The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-02-04
A YoNKERs HUSBAND APPROPRIATED BY A
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YONkEHA HUbBAND AFFhOfHHATLD bI A
RwEsTERN wOMAE-A DIVORCE DECREED.
Judge Dykman, at q special term Of
the Supreme Court, held in White Plains
decree of divorce from Edwin Simmonds,
with alimony of $500 year, and the
custody OF the two children OF the mar
riage. Edwin Simmonds at one time
was prominent and esteemed resi-
dent of Yonkers. Thirteen years ago
J he married Miss Mary Clark. They were
both Door, but by degrees he acquired
considerable property and an interest in
several patent rights. For the last three
years he has been travelling through the
country selling patent steam bell ring
ing attachments for locomotives. In
September, 1874, he started to go West
parcntIy Comfortably situated. He did
not return until about the LIST OF last
November. Shortly afterward- Novem-
Der 10, 1876 Mrs. Simmonds commenced
an action against him for abandonment.
The case came before Judge Baird in
the CITY Court Of Yonkers, and Sim
monds was placed under bonds for the
support OF hts wife, pending action for
Mrs. Simmonds is about thirty five
years old, to Judge from her careworn
lace. She told Ssn reporter that her
husband came home sick about the first
Of November. She nursed him until he
GOT we'll. One morning she discovered
| IN pocket Of pair OF discarded trous-
era 4 receipt for the rent Of room In
| New York. On her asking for an expla-
nation Simmonds made confession.
| He said that while he was in Detroit, a
| Mrs. Lizzie Van Orden, having met him
In the corridor OF the hotel, obtained an
introduction to him through the clerk,
and followed him to several cities, not
withstanding his protests, finally oblig-
ing him to consent to her accompanying
him in all Of his business tours,
Mrs. Simmonds said that when her
husbaud's health returned, he promised
to leave Mrs. Van Orden and remain
With his family, but he did not keep the
promise. and was soon In New York
again. Mrs. Simmonds traced the
c9uDle from one clearinghouse to
another. and finally found them at 100
West Twenty eighth street. They were
not at home, and She seated herself and
waited for them. When they entered.
she unbraided them, and, 1t Is said,
showed q revolver. Simmonds, how
ever, refused to go home, and his wife
withdrew, leaving the other woman In
possession Of the field.
Mrs. Van Orden Is handsome widow,
about thirty years OF age, and Is said to
he OF q respectable family Of Detroit.
Mr. Simmonds, in the answer to his
wife's complaint, says that 1t Is his busi-
neas which has caused him to be away
from home threo-quarters OF the time
| for the past three years that through
his Wife 8 violent and malicious disposi-
tiOn he experienced much trouble and
pain while at home, and that this was
still further aggravated by mother. in
law, whom he has supported for the last
| two years, and by q father-in- law, who
was Was only recently discharged from the
county Jail. He AYERS that he has
aiways provided for his wife,
but that his income has de-
creased. and that he Is desirous,
in consequence, OF giving up his house
and rentf1g It out, and obtaining board
for his wife and children, but that she
! refuses to permit this, and remains In
fnosseesion Of the dwelling. He says
that his arrest for abandonment was
purely malicious. On Dec. 81, 1874, he
tsavs Ills wife took q hatchet and threat
ened his life because he wished TO leave
| the house to make New Years calls. He
makes general denial Of adultery with
Lizzie Van Orden.
Mr.. Simmonds's friends say that she
was in destitute circumstances, while
her husband was away, and that he had
no cause for leaving pleasant home
and two dutttul chtldgeQ.