The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-12
BROOKLYN FRUITS.
THE F1ELp-KINsELLA SCANDAL


which the following extracts are given: Ex-
Judge Greenwood, who was appointed
referee to take testimony in Mr.. Thomas W.
Fields suit against Thomas Kinsells
for $50, 600, yesterday filed his decision. The
essential part of it is as follows:
1 find as matters Of fact that the said plain
tiff was married at or about the time for that
purpose stated i'm the amended complaint in
this action to Emmeline Van Sicklen, the
person therein named, and that from that
time the said Emmeline, known after said
marriage as Emmeline Field, continued to
be the wife of said plaintiff, and to live with |
him as such wife. And / further find that
the said defendant, without the privity, |
knowledge or consent of the plaintiff, de-
bauched and carnally knew and had |
illicit intercourse with the said Emme- |
line Field, as stated in the said COM
plant she, the said Emmeline, then being |
the wife of the said plaintiff, and alienated
and DESTROYED the affection OF the said En- |
incline for her husband, the said plaintiff, |
and thereby destroyed the peace and COM |
fort of said plaintiff. and deprived him OF the
comfort. society, aid and assistance of his
wife," And as conclusions OF law the referee
finds that the defendant ala wrongiully ana
unlawfully debauch the wife of the
plaintiff, and assesses the dam
ages at $4,000, inclusive of all
costs and disbursements. With the report
Is filed copy of the letters which passed be-
tween Mr.. Kinsella and Mrs. Field. They
contain many commonplace variations
which are not worth printing. The more
| interesting parts are given below, In let
ter dated Thursday, Eagle office, and ad-
dressed to Dear En-, Mr.. Kinsella writes:
remained awake for hours during the
night, trying to guess where all this will
end 1 hate to have you out of Brooklyn,
| and vet am free to say / dread what may
follow your return, if affairs remain where
they are, and we
| ATTEMPT TO SEE EACH OTHER.
For the present we must make settlement
of some sort. X. Kingsley has just bought
McCue's interest in the Eagle, and that in
sures the prepouderating influence largely
where I want it. The Sunday newspaper
business is we'll under way. X. is willing to
go in. It's more power, and suppose more
enemies. There may be money enough in
it by and by to pay for your European trip,
which has been dreamed of.
/
Your counsel, Tracy has just left here
Good by. Always, Tx.
At the end of another letter, written on
the 10Th of October. 1873, he says: And you
want me to tell you that love you. Don't
it spoil it to be asked to? Don't you know
what it is Is feel that there is one human be-
ing out of all the millions that you conf
IDENTIFY rely upon that is to you as no one
else Is, and who; if gone, would take great
part out of life, and leave the place vacant
forever mOre-whOse absence is always
missed, whose presence fills every desire,
whose society leaves nothing to be asked
except that time would not pass away? II
all this is evidence of love, do love you,
and thore is no way of stopping it, despite
the fact that every gossip who meddles
with our affairs thinks there is.
Yours always, Tx.
Another letter refers TO matter which
has bearing on the Beecher case as follows:
1 do not think that Bowen watches me.
have had long talk with BFitton, who il
BOwen's counsel and my friend. wish the
suit was settled in one way or another. 1t
need give you no trouble. The defense will
be-and the only defense possible-thst the
, words were not maliciously used as against
you and Mr.. F., and are not libelious One
half Of this Is tenable. Britton stipulated d
that this should be the only defense. So,
! you see, Bowen has little interest in watch
ing me. If he is doing so Britton does not
know 1t. Bowen loves money so well that
he would hardly spend any I'M his way Be-
: sides what could a detective have ascertained
suppose Bowen had one employed for a
month past, that would justify him in
] asking for his pay? Still it is
4 possible. The. suit can be settled. Bowen
! is only too anxious. l have
II GOT HIM on THE HIP.
! Beecher has had an interview with me. and
! showed me Bowen's denial of the Charges
r against him. 1t Isl complete and
emphatic. With this in my DOS.
session, can show that Bowen is a
r self-confessed slanderer. 1 have not done
3 with him. He must sell the paper and get
out o. sight in Brooklyn; and / think bt
has come to that conclusion, unless some
t thing unforeseen happens to either you OF
; myself
There are sixteen of these remarkable let
, ters, which. Mr.. Field found in his wile's
secretary in the cottage at Lake George
/ when he went there to visit her
and found found her away; They all pre-
largely into the disposition of the
Grim. con. suit by the referee, and which
r were printed in the testimony given
3 by Lake George hotel keepers and
3 employees. Yesterday the divorce suit was
I begun before the referee, ex-Judge Green
t wood, and, as in the Grim. con. case, no de-
fense was interposed. Several witnesses
= were examined, sand the above letters were
read, and the referee reserved his decision
3 for the court. Mrs. Field attended the pro-
/ ceeding, and had private conference with
her husband as to he keeping of their only
child. Mr. Field said that ne should not
allow her to have 1t, but would not refuse
her the privilege OF visiting at some place
r not his home. He told her that h6
| did not desire his offspring to be kept where
they might have the shame of seeing theil
, mothers paramour, and that he would re-
tain the little girl in his custody.
? 'Is that your decision?" angrily de-
: manded Mrs. Field, her face flashing with
7 anger.
J "It is" replied Mr.. Field.
: 'Then, sir,
r WILL. KILL YOUp
! retorted his wife, as she ended the inter
view.
The judgment in the Grim. con. suit wa,
affirmed yesterday, and Mr.. George W
I Knaebel, the acting city clerk, gave an exc
=, cution for the amount. Mr.. Field hai
signed deed OF trust. placing the Sl5, 900 il
| the hands Of Charles n. Fellows and Theo +
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