The sun., 1873-07-19
DIVORCE COMPLICATIONS.
DRUNKENNEsS NOT a LEGAL ca USE
FOR SEPARATION
A Family History Reeited from the suprcnse
Court Bench-A Wifc's sister not W1utcd
In the uouse-Tenlptations OF CITY Bars.


4 Family History Reeited from the suprensc
Court Bencb-A Wifc's sister not Wanted
In the Uouse-Temptation- OF City Bars.
In the suit OF Adeline RI. Douglas against
George w. Douglas for limited divorce, Justice
Van Brunt has supplemented his decision by an
opinion. Mr.. Douglas IL an extensive operator
In wall street, and except n charge Of habitual
drinking and some very slight personal abuse Of
her, the wite charged nothing against him. AMI
ho made, except nfcrcnually, no charges against
her. The facts are set forth in tho following
opnion:
Van Brunt. There arc two questions Of fact in
vOl,td In tina Gaze upon VIII eh an culcd TO pa:
Firsf Was tie defendant sddlctcd to habits Oh ntoN
scGond-was he guilty cf cruel and nhumln c.nduit
toward h.s wife, or Of such conduct US rendered " IN
That Ibe de3niiSt Vas ietad % Cation while
IN New York seems to be established beyond AN que,
AorS he w7 free & Il qm sven 2, habit . sGa I at Mat M he
Aud Sssipc thai the cvidence OF Mr.. Jonncss
,ion may ne entr.y true tha the dsienfant drank
every day, Without having any rrrcsp'iPe elect ur"n
them put owing to his peculiar qrsinization this
NO iact iha.ha p.ntln .'Stc e eIs sister IgIe, e
To INN, unlt he promised to abstain from drink wh,g
appears IRON the evidence that she had no pr iuede
THE USE oF WINE.
shows that there mus, been grounds cf complaint
enarses sue did against HIN to his own family, had
thry not been true.
Furthermore, she is strongly supported by the. cu.
dence of Mrs. orda Clark and " servant. Maria
FAR who one Of the dcfendants own witnesses.
II further appears that this habit had not such mold
upon the defendant pu, that be could have egnroll
II mauest-d itsclf, due perhaps to the fact that tine
fanssciion- drank more or i'ss and he draSc Nitli
them. When absent from New YORK there v,rr not
tue and he led sober HE Al II also
fact that the presence OF hs family ctr lnt
upon INN, and then he .couid corttCl himself How
much more his duty to have abstaincd out
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vice
Ncnlw come g. the second question as to cruel and
mhuuuu auneHt Il ts conceded by the counsel for
the plantf that ia order o. authorize the intcrposu ~
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wasted az THE ume. Ar.,r she had left she SAID
, shr nouI return uNtl Juuet Dad lcit thc hou e.
Nrtfur NOR. was sqid h, .cr lult n.r luln afraid u
live v th Irf,ai1Ht HuI If o. dfcut % u.lsNc t.ll
thp ever vas. s. t.rIiriy iiI not act lepa woman
In very -fcat fsir " her hu; aui
E.. tLr grcaI burden OF hrr ctm.'lllt against o. u
uudoubt,ll, Was h.- b. t Of infoxft.on. Ii als tUa
Which tas complained of, a. sl'c htu llht 90 do.
ne ,huuil have done 80. s1c oI Lot appear ~ hHs,
lI much .tr.s u4Uu tie i,ar she Wa under lu 10, u.
~ilh M until after tut separation Ate thI- even -u,
O,runi,i bcr ttnug-ts and thus thr n1- sc tnuti n
. upon them the more aggravated t4ry became. ! %.
not mean TO Intimate that tNp plantn knowingly "a