, 1870-01-23
: THE BEARpSlfE DIVORCE EASE.

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THE BEARDSiEE DlSoReE EASE
To the R5itor Of 7Ae chics3o Tribune:
Haytng been Hfofmed OF the endeaynfs and
mt@ta,erntnA mlde IN order to obtain the loser.
tlcn In tho newspapers Of notice Of tho dismissal
OF tue suit 1nlututed By, Mrz. Anofe BeArdslee
sRatnss her husband, justice demands thls the
f4c,a relating to the Easter should appear, The
Cs1, Wblca At 1ts commencement promised 10
1sre treat ard 10 muca nour1BhGnnt 10 4 scan-
dal.lov1pg public. has lately terminated In ds-
cree Of divorce being geauted~ pu,suAur 10 tho
prayer Of the eonplnlnau!s bin. The complain
ant Mrt- Beardslee. hled her bill on the 18Th OF
Deeeuber. II the Cook County Circuit Court,
charging against her husband, Reuben Bsasds.ee,
acts Of exucue and rcpessed cruelty, etc. Tbs
defendant By his solicitors presented to the read
ers OF nc morning pspers, On chrtssuss Dav' his
snSs eH, deoyirg tnn allegations contained In the
bill, aod charging that his wife nad, At various
times, been untrue to him.
That this aEB8ef VAS false, malicious, and
slsndelous, and wes ned merely for The purpose
u nalgnne the Character Of an already TOO much
Injured wife, the tub1otned Letters oonc!usi7ely
es00iish. And the fact thai, p1tor 70 the time oT
nl1ng his answer, MI. Beardalec, BY bis counsel,
had proposed to let she cAse 90 by default II Mrs
acle charges made agalaAt hin, VIA proof posi-.
uye that the charges we're true, And that he could
not support the g1ase allegations which he had
nade aza,nat her A replication was nled BY
M1t. Beardtlee deuylcg every allegation contain.
ed IN the an8eer, and again e1pEesainG her VII.
uugneas AID ability 70 maintain her nilt. kno T.
lp9 The uotorteIy which would obtain by Trial In
any one OF the courts In the city, and the .aYdity
with which gaping public waa Wc3t to peruse
the reports IN Cases OF similar Char by
th1 ad7tce Of her counse! sud at thu solicitation
q ner nauy friends Ats- Beardslee consented to
Hsylng, ef,er the lepa11uon. taken up her resi.
deLce Win her relatives 1a Madison Coanty. LII.
lie one di5misseo. A suununa having asen
reped and served upon Af. Beardslee, AID be
ha1ing eptered an apoearsHce ey ns solicitor. tue
s1s % q sed!s ds' ;adss ss'eE ses eR s9s T.
the January tpec.al term Ct ne Madlson
County Circuit Ceuls held a EaKa,dsytlle. Tne
order to support the allegations contained IN the
nsit wttne.tea were e1aainea - @ 10 opea court the
daLt oy h,a counsel The Court being satisfied
| b. The lesumon3 that the aveInenta In the bill
| OF Mira Bealdslee, pursuant 70 the prayer Of hur
biiI, ALTO VII ten po1ary allnony, Tor payment
n,;a ,sso 5s NE sss sqn 81 which
ings ior divorce were Instituted By Ma. Ue.,da-
lee, II the request Of hr; beaItsss n ;ateseieE
LoQl1, Dtc, ., 1869. A this lcsetvleH III. 3. be-
| csneveU violent in word ard bearing, aud mtde
me .amc sa5e1iiI maae IL al, sasses and ns
Intention 10 procure dl.oEee y purchasing w.t.
| ne.ses 10 TESTIFY 1sise! agaunat her:
evidence and the tolio Wing lettets we're offered
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lhnt tt iii tIplt and tn me once more Oh my q
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2 Publicity Is ttus given 70 the above facts q
with upJ desire 70 provoke no FsrapeT contf
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y teDpted 10 be cast upon her. PHn4fA
CHG ACO. Jan. q, 15ta