The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-01
NEWBURGlI'S DIVORCE CASE
REvELA TTONs or GILDED MISERY 1IfAT
SC1ND1LIZE TINT TOWN.
High Tempers. Had Language. and Two Moth
cr.-in- I.nw-Mrs Roe's Swearing and Mrs.
Roo's Tnntrums- -Roe's Mental Condition.

Rco's Tnntrums- -Roe's Mental Condition.
NEwBuRoH, April 3O.-The suit of Mary
Stuart Roc against William j. Roe. for divorce
allmony. and the custody of her children. has
given Ncwburgh genuine sensation. When
Judge Dykman took his seat on the bench this
morning. the court room was packed with repre-
sentatiVcs Of the first families. Gen. Burnett of
New YORK and +. 4. Brewster OF this city mp
pearcd for the plaintff. and Mr. Bangs of New
York and Judge J. W. Taylor of Newburgh for
defendant.
The trial of this was begun in March.
when Mrs. Roc testified that her husband had
abused her before their little daughter pushed
her down, taken away her pinno and phacton.
called her bad names in the hearing Of third
parties. struck her with "a stick. burned her
hand with his cigar. locked her in her room for
days nj n time. held "A loaded pistol to her head.
and generally condu, ted himself with such hru-
taliiy that she believed him to be insane: Hcr
brother n nurse and n former servant give
corrObOrative testimony. Mr.. Roe admitted
some of the actions alleged but denied all in
t.ntonal cruelty or unkinlnrss md sworc that
Mrs hoe had IA very violent temper. Other wit
neSscs, among them his mother corroborhtctl.
Margaret Dor!n. y former servant. sworc TO
having srrn Mrs. Hoe hit her husband In the
face and spit at him.
Tho first witness called yesterday WIS Mrs
Elizabeth Swain. She testified ~ follows.
hsr.hns. Inc WY Mr. Ro toward i- vic or ylii
$ 6ca o St, S es Ma Had 6cs HS sn s
very loud voice Had heard her call her husband an
wa, mean. low scamp 81, angry. and her tone VI
Mr. Rc M"ni NO, AZ AZ hs s When Mr R and The
clii Annie wcrc nj meals Had heard Mr. Roe a.k his
distance Had heard the child Annie say she would
wn hS ri h@%,a " M R Oss e"a @ r. pu, @ Gaa
heard them both ,aisins loud somcu times
Thomas j. Dwyer 'sifled:
He lad lived with the Rows worked in the hou-c about
January.
hcrd h,tns IN the cellar morning and 10, srins
Mr. r,.' .ad TO NJ l'~ na,ery loud ,.a MAJ he va;
.c married him OF tor HI moiNy M,in.-. had heard
Mr. Eov -aV on several occasions. Pow, don't t'n-e me-
when he was in the cellar he heard ~. airing, though h.
re,.lcs'i.a !, W., gs, a';nc, lie nss,a The word
In his opinion. the swearing wasdoue by Mr. r.
benjamin F. Clark Mr.. Roe's uncle and near
neiglbor. testified:
Hs. known Nj aud Mr., R'-' since 'hcir marriage on
May 4" i-7u. received letter iron Mrs K,c. m which
snd .i -hc d.d not cc u.un,c in i,ins With him any
nn-er ,'Ai lee W., nal-e ." take hi own Ire at any
soto hur, and hr, ned t" Apply ieihs cour' uni -
i~'o witt. rrccr,ds l'i,er torn Mr. Roe. svinuns
a.. ioiow. do mol, ~, .ni i.ai address any kind o
sud disgust am itrccuy aware that YOU ar dung
ni anf one Of Sonf a.fes,si nc,. n ri,ns IN
nv ni-ket WAGON Tia, wagon ~ase siit from ny hus
~ riic in Il acHtn YOU do after RECEIVING III. note
W. R'c ehec-' L. /, sa OF Tie bsI ,.e " ~ a iins YOU
in n Own wagon 1t !, matter OF iniirr,nee T.
wari ON one occs .on witness ai Vi. Ro brother
W. & To he1 S I!.tS adhr VT s nas and also S 1 4"
sn4 ,o m "Si e; ~ !. hr1 r.r VIM. & .sef sy any ~
not ~ 'srs nan .ln' ulnr- ,aid dann uni usually
Roe temper WA tile rcNcr>c ol alniahle.
DIR. W. A VI. Culbcrt testified:
Mr. Re had frequent attacks Of never in 1870 and
IN such xr. Roe and her noI.r asked wiins ::
fs Sw sm.s OF many" 4, sa ssi h nasS 5sssa us.s S
BE- va: ~ she told Si,pe,. .o@. time ss E.
.sd ar Rc.. m",hcr 6sd S.krd krr to DESTROY
,le will. MI Ros wa, ""ss an anscnSnAtc iaiher 50
part OF N. chdrcn toward their a,hcr Sever saw an,
on tho par; Of Mr.. b., cXs.s1s on on. ,ees
fS Sa "%Sn % 'SS %S '''% a "' AMI H,s"s
made against hi mother ami her mother Nr, R,-'
, aa ,als, ',g w W .1 M W T NJ, T., ,'S ~, 6 s
, @ s,v n ,a ~, rns n' Wi' wss 49, ,h b M sr'
| following day, ami everything seemed pleasant
| Cnnuncoy Merritt. formerly Mr.. Rocs farmer
ami hls wife. Kat Merritt. test fled to Mr. Roe :
sns'y s nScdM4 sE%I hs T2Tn bays 4" a. ins nr
10y depositon thnt he had tried to recon 'ilo the
/ wife tn the husband Mrs. Roe said her hu>-
/ hnnd WAS crazy and had procured the publlea
| ton OF "A andlluus article about her Mr.. Roe
u-ed vii" and violent hnguaS" 10 his
! wife. for which deponent rehukcd him, telling
! him no woman would stand IL Mr. Roe said he
had lost his temper. Mrs. Roe impressed de-
poncnt as cheerful. Pheasant KIND mother,
/ irpo-cd that he had heard Mr. Roe -cold h =
| wife, and had heard MR.. Roe call her husband 5
mother an old hyprOcrn".
William J. Roe the defendant testified.
His wife had declared that she married him tor money
On occasion sht repeatedly struck hn ana said when
norton and all had lett NoN I've got you without VII
ncs~f, and struck hin Hsan She also said -he wanted
1" get him Hngry aud excited that he wousi 10
thing wrong and violent she could get the bee,
of him ON all occasions when he had done wrong
ami .poktn Hngrly he wts sorry Tor " Mr. Roe
,sii dlat she would ruin the witnesses ami and Mr.
Clark characters There absolutely reason IN
her when she became angry The Provo atoms On some
occasion. were such that 10 mortal coid rr.ist
Some o her cpiti"t- toward hun were coward liar "
beast and animal " The story about destroying hl,
iatlcrs viii was absolutely untrue.
aNnruI.I, IL prInD MY, cIII.ncI1