The New York herald., 1876-02-26

ur,lned silent and not ocned them as she had, they
rould fall 70 the ground as worthless. She was in
court and the Court could see her. IL manifest
those aif1avits were false without argument They
represented her as low, drunken soL OF kind
his carriage and of the kind he could not
very well have got far with. Such things as are
ocrihed in these afdavts enacted In open day
on puohc drive IN this city, II indeed they are ever
enacted by anybody anywhere IL had Deen necessary
ior Dr. Walker, however, to produce andavits to de-
grade her, Tor, there being nothing her reproach
since the 10th OF December he obliged to make
her out bad at some prior time by proof outside OF his
servants in his household, VINO swear against each
other and being unable TO nd any witness against her
Out OF the household he obliged to to hack
four five years ago There were only FIVE other
euldaVlls against th0 wife, OF which I'VE was by
James IL. Bell, colored waiter at Heinzel's Central
Avenue Hotel Boil sworc he had been waiter there SIX
In the dining rooms with gentlemen In her company
and drunk, but had her there with her hus-
for the defendant that she has for six years
superlntendcd the walters IN the parlors
her presence waited on Wakerand his wife there many
tmcs-over 100 tmes-as some OF the wifes witnesses
swear; that she never intoxicated there that she
was frequently there with ladies' relatives OF Walker,
and that she never drank more than glass OF port
wine in day except once The coachman swears he
drove Walker his wife there twice every week for
the last two years. except when she sick he out
OF town The other four aidavits against tha wifc arc
by Miller, an old gray headed ILan who mas always
lived In Walkers household, and is in his employ, and
by Al. Henderson, PLAINTIFFS stcp-grandson by his
ond wiie his wife Lora and Nancy Jones, sister Of
The attack tho wife inside the household family
circle OF relatives proceeds from aud Is confined 10
PLAINTIFFS step-iamies by his second wife. His chill
dren by his first wife SILENT his brothers. families
speak to the good character OF the wife, Annie Keenan,
her waiting maid, denies under oath the statements
OF Nancy Jones and Al Henderson and his wifo;
and thus the servants contend with each other three
on ono side and three the other the three plain
tins SIDE belonging to his step families by his second
wife, and their testimony is contradiccd also by
tho family physician, DIR. Arrange. They swore the
wife beastly drank and icentious had a good ap-
sickness.
of Walkers relatives, Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs.
Gregan aud Dr. Arrange showed tho wife's
not tako anything except port vino; that she
confined to the bed nothrd of the time during the
great part OF which she was fed tablespoonful or
beet tea every two hours, and that the
dyspepsia chlorosis, hemorrhage and head trouble.
Some OF tho stop children servants, and ono or two |
livery stable boys the wifes reputation bad
but Mr. and Mrs Conrad Mrs. Gibbons. Mrs Kctch Mr.
Alanson Scudder, Mr Joseph Miller, ncighbors swear
she stands high IN the estimation OF the neighbors;
that they know her reputation In the neighborhood,
and that the charge of drunkenness never heard of
until this suit began That the servants contradict |
each other is enough, but beyond this large number
OF most respectable people speak to the wiies good
conduct in and out of the house; not single neighbor
blood relative has spoken against her; but his
own blood relatives so far ms they do speak, speak in
numbers for her. The Nancy Jones charges OF her
bcastly noxication rather inconsistent them
selves She and the stepchidren and all say that Mrs.
Walker constantly entertained most respectable and
reputable mon. Such men came TO the house; they
not bound 10 come there; they not
bound TO submit to stand and sec her bersty
respectable and women, have com
pctey broken the backbone of these charges by
that part the servants belonging to plaintiffs sec
ond wlc's descendants. Judge Jones in conclusion
insisted that from the undisputed testimony Dr.
Walker had in the last five years lived up TO 500 900
year. and claimed that his improyidence should be
taken into consideration. Ho stated further that
three respectable men had sworn that Walker had
doayored 10 brbc them to soduce his wife, Offering |
them large sums, one Of these men being plaintiffs
nophow, James h. Walker, OF Brooklyn He cited the
Leslie and the Forrest case the same effect as
MIR. Perry had cited them in his opening Monday.
A few rema rks in reply followed from Mr. Dyatt, who
contended Tor different construction OF the opinion
given in Sth Bosworth in the Forrest case
This concludes the argument In this remarkable di-
SUIT the peculiar features Of which Will IL
TO go down to posterity among tho causes ceebres !
Judge Robinson took charge of tho ponderous piles OF
papers passed up TO him both SIDES promising
give as early decision practicable which, from the
mass OF reading matter nc has got 20 20 through will
probably delay the decision well beyond the ides Of
March.