The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-09
DIVORCE SUITS.

Motions in divorce suits formed the leading feature
yesterday in the courtR Loading or tho catalogue OF
tho suit Tor divorce brought by John Brant
against his wife, Elizabeth Briant, which came up
yesterday before Judge Larremoro of tho Court Of
Common Pleas, u motion for alimony and counsel
fco Mrs. Briant makes affidavit IN which she says
that tho plainun, the 25.h Of August, 1877, CON-
mcnccd an action for limited divorce IN the Supreme
Court which Is still pending, aud aftcr she put
In her answer denying tho allegations OF tho
complaint an application was made for all
mony and counsel loo which has been adjourned
from time to time and is still pending; that on the
goth Of October, 1877 the plaintiff commenced another
action against ner In the Court OF Common Pleas.
charging her with adultery with one John Judson
Brookman that she has served her In the ac-
ton, explicitly denying the charges that believes
she will be able to prove her innocence trial. ana
that the plaintiff employed Brookmau 70 hold himself
out as her friend and counsel TO entrap her, and, II
possible, TO have Brookman coiamlt adultery with
her. he being married man aud pretending to DO an
attorney-ataw; that tho effort Of plaintiff and
Brookman failed; that no act Of adultery was CON-
mtted; that she mas not paid her attorney anything
for his SERVICES In the action being unable TO do So
and that the plaintiff Is reputed 10 DO q
OF means and, as she believes, lives his income.
She, therefore, prays 10 have tho plaintiff required 10
pay counsel Tee ana $40 week alimony. Judge Larre-
moro granted AN order requiring the plaintiff pay 500
counsel co, but that no amony be given the cfcndant
provided Tho plaintiff gives her comfortable support
during the tendency Of the action AZ his house Car
mine street, otherwise she may apply again for all
mony. Judge Larremorc iurtnor directs the discon-
tinuance ot tho SUIT Tor limited DIVORCE also tho
motion in that SUIT Tor alimony Tho present suit he
directs 10 DO referred some suitable person take
. testimony aud report.
Next In the order OF cases WAS tho well known suit
Tor avorGc Sn lne ground o. adultery proaght by
came up yesterday before Judge Lawrence in Su-
premo Court, Chambers, on motion made by Mr.. s.
X. Ton Eyckc, on behalf OF Mrs. Ncwal to suppress
Lhc examination made by COMMISSIONERS in Boston
and direct that tho oral testimony DO taken
oil the Witnesses thus examined Counsel complained
that Inc commissioners, although having the commis-
sion rcssued TO them tor the Same
partios nad laiied pursuant 70 agreement to notify
General Benjamin II. Butler, counsel tor Mrs. Ne val,
OF such examination SO that he might be present IL
was further stated mat The testimony OF the witnesses
In part natiy conradcted tneir previous evidence.
All the facts connected with the suit, including Mrs.
Ncwas Efforts TO break the will OF William H. Board-
man, whom she claimed had lott her 81, 000 600 by
previous win, but which had boen rrcptousy dis-
posed or rectcd in detail during the arglmcn t
Mr. John H. v. Arnold behalf OF Mr.. Newa insisted
that this was simply effort tosuppress testimony that
II was we'll known mat Mr.. Newall had already ex-
pended some $500 IN securing TINS evidence and that
he could not Afford 10 pay any moro money, and that
the result OF granting this motion would disastrous
TO Mr. Newal prosecuting this suit Al the close OF
tho argument Judge Lawrence took the papers,
Ing his decision.
A suit brought by Meyer Broom against Toba Broom
for divorce, also on the ground oil adultery developed
yesterday, In motion before Judge Lawrence Tor
lhmouy and counsel lees, some rather acts.
II was stated that the defendant, having procured
IN Illegal divorce from her professional divorce
lawyer, was living in adultery with one William stem
held which, oil course was denied IL was claimed for
Inc motion that Broom had several hundred
dollars In the savings bank and that he earning $40
week, which allegation mot by counter state.
mcnt that all the money he had IN the world was
81 05 that the utmost lac earns is IS week that mis-
employment Is very prccarious, and that hc Is now
Out oil work. The papers were also akon this
A lengthy argument took place before Judge Law
rcnco on the motion TO order grantee by
Judge Wcstbrook staying proceedings in the Camp
bell divorce SUIT, pending appeal TO the General
Term. All the details OF this familiar SUIT
captuated at length and the argument closed with
Inc counsel passing up their papers.
Motion for counsel lees almony was also mado
In tho suit Tor divorce brought ny John Is. Kelly
against Ellen Kelly tho facts OF which have been pub
hsned. Counter allegations wore also nero as to
the plaintiffs pecuniary status
Tho days list closed with similar argument upon
like motion mado IN suit for divorce brought by
liam Turner, coorod coachm man, against his wife
Maria Turner According to tho wifc's statement the
position vi tho coachman IS an exceedingly remuncr
alive onc, whereas, according TO his story,
plenty OF hard work ana poor pay. Judge Lawrence
also took the mater under adv iscmenL