The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-04
MRS. BISHOPS INDIGNATION.
A Storm In Judge Jones's Court-The Count
Johannes Giving his Client the No such
Thfpg a NOblcmRn In n Towering RnQe.

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Thirg A NoblcmRn in Towering Rnge.
The Special Term Of the Superior Court was
yesterday the scene Of the hrst arguing of a woman
at the New York bar, although she was not a re-
gular PRACTITIONER and had not received her certin-
cate of admission thereto. 1t may be remembered
tina, about two years Mrs Eleanor Bishop sued
in the Superior Court for divorce from her husband
Nathaniel c. Bishop. The suit has been pending
ever since, and but short time ago a sreferee was
appointed by the Court to try the cause and report
on the evidence Yesterday both parties, with their
respective counsel, in Court, the motion in the
case being upon order to show cause why accrued
alimony should not he paid TO Mrs Bishop before
the proceedings were begun before the referee.
Count Joannes counsel for Mrs. Bishop, after
stating the nature Of tho motion to tie Court, said
that his client had been rendered almost insane by
the long tendency of the suit and that # 1t was not
soon adiuigcd in her favor she would be wholly So
Mrs. Bishop hoing . woman o. spirit, md not
being able TO Withstand this insinuation,
nnd requested the attention Of tie Court Tor few
judge jonoe allowed her TO proceed, she FIRST hav-
inc i1quested the Count TO ne seated
Mrs Bishop IN eloquent and becoming language
thanked jude Jones ior his precious lMdrcss 20
herself and little hoy during the 'aticr's sickness.
She had asked the Count repeatedly. and written TO
him also number o. letters requesting b m to de-
liver "r pIrcrs TO her, but M he had taken no no
m1ltor and something thl' she shrunk from. she
should AK the Court for them herself as She had
no father or bro her 20 nrotoct horanl act f,r hcr
Count Tonnu,s aid be had defended her c1ee
without money, to which Mrs. Bishop returned that
he Tad lost icr,asc.
JUDO Homes inquired v',t wos the c1rse Of m
tile trouble between thcn and desire to KIN WHY
The case should Nc again withdrawn.
Mrs Rshop r'rli"l hat she did MT understand
the doIng4 nt Ter former lawyers. Out know they
nad 'cne wrong each time that the case was with
drawn.
Juigc Jones said thai client tol ritht to with.
asked
was dissd sded to which she emphatcally replied
jude Jcnes--Nrs Disnor why don't you &c;
LAWYER 70 plead Tor YOU now
Mrs Bi-hop-Fur the fimp'e reason that no law
yer viii come into court with Count JOanuos ; FOR
thew all cunfder him :faul.
Tic Count srrans up AMI wildly ezcaimcl-Ihavc
Mrs. II -Lop--sir, that ls false. You have never
supported mo: but you have borrowed m lncy from
rlcnls Il mine and usod IT yourself Cunning TO
the CouiOlnas much "a your Honor has savei the
life OF my chi during his late Illness nov want
you to make that HE worth sus'aining; and as it
would be vorthc 20 10 me unless could protect nv
honor. which has never been impugnei until Count
Joahnes with his vile pen, dared to say IN daily
rauer sometnirg which he AYERS my husband said,
hu' which nv husband dare not swear to-
The Count cldiGed protection from the Court,
saving That Mrs Bshop had no iisht to withdraw
op said, MADAM, have taken care Of you. What
you say Is oil false"
Mrs. Bishop-Count Joanncs. IL you were zen.
ilemar, my tqual would consider this an insult (;
hut as Won are not. I conei1o~ it unworthy Of my
notice. IL my brother, who died in the defence OF
bis country, or my father, who wds one Of the best
OF Masors was alive he woul stay the man who
dared tel his child. his sister that she ledl
Court JOannes here uphraied Mrs. BshoD for
what he termed her ingratitIde. lie said her bus.
bend has gcrrsel her ofiuh'eltv hut he was goin
20 protect her, for " was foul injustice.
Ms. Bishop laid she would not accept this pr tee
zion. God knew her purity, ant She nd not believe
thcr' WIS 4 rentlemln In the court room WHO would
say O. word against her cN1rlc'cr. sooner tran the
Count should have her cause she woull res N &:
Tor VI he could gsin q "ori 'or her she would not
pos-ce. 81, ioI she dill not consider Count Joannes
q moral man.
The Count ATTEMPTED 10 say something more. but
in -c Jones said he could not listen further to tler
talk, and adjourned the lurther % rgiug until Friday
o. ~. In tie mean tine Nrs. Bishop could employ
other counsel