The New York herald., 1871-12-29
CONFLICTING COMPLICATIONS.
Sad Story Of Domestic Differences as
Told by Husband and Wife.

Lifting the Veil from Marital Life in tho Abodes
Of Wealth and Fashion-Stranger Revelations
in the Realms Of Fact than In the Realms
Of Fiction-A Gordian Knot Of Diff
culties for Justice to Unite.
Another Of those cases. carrying with IL a painful
exposition OF an unhappy condition OF domestic
AFFAIRS, occupied good share yesterday of Judge
Cardozo's attention In the Supreme Court. cham
Ders. All the more painful Is this particular case
as the parties occupy high social position IN this
city, though embracing In Its legal recital OF the
mulnfarious details voumlnous mass OF afidauts
which, II directed to the waste basket, would make
the fortune Of q refuse paper dealer.
THE STORY
Is capable Of being briefly told. Emil Justh
native OF Hungary, long years ago. In the first flush
ana excitement OF the California gold fever left tue
home OF his childhood and Joined the wide spread
heglra to the newly discovered El Dorado on the
Pacific coast. Aidashke, everything he touched
turned to gold. After staying there several years
he came to this city, bringing with him his aurierus
noar1ln2s. His bags OF gold dust inspired friendly
regard for him and his interests in the breasts or
leading Wall stree, brokers, and, through their
magical united influence, he found speedy intro
duction into the most wealthy ana fashionable So
cety OF the metropolis. In this charmed circle he
met Miss Virginia W. Center, whose father was
president OF OF the largest banks in the city and
herself q LADY Of rare personal beauty and accom-
pishments Her father died. leaving her a large
fortune. he set up banking house, which is sill
his business. There was considerable discrepancy
in theIryears, but he offered ner his hand, and 1t
was accepted.
THE MARRIAGE
took place July %, 1862 and they left at once on
their bridal Such event IN fashionable cir
cles could not culminate contentedly in trip to
Saratoga or Niagara Falls. They set sail Tor Europe
And now-for we will follow first the thread oil her
narrative-there suddenly came change over the
spirit OF her dream. He, as she AYERS. before the
oceanic voyage was half completed, entered upon
systematic course OF nI-treatment and abuse OF her.
and that the result that, with eyes dimmed with
tears aud hopes crushed and hear breaking the
wedding trip was completed. He early Insisted, as
sne alleges, upon her transferring her propcrty to
MIN, when she refused TO do, and which has ever
since, according to her story, been the great and
chief
between them. On the evening OF February .
ll6 west Tnirtyfourlh street, which house was and
Is still, sne claims her sole and exclusive properly
would not transfer 10 him halt her properly, and
cursed her aud her unborn enid she was Obliged
her, Tor projection, and the former threatened her
husband with personal chastisemcnt II he did not
shook his nst at ner and lifted q chair
was such tnat he drove MS mother ana all her rea.
tlves from the house. some SIX months later
make Tie transfer he mad so long importuncd Hcr
husband brought notary TO the house. with the
10 ase y Se her rnon e anv
| the papers, and the notary was obliged 10 leave
without the object Of his mission being accom-
source Of unhappiness to her. Their
DIFFERENCES OF RELIGION
tn sAnoe or a
| Protestant and he q Catholic. In the summer OF
| 1855 he went TO Europe, ana IN his absence she
| told him what she had done, which luade MN more
furious than ever. On one occasion she SAYS he
took away The eldest chld and kept her away three
months and threatened to take them al to Europe
his demands in the matte orstranslerrng her
property. she further charges him with addressing
proane language and threatening TO send her the
Lunatc Asylum. At length wcaryIn9 oil his con-
sequence OF it, she sought the Interference or the
courts and brought q
This was in June, 1870 TINS suit advanced TO the
point the issue OF injunction BY Judge Cardozo
restraining Mr.. Justh from interfering with her or
With the custody OF the children, or claiming any
authority over tncm until the Court so ordered.
Beneath tnis proceeding lav lurking the cprosy Of
disagrccaUle scandal. II was deemed undesirable
lit the ve from their private lifc ana reveal to
public gaze the odious skeleton In The closet Ac
ARTICLES or SEPARATION
were drawn up in witch ne stipulated TO give her,
care custody. control. management direction and
education Of the Children aud she to live where
to continue in force Til January j, ls7a. she
charges him with total disregard OF his part OF
here her. She says That he was paid $4,000 FOR sisSg
these articles OF separation, Or as her counsel cx-
SSi sod his children ior $4,000 And yet me story Of
her alleged wrongs Is not ended. she charges That
he coerccd her into signing q
ADULTERY.
force he took to her guardian and demanded
$4,000 a8 the price OF Its destruction. Her guardian
SoSer %9aa iS BAY BAY % for It's surrender IRE with The
aralion above referred to, which he did. This mat
ter settled, she reti.ed with her three chill
L. I.en l., to enjoy qaIctnae in their society
and 10 rccuperate her shattered health.
sne Tas from ~, s 10 Sy avce
OF trends, she had determined once again TO enter
| the arena Of the courts and Institute
PROCEEDINGS FOR A DIVORCE
from her husband. Before she had taken the nitia
tory steps, however It was charged on the part OF
and and accordingly motion was made on his behalf
! for an order restraining her from taxing The chill.
learncdly phrased, ior writ OF ne creut preventing
her gong out OF Tie state, ana coupling with these
was on this motion that the matter came up ycscr-
day In the Court Before rcclting other allegations
Which NE r viii m give Afterwards rs her repustas OF
his Statements, we Win give the
/ NARRATIVE or MR.. JUsTB.
| His story, epitOmiZcd IL general denial OF MI
her allegations against MN. Io claims 10 nave
| becn good and devoted husband untll ner COMES.
confessed herself guilty was committed with the
| captain OF an ocean steamer, IN which sne tooK
tho children, and charges her with having scdn-
| I0usly sought 10 cstrange tncm from MIN, Win
nSs Ssr pepSns anS mem oSas ne I'9 1vans
70 mention ha name IN their preeeDSc. ihe