The New York herald., 1876-08-17
BREAKING THE BANDS.

A suit brought by Arthur Terry, in the Supreme
Court of this State, to obtain divorce from his WIFE,
Hattie E. presents somc interesting features of do
nestle life and persistent efforts the part dis.
satisfied husband TO break tho bands of matrimony
The has now before tho Court tor the pur.
pose OF examining witnesses the part OF the defend
ant with of satisfying the Court as to tho
amount OF plaintiffs property and wha, he should
be eompellcs 10 pay defendant for amony and coun.
sci ien From the papers in the u appears that
the parties married IN this city 1870 aud tha,
the present time che about twenty-five years of
age and he s.s.v years He charges her IN bis com.
paiut with the commission OF adultery IN Virginia,
Washington and New York person
named Rogers at various times. She answers
by denying absolutely and specifically the
against him OF cruel ana inhuman treatment on th.s
latter point she alleges that about two months after
they had been married he began to III treat her, Tor
some cause TO her utterly unknown. In April 1870,
No 2l7 West Forty second street In this city, he
Violently pushed her OF her chair on to the loer. At
Flushing, IN May, 1870 he seized her by the throat
and violently puzzled her into The closet leaving The
marks OF his hDgcrs on her throat During the
month. while she was N bed he Niolsntly pulled
her by the lcg thereby greatly njuring her, and
tic samc time telling her, there, take that.h AT
Rutland, VT, in June, 1870, he violently caught hold
OF her by her arms and violently planted In a
CHAIR thereby brusirg her arms that they remained
black and blue for weeks During the months OF
June. July and August. 1871, while tney were
boarding together In Stamford, conn, on several
casions he violently pinchcd her arms until they
black and blue. In the month OF March, 1874,
wniie in Mexico, he caught hold OF her aud violently
pushed her against the wall of their roon bruisug
and rendering her inscnsibe ON one occasion whilc
living together In mord, Conn, locked her cut
OF their roor compelled her pass several ights
with strangers and when she tried 10 gain an en-
trance her If did go away he would kick
her down stairs In April 1871 he informed her that
he was going 10 Providence X L., 10 90 into business
and Tor that purpose, as she supposed, they went
there but II turned out that he went there under
struotions from lawyer that ne could 60 there and
commence proceedings for divorce against her, and
s nrl employ ASyer ,lerc ons 10 Se',na nsr whom
by connivanoe between them, decree OF divorce
could be obtained from the courts She further charges
10 her answer h piantn has repeatedly told her and
pthcr persons, long before the pretended charges
adultery could have occurred that he intended 10 get
divorced from her, but always stated that It
for anything against her character on the ground
OF inconpstibty Of temper or some such cause. This
he stated IN pr,videncc Siam lofr and Mc,ico Wh,e
both Mexico, In December 1874, and January,
1878, he tod her he was gong TO get divorce from
her, and II he could not so nc would iock her M In
4 convent and leave her there. About the time
be told her he ug ihc interior of the coun-
lry aud shc with niu back to the Stairs;
that " she won't with him no would give her
months TO live but II she went back TO the States he
would send her $40 month TO dress and live on Being
AFRAID o, her lite IL she went nto 'ac interior she
compelled 10 come TO the Unici states, arriving IN
tins ciy shout The LIST oi Apr 1878. aud has since
sided here The planiin continued IN business IN
Mcxco bu, ha, cone To New ork within The asst lev
weeks she about taking proceedings TO con-
pei hi.n to her monthly allowance wnen ho
commenced the present seton ior divorce. Wine th.y
plsiutii frcd to get gentleman LIVING sncrc, to cail
visit her Ia such way that !; might DC Oeicvcd
his attentions improper; ana offered the same
person money TO persuade her 10 allow divorce ~
connivancc Their residence IN stamford, she says,
turned oul 10 be for the purpose on The part oi her
husband 10 acquire residence there 50 that he could
apply divorce Aiier residing there year. Tho
time required by law, hc commenced an action IA
The supreme Court IN that state. asSing lor
ait orec ou the ground OF Dcompa,ib'lty 81 temper
and general unharpiness; but alter neariGE ihc sui;
vss dismissed The ground thai no case had been
made Out The present sgi, she believes TO have been