The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-30
A BRUTAL HUSBAND.


Dnstardiy Treatment Of wife-Driveu to
Desperation, She Falls Victim 70 an Ac-
complete Of Her Husband-A Divorce OBJ
tanned by Fraud Declared void-An Extra
ordinary Case.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Jan. 20, 1872.
In August last the New York papers contained in
formation that Mr.. and Mrs. Caservan were names
registered at the Delaware House IN Port Jervis;
tnat Caservan was low-browed, repulsivelooking
character, while the woman In direct contrast pre-
sen:ed most beautiful and prepossessing appear
ance; that the two mad hardly been In the house
two months before the man began to abuse the lady,
and persons passing their room heard him accuse
her Of infdelity. He did not stay much at the
house, and The lady appeared disconsolate Shortly
after he disappeared, and in o rev days she also
left. Then man, giving his name as Billings APP
peared at the house, and inquired concerning The
couple. He very reticent, and did not stay long.
At the next session Of the Supreme Court
IN this city, Justice Joseph F. Barnard
presiding, Mr. Billings sued for divorce. his chief
witness being the man Caservan, who had stolen
MS wife. 1t seems that as soon as Caservan left
Port Jervls he hurried to Billings who was at work
In this city, to inform him Of the inddeity Of his
wife, thus adding this dstardly act to his evil Deeds
Mrs. Billings had also gone back and told her
husband O different story, but he refused to
beileve her. He, however. promised her that
he would not proceed with O suit for
q divorce, and she left him. He however, did go
on with the suit and the man Caservan was, OF
course, his main Witness and he
PROCURED DIVORCE
unknown to his wife. Judge Barnard tod Caser.
van TO his face that he was the basest wretch he
ever met. ana should he ever come before him
charged with any crime he would give
HIM the fullest extent Of the law. The
above divorce was granted last month,
and as soon as the wife heard of
1t she came here and put her case IN the hands Of
Recorder Robert E. Taylor and John HacKett,
when motion was made before Judge Barnard to
set the decree OF divorce granted Billings aside on
the grounds that adultery could be proven on the
part OF the husband. The evidence was taken this
morning. Doriand Williams acting for the de-
fence.
house las Union street, P0ughkeepse, frequently
from August, 1871, 10 october following as late as
twelve O'Clock at night.
HAD Improper intimacy with Susan Haight, the pro-
prletress. of the nou3e.
,y The latter's testimony was corroSorated ny 6y
latter testified to seeing Billings with a
woman at Collingw00d opera House, and that BIZ
course with her. b. w. Van Wyck also gave dam
aging evidence against Billings
denied ever having anything to do with Billings,
but acknowledged that she had harbored pOstitutes
wnen asked II sne was
witness replied that she was; that Dominic Clark
married her, but that she would not tell where she
house he was Introduced as '.Billy Wayne" She
said her husbands real wife lives with man
named john Storms and that his friends always
John Henry Haight, the husband Of the last Wit
ness. tesnfed tnat he had no divorce from his first
Ethebert Billings. the husband, when put upon
the witness stand, denied Cramsey,s evidence ana
me eS evidence o. haSpy ,, LAKE ana wigs -
Inen Mrs. Emma Bllngs, the wlle, was sworn.
statement. which ! procured from ner lips and
have driven her 70 desperation, and at the proper
time tne villain Caservan stepped 10 anu 30 con,
Tor Billings to oblaiA divorce. she said with con-
Siderable emotion p,, =. u 900,
Tvs was married IT to Mr Bngs IN November 1850
ties, n. Y He was was working there at that time,
and was tnere on visit from ~ racuse. the next
stayed home SIX weeks without hearing word from
my husband, Wnen my ia'ner sent I0r MN. ne
to nee Co IN
ElienyllIe, ulster county, where was coldly re-
celved. Ills mother wanted me 10 90 70 Work IN
went 10 Saugerues anu s,ayeu nve weeks, ana ne
lelG me 10 looH ioI M nc iets 4e wa.nouo cehS
IN ,, SING ,a SING: 49, -.
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put it in charge Of his father. II