The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-12
PHOTOGRAPHs III sUN RErORTERs
The stoddart Divorce Complications suits
Began and Discontinued-Whrre the wife
OutwItted her Husband


The s,oddart Divorce Complications suite
Began and Discontinued-Whrre the wife
Outwitted her Husband
The Stoddart divorce case was before Judge
Barbour, Superior Court, yesterday, on motion BY
Mrs stoddart TO have Mr.. stoddart punished for
contempt IN ncgiccting to ply her the alimony de.
creed by the Court. He sued his wife for divorce
two years ago. charging that she had been guilty OF
adultery. He was shown TO have subsequently
eohabited with her, and was obliged TO discontinue
his divorce proceedings In consequences. s!e then
sued him for divorce and WAS successfu but before
judsmcn, was entered he married again, ana then
she threatened to proceed against him for bsamy.
He besought her to desist, promising to pay her lib
eri siImony The judgment was entered. and for
some time he paid a. per week. but since july 1858,
he has neglected to make any payment. The motion
10 punish him was denied, because OF some technical
defect but leave was given to renew.
Justice Ledwtth as Marrying Man.
The politicians have made serious annoyance
for the inhabitants OF tile great East Side In sending
Justice Ledwith from the district In which he hives,
aud for which he was elected, over to the Essex
Market Police Court. 30 much OF his Honor's time
4. necessarily consumed in travelling from hIs home
to the court room, that be finds 1t impossible to open
court In the afternoon before o'clock. This delay
was felt yesterday, by Israel Friedberger. sn ae-
complished proies sor OF music, OF 23I Est Thirty
fourth street and Mrs. Fanny BehTman, OF II New
Canal street. who had called to be joined IN wedlock
They reached the court room at aud waited
until o'clock. On his Honor's arrival the
couple invited into his psrlor, ana their names
having been recorded, they were requested 10 JOIN
hands, But at this moment to the astonlshnent OF
tho spectators the bride stepped aside 10 corner OF
the apartment, leaving the bewidere bridegroom
and Justice In suspense. II WAS to repeat siient
nrnyCr. Then the couple were pronounced husband
and wife, and the happy Mr.. Friedberg.r, having
heartily kissed ms ns siTnr ren 10 Ss natural @
pulses. THAT n part OF the ceremony, relnarktd
Justice, Ledwith. Cariously, the principal 7.
| suhecriblng witness on the marriage documents 10
| one OF the most eminent OF our Hebrew preachers
Demo.thenes aud the Academy Boys.
Brevet Major. General Daniel Pratt, the Great
American Traveller aud Perpetual Candidate for the
| Presidency OF tho United States, delivered the
O,isoth lecture before the medical students in their
hall In Tyenty.thlrd street and Fourth avenue, on
| Monday afternoon. The enthusiasm was unbound
ed. Yesterday, at the noon recess, the cxtraordl-
nary Pratt addressed 776 students In the courtyard
oftle College of the City OF New York Here, also
the enthusiasm was irrepressible and Gen, Pratt
| was spontaneously nominated for the Presidency In
lS1s Tue intatory steps In the direction. however,
are due TO tue students OF the Law School, No 81
| Layfayctte place. before whom the General appeared
| ut G30 yesterday morning, previous TO the usual
opening OF the exercises II Is needless TO add tnal
lie APP lnuse with which the law siudenls greeted
| the modern Demosthenes was oycrwhtlmlng Inc
| General was advised to secure the Academy OF Mn
| sic and to favor the public with lecture therein
| Struck with the wisdom Of the suggestion ueh'
Pratt has published proclaaa'ion IN hls usual IN ~
| imiiable style addressed ITO the harmonious fub'
| lie Authorities II calls upon these gentlemen Ia
| hire the Academy, the General meantime pro'nislna
| 10 wrie ont a msmmoth address Ia be entitled The
| Powers of Cover ment," All he asks IL $500 iol
the lecture and he generously proPoses to distribute
the remainder or TIC procoota amer pay'ng eSpAnss-
| among the students oi The different educational IN
! ltut,ons OF this cItI and Brooklyn.