Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-09

Yesterday Judge wyIie, In the Esuity Court,
made a decree or divorce from the bonds of
matrinony in the c.se o. John L. Hawkins
against Francis Hawkins The petit;on, fled
September 9th, ls6e, sets forth that The parties
were married in January. lss;4; that in Febru-
AIRY, issz, the defendant flea a petition for q
divorce, which was heard on petition aud
answer and the testimony. and was Dismissed;
that after said petition had been dismissed de-
fendant positively refused to come back TO the
bed and board OF petitioner, but on the contrary,
about the lst Of August, fs<7, she LETT the city
with one EDWARD z. Thomson, whom her hus-
hand charges with having poisosed the rtui Of
defendant, and with being a prime mover in a
conspiracy with q. II. Thom1op, Albert Wash
ington, Julia WeodfOuse and others Jor the
purpose OF aiding and abettiug che defendant
m obtaining a divorce from petitioner, yhIch,
that case, and asks that il be read in this case
He further charges that 10 was under
stood between Thomson and defendant
that IN case she procured a divorce they were 20
be married He further shows that at the time
defendant fled her petition he (HawkinS was
doing large grocery business, and shortly after
he was enjoiped not to interfere or modest d
PENDANT in said business, which mandate he
Obeyed BY leaving the store and bis personal
property in pos "a. zion OF defendant and Thou
son, Tho was clerking in the store, and they
continued the store until q short period befoxe
her petit on WIS dismissed. Sub equentiy. she
With Thou on, lett the c.iy, taking pet TONER'S
propeItv, and went TO fauquier county, Va.
where they opened a store from the proceeds
bis property. He further charges that while the
store Was in charge lot defer dant aud Thomson
thew contracted bills, which were left unp aid
and the creditors hold petitioner responsible
There WIS no appearance for defendant, and
the testimony WIS taken by Mr.. b. q. Loyejoy,
Charles Day testified that in the early part of
1sG7 defendant said that Edward Thom~on was
her husband, and a few days after Thomson
said she YVES his wife; and witness knew of her
visiting disreputable house on street. with
Edward Thomson. j. W. Corey testified TO
coward Thomson telling him that he and de-
lendant intended TO marry, II she succeeded In
obtaining a divorce, and they intended to get
Haw kins to commit adultery; and subsequently
he showed witness the woman WoodhOuse) they
intended TO get III. to commit adultery with.
Ihonas ID. T. Hunter testified to defendant
calling Edward Thomson her husband and to
seeing her at a house at the corner of 9Th and Il
streets, IN August, 1861 and also visiting a house
On r street. James ID. Collins testified as to the
marriage of the parties Martin Maddox testi-
he'd to seeing the defendant and Thomson Iiy-
Ing together at Oak Hill.Na. Mr.. j. j. johnson
appeared for petitioner.
The Court also made decree of divorce from
The bonds OF matrlmony in the case OF q ranyille
H. W dliaDs agt Lena alias L.. 4. Williams The
petition IN this case, filed August 10th, 1852 sets
forth that he - about 80 years of age; has in
cor; equeDce of par alysis, been unable to walk
or stand on his legs for thirteen or fourteen
years; that he met defendant in the spring OF rs
ana she represented herself as never having
been married, and her name as Lena Harrison:
That she won his affections, and he, not dou btin0
her chastity, proposed and was married to her
IN August Of that year: that he has since escer-
tanned that her real name is ). +. HarrisOn; that
in September following she entered the Lying-in
Hospital, and gave birth TO a child, which was
shortly after found dead with such MARKS of
violence a. TO warrant suspicion of foal p,ay;
that be has Just reason to believe that John l..
iced was the father OF the child; that he
believes that said iced and defendant
have cohabited together for years. In her
answer she denies that she represented that she
was never married; states that she married him
under her real name, Sarah Helena HarriSon;
admits having been admitted to Columbia Hos.
pital, but denies every lntimation as to the
death OF the child; denies that John l.. iced
was the father of the child, but acted as her
friend to gain her admitiance to the hospital:
csr'es that any Illicit intercourse was carried
on between iced and herself; denies that she
has manifested any eoldness or want of affection
.Owards petitioner; denies generally that she
bss been guilty OF adultery with iced or any OF
the parties named. M. Thompson appeared for
petitioner, and Mr.. Burgess for Respondent
ne testimony In this case was mostly taken by
3opmIssiOner Brown, and covers a great mas
of paper. The decree was granted as prayed,
and respondent appealed.