The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-09
THE DIVORCE CALENDAR.
One Days Record Of Divorce Suits
in the State Courts.
The Furnaces at Red Heat and the Fiery Tri'
bulations That Naturalization for an Old
Nurse and Its Sorrowing Effect Upon
Sexton-story Of e Brief Honey
moon, Which May or May
Not be True-An End to
Marital Troubles

Indiana may pride herself upon the glorious dis
tinctlon she has achieved the great head centre
or divorce suits. Moral Chicago may goat over the
prominence she has achieved in this Line Our city
docs not desire to rob either OF their well earned
honors in this regard And yet the divorce markc1
here is not altogether dun. Matrimonial infelicltes
eliminating In q desire TO sever the nuptiai knot ara
certainly on the increase. Scarcely q day passes
without some new candidates presenting themselves
in the State courts eager and intent on living
divorced. Yesterday, and which generally Is the
dullest day of the week, there were no less than
three divorce suits up for hearing la the supreme
and Superior Courts, to say nothing OF decree OF
divorce granted In o previous suit and an actiou
for alleged breach OF promise cognate 10 the subjects
FIERY FURNACE OF TRIBULATIoNs.
First In order the suit of Furniss VS.. Furniss,
which 1rst appeared In the Superior Court
on last Thursday, and the full particulars Of which,
wers published IN the next days HERALD. The par-
ties, 1t Will be remembered. were married fourteen
years ago. Tho suit Is brought by the wife. Her
husband is q lawyer, sporting single in Wall
street, but according to his showing not realizing
much OF an income from hls profession upon which
to support. She alleges that on account Of his
persistent evil conduct she was obliged 10 leavd
him. which she did eight years ago, and
went to Philadelphia. taking their two children
with her where sne has resided most OF the
time since. She asked $1,5oo year alimony
ana $1,000 counsel fees. ON his side the
alleged cruelty Is denied, and her leaving him I'D
sets forth as abandonment. His father is rich, ana
the prosecution II is no more than Just 10 say, Is
charged as an effort to eStort money indirectly rom
the parental exchequer. Judge Brady, before wnomI
the ease WAS brought, yesterday rendered ms deS
csion III the case. THIS
DECISION, =
which is brief is as follows:-Thc deponent denies
the possession or ownership OF any property sx1
cept few books, ana AYERS That he Is IN receipt u
81, 300 u year, which Is allowed him by his father,
with whom he resides. He does not object to the
tody OF tho plainnd; but think the
and subject to the further order OF the Court In re-
lation thereto, on the application OF either party:
/ do not think, under the circumstances dIsciosedl
any order should be made for the payment OF q
counsel lee. The defendant has not tne means IN
pay 1t in addition to the aimony. X the p,anrin q
not satisfied with this order reference may bd
mad TO ascertain the ability OF tile defendant 10 cons
Wn S s Ia s ssed By the judge |;
probably but the beginning Of the beginning W TINS
MATRIMONIAL soRxowISGs OF SEXTON.
Scarcely hal the previously reported case hee1
temporarily disposed OF when Judge Spencer waa
called upon give his judicial attention TO an apS
plcation for divorce, made Wy Mrs. Jane CorcuraH
against William g. Corcoran Tue defendant was
but this somewhat lugubrious, though unquestlon-
ably highly remuneraIve POSITION he no longer nils
meddlesome traits OF has wife. These parties
were married about three years ago aud nave two
III, ~
OF their young welded fe-thus runs her story-thel
had a nurse who proved very useful in her yocattons
aud TO whom they all became strongly attached. AZ
the children grew older they dispensed with heR
services bnt the acquaintance was kept mp and shd
quite frequent visitor at their house. she be-,
came Jealous or the attentions shown the nurse Dy
her husband and was dispeased with the formefS
frequent visits, but all she had TO say on the subecq
had no erect. The nurse continued 10 como ana
her husband was still unremtnRi In his attentlons "a
her He drove his wife rom the house several tlmeSsl
and finally paisncs having ceased ..,, 10 oe ysss
he took the nurse az houseseeper and lived TN adult
terry with her, and hence the SUI. for divorce. Tna
husband recountj a somewhat different narratiyea
lie says his wife gave such worldly waywnr0
freedom TO her tongue that Tor tue sake OF their.
times but ways TOOK her back onsher promises o.
amendment. When she went away OF ner own aCs
cord sne took ne SAYS $50 belonging % n,m TOM ,
that there has ever been impropricty betweeni
them. lie says that when hts wife was away no.
slept with his and the nurse with the daughteri
which statement was confirmed ny the latter two.
Inc Judge listened To the readinQ OF the idavtS
and the long talks Of the lawyers and then reserved
hs decision upon the preliminary motion or alimonA
and counsel lees.
THE woRsr YET.
Third In the category was u case IN which ono
Joseph =. Merrill seeks divorce from his wife, Fl0i
renee A. Merr. His story Is very brief but pointed{
He says they we're marrtcf on tine 27tn of last De-
cember hut that i've days subsequently she LETT hBe
ana took up her quarters IN a fashionable uptOwm
naa.son de Jofs establishment. she ne mes inns Ing
ago, but she says she never received any
notice OF the proceedings. There Is also some
tlenen OF the legal profession claiming this honor,
Permission was asked on her part 10 come In and
defend, ana the Court granted her twenty days TO
10 so.
Last in the list was the granting Of o decree o.
divorce in the Brcndt vs.. Brendt case. Judge Jones'
OF the superior Court severed the nuotiai knot
THIS case has so long undergone the oatt'edoor Ana.
shuttecock process IN the courts thai Is unneceS~
sary 10 rec apttulate the "details.
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