, 1876-12-13
Was 1t Sickness, or nIodcsty, or
tho Weakness Of Her Case !?
A Medley Of postage.8tamps, Alexis
tho Duke, Barouohes, and
Iove.Ietters.
Codd's Affidavit and Her Response There.
to...Iier Husband Still in
Existence,
One Of the Most Respectable Divorce
Gases on Reoord-~A Little
History.

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The case Of Mrs. Minnie L. Cummings rs.
George NJ. storrs, on the charge Of assault with
intent to kill, was set for o'clock yesterday
before Justice Haines. The publicity given To
Mrs. Cumntngs' woeful tale, particularly IN
the columns Of TnB TRIBUNE, attracted not
small crowd OF patient scandal'mongcrs long
befosc the hour. They sat around and waited,
stood around and waited, and loungcd around
and watted-to be disappointed by The failure
Of The complainant to appear. They bitterly
expressed their opinion that 1t WAS too bad to
hase allcla line sensatton spoiled, particularly
when 1t was 80 generally understood TINT tho
defense would have soma rather interesting dis
.o,ass w n.ans ~ 's.at.ou ,ae eIA'S
anu doines ot the complainant But IL 10 proo-
able that they Will not DC utterly baked In
this praIseworthy attempt to get at The
bottom fact.. inasmuc} Al Mr. storra ncre IN.
eelaa " pupnsi, eci1u'. MnuA''ss "''eu nA'e
very dirert bearing on tho case.
At O'Clock Justice uaines called up the case,
anl statej 10 Augustus Van Dure1, the lie
fcn1ant,a ntttrnrv 1hat the co,nnlsfrsnt o,rtn r.
~. H.. .,..sssn.,. ,,a.. -. ~ h"s,s, .'', 49,.
~ t.e p'esa''ou7 st4.e " aet "ea'tn' asu ao1-
tled him that she !laa
CONCLUDED NOT TO PROSECUTE THE CASE.
Mr., Vau Burcn saId he vas sorrv the matter
lad 4nYt
lAa tah.n ~. suel. t .usn' anu anfoooy "ao sup-
posed the oeichuahs was felo!ced 'sas simply
tntstnkcu. From wltat lie had heard he had
con.e to the conclusion that Mrs. Cummings was
n ycry tad fcma1o: that thta was mt thc frat
..,,,. H., ~, .,,,'a. u ....'..'. ~ ,,s.n :
LING ste Hha 'naoe En- attempt 70 eeeu
young 1nnthi tiat ne Was not her hrst
victim; that she was uaed to the business;
TINT for once she had met with d
49,, ..,,,, r..,,,., w.. -,,h.,,. :. 49, .s.tn..
Hence, tl'ls pubic prosecution anu exposition
In tho press. Since tile Plaintiff had failed to
make NJ, appearance lie supposed tue case must
be dismissed. The defense had no ripht 10
main n stainmcnt. I'M l,r fc1t rnnst ra;t.n,1 ~
sav w,,nt In sai'5 hut ri s,mntc instIr.. IN his
riiart II woa M nwf,f thIm~ ria. r.,,,r.s mr. @
shnnss1 h. ar - vtiInri ami 1,r.. m n,,nnrfnnIty
t., vint1intc 1inslf. hnt s,,cl sarInc T., In III
only co,,ssr leit. since ahe had faied to annear M
ani 1 prosecute. ] "~~ -''0 ''''>> ''''~' ~ 3r'~N'
oo.,o ~ "T ti,. r1,,xI a. h,,,,., a ~ esa
h,,t rr,,riy disant,nintr1 .,,lien,v-wif e'e
II, fc,x I,p,tcs H. t. 4. Htnrrs ennearcd
f thc ce,'r.. .rn,,, w;tI, ,ynrda ~ do,,,niJa,Ion
h"rn 1,sinia,r,l nwInr ~ n failurs ~, nrosec,,tc
As ha tnft III. rn,,rtt troor, ha v,oa fd;o.roi H.
Tnn Tx1nusH renurter. tn w]n1u ho detailed,
cnrtnir vary t,rsavnrv atnrina IN conrrctfun viii,
hn ,to s IN tio @ at1nvts f,'r.. .,,,.sn1 - -
Tic ,,,, wIIi a.. th",n nt thr ,rnrer tfn'" ~
NJ" ain1 sTv
.nnrrrn;nv ti,c Shnrnct.,e nj nirs Minn;s1 i. RIM.
sninNs r. NJ nt1I1nvita ~ "a c"rtnin ttn1r 1wo
Tn''t,nr rcnnr.rrs w.r t,ctaiie<i lat rv,,,n, N
ca M te pIy at The remnns for thc nrpos
~ tnornnS, ,rhnt al" had Il, sov In rehttn; ~ II
,yrTs TE. res,,tt nrnvc1 thnt NO ~
Tnr rI.4N oF srHn1Nn Two nrponryns
was not had one. Mrs. Cumminrs. in re-
~ ynnnfr frfan Lint sils wi,nf.l an. fbr rr,,,
ti.n,or * nnnm ~ Ths rno,, ~ .ao Is,iit,
Hfrrnn infnrmcl tbc rc,,mrtnra .r,r II nr H.
hrtH,r,. anartmrnt. Thr rer,,rfors " war;, nh.
c1Sa up anu M ansr
lmiy. nnll n cittI al tcnder years. s@~''' =
T % ncstomcr iu ~ mn H. M ,teNa,cr too. .aots
Their fnissinn was declared. Nrs. f.rmn,inrrs
nhscryeI tint ain, wa almost siT mi n .3cati,
vii, this nf5air.n THc rennrters s1rrcstel tint.
n,,rstin,,s to al. ncrhnns n nrtvafn fn.cryi",S
wItI.u.t lila nyrarnra II nnr thIrd rarties'
wnniil i,e nretrrai1ic. Mrs. e. anil nat lin
Ind lad "a great deal oI Injustice @ done her Fin In
tmts 9ns liiYcrent fynrn ti,r fart n,tl th viii.
ttt,t, ,r"s s"1r,fnt",f ~ thrnu. aho,o.n ~ H..
t.ra,e INN i,cr md mfs.nternrct hrr motives in
thn oct;p1,' Iienref,rtl, al, woi,,I ,,nt seo anr
nna rcan,sioiIa M ncnnicp mi p 1nd shn n ahnI'1I % nj.
W.. t,or,es ri t1,es snci,ticmrm frntu TMr Tnlns
t,sr.., '~
Te rcnortcrs rave thr,r names, sfra. CHM,
TE 1ratfourr @ tsnsstcs ,ur,ta onvc,
satnn yitl, iIr III ATii,r raiiv fnr Ii,s n,,rnos,
~ Ennr,s.,,tr y, lin ti,nt nrtvnt tx a.,o,s
,yu,ii b" 1,t'rr IN nrrnrimmcs vii, t1,e nrnnrio.
t,rs ,,r,}rr fhn rirIrt,nstnnrrs A lin nT.trr
and lie renortcr walked mt tnto tho i,al1 Mrs
f,mminna i,sstrneI n s,v 10 iii the ~ no"tnr tint
s.. ,n,af s"r h;m, fir.t Tha noetor ami tlts
taa 1en fcoea fco. ~ ~ ol .ve .S room @
VIII botttes @ the 'I poetor % as sort % uf iabpatory