The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-02
THE ROE DIVORCE
The Plaintiff Again on the Stand Testi-
Tying Against Her Husband.
A BOGUS Will L.
You Married Me for Money! Married
You for Love-"
NKwBuRo, May ]. 1877.

The now &c ebrated case OF Roe VS. Roe awaits but
the Judges decision to be completed All the evidence
Is IN, and Judge Dykman reserves hts decision until
argument OF counsel Is prepared and delivered. II
having been noised about that Mrs Roe
would be again tho stano to-day tho
her lady friends and sympathzers, Margaret
Doran among number. Though the plaintiff looked
much ia,igued she showed tho good temper
under crossexaminal,on she did last March, when,
for hours. she answered Mr. Bangs, her husbands
counsel, without the slightest show OF fatigue In
fact requires something irritating to bring out this
adys fine points, and the examination to-day on tho
brilliant in repartec.
she was the first witness called. Her testimony was
denial of statements mndc by witnesses for tho dc.
fence she testified that in 1871, when she stop
ping at Orange, her husband Tor three weeks refused
allow her to any letters aud said he would
never again allow her receive letters from her
relatives, receipt OF this sho told
him she wanted to 20 home to Newburg;
he refused get nor a carriage, ana shs
started to walk home. When she got Passac no
overlook her and began 10 swear nj and abuse her.
She returned TO Orange condition that she should
not live with Mr. Roa's mother When they got back
TO Orange hc took rooms at tho hotel and locked her
up WhiIo at tho hotol sir. Hazard Roe came 10
SEQ them, Mrs. Rocs invitation, and while
there he began 70 advise her as to how sho should be-
have to her husband; she told Mr. Roe TO mind his
business; that whea she married hor husband
she dd not marry all his bachelor uncles. Witness
repeated with ali tho details a con vcrsation had with
Mr. Roc's mother in which that lady said she consId.
cred her insane ever since he fourteen years
old; that shc would have told deponent 80, bus
that It would disappont her son, who was very much
IN love; witness denied the story told by Mr. Mus
grove OF her having slapped tho face OF Secretary
gone into, and Mrs. Roo told the following
story, which, on her previous examination. was
only limited nt:--Shortly after old Mr.. Roe died
his wife defendants mother) came to Mrs
Roe and said "Mary, have discovered my husbands
ii sho would destroy tho viii; subsequently 10 this
old Mrs Uoo once called witness into her ROOM
trunk; from this trunk she produced large bun en-.
vcope and said that II contained the Will OF her hus-
band; she asked the witness again Il she would
destroy II, ana witness SAID she would do In
ment II by so dong any benefit would result 10 tho
Old LADY, she twtness walked over to the fireplace and
was about 10 tear up tho viii when MIS- Roe said,
'Donr tell VIII, meaning deponcnrs husband; then
IN moment she said, "Don't destroy n-sve y
back to me. I've changed my mind" tho will
that admitted to probate not the
sams rs tho one Mrs Roe asked deponons
10 destroy; the Will she asked TO destroy let's
SIS outright TO the testators wife, S. 900 to Mrs.
Hasbrouck, $4,000 to Hazard Roc, and $4,000 TO be
nOns nusrsna William Roe was maas res,du.rv
legatco: Mrs. Roo denied that she ever told
her husband that she married him for money;
sue married him TO be his good wife and OPP
posed choice by all her rclatves In fact when
the counting was going GU he told her that he had no
money except what IN ght come TO HIM IRON the gov.
ernment army officer; sho married him for pure
love; sometimes, alter marriage Mr.. Roe used
same time that nc married Tor iove on these occa.
sions she would make answer, "wclI, then YOU got
what you married Tor, but did not;'' she denied
having slapped her husbands facc; alter tho will
OF Mr. koc was admitted "a probate her husband
drew up paper for her to sign, but there were two
clauses TO winch she could not subscribe her numo;
the rst that her husband had never treated her
In an unscutemanly manner, and the other was that
she had never seen other wall than tho one nd.
mttcd 10 probate she did not sign this paper qRuuo
one month subsequent to this her husband calcd'hc
into the "Growlery" and induced her 10 sign DapcS
from which he said he had omitted tho tWoi
clauses she trusted TO his honor son.
tleman and graduate OF West Point; sho has since
discovered that the paper not what purportsd 10
be; she mad herself written paper IN whcu all tho
denials she made were founded ana declared 10 be On
the word OF her husband; he tore this paper up
drew another which sho signed,
stated above, and which has been quoted and
produced IN court; her husband promised 10
explain about tho VIII when sue signed tho paper;
shortly after signing II she went 10 Mr. Roo aud asked
hun about the Will; he said shut your damned
mouth; you know AL ABOUT that VIII tnat ever you VIII
KNOW
Secretary stanton Dut never called a. has onico or
asked favor OF him; she never played cards a. Par.
dcils house.
Here The prosecution rested.
Sir. Roe was recalled and testified that the will he
made 10 his wife was the one admitted TO probate.
David A. Leon called, acoustic expers, to
prove certain things that Witnesses heard could
not be heard IN adjoining apartments Objection was
taken TO The question put Sustained, and exception
allowed
Benjamin Franklin Clark was called and denied that
he ever told deicn dants mother in presence PLAIN
IN ut any other time that she was fool not TO
destroy "A viii of ncr husband.
Mrs Annie l.. Roe mother OF defendant was recalled,
and denied she conversed with tho painti0
about destroying will. Once she asked her II she
would he guilty Of such deed, ana tho plaintiff said,
ayes, would.n
Alter tho examination OF Mrs. Roe the counsel
both des retired TO private room for the purpose OF
examining Mr. Roo subjects oil such nature as 70
be unht Tor publication. The presence OF largo deo
CATION OF laiics made this necessary, Ms tho
Court did wish To shock their scnsibinties Whom
the lawyers returned to court there was q long
whispered conference with tho Judge and the Court
tn M. platn SAT-