The New York herald., 1871-02-11

f Court, Chambers.
Strangely curions as often are the peculiar phases
of lie developed In divorce SUITS II very rarely hap
pens that one presenting more strangely curious
features comes beSre our courts Than one coming
yesterday before Judge Barnard Of the Supreme
Court IL took all day to get through the voum-
nous mass OF afndavits and other papers Introduced
on beth sides, aud lisronng TO the argu-
ments Of opposing counsel. More like the
strange phantasies OF q dream moro like the
wild imagnin0s OF an overwronght brain. more
like The creations OF fancy In IT. most erratic mood
OF hight seems the confusing web Of counter alic-
cations interviewer in the mass Of material thus
presented than q plain reclta OF actual events
Stripped OF its legal verbosties and the bewldeng
redundancy OF ITS long drawn out afldGyits the
Whole story rs very easily and quickly told. The
first step TO make the matter clear is describe tho
parties TO the suit.
MISS LIZZIE CuAaLEs.
In 1861 there was In the town OF Iuka, Miss,
young lady Of great personal beauty ana accom-
plishments known as Miss Lizzie Charles. She was
engaged as teacher IN female seminary. Her supe.
rior intelligence and pleasing man.,ers made her u
general fayorlte. Her mother had died several
years before. Her father was an officer in the Con.
federate service. lie had been large planter and
wealthy, but the vlcisstudes OF the had speedily
bereit MIN OF his property. His daughter Lizzie,
who had received fair education resorted 10
teaching IS means OF support. The summer or
1854 finds her In this city employed music teacher
and copyst. Bere she became acquainted With
HUGH LAWSON BRINKLEY.
Mr.. Brinkey, who Is now onl, twcnty.eight years
OF age, belongs to OF the oldest and wealthiest
families In Tennessee His father is Robert G. Brink
ley, President Of the Memphis and Little Rock Rail
road, aud lives in Memphis. Young Brlnkley has
always lived upon his father, and his allowance has
been exceedingly liberal. Upon his fathers death,
however through provisions OF the will OF relative
he comes in possession OF an estate worth million
and half OF dollars To good looks he adds reiled
culture and the manners OF well-bred gentleman
Passing over much that Ii immateria, we como to
the alleged
MARRIAGE OF THE TWO
The papers the plaintiffs sile--Nrs. Hugh
Lawson Brinkey. as she insists on the right to call
hcrsef-were first read. First III order was her
petition, upon which the hearing yesterday was
Dased. THIS petition asks for u limited divorce
from her husband ana maintenance, and Is based
they were married on June IA. 1864, at the house
o. o. ~, Mrs. Eeamis ,ora IN Twenty,taird street,
Ceremony s f psyoraa 1aer' was was no smpy msr'ss
contract between the two to become man and wife
and live together as such. Her husband insisted on
secret from his father who was anxious he should
marry q rich Young lady IN Alabama, and ne was
iowances. lie said he would take her her to to
SS 1 hm TO Us @ ne ana ss ssa m she wS"a
II such 1t may be called, she satd to MIN, Now,
Hugh, want you to take solemn oath that you
"As hope 10 meet my mother In Heaven l regard
this agreement as marriage. The next day nc
ger. This matter OF the socailed marriage explained
she goes on with
After staying couple Of days At The private house
In Twentytlrd street, they teoH up their quarters
at the 81. James Hotel where they remained solue
boarding house, In Fifteenth street, and subse-
qcenty to the equally fashionable boarding house
Kept then by Mrs. Blanchard, in Union square. At
al these places they went By tho OF Mr.. ana
Mrs: lawson, The object beng 70 Keep The
aoarans house kept Mrs Lewis s; N alrsin ndn
started on travelling trip, gong first 10 Siasarss
Fails and thence to st. Louis and yicksDurg. ana
winding up the trip at Memphis. While at Memphis
the elder sMr. B.inkey heard Of heir marriage, she
going there by her husbands name, and at Der hus
bands earnest % request ,s she lett him and came
BRIEF as her husband soon followed
after her and on his arrival here they took rooms
went by his own name and she az Mrs. Lawson, bat
their rooms were contiguous. Getting tired OF this
nomalc and boarding house life they wcro about
negotiating for the purchase OF dwelling, with view
OF going to housekeeping, wnen the old man came
on on from Memphis and dld his utmost to get her to
gold. cash down, and annuity il she
would go to Europe and stay there. She refused
all sucn negotiations, ana her husband went homo
with his father and she went 10 New Orleans. Sne
mad not been long In the latter city before her hus
band teeRraphed to her to TO Louisville which
Sne dlu, and where he met hor and took her on TO
Memphis. She remained there until March 90 1859,
when EN- her husband after defraaaing her out Of
to this time, she AYERS in her aflldavit,
ne, ner husband s @ was always kind and aTec-
many occasions introduced her az such 10 his ac.
auaintances and friends Following the reading Of
the petition setting forth the above facts was read
present resident o7 New York ana wholly without
re means q support Succeeding this was for
lnat sle told ner four days before her marriage that
occupying for herself and husband. Mrs. Lame
TcauS, boardcr In the house, said ahe was intro
Mary Kane, VINO did her washing says in her a1l-
aavt at ne plaintir told her that she was TO be
clothes washed aad done up FOR that day, without
fail. Mrs. Blanchard testified that they lived as
Mr.. AND MRS. LAWSON
IN her house for two months He nad been away
several days, and one night came In very late, ana
new is servant girl. not knowing him told hln,
see her; that she had gone 10 bed, lie said,
''sHE IS Fly WIFE,"
anu sue. overhearlng the conversation, told the
servant It was all right.
Edward q Boughton states that he and hs family,
clnDTaclng several grown up daughters, boarded at
thc ot JaElcs at the same time as Mr. and MIS- LnW.
son, ana associated intimately with them, supposing
tncm 70 ne man and wife. Mrs. Bought0n, whose
uindavii also appears, said he always spoke Of her
as ms WIFE and the only fault she ever knew Of him
nnulng win her was promenading IN the public
balls and going 10 masqucradcs.
DR.. Alexander Mott stated that ne attended the
plaihun during sickness; he supposed their names
70 DC mr. ana Mrs. Lawson until defendant. told him
haf hn
naIne in order 70
CONCEAL HIS MARRIAGE PROM nI3 FATHER.
MI. Wh!tteilorc oI the Wliiltcmore House, IN
MeInphls, states that in 1868 both parties boarded AZ
ms motel ana that the defendant ever spoke OF her
as MS vile. More allidavlts followed hom mer-
cnahts nillnners, dressmakers ana tradesmen gene.
rally In Memphis, ayciring that she went by his
name aud THAT he pail her bills. Here ends her
story.
TIE OTHER SIDE OLE TIE sTORY.