The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-12
SCANDAL IN NEW JERSEY.
A Husband, u wire, u Clergyman. and n Very
Peculiar Law Point.

A coeo TINT nromisoa 10 attract attention
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Cboncorr r,dor no ,iIn -, Csrrio II plack
NH"ncV''' ""uot u'. '''o VI o"'i -, NJ,
aEt. clayton A. Bl2ck and Hannah NJ. Back.
II ia interesting both for the scandal which has
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aovoi'p"ilieu " III 'no uuic' n''io ooi'ni'",' VI
Columbus, in Burlington county, and Tor
peculiar legal ouoation involved in IT,
o,a..,-,, M ,ha 90, -, n ,ro,,.,o-do
'laStoh a. bia'h' tho son oi "oh-to-uV
farmer in Columbus. in 1859. married Carrie l..
Ellia dnu,,bt.r ~ d, xvoa1thv huilder in philn-
drlubio Ar ruis contrlbutod largely to their
support until he died in 1872. leaving her con-
siderable money. The elder Black. who was
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soh'"""' 'V", ,P'Nu'"s "s i'''''''' :" -
Jersey. died also. and lett ms son ms iarm'
Mrs Black was dissatisfied with the farm house
as n dwelling and agreed to furnish the money
sI,n sn,s ,ba, 4, ,yns 40 ho n hnn,o for hnr "nd
''o ~ '''"' ""a W w "o"o , io Sin n',
her children. Twenty-six thousand dollars
"'' 'pVn' =" '""N',s ''io in'p'oNV'''S"'' %
,in, =, ,'ea - H.. h,n .otmsa, ~ ,'i,.,
wa" " was ".'"slo"ou vS noi ioi"s"' " S''o
and that he threatened to turn her out of
the house as the alternative. She won't to her
Mothers in January. 1874 hut was porsunded
to return to him by an afIecLionate and apollo
getic letter Three months later she deserted
him npain in couseouenco as she savs of re-.
ncwed attempts on his part to get control of her
rntrimonv nnd in Octoh.r 1874 she gav, mo-.
tice of her desire for "A soparation In December
she received from him. in answer t. a written
,cIues, 10 uc aliowed To- SEE mr. shliir,n, y iet-
proper conduct before she parted from him:
anI o spI9 sdra s e sayS shc pTspn y
s,year I'm, thcv ai,bonSb ino dis,,,isri hnnT
were written ly the author ot TINS and others Of
his authcntie letters. This testimony was given
to contradict his oath that he did not write ihon
In Noyenbsr an anonymous Litter was written
in U"mnbue' '' 10 WIZ wh@s "i ahirc6 Mr. BlaeE b"d
whom NJ nlack r,od ,cuionsy y'h hnd hnnn
",.us.u' nv '''V,, ""s ~ 'V"o"s.
Nomr camiSh On snnsl nsA, ana Nhsn NSa repsa h
thou commi,rd adgl,sry, and sesn yga Sgste glance
come to o "Si @ MOI n cole Il, aou qss % Sou
sinners Wi awsi, Your trembling voice and mark your
spd Nt. hen hs MS aSS i"s5ln M ,r x mpIn 'I ep
penetrating your head or he has sworn to hac you or
term borne to the gaveby Mr. Henry Bla.k M Jaque.,
NJ Iiien psl .nd isn,t out h9t least NJ yonn 1ialt
M ssSs Az Nr an h, w oe SG., .sy ,hfi onG n
conaucrcd Know HAT vo arr crsv hi ook hi tIIt
Sou ale not Cra,d tor he alter you red ho lie think.
eihaps. that YOU fond 81 diamond sui.. and may
have on ~ tt iha' was once given him AMI a.oha
Nm M S" & sNn % N''t IA a. - t, ~ w w, wv & a"vS
hs ss & uItn @ ,g ne's "a a' i, me- rN ir" 'i scum
%
have no iolt tn iAniyuls afc suil IN r psse s,on
lNu, irWsil, WAL l' th, rec. .lW. lit should tlu ktt
M tnn'u tn'M,n ~ i ,l " 'i ,' W ~ Ni ~ p. '.'
a .tn.l, n,iy XXX ,,tt f.' MAJ Nt I.nk ift. Il ~,
MOI meet ,ou IN tho car. when he sises yon H., COW
hiding that lac Las promised to do Be careful that
hrnN fach d Nul a.k f.n ll.t'HN hg" often
~. ~ ~ nv, lt" 100. "'''. .'N'l '.lli.'
a. H.. .,,.a'. ii NV ,ri ~, . en srI ,,i ' '''
N'u tIuuk you pos, :, a ..nrr in rs rir o. it ,sra
,i woman Nod " 30 nul her trouble before Nrn get
through with her lit doc mot cost Nn Nnur r % win
Your l",'uor Mr bl''k .'N, s"i nil a''cg hi ,"
nd ; A. ir t. ~" w. & r, ,e, ia n,, t" ,,' i m
turs. A on. time ana Nsl.rct his cvcs wen. -, blind
cd However thinss crowded 10 fast She Obliged to
dee You are her latest conquest hut you will not be her
h,i Nciin, some ma! ..y you. ~, i9r my.
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iaii ~ .WorI Te wfitr Of ih., he. wnchei yau yDnf
friend Borie. Nr. Black and Fila Ellis and with ihe
heipm ncl viii iuf-ue you to the hiitef cni. livery
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Ya,, e,,, d before h,r anl ,ea " vfai iy IA, + la1l.
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II W. BEi,nAR uiisntSNiSG
Nov ION, i-7i
This. like tho other ANONYMOUS letters was
identified hy the pmiutn- experts. partly hy
like inA..urArlcr in - ling and partly rom
tho handwriting, t. h' tho work ~ Nh. Black
also. Tho charge did not find belief uinOne
those who knew tho Rev Mr. Lines hut tho
scandal created by it, becoming known WIS
such that it WAS thought best for him tu lovNt
Burlington county. II" H. now stationed In New
York State. Others uf the anonymous letters
make similar charges against Henry Black his
cousin
She proposed to him soon ai:erwarl an ar.