New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-17

compelled to leave the house la Twcntyilth-st
count OF being disposessed by legal process she was
10 say about the banking business and money matters,
Mrs Woodruff and Tenuie said that Col. Blood knew
enough Ia run the business in Broadst. and that II her
mother did not quit interfering they would lock her up
Tenue had said that she would pay anyone 500 month
to take her mother ont and board her Mrs Woodruff had
nothing TO do with IT, and never paid any debts about
there nor had any money; her mother safe but
James II Blood testified that he heard the testimony
OF Mrs Clafn and could say that her statements
slc testified to- she bad all che needed Tor cr comfort;
size had been well treated and he had the slight
OF nurng her n any way; he was engaged
with his vile and Miss T. C. Clafiin In the bang
there had been no peace in tue honse Since Mrs Glaf
lin entered IT, there had been good deal OF cious
il-wil manifested toward him by Mrs Cailin and Mr.
and Mrs. sparr but he had always been good terms
with the Ofthe family they had long medated an
attack upon him. so that when Ms VIE was IN Washing
had remained ont Of the house all the time his
rght name is James Harvey Blood. but when he had
been advertising, he advertised as Dr James HrFey
lac was first married at birmingham, Mass In 1866 lis
MT VII VIZ nnrta OH in IseG tn Ms Woo,ihwi
he was divorced from Mrs Woodruff In 1868, in Chicago
after the divorce; Dr. woodruff lived with the family
and was retained to take OF an oc child Of Mrs
Woodhurs; all the trouble in the family had been
caused 10y interference with the business ahs OF the
hlln.
Mrs woodruff, who appeared much troubled and
excited testified yesterday as follows:
Col Blood il my husband; ! married toTDr. Wood
lull at lie Of IL and he was my husband for
II years; / divorced from him and married Cot
I{ood fl We or ago; my mother has lived with
M since we came TO New York first at No. II Great
Iones-s then at No. IS Eist Thirty ghtlSt; the 0thr
members Of the family at the latter place were Sparr
and his vile aud their four cIn rem Mlr. Miles
aud her four children mynr ana rt husband t t Mn
Miss Tcnme G. CahiD, my father and mother,
and the servants this family was supported
contributed to It; never knew Col Blood to treat my
in any other way than the kindest manner eX-
cent that sometimes he Ignored her existence when she
abused him terribly; her treatment OF him has been
the vlcst character an she ma never ceased 10 abuse
him she entered the home; DO not thnk she was
In her right mind, She could not have beem her mind
became diseased by persons endcdVOilnS 10 Influence
her: she WAS not responsible; Col. Blood has,
however, never touched her. or ATTEMPTED to 40
co. 10 my knowledge; nave never taken hOIi OF
him prevent his committing any violence toward her
and have never either heard any words from him seen
any actions which would lead me 10 sulpo mat her
life in danger; the only threat ever heard him inter
was If she did not leave his door he would push her
away; she used tO go 20 MS ooIr ahu tk J. e Nest
manner; then he wOuid say, III you 40 not leave this
door, shall be forced 10 pat you away; never knew,
however of hi, putting his bands her In any way,
shape or FORM my mother left house the 1st Of
since then beneye that Col Blood mas ever
VCross-eyamned-We had to eject this man sparr and
hi, wife from the house on Great JoneSs; In Thirty
oighst they lived win u sf or seven months we
house; she has been all rSht when TIN, man SPAR a
his wife have not Influenced hr; when they were forced
To leave they persuaded her 10 90 along TO enlist public
sympathy thCm amt forward iLrr pllpO'tS We nave
ai,,,ys been on good term, with my MOTHER we pted
and did not blame her; she has, however always neen
oi i ,rav and an idea that she knew better what
her children wanted than they did; my father IL still
WIN ms: deemed my mothers mind not right, for
would one time greet aiiectOnaely ami say, 81
know YOU are right" two weeks before We were
forced 10 eject the SPAR family she came IN ana sat
Coz. Bloods knee. aud said to hlm Il know you
arr the best soin-law ever had" aud another tne
would seemingly without provocaton, abuse him 10 the
ycst mauucI; under the Influence OF this man SPAR ahd
his wife she would become exceedingly violent anu even
that were her clllro AS she must nave uoe
would not have brought TINS SUIT tHe man SPAR
and his have told her again, Never rest uhll you
ruin Blood and victoria i"r u Is ,he Hig Wy u" can
bring Tcnuie back 10 CARY oyatce III % a.
Wnen elected TN, SPAR family we tlleh III every
way 10 keep mother win u.s. DuI they pesudeh hr
10 20 along, telling her she was tneT only hops never
heard her Complain of Coz. Bloods conduct OF ours,
hegrd her saw she woud ruin him, that he should end
his lie in the penltentitry, that she would
f fbat If ~" she could Xiii him she would;
this was the constant rule whenever she was under the
wnrn che was comparatively kind; she was abusive IT,
the Colonel before ever the Spar family came on Dnt
fIuud atterward that she daily receiving letters
rom snen u ,r'dr Their nanence: lid not send for
This man SPAR his wife to on M my int rest
and never wrote to invite them O TO us; Mrs SPAR
anu anu ~ narIet and bought things occis OnaIly
managed 10 use 5O per week TO set the table, and ran
nP tae n vii have 10 vacae the position ysu are
tor .Xpeisive;" we had stop her i sefdefense;
have tiled 10 get Mr. SPAR 81 10 some 10 earn MS
bread aud he would not; would work sometimes pos
sby two three hours Teek, not enough TO pay iO
his shoes; just paid D oi 80 Iof SHOES anu
ccr earued: his SON lie wires by her first husband
worked little for Us from time 10 time, and Ms Mles
Goy worked regularly tOr us; | had no occasion 10
Ike part" with Col. Blood against my mother;
I language "a UleG IL was
and ABUSIVE such as most lnOthers-n-ldw give 10 t.l
sons-in-aws have not made the statement llat We
rer giug 10 send her u the insane asylum; but hc-
eve Thai Mrs BrOOker her other daughter sara 10 her
that she felt her duty 10 do So az sue fed tndt se
ma nnt mothers action would bring dlsgfdcs anu
tr"nhie on the family and herself; / never hedrd
Cnl BLOOD say ANYTHING ~ the sort the ouiy
rea.on she left us was because she would rot stop
with ms i'm consequence OF tho influence 81 TINS oPdr a
his family who her along u protect then anu uss
her a,,a. II, when they acre eJecId IRON suf noiSe
g. eightL-st she went along Dy our ulrccllobs
they we're accompanied - the washington noei h,I t
the;r KIM paid Tor q week In adya ace. we haNe pild
otber board since, and paid every DlA presented
In ms ON her account, anc gwen Uratr 10 s1u 10 Us a
we youlI nav any bills she incurred We loNn our
,I,,er vLatGyer she may do - us, anu are VIKING
Gladly 10 support her. There Is no reason Niy sIlo
shoniL not I've with us, except the h5Iehce Oh hIs;
snerr. we are willing TO take her back any time ana
~ ., "a Of her any time, matter what abuse sue
only been - see US oDre sllce sne Hli'
aud was then very NluleuI. . -, .ox- ,oo- m ,,,o,
Mr. Sparr aud his family must he very poor, O, they
unud not force two women 10 feeu clolne anu hhoy
,h Tor light months; the statement That Was iOfesu
g. ro,aet nv mother frOIg Col Blood Is utterly fhlst
r'nnie O. Clanu testified: am one OF tlt urn oi Wvou
hui CIaaln x Coz aud have lived with tne family Two
az tree wears; before that tnne my mother ana iather
H. "a WITH me- the first time ihis man SPAR cine Oh my
,d Us when he married my sister, aud have Kept
him and his family ever since during tue une
nm ,aotber and Col Blood lived la tue family
,nSsether ON Tlirtyeighth-st, l never heard hun
80 INV violent language saw him gully OF any NlO-
renee foward ny mother; he was tue kdest sohThaw
he nod int have known Mr. SPAR 10 lay his hands In
,tosrce man her; Col Blood has borne % much from
To- mar have said to him, II were In your place
td go remgn in the listen 10 her, but would
~ t,any Great Juncs-st. told them they would have
80 ic.Vc because they had almost eK-