween him and one Mrs. Ramsey, il tie latter
would get respondent in a house with some man
so that he could charge her with adultery, and
Tn hQv hay loo IaI
In Iunatic asylum il he could not get rid of her
in any other way. She charges that about six
weeks ago he came home. dragged her from bed,
and with great force pulled the rings from her
fingers, and afterwards threw her on the floor
and sat on her breast. She further charges that
about three years ago he attempted to seduce
her sister. She denies as utterly and wholly
false that she has given herself up to adulterous
practices.
She denies that she committed adultery with
one Clinton Emerson at Barnums Hotel, but
charges that the petitioner entered into a con-
spiracy With one John Tyler Powell to cause
her TO commit adultery with Emerson, but
they did not succeed in their purpose, and in
conclusion she charges that since the filing OF
the bill petitioner has repeatedly called upon
her and urged her to employ no counsel and
make no defence, assuring her that ii she would
again, and she charges that he has no Intention
OF marrying again.
THE RITE OF UMCIsIoN-The parlors
OF the house OF John Boyer. pawnbroker No.
3l5 18th street, were this morning at 10 O'Clock.
thronged with members Of the Hebrew popula,
ton OF this city, to witness the ceremony OF the
circumcision of his infant SON. This CEREMONY
according to the Mosaic law, has to be per,
formed on the eighth day after birth, no day
before al ter that being in compliance
with the letter Of the law, and is attended with
such festivities and merrymaking as USUALLY ac-
company Christian baptisms. The child is
brought on cushion into the room prepared
for the cere mony, where on a center table are
four wax tapers burning on either corner of a
square tray, the surface of which is filed
with sand, the rest of the table being
decorated with bouquets. AS the child was
brought in the officiating Rabbi, Rev. r.
Josepbs, of Baltimore, invoked the bl~-sing
OF God on the new -comer, that he might grow
up TO be a righteous man, &c; to which all
present responded in Hebrew, "Blessed be the
newcomer" The Rabbi then (clad in the
talitb, which looks something like a breakfast
shawl thrown around the shoulders and tied
behind the arms,) takes the child and places il
on the pillow prepared for the carrying out
Of the ceremony, and after q short chant
Irccetd Us with the oper alton, which is but the
work OF a moment. The tmoved cuticle Is then
burned in the tray of sand surrounded by the
wax candles above mentioned. A. few more
prayers and nvocations and the slipping of wine
all around concludes the ceremony, when the
child is removed and the male parent receives
the congratulations of the company. bounti-
full collation. then follows and the entire day Ii
observed as holiday by the family interested.
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NOVEL "ENTERTAINNKNT."-A morning CO.
temporary, noticing a funeral service Yesterday