New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-24

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MArRInrONY AND THE sTA(:R.
How an Actor Lost his Wife.
We copy the following report from th<
New York Standard Of Monday: r..
o. A few weeks ago, Mrs. Josephine Moragh
= known on the stage as Niss Josephine
Fiddee, brought an action against her hos
band, D0minick Moragh, for separation foK
alleged cruel and inhuman treatnene
:, A motion was made in her behalf ON Sat
urday, before Judge Ingrahsln, for aliMony
md iounsel fees pending tho action.
Mr.. Moragh, in his affidavit, says .nas ne
hears no iii-will toward his wife; that he
Aaa endeayored to shield her from the evil
inf.renNes which surrounded her. After
eeyen wears OF married life they were re.
.lnarried. and all the years were yearS OF
blossedness. During their soJourn OF SIX
wears in London he spared no pains TO hove
her professional ambition gratiiied.: For
tune, however, was against her, and she CID
not succeed, either to the extent OF her own
or his wisbes, not from lack Of talent. but
from the nisdirection and misappGcasiOn
: In March, 1869, she left for America with
n fine outfit furnished by him. The mana
ger of the theatre where she was engaged
having failed to pay her she sued him. Her
husband, hearing Of it, sent her S3OV in gold,
requesting her to come home. She refused,
and wrote to the manager OF the Grand
Opera House, defining the position che had
taken in her suit, and he Immediately left
for America, and found instead OF the quiet
woman she was bold and disagreeabie, and
had much to cay about her male aoquain-
taneeS. She became so strange in her man
ner thAt he was compelled to leave the stage
while she was acting. Mira. E0ragh asSer-
ted that she never loved he- husband, and
talked Of leaving him. She afterward
promised 10 become reconciled If he would
give,her half Of his property, amounting to
82.50O. He complied; aud then she instituted
the present suit: He admits, in conclusion,
that there have been occasions when he has
exhibited toward his wife hasty manner,
and occasionally used harsh words in speak
ing to her, but this has been occasioned by
her own hayward and unaccountaeio man.
ner toward him during the Last eighteen
monthe. ce r's
Alexander Henderson, manager and half
owner Of the Lydia Thompson Bur,esaue
Troupe, testified that he was well 90
uAainted with the parties. since their mar
rage: up to 1868 he never heard of the
Alightest domestic difference between them,
and from his own observation he considered
them loving and happy couple; that Mr..
Noragh, since coming to this country, has
been the same quiet, retiring and domestic
man as hitherto, and that his tender and APP
preciatiye consideration Of his wife was the
subject Of comment; but he has noticed a
very striking change on her part, OK hibiting
coldness and vindietiveness toward him
painful to behold; retiring % she was before
her arrival, she has become more extravagant
IN dress, changed the color OF her hair and
dyed her eyebrows and eyelashes, and as
eaynes a style at variance with her past life.
The court took tho papers, resarSinS its
decision.
The New York Herald says:
That drama of real life, the life Off the
stage Of two well-known theatrical people,
Dominick Murray and Josephine Nddes,
his vito, the first act of which was repre-
4ented several days since before Judge An
graham, OF tho Supreme Court, came up
yesterday before the same magistrate for 3
second rehearsal, with proper additions to
the dromasis persona, and extended esnen-
cations of the original text. 1t VIII be re-
inembered that Josephine Fiddes-that is
che Of this nom de gaseyre-brings an action
FOR divorce from her husband, Don,iniok
Murray, on the ground Of brutal and intsu-
man treatment. The first act comprised an
application for, an order requiring the de-
PENDANT to show cause why. pending these
proceedings for divorce, he should moi fur
nish money TO pay the expenses of the suit
and her board bill. This order was made re-
turnahle at 10 A. NJ. yesterday. i
Principally at the hour the Judge took his
seat on the bench. At the same time
Josephine Fiddes walked into the court
room under the escort OF a young gentle
man, and quietly took her seat. She was
elegantly dressed in silks aud velvet, ard
straw tinted kids, and, in Der situation,
eovei as it certainly was to her, showed the
game easy self-possession rs on q stage, be-
hind glare of footiights. and the exposure
TT myriad eyes Her counsel, Nr. Edwin |
James, was s.lso promptly present. 1t is |
unnecessary TO say that the position to him
was that of an old stager, and, Of course,
be was perfectly 81 home, as also was Mr..
John =. Townsend, the counsel for hlr. |
Murray, the last named gentleman, how
over, to the great disappointment of the |
large and curious throng in attendance, not |
putting in an appearance.
Mr.. James, in his usual clear and foroble |
manner, made q succinct preliminary state J
thent Of the case. He pictured his, client as |
q greatly abused woman, as long having |
been tho victim of nan.Of uncontrolled !
passion and vindictiveness, as having finally l
resolved to cut herself aloof from the bit |
Ter and debased thrsldoln to which she haa /
through long years been subjected. After
this predatory exordiunD, which ut once !
the most earnest attention and /
sympathy of all present, he proceeded to |
read the papers on his side-the compliant, |
petition Of complainant and her affidavit. |
These papers, as will be remembered, |
litter setting forth the date Of their mar i
riage, describe the tuWultnous matrimonial |
gea on which they have since been mutusl-
II lost; unfold the particular items of bis |
alleged abuse and maltreatinent, and cat I
alogue their separate and joint possessions |
and earnings. Mr.. James int.nypersed the |
reading of this with comments Gu the va
rious points phases Of the care to which he |
wished to call particular attention. He |
certainly made out the strongest possible
case for his client.
THE STORY IS DIFFERENTLY TOLD.
/. 1t was next Mr.. Townsend's story. His /
papers were even more voluminOus than l
those of the opposing counsel. He also /
made a few PREDATORY reluarks, insisting |
that the wroRgdoing was all on the wife's /
side, and that Mr.. Murray was the next |
thing to q paragon Of perfection, the most /
considefate and docile OF |
husbands.
(. Anderson's Photographic gallery was yes
terday crowded all day by ladies who had |
concluded, wisely, that they could not give
tp their friends a more acceptable present |
than one Of his frst-class Photographic por-
traits of themselves. His pictures are 30
excellent, and the taste he always displays