The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-26
DIVORCE TRlBULA7IONS.
Mrs. Nichols and Her Friends Refuse To
Be Sketched by an Artist.
THE JUDGE SUSTAINS THE ARTIST.
"Dr. Wilson's Mysterious ViSits-A Lovely
Sunday Morning Drive.


tcrday in The Bridgeport trial. Beside the testimony
developed by them thoro also some spicy evidence
regarding the visits OF "Dr Wilson" the plain
tf and also in reference to lovely Sunday morning
drive taken by Mrs Nichols and Mr.. Lyman. Beside
this there amusing ntermezzo In tho futile at
tempt of Mrs Nichols counsel to exclude a special
artist from tho court room.
The FIRST witness Susan Smith, another female
employed by the tailor tCondon who also kept curl
Gus feminine eye upon Mrs. Nichos' early meander-
ings in the proximity of the Lyman residence. She
corroborated the previous ecvidence Susan,
rous or persistent than the other female instead
OF following Ly man aud Mrs. Nichols merely TO the
next block, once followed them several blocks in a
pcltng rain from certain house in West Fiity-hrst
street. in front Of which she had first seen them.
The next witness offered was John H. Cochrane. a
newsboy OF the neighborhood, who had also been
watchu OF the strange lady's doings Before hs
timony was taken, however, quite lively and unex
pectcd diversion took place.
TRYING SKETCH NICHOLS.
Mrs. Nichols during the morning, had improved
upon previous attitude by turning her back TO the
Court in such manner and SO completely shrouding
nor head impcnetr.blo black veil that
glimpse OF her profile could be Obtained When the
female and other watchers asked whether they
recognized in the the lady whom they had
seen lowering about Lyman's residence ~ was really
funny TO hear them answer that they did and point
Mrs Nichols, when It absolutely impossible see
anything but the graceful outlines OF her back, and
when would really have required the gift Of
sight Helerism distinguish her identity with the
fair plaintiff in this case, What provoked some
whispered comment that her mother and her lady
friends all partially turned their backs kept their
hands to their faces 80 hide them. From
whom the general question Nobody in the
court room had apparently offended them by casting
the innocent OF their nuttcr artist Tor
Frank Leslie, who had made his appearance that
morning and was diligently engaged IN skeching tho
noleu personapes OF the trial Mr. Doottle rose and
addressed the Court as follows:--
DooLIrTLE on PICTORIAL ART
'Before this witness takes tho stand we desire to
bring certain matter to tho attention OF the honora-
bic Court We have learned that this morning cor
person has obtained to tho court by
telling Tho doorkceper that he had card OF admission
from Mr.. Nichols the defendant III this case and that
he sketching the ladies in the Now, sir,
Mrs. Nichols and her frendg shOud be subjected
to such ndgnty AS being sketched, or carcaured
public court room sir, anyway as the Court only
sits in committee"
And MI. DooIittle added, stcrnly :--srhat person
will retire, and be excluded by the do0rkeeper
henceforth."
At this there was manifest in tho whole court
The young artist spoke up and donied that he
had said 10 the doorkeepcr that he had card from
Mr.. Nichols; and thcrelupon Mr. Doonito confronted
Judge Fullerton said that certainly the defence had
no possible interest in having the court room sketched;
suggestion wish IN the matter.
The auditors seemed to be higny amused. while the
ladies' surrounding Mrs. Nichols shot whitening gances
at the innocent artist The venerable Judge who lis
with usual solemn,ty during this ludicrous
proceeding said in his usual voice.
ais there any motion before the Court?"
Mr. Doolittle seemed somewhat staggered at the
Judges composure the face 81 such startling de-
velopmcnt as an attempt to sketch the court room.
Recovering himself, ho finally said, swell, sir. We will
move that the person have described shall DO ex-
cludej from the ROOM"
Profound silence followed, amid which the Judge,
IN perfectly colorless tone and manner :-''I
am Of any power resting in me 10 exclude
any person the court room while that person
behaving in an orderly manner. l don't think have
At this decision Mr. Doolttles countenance fell and
he looked highly piqued, while the ladies' were in
tensely indignant The artist smiled and went on
The ncwsboy was then allowed to testify, and cor.
roborated the previous testimony about Mrs Nichols
watching for Lyman Broadway, near Fifty-sevcnth
street, at the cigar shop on Eighth avenue, &C.
LYMAN AS "DR. WILSON,
Samuel W. Benjamin, an honest looking, straight
forward witness, testified certain visits paid by
DR.. Wilson lwho aterward turned out to be LYMAN
the south Orange Mountain House. IN Orange, a few
summers ago. Mr. Nichols was away most Of tho
time but his wife renamed there with her three
daughters and son. She notified the witness who
the clerk OF the hotel, that her family physician, Or
Wilson. would visit her, and asked him TO have lunch
prepared Tor HIM, good lunch. (Tittcr.)
Mr.. FULLERToN-Was tho ''good lunch"' charged in
the bill?
IT.
Mr.. FULLERTON hereupon produced tho hotel bills dug
up by some industrious detective Of the defence, and
been paid Tor ''Dr. lson, VINO twice thrice
altogether. Tho witness went on to say that Mrs.
Nichols went frequently 10 New York ITO consult her
ply siclan, " as she saia; she went away OIL q
Thursday and did not return until tho Monday follow
ing, leaving her children alone for four days The
clerk also remembered receiving kilograms from
Mr.. Nichols asking his wife 10 come to New
York when she was away, and he replied 10
those dispatches by tclegraphng back that Mrs. Mich
Ol ad 10 n No O
Lyman's house by Detective Mas,e and waited un
a. Lyman came Out, when ne idenlihed MN as the
Orange Mountain House. When Dr. Wilson arrived at
Orange Mrs Nichols phacton always waited there TO
A SUNDAY
Luke Keely, snarp faced, rcd mustached and de-
terson in the preparation of the Tor tho Defence
gave tho results OF his dodgng Mrs Nichols footsteps.
He not ony wa'cneu mrs M.oao,s, ou. aso s.,.
dongs on Ninth avenue Mr.. Dooii,tc objected,
the ground that the question was irrelevant Mr..
Childs OF counsel Tor Mr.. Nichols, argued that the
bill OF the defendant distinctly urged that the
defendants happiness had been destroyed by her ABB
scncc from his house waiting and watching Tor
Lyman. in appointing rendezvous with him, &C. Mr.
Doolle main tanned, on the other side that although
the cross bill lad charged aduercs 'spretty much an
tho country" II had not charged u on Ninth
Avenue hence this testimony would be inadm
The question was then changed so as TO apply 10 Mrs
Nichols aud he testified that he saw Lyman enter a
house in Ninth avonue in the borbood OF
his brewery, and that subsequently Mrs. Nichols
g. 1876, he followed Mrs Nichols from the Rcmscn
street house, Brooklyn, whore she thcn resided. She
down to the South Jerry In New York, ION the
Battery walk" n carriage was waiting Tor her; she
jumped IN, and he saw a man shut the carriage door
aud pull down tho curtains, and the carriage was In
SANITY driven up broadway. Tho driver OF tho
rage was little colorcd man. and wore peculiar
light livery, and the industrious detective was sent to
find him. He finally captured him one DAY and ascer-
tanned that the couple had been driven up to l0Sth
and then back to tho Metropolitan Hotel. whore
they alighted
DETECTIVE AND BRooMsrIcK.
The cross. examination OF the detective was quito
amusing. W. Dooittle asked him II he had not called
upon Mrs Rcddcn, who lived in the neighDorhood Of
Lyman's house. and tried induce her to testify that
she had Mrs Nichols IN the neighborhood, and
promised that she would be we'll paid tor 10. THIS he
den ed.
MIR Doolittle-Didn't she threaten to drive you out
with her broonstickY (Laughter)
NJ