The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-04
A COUNTER DIVORCE SUIT.
NOW arr. JOSEPH WALKER HADB
MS LARGB FORTUNE.
Frc m Poverty In California to Anlucuee In
New York A MIiiiOnai res sutt nd "A MO-
ton for q WIZ Lnnn ILao do Inanlrcndo.


Frc m Poverty In California to Anlueuee In
New York Millionn res suit nd "A Mo-
tion for a wit Luuatioo do Inauircndo.
In Spencer, Owen county, Illinois, ON tho
10Th Of June, 1850, James r. Brenton married
ina J.ne Quick. The Bride sixteen yours
Of age. DurnI the lrt twelve years 81 their
married life their condition, pecUnaily, did NOT
In prove. our children were born to them, but
death left only one. In 1sd2 tho husband, with
his wife and chill, ''atted ON the overland Jour
ney for California. with others, In train Of
eighty wagons. They were four months on the
plains, and, on the borders Of tho Great hmer-
can Desert, their child died. At length they
reached Stockton, California, and there a son,
now living. was born. At this point Of their
lives there was q misunderstanding between
them that eliminated In a separation.
The woman, thus thrown upon her own re-
sourccs, was forced to labor for the support Of
herself and child. She was assisted by the Ma
sonic fraternity, by Presbyterian church, Of
which she was a Der. and by some Of the
leading families of stockton.
while thus situated, Mrs. Trenton made the
acquaintance OF Joseph Walker. He professed
to be a phvslcian, and mad made discovery that
was to give him "A prtnCelv fortune. IL was the
oompos,iion now 40 widely known as the Vine
gar lntters. lie soon hired SIX or seven rooms
In brick dwelling, and began the manufacture
OF his " bi ters.' At timee sne VII tied nm, and
a L
been made, sne took some bottles, aud with "A
basket on her arm peddlod the preparation
through the streets OF stockton. She sold large
quantities, and from these sales Walker realized
his first hOusand dollars. lie then went 70 san
Francisc leaving Mrs. Brenton In stockton,
and she managed the besiness there. Walker
at length sent Tor Mrs. Brenton, aud. on the 3lst
Of August. 1868, they we're married. They lived
had amasscd over a., Ou,OO0, and nis buffers were
yielding net profit of from t40Dto 500 per da'.
10 advance his business Interests, Walker
m n NJ. al A mi
taking tue mouse Mt Is Gu rles street, and ntting
II w maRnluceOuy. Here nc was surrounded
bN relatives. anxious to share his fortune He mad
been married twice previously, and both wives
were ueHd. Bv theee Wivc- lie had children, some
OF whom were married, wi h children aud grand
cnndren. HIS second wife l.tt seven chndren
by "A former husband, ana these seven step.
children, and numerous step-grandchil1reu,
sought u win his fdvOr.
Walker was originally a charcoal peddier. His
name aupears IN tn New YORK dir ctury from
bout 1870 to- 1850, duriug whicn time no hve NJ
Washington anu CnArltnn streets. lie had un.
numbered troubles with his former wives, AMI
az Last pAudoneI his family and became u wan
deter. lie II aeventy two years of age, Of large
frame, and strong, robust he III, aDd nf long
lived faunly lie has ono child by bis living
wife, \ Sun, named Charles, Who Is nj school
With his stepbruther, Willie Brenton walker, Ia
Fur the Tasl eighteen months Walkers bua,-
ness cop rtuefa aud friends ~ the family have,
10 AVOID scandal. urged him to allow Mrs.
Walker 500 week, anu m the fall Of 1874 he
D.entel to allow ner so a week, anu that
SUI she regularly received from hia cashier
uDtlt tho Ssn OF MOVE Ioi last. when ne orueFcu
paymen stopped. Mrs. Wiker has been
ub1. cd, nv ms failure u provide FOR her to oOr
row money and OBJ IA credit.
On tn lltn utt., Mrs. W lkef, with her lawyer,
met Walker m his nuuso uy appointment. 20 en-
dc.vur and COMPROMISE their ulni 'uitte.. Ia
the course OF the interview he became vcrv
much iucrused, and the next DAY brought one
| OF ais sons u the house, and ordered nis wife
| way. ana then dircSt,d u. son to rung his
| family tnrra and live. Mrs Walker sought ehol-
to. ,l,ewucrr, and -ince that time nas been liv-
| iug ia . hotel.
Stree their senrr tion both have industtiou- ly
aduea iu,i To tho scandal. Mrs. her saws
that recrn, " neT husband has be en- shi tiug his
property, reAi and personal, ia manner hostile
| 10 her ihd her chi drcn, aud mas FIR mont 4
been equandc ing uis money at the rate OF s 100
n day. On he otnCr hand, W-lkcr SAYS thai
| Mr-. " aikcr has brought di-cfcGit upon him and
| herself la lotming chances with men, taking
| thcm into his house. and openly appearing with
| tn IN in the streets lie has begun q SUIT Tor
divorce, charging adultery, anu sho has insti-
tutrd a counter action 10. divorce. also char ing
| dul err ana cruel q eatment She demands that
! Walker "ue ordt rcd to provide her with suita-
tile house ait furniture IA tins city tho Kind To
| which she baus been accustomed, IL enaole ner
to properly i've lending the suit, ana TO pay her
| the sum ~ $40 per week for her support and
| maintenance during that tine" suit auia
| counsel fee, ana for dual decree she demauua
| that he nay her the sum Of $4,000 per annunl
| during her nfc as permanent aImOny, and tuaI
| o. e same be guarded Nv decree Jr Judgment
| Of ein. OF at least the sum OF {.NlttO. To pre-
| vent his cispus / thereof by Gift or o herwise'
Before Gnu Justice DAILY TO-DAY, mOuon ~ u
be m dc by Mrs " aker's counsel for u writ lund.
| tt de tuqutTcHdO Oh tue liars u Walker, Wuo,
| II d, aNtIfed has Tor several months manifested
| symptoms Of iusanitv.