Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-07
NOVEL DIVORCES SUIT.
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Manage such hin9s in Gotham.
In New York, on Saturday, application was
made before Judge Jones, Of the Superior Court,
to set aside a decree OF divorce, the details Of
which develop some rather novel features in
connection with the mOdus op.randi Of procuring
divorces in that city.
PARTIES TO THE SUIT.
The New York Heraid saws: albert Peck was
married July ?, 1863, to Mrs. Matilda ). Wilson,
at Washington, ID. Z. He was then, as he is
now, wholesale manufacturer of paper collars
at No. ia Centre street. His wife was a poor
widow, with one child by her former husband.
She Is still beautiful. and must have been more
so at the time of this second marriage, though
then % years old. He claims TO be younger than
she, though this claim is denied by her, she
sorting that he is three years older than herself
Whichever statement may be correct, il is GER
tam that he looks more youthful, though in say
ing tins IL cannot be said that he looks likes a
man very likely on &C cunt of his personal ap-
pearance to ex' rcise dangerously fascinating
coarse, shaggy hair and mustache, and pale,
stllow complexion; while she has raven black
hair and rudy cheeks, the latter possibly, how
ever. the effect Of careful attention to the cos
metic art.
THEIR MARRIED LIFE
passed on for awhile very smoothly. he took
tiers, treated her vefy kindly. They visited other
relatives and were received with the same con-
sideration. AT length the mother-in-law took
business and applied to his mother, when. &C
cording to the allegations of the defend ants
counsel, she promised to give him $4,000 II he
would get divorced from his wife. Applying TO
Mr.. House, the lawyer who advertises TO pro-
cure divorces without publicity, the machinery
Z rpr, caring the divorce was set in motion. OF
couise to effect this result it was necessary,
der the statutes OF this State, TO prove the wife
guilty of adultery. This was easily done. Mr..
Pratt, bookkeeper for the plaintiff, testified to
the defendant committing adultery with him,
this testimony being given before referee.
Upon this judgment Of divorce was granted.
The date Of
THE DECREE OF DIVORCE
was Nov. 10, 1869. As already stated, the sub
ject came before Judge Jones on application 10
set aside the decree OF divorce. Lengthy argu-
ments were made by the opposing counsel, o.
gether with reading the papers in the case aud
the correspondence of the parties; the argu-
ment,, papers and correspondence setting forth
the facts, or rather allegations, given above.
made known, chief Of these was that, pending
the procee diDgs for divorce, the parties to the
suit continued to cohabit as before, and also
afterward at intervals up to the 18th Of last DC
tober. 1t was additionally alleged that the
DEFENDANT CONSENTED TO THE DIVORCE,
or rather made no opposition TO the proceed
ines in the case, 90 as TO enable her husband to
get the promised $4,000, and on his promise,
after obtaining the money, to marry her again.
The promised veil of secrecy was rent asunder
by the defendant. Mr.. Peck, according to the
contract and make her q second time Mrs. Peck.
Dissatisfied with this result. and feeling herself
An INJURED WOMAN,
aside the decree Of divorce. There wa, iitrIs
else in the argument on either side, long drawn
out, Is il mutually was, than the allegations
already stated. For Mrs. Peck 1t was claimed
that the divorce was procured through COLLISION
and fraud, and therefore should be set aside.
She denied the allegation of adultery, and TO
show that this allegation was groundless, 1t was
r Pm voa afi1 int ha 10,
her husband, although he claims to have eau sht
them Fdgrante deiet9. For Dir. Peck il was
ths .aa, .ne ss nd1.y was COMMITTED; teat
service was because he thought him the one
seduced and not the seducer; that the divorce
was obtained in the regular and legal way; and
that there was no defence made because none
could be made. A. the close OF the argumsn,
the Judge took the papers.
HIGRwAYMES on THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
RAILRoAD-Trd Robbed Of oUer $4,000 an
Gotd.-As the great overland eastern hound
train, on the Central Pacific railroad was
masked men boarded the express car, and
1--WE more Immediately came to their aid from
the rear cars. These five evidently came
from the west on the train. Six stopped
on the express car, which they detached from
the main train, cutting the signal rope. Two
jumped on the engine, and placing pistol to
the engineers head, commanded him to move
on, which he did. Two brakesmen ende avored
% keep the masked men Oft the express car, but
pistols placed at their heads compelled
forward, but the pistols stopped him.
Finding Ratchet he came forward again in
time to see the ngine and express cars separated
;TSn me I. ain and living down the track.
and mail messengers IN the mail room aud
locked them up. When six miles from the STA
ton they stopped the train and broke open the
express boxes. and robbed them of 81 900 in
.-old coin. All the telegraph wires were cut
west OF Keno. The same train was boarded at
indepe ndepce, twenty-five miles west of Toaua
by four highwaymen, while taking water. The
robbers uncoupled the train behind the ex-
press car, and ordered the engineer to pro coed
with the front part of the train, leaving the
erai thousand dollars. On hearing OF the rob
berry, the deputy sheriff of Toaua, with a poSs.
Of policemen. armed with Henry rifles, imme-
diately started in pursuit OF the robbers.
TRAGEDY At A CiRCUs.-CoIoreL Amss ne
Sherman, Killed-At Albany, Ga, last week, "a
man named III. X. Russell, who was in an intox-
icated condition, asked the doorkeeper at the
side-show of a circus the price Of admission.
then PASSED his family in and asked = How
many ~ He replied, - Nine Russell said
" Four The doorkeeper said he wonld cali
the family back TO prove Russell was mistaken.
Russell got angray ami struck the doorkeepsT.
nearly Knocking him down. He then drew a
pistol and threatened 10 blow the doorkeep.r's
brains out. The latter said he meant no Of
fence. Russell stin threatened with the cooked
pistol when the keeper ran inside the canvas
colonel Ames, being near. approached and re-
marked to Russell that This was not the III ace
to get up difficulty" Russell responded :.
will kill you, too" aud shot at Colonel Ames.
Another circus man demonstrated with Russell
AS the Kelly brothers, known as desperate ca ar
acters, approached, they commenced firing
Col. Ames, the proprietor of the circus, Wa
shot twice while endsavoIing 10 escape. A
spectator named Oxford, who WAS holding a
child in his arms, was instantly killed, aud the
child was taken from under his dead body. A
lady was wounded inside the canvas. Col. Ames
died on the afternoon ut the 81 instant. His
bocy was escorted to Macon by thecity council
Of Dawson. The parties who committed tho
outrage have been securely confined in the Jail
at Cuthbert, Ga.