The New York herald., 1877-02-15
NAUGHTY NICHOLS.
What an Antique Paul Pry Saw With
an Opera Glass.
HARD SWEARING TO SOFT TEMPERS
Something Which the Chamber
maid Remarked.

counsel both sides all but ex-Judgo Fullerton
were assembled and waiting for the Of
the proceedings, telegram from New York arrived
stating that Mr. Fullerton was too III to come. Mr..
Nichols other counsel then desired that the trial
should be postponed until Mr.. Fullerton able
tend; but this wish not complied with, Judge
Foster deciding that the must go without fail
next day. Yesterday morning, therefore, the trial
was resumed. Mr.. Fullerton being still absent Mr..
Childs, junior counsel Of Mr.. Nichols seemed to
defer the production OF tho moro important testi-
mony until his associate should sufficiently re-
cover to be present, and occupied all the forenoon
with the reading OF depositons taken in New York.
Hence the proceedings not 80 interesting as on
the previous days Of the trial
Sheppard Homan's deposition was first read. That
gentleman Is the well known liio insurance man, re
sides in Eng,ewood, N. j., and testihes that Mr.
Nichols perfectly temperate, never swore and that
his temper always "gontlomanly." Some OF the
fair friends OF Mrs. Nichols smiled incredulously at
this.
MORE ABOUT 'sDR. WILSON,
Another deposition to the samc effect by anew York
lawyer, David j. Dean was also read. Then came the
story OF Patrick McKevitt, who coachman at the
South Orange Mountain House whom Mrs. Nichols
passed the summer there; he remembered bringing
.Dr. Wilson, Qyman) in Mr. Nichols phaeton from
the depot to tho hotel. One OF Mr.. Nichols indus
detectives
York. and when Lyman camo out Dean recognized in
him tho CDR Wilson" who visited Mrs. Nichols at
Orange
George s. Adams, clerk at the Metropolitan Hotel.
remembered that on Sunday. March g. 1875 (tho day
on which 1t was previously testified Lyman and Mrs
Nichols had met at the South ferry and bcen driven to
the hotel, lady and gentleman came, who wore as.
signed to room No. 124 The gentleman registered,
.'Thomas Cowles and lady, He was also taken BY
detective to identity Thomas Cowles us Lyman. which
he did.
Thomas A. Bird, q New York lawyer, who often met
Nichols as fellow yachtsman, never made M.s
Nchols' discoveries about his lad temper He consid
cred Ncnos "a mild-tempered man." thoroughly
saturated with the milk OF human Kindness
AN HOUSE VISITED By MRS. NICHOLS.
Joseph Cottrcll, detective OF the Twenty-second
precinct in New YORK, testified that certain house In
West Flityfrst street was used Tor immoral purposes
previous witness, Mrs. Susan Smith, OF Hartford,
had testified that she Mrs. Nichols and Lyman
James H. Breslln, tho well known hotel keeper. was
one OF the propretors oi the Metropolitan Hotel In
s asked 10 produce tho hotel register 50 that tho
dofonce might prove that ''Thomas Cowles and lady"
really had registered there, but strange to say, no
unable TO say whore the register now Is. II had
NICHOLS SWEARING pRorESslrEs
recess Tor dinner was now taken, after which the
testimony regarding the sweetness oI Mr. Nichols dis
position was resumed. q. W. Brown, u Brooklyn
Nichols us he grew angry, became generally as quiet
and gentle as u lamb. This statement seemed
q great amusement 10 MIS- NlcnOls' Hienus.
Brown also declared that he had never beard Nichols
swear, but was sharply cross-examned on this point
He was asked whether, during the trial Of Lord y
TaylOrs suit against Nichols lOr dry goods furnished
10 Mrs Nichols in the Marine Court, in New York, last
week, he had not heard Nichols swear ~ the opposing
counsel Brown affirmed that he had not while Nch-
os counsel violently objected to these questions as
irrelevant. They urged that 1t made no difference
whether he swore at those lawyers or not, and Mr.
Secye one OF Nichols local counsel impetuously
exclaimed :'I don't care he Knocked their heads
OIL"
rpvIxc tn IMpE ACu CALENDER
julius n Kelly, another Brooklyn real estate broker,
also testified to Nichols' good temper, &c. Mrs.
Nichols counsel tried, through this witness, to I'M
peach tho character OF William f. Calender, the hero
OF aother case who had testified Tor Nichols.
Mr. Doolittlo, leading counsel for Mrs. Nichols, has
been very sorry that he did read tho HERALp's
account OF the Callendor Had he read It
the same individual who prosecuted suit Tor
divorce against Ills vile IN such manner
that Judge Donohue enloined him from n using using
failed improve that, unfortunately, ME- Doohttle
now, with copy-ol the HERALD before him, asked
Kelly whether he knew Callcnder, and, upon his reply
ing IN tho alrmatiyc, he put the question do you
know whether this witness, Calender Is the same man
who prosecuted vito Tor divorce In such an OUT
ragcous manner that Judge Dononuc, OF the New York
Supreme Court had cnjon him from using confession
which he iraudulently obtuned from his wiieY" MIR.
Doolittlc explained that he dill know the circum-
stance whom Calender was on the stand and now de-
sired up the character OF the man. The ques-
| tion, however, was ruled out.
| NICHOLS, AVAILABILITY.
| Then came tho deposition of Thomas Coulter, who
\
| of tho Nichols family. Touching the testimony given
by Mrs. Nichols witnesses us to his cruelty bad tenn
per- profanity. &c. more testimony was now offered az
10 lis amiabie aud her vile temper And, by tho way.
was curious coincidence that all her witnesses who
found him cruel and bad tempered also discovered
angel in her and that his witnesses only acquitted
hun Of all such imputations. but were also equally
positive that she was as bad as he was good And as
deposition Of Coulter contained questions ana answers
like these:-
A. Why, hod kiss them regularly; he'd KISS them all
O. What anxiety did he manifest about tho dress OF
his chidreny A. He once saw tho children wear too
short dresses In winter and SAID to Mrs. Nichols
that wanted them to wear longer dresses than tha
| &C., &C. -
Coulter deposed that Mrs. Nichols was "oud" and
ssfast' talker and OF boisterous disposition Coulter
Lyman to Concy Island. Mrs. Nichols started and
returned alone, but took up Lyman IN Fiatpusn av-
UrIah Baker deposed that Nichols was the most
aneciionale ialher he ever saw, and that he never
o. What can you say about his disposition9 A. I
can say more about 1t than can about a good many
Baker had some business with Nichols at the office
OF the latter when Madame burst In, and the scene
| which followed is described by the witness as fol-
lows s:..She acted like savage dog. She abused him
tongue Her tongue went so last tnat could
not repeat what she said think sho wanted to pro.
woke him into striking her. / never heard any lady
speak SO to her husband In all my liie;"
The deposition Of Josephine Carleton. servant
rirI stat ed that sshe was sometimes very nice, but
sometimes very ugly"
vlRTUouS PAUL PRY. sfa
Edwin Ferguson's deposition, which was now read,
related 10 the immoral Wost Ftyirst street,
| Ferguson IS "a Custom House broker, at No. Al Pine
street. and alth ougb q OF over sixty years, ne
had sufficient curiosity to perch himself on the roof
OF his married daughters residence across tho way,
and thero to peer through IN opera glass into the
rooms OF this immoral mouse In order TO watcn the
| cdifying proceedings within. What he covered
three pages Of the deposition, but, beng unit TO be
read aloud the Judge silently perused IT, This seemed
TO be grievous disappointment to the audience, who
cvdenty thought u was very wrong TO deprive them OF
any OF the testimony This virtuous Paul Pry
was eager Urng the Nuisance OF this house before
court that he assaulted the driver OF one OF tho
carriages which brought patrons tho house In order
get himself arrested and thus to bring his complaint
| against the house before q court. He watched the
couples they came along, and used to sit on the
steps OF his own house, which the same side OF