The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-03-15
LOCAL NEWS.
SUSAN sTRIDRR's WRONGS.
INDIANA DIVORCE OPERATIONS OF AN F.F.v.
Viper Harmed at the Hearthstone-Mi
Of the Household Stung-Me
Millinery Firm in Memphis
and Richmend.


then living on Broad street, whose wife kept
mantua- making shop. Strider had been living
here bafore. dprino and after Tho w.r ond
aI,,.~s s..aoa -, h..s
aJ' "ppe@u "ouei nusoana. No'ning
was heard of Strider after leaving Richmond,
and bis wife, after keeping chop on her own
boolx for soma,;me o,so laf, 81 ~ .r.uh,oa
81. .eN,-'r"sN, "''e ic', anu 'no uouo'e'
oi 'ne couple iaueo out OF tne puolc recoilec-
tion.
sTRIDER SEEKS DIVORCE.
Strider turned up at the Sentembsr term of
Marion county Qndiana) court With n hill
AGAINST his wife for divorce charo;no cruei
Treatment and Abandonment ali % Of Which G he ha
was prepared to prove by a comely damsel
Who ACCOMPANIED him. who was renresented
as his daughter. The Judge was about to de.
eide in the usual wav after readinp the petition.
that is, give Strider clearance. when bis wife
unexnectedlv annaared with an Wanswer0
whereupon the proceedings we're deferred.
Upon this answer hangs tale,
THE ANSWER OF SUSAN To rArr.vrnpo
ha,r. A. n.toh.r,a 1o7o o.na;aa.,. a,,os
I ua.e No'oDel 10, 10Y, anu Is u9ly ateesse9
~ SaWuen =; .usn N sest3n, c'9rk, VINO Is ceIunea
~ n rornnro,, w. .he non. .. Oar;anu, 9oge OF
hnra W Massrs ro"is M;o y. 'no Sitf VI .ynonf "
Wn,s,h; WUL,s, To- ha miuon .a anu Aogwooo, Vi
aenphis, .a lenn., nave Inc credit OF drawing
e tbst Snson %r.m III
a soy .~. oas-". .see. .a 'ine al eAcep
u.mc tou W sne .nany elioi1 in .ne
ph 10. answer snare!o anu ADMITS that
is 'hs .am,at wre oea mar
lieu " III, on .ne Aou " July, io49 III coi9m
ous rraeklin Goun.y' Unio: one aenies ms aIle-
:, h, " shu ~; ueI,es ever
1'ss 1asus Tea.uh y, suusn 'nas sue erel'
wos 81 a fo;tbf,i ond darotad ,.;fa dan;o,
avar having oh h,ndoned him hut avars on tho
contrarv tbat she aiwavs cIuns 70 Kim M with
unwayeriur fidelity. not onlv through the
early wears of their union. when her Young
;fa wos hr;oht with bann;nass of saam;ry ylv rs
nn;tad love bnt also in Ike Latter ner;od when
hhv a stran1a fstal;tv that banninass Vas oh'
sorrad hy tarr;bIa cioud Sho rorro+as ,,;,b
The daenest main. The leading transa ctinns of
the last foar wears. which are the real and onlv
mov;ng canses for The nresent annl;cat;on If
tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Until n faw davs hefore
wben She iirst Harmed of this sp;t she v;ewed
her husband as man irresistibly led by secret
arts rracticed mon him bv
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,..C.si 49, iN "omAN .o T rUnm n c,.
you1u. "I"Lono amy ". ICY
n.ng' nee anny nooeeos-wno saeo on VI aoout tne
iA.n VI p.e1y' pep1iuaIy' toooe ~ va Issponuen.s
store An nloninonu, d., ~ ~ u,aoe 'ne az
lance oi .ne olnpiaipa.. auu .ne ueienuant NY ny
peoonipE az .np'oy &c ~ .ne" set ~.
PaIues ni.ner.o Wely ehngaseu, 'ne a.; map;aa
anu cioaA maA.sg ous,uese AZ w ouuneouon m ,sno.
WIN pas'erh anu . S,nnains s.o.e' ~ ~ VI neaa
l. l:.x:- -. h.
oeeu n.inS WI 'iu09 GS;. amu va; h
one .ooA w, aa.' ru.G - hue
e hnha,S a o. &C., - ,hn e, ~
T nel M .h dastrnot;on of har af
rdndS' a. nhnr, .m tha ~ of ian,arr 1eea ha
niiaa a Ia hgoue Ea Ir5 T6a; i " - i00'' n'
anu ea'N amy
:, ELoPEp FROM RICHMOND,
ana traveiieo ano ilvea togeinef en as iatner anu
daugnter. In March or april 1905, ,hey wen.
to Indianapolis and opened a dress and
mantua.maSing estaoilsnment IN the name OF
I. r. Strider, at 40 Illinois stfeet, otrlder
passing ner OH as ms w1aoweo 9aagnter;
Some time aiter tney ielt hlchmoha, toward
the last OF September, 1859, the complainant
and fanny went TO Memphis ana opened
CLOAK ana dress'making estaonsnment, Win a
pattern store, sne puohsning ner caras 10 tne
name OF Madame De fonford, ana iivlng In the
mouse ana on sucn terms win tne compiainant'
and calling MIN pa.
Soon after opening In memphis, Strider
wrote ior ms real wie' VINO repaireu tnitner
only TO ma Cnewnlng instaliea IN tne a1ec'
tions of her husband. Once while in Memphis,
goaoed py tne grievous ana ever-recurring
and he insoIent woman who sat as usurper and
| mistress where she should have been servant.
she did discharge pistol at herself. not at an V
one else-not at the woman who had thus in va
| life itself
HER LETTERS STOLEN.
While RESPONDENT was in Memphis a Mrs.
| Y. A. Barbour. a woman then and now in the
| emnlovment Of Strider. nersuaded Fanny
| Chewning to take certain Important letters
| from her trunk. which she CHARGES was to aid
and abet said Fanny in her scneme of alier
| ating Taliaferro p. from Susan Strider. and
who in furtherance of this conspiracy is an
| important witness used by him, as Susan is in.
| formed.
In February. 1870. the wiley Taliaferro in.
| duced Susan TO 90 to Concord, Campbell
| county. Virginia. to sell her house and land in
| that nlace. telling her if she would sell il and
| come back thew would take the money and
start store in Memphis or somewhere else
| aud that he would have nothing more to saw to
| Fanny Chewning, but would live with her, hi;
wife, as he ought
| Susan went as requested, but has not effected
i a sale. She has remained ever since in Con-
| cord and Taliare, ro knowss;t. Yet she learns
| that he AYERS that he won,d have informed
| - of rooaad;n vs. ;f ha Lad knnmn ~ 49,
| nei VI Pi'ese"nS'A' At n' n@" AHo"n Hei "neie g
| aoouts'
| just before susan lett memphis, from WORDS
| dropped by her husband and other
| u.,,. ,.r,,,
| sosrlolooe oiNvo oMsl1NoEs'
she teit that the senoing her OH was only TO ge
| her out of the way, that by secretly applying
| for divorce he could crafty his so.calleo
her leaving Memphis, the vigilant susan re.
tanned counsel to take notice of his movements
| and inform her whether suit was entered fol
| divorce, so that she might through counse
defend it.