The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16
THE DAUGHTER OF A LORD.
A DIvORCE LAW SUIT EXPOSING
FAMTLT'S WINNERS.
Lady Cathnrinc Louiaa Morgan Refute- th,
Charues Made nv Her Husbnn - she
would not be Made " ma Tnm N. , No,.e,,

Charaes Made bv Her Husband she
would not be Made "ns Tame ms Mouse.
From the London 7ywcs.
The suit for divorce brought bv Cant.
Morgan against his wife. Lady Cathnrine To,is.
Morgan, daughter Of the Earl of MountcNshsl1'
was tried in Dublin a few days since On .Im"..
~ the petitioner, Capt Morgan, testified TO vart-
otis acts Of violence on the part Of his wife. lie
said that she cut him with a whip. pulled hIs
whiskers and struck him with chair. When
she was III she insisted on going to hunt. lie
locked her in, but she got out through n win
dow. She went TO race against his WILL and
walked round the course with Jockey. lie
never charged her with inhdelity until she used
expressions which implied IT, on the oross-eS-
animation letters were shown To him, written
last February, in which he retracted all his
charges against the defendant. IL was also
shown that lac had been man OF violent con-
duct, having once been Imprisoned year for
assaultng Mr. Hunt, who had been accused
by Lady Louisa Of insulting her.
A woman servant swore that tho defendant
had asked heT seven S, wears ago to employ some
The case was then opened for tho defence by
MIR; Murphy, Y. g; He said that the plaintiff, u
about his wife, would not have allowed such a
person in his house. But, notwithstanding the
brutal reports circulated by her husband, she
was received into the society Of her relatives aud
friends.
WITNESS ron THE WIFE.
At the conclusion Of the counsel's statements
Mr.. Vincent was examined. He testified that he
was trustee for the respondent In her marriage
settlement and had frequent Interviews with
her paying debt of her husband's, for
which he had been arrested; and he re-
had ever kissed her or observed any i'm
prOpriety on her part. Mr.. George Washington
Craig' the next wtness,depose That me responn-
trial la Cork, and that Capt. Morgan threatened
70 say things OF her family that would ast0und
tions about the respondent. and every one in
court who heard them was Disguised, but he
brought her to his house, notwithstanding what
he heard Mrs. Westropp deposed that, In her
opinion. Lady Louisa Morgan always acted like
n lady. Mr. Julian gave evidence To contradict
the imputaton OF any improperly with him. lie
explained in reference to "A bouquet which II
was said he presented 10 her, that on the occa-
sion of n trial he presented II to the chairman at
Quarter Sessions. who handed IL to her. lie had
been concerned In defending Capt. Morgan In
prosecution, and refused then to take any in-
strnctions casting imputations on the respond
ent; He had since been engaged against the
petitioner.
The next witness examined was Patrick Nc
Clelland, "A constable IN the Royal Irish COnstHb-
ulary, who deposed to Lady Louisa Morgan's
having about the year le6' come TO the XII
worth Police station one night after mid
night She had very frightened appear
ance, but bore no trace Of personal vio-
lcnce. she asked To be allowed to remain
for the night. Witness placed her In the kitch-
en- OF the barracks. Captain Morgan came .
little later and when refused admission forced
his way into the kitchen. Lady Louisa went
into small pantry on the Kitchen and the Cap
Kitchen fire, and. standing with his back 10 IL,
said. Any man that comes near me will cut
saw witness was determined TO use force he gave
up the sword and witness then put him In the
strong room for the night. Next morning the
magistrates bound him I'm two sureties Of ESQ
THE DEFENDANTS TESTIMONY.
Lady Catharine Louisa Morgan, the respondent,
was the next witness. She said that after she
WAS married to the petitioner she resided for some
time at Brdcstown. lie was most unkind even
from the commencement He used To take
pleasure In contradcting her on every little triie,
preventing her from going out riding, an exercise
~ M axtrpmeV fond Before the 0ret
week over he said he would break hersprit
and make her rs tame as mouse. one day he
desired her not % go ont hunting, but she did
go. when she returned home he undid the girth,
and without saying word threw her to tho
ground. She was very much hurt, and the doc
tor was sent for when they left Iiridestown
they went TO live at Cornhill, "A cabin, the win
dows Of which were stuffed with straw. At that
time he used TO come home drunk nearly every
night. and she had to leave the room owing to
his violence. When they were residing at place
called Mountpatrick she had often TO run out OF
the house in consequence of his violence. There
never the slightest familiarity between her
and Victor Roche. When she resided At Glen
loss she was badly of for food. and at Kilworth
fully six weeks or two months passed without
meat being I'm the house, neither food coal, nor
light, and sometimes not even servant. On
one occasion At kilworth he took down a loaded
gun The youngest child went to look at the gun.
and she begged him TO unlosd IL, hut he refused.
She was afraid OF the child being injured, ana
she threw the gun down stairs. That was the
tooth and her jaw bone. a. might still I've seen.
The bone was 81 sticking out OF her jaw on
house, and no coal she sent out some milk TO
Mary Gould's house to be warmed. When II
came back Capt. Morgan threw II into the
trough. There was then no breakfast for thu
children lie frequently threatened to have her
marriage settlement broken, and after coming
out OF jail he offered woman tl0 " she would
prove anything that would enable him To break
her marriage settlement. There was not tho
slightest foundation for his saying that she had
ever been unfaithfu to him. Mr.. Vincent was
a trustee-Capt. Morgan's trustee-of her mar
riage settlement. His visits we're about the
trlstecship. She never kissed him There was
not a word OF truth In the statement that she
was guilty Of misconduct with him At lura. In
scotland. II was utterly false that Mr. Vincent
ever sent her newspapers with kisses marked %
them.
ASERDICT or ACQUITTAI.
In response to cross-examination Lady Morgan
said 1t was utterly false that she had told gh
named Corcoran TO get \ faction Of boys to way
| lay Captain Morgan. She had been very oiien
IA court, as Captain Morgan had summoned her
for every tritle and never appeared against hor,
and she had summoned him. She admitted
calling him devil, "A brute, and monster. She
denied that she had ever been In Mr.. Juliena
private house. In the course Of the examines
tion the respondent wept frequently and BIT
terly.
The jury, after three minutes delberaton,
found that the respondent was not guilty OF
adultery with any of the four persons alleged.
The result was received with loud applause, both
inside and outside the Court House.
The Queerest OF Fish