The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-27
THE Hustled DIVORCE.
ALLEGATIONS or FRAUD AND FALSE SWEARING
IN ITS PROCUREMENT THE DECREE OPENED.
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ALLEGATIONS or FRAUD AND FALSE SWEARING
IN ITS PROCUREMENT THE DECREE OPENED.
PouGHkxErsIE, May 20, 1871.
There Was sensation created IN the Supreme Court
before Judge Barnard this morning in the reopenns OF
the Hustled divorce case. The parties divorced were
Cora Pearl Hustled ana Charles ". Hustled They we're
married in the spring OF 1874 in the Congregational
church Of this city by Rev. j. G. Beeehef Each was
nineteen years Of age. ana the wedding was brilliant
affair.
In February last Judge Barnard granted Mrs. Aus-
ted divorce the ground o. her husband having
committed adultery several limos with several dior-
ent persons. This morning J. " W. Doty OF couhsei
for Mr.. Hustled. appeared before Judge barbara ana
moved that The divorce granted Mrs. busted DO set
aside and read an extraordinary unidavt, which II
true will make this notorious The ali 1avit IS
signed by Charles w. Hustled, the divorced husband
Among other things il cites that on the 9th OF May
1871 defendant Grst employed an attorney ana lor
the first Time saw the charges made IN the com
plant that gave his wife her divorce; that the hl-
davit by Robert Barrett OF the service Of COM
plant and summons upon defendant IS iaise De'en-
uaut first knew that decree OF divorce mao ocen
gran ted IRON reading the announcements IN tue puoic
prints. He swears that every witness who TESTIFIED
against him testified falsely further, that TO the best
OF knowledge ard belief, tue man Barrett,
who falsely swore that he served the sum
mons and complaint upon him. w .,soa,r IN
further swears that all charges ol adultery against
HIM are false. He states that when she commenced
the action he living with her. anG charges
that she has been guilty OF adultery with Edward r.
Scott III the Montreal House, Montreal. where she
registered under the name Of "Miss Melville, Of
Rochester, having previously made the appointment
with Scott by telegraph.
EVIDENCE cHARGEn
Mr. Hustcd's counsel also presented an am davlt from
Emma S. McCuruy, OF Hyae Park. stating that before
lie degree OF divorce granted &c Cora ear!
Hustled the latter her and her sister ana told her
she desired get divorce and that IN order 10 DO SO
il would be ssary for to procure some one 70
testify that her husband had committed udultry, ana
she then promised 10 give Emma McCurdy and her
sister 10 each TO so testify. hey came 10 Potgl-
kccpsie and d ne testified defendants having CON-
mlted aauitry with her ana her sister was The wit
ness In her affidavit Emma Mccurdy further states
that all such evidence and that Sno ana her
sister each got SO tor so tcsIiiying.
SIDE.
In reply Hon. Homer A. Nelson, OF counsel Tor
Cora Pearl Hustled read an affidavit OF the plaintin,
which states that she sent Tor the McCurdy girls
TO say 10 them she aesiTcu to know u any I'M
proper rea.ious had existed between them and ucr
husband. They acknowledged there mad been, ana IN
no way did she agree 10 nor did she give them any
compensation for so dong induce them 10 swear
falsely out after trial gave them $40 each voun-
larlly 10 help dciray their IL they swore
falsely she knew nothing II. Mrs busted also denied
in every particular having had improper relations with
Edward i. Scott Counsel Tor Mrs. Hustled also read
other aidavts tending disprove the allegations OF
the testimony for the defendant
After argument Judge Barnard allowed to case to DO
opened