, 1874-03-25
THE COURTS.
Tho Divorce Case Of Bruce vs., Bruce.
4 Strong Effort to Keep the Matter
Quiet.
Tho NIec1zcr VIII S1iit---Tllc Cltc-
noy Caso Continued.
Judgments, Now Suits, Etc.

N.Y. e. -1
A ou1Er p1yoncE.
4 ,orv min. ,,ro,ooal,,o yor n ,,;vorco hsa Inst
Wy I"ss ,,.,>.,a.a,, ,,aa 49, Ts..na, | l.,
ooen 1loaily cohc'"ueu oetose 'uuBo ra'"e!4'
A,-r4un Benjain Bruce, Jr., Ia tho complainant
and Mary C}iidloy Druco. daughter Of the we'll
1,nown J,,luo arialey. of bloomington, ILL.,. tho
N,,t Tno hi 1,h;c,, wou f,,ci In ,1ulv.
sse.''*''a1' 1Mo p'l "n.en "ua .l'eu ~ oa4s, ~
1878, sots ont 'aa' 'no pa''los "o4o t'''A'sn . -.
Bloomington on tho 10th OF January, 1871.
Thoy ca,no harc and lived until tho goth OF juno
~ lin enmo WAR. wl1on Ntrg. Brace suddenly
80, IT,, ,,,d rot,,,,,oa IN lar homo vborc
she has aiuco remained. compialoans charges
10 como back to him. md offering her I. homo,
n"s e''o n"s s,s.o w. ill., n,a ro,,na ~ do.ort;on
Titled 70 alVofee on '!e etonnu VI ooeois,o.'
Monday afternoon about ha!l,,past ootoca'
aftor tho various clerks had loft, the complain-
@ns GIasa.;n,' s' ~nunaal u,o ontorcd hia onnoor.
eotpoi"''on noa1.o' VIZ 49, n-.s ..1,.r,,.., -rr
anco se1ni-oihoia'iy LOT mra. oface' aaae.l'pieo
In secret session In the courtroom, and pro-
duced after laborioue effort, one page Of tosti.
monv lint Tint of ti,o oomn]ainant, who corrobor-
1.on5, @'"* y. s.e sma.~.,s.a - r,o In,
2teu tno Ps'"clPai si1os"e'o.'o Va o '' -
decree, very, neatly Eflteen, was afA"n IT,
md brought IN to lAo 1noga tor nls
signature ycstorday. noon. at tlmo
when hungry mortals, inc'G!inE reporters,
lre most apt to bo at dinner. iho qecteo, omit
Ting tho formal part, stntes that: ~ appearing,
from the plead!ngs on tiio In ths cause. aial tle
testimony adduced in open. court, that tile
said complainant has nuatainl tho allegations
contained in his bill OF complaint on tl!e IL said
Court; therefore 1t Ia hereby ordered and DE-
creed that tho marriage hetrt0fore existing ne
tween the said beniamlf Diueo A IT., H. ana tHe
barely, dissolved, and the sRid parties arc each
restored to their rights as though tho said mar
riago had neyer boon entctod into:
pco 20 T bo a'1p peraittod t 70 resume hor naidoil
.name. .....
tApd, finally TINT this deoEco 10 irreyoca-
blo."
Judge Fnrwell, however, wanted to have It
1Io would not l,ayo sny decree made IN tile dark.
It vas entirely too eeneral to say TINT the alle-
cations OF tie bill Woro proven, tho facts should
be stated.
1swyor Ind odgalup to tho Judges desk. whore
the remainder of tic discussion was carried Oh.
Tho young mau iusinuated in q very mild tone
tIat he thought 1t would be sufficient that
third statemont, but the Judge WINS OF 3 very
different opinion. The Young man was evident
ly ayerao to having the subject roughly handled
or moro thnn whispered. Judge Norton, with
his usual bland smile and tahe-it-for- -granted-
way, sa,,ntored around the room, but with many
q troubled glance at person who stood few
foot Off witl, no visible occupation except oo-
casiollal'y making few marks with poucii.
Tho noxt objection tho Judge lnndo vas to tic
to resumo her maiden name. and he mildly in
Finuated there was no statute Tor It. Tho Cor-
E43ratiou Counsel thought certainly there WAS,
but an examination Of tue statute showed that
Pa-f4nr1 tyf$ nfvna m
ALLOWED il desired to take her maiden name,-no
provision for her when . defendant. In view OF
the fact TINT the two maia paragraphs Of TIC de-
cree we're altered, tic Judge made no o91cction to
the dccree, to conform With his opinion.
Rad 1t may DO romarkod that When TINT decree
le altered tho bcautitul writing and Vagno static
menss will 10 thing Of tue past. a low msti-
ths young man again entered the court.r and
Gsked the GelK Wnen tne Juaee would return.
rlosed up before tho eye OF reporter had soon
lha documents, and Whon mo Judge hau iakea
Tho paPera TO" moments before, showed un-
Inista4a1e symptoms Of diBgust at Lilo Laws de-,
lay. I4ia increased wheh 10 learned
tfat tho Judge YOU'D =. not 90 III
ffr some time. alter lingering low
hepa aee fasMe ID nner he tps
Nas anortiy altefwat9 seen ascuss.ng 9 tno qucs-
hon OF cosls w!th CsorR o. Inc Clfculs Court.
llr. smith. ~ tao esose OF coaft Yesterday a.
fornoon no oecroe haa heen entered, 1a enu, m m
less m extra session Was held last nlght hlr;
Bruca JUNIOR "as op'isod to remain . married
man over night:
The father Of the defendant III widely known
In MCLEAN county ~ 20 eminent Judge, and u
every wealthy man. It IL not Known dellnltety
rYhat circumstances interrupted the happiness
Of the c9nplo a. after only Blk months
ct welded bllss Tho marriage waa nota,
bic one. and q full sccount Of IT was published
ct the time in tue Chicago paners. a apocln
train was chartered Tor tho oecueion' carpets OK:
tenued from tho carriage to the house, ane
everything bstokoncd years OF 1appiness. An
rnor snya that tue !ady,a temper was not quite
angelic, and other reports Iar rye tronple Of tht
hpsbands door, and assert that ne no waa nos WA
yonng nunoana 81 sHoaa 1 No. anc case WIS Gs VI
,tentiy tie result Of mataal % @ atransGmon16 6 oe
tween tne patties, aIn gtoas ono11a .I masa peet
made TO Koep H. ns1esip neyomn tno ~,
nhy one, Dat' aa MI. osoce "a'1 'eafp 'n1s nao1"
ING, "'taoa1 suceesS ,,,a
ITEMS; ,,a ,4a !,
ING MeeHer VII ease ueiol9 = "uusa Auoio' !!
oFa"inR lE16o nouEo' ata 'ug gu eoil .-toos" i
cro"ded 1ae most ol the ony. luz uotensa ~ at
introducing testimony 20 sno" 1ns sanlty VI M1