The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-27
THE NICHOLS p1voRcE CASE.
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CON. SUIT DEPENDENT UPON THE ISSUE OF

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CON- SUIT DEPENDENT Upon THE ISSUE OF
THE TRIAL.
Tho court room In Bridgeport presented strangely
deserted appearance yesterday when the trial Of sns
Nichols divorce was resumed. Judge Fsher'on
and Mr.. Nichols had len for Now York, % snss nso
exhausted all their Witnesses and ~ only one Witness
for Mrs. Nichols 10 be heard Ara Nichols, with
her bevy Of lady friends, present, however, ana
the court room was gracsd for br!et while BY the
presence OF Frank Moul,on, tho "mutual friend"
Tho witness called by Mrs. Nichols counsel was Mrs.
HYDE, her elder sister, residing In Lockport, N. 7.
Mrs Hyde 10 the wife Of Lockport clergyman.
and looks highly respectable lady. Mn. Hyde. pro-
duced . diary which she had kept In 1870 and from
which she contradicted the testimony OF Carrie Ray,
who was = servant girl in Nichols employ, ON ono
rather interesting point Carrie Ray had testified that
the evening Of the 18th Of January, 1870 the chill
dron had birthday party, and that when she went
tho back paror for tho tee cream tray she discov
cred Mrs Nichols In Lyman's arms. Mrs Hyde swore
that Mr. Lyman did call that evening and that sne
only gentleman visited the house that DAY was
friend who came 10 see her Mrs Hyde and not ner
sister This gentleman was Mr.: Fry. bookkeeper al
with dark hair and eyes, who wore whiskers ana was
MR. NICHOLS cHAxY or CHAMPAGNE.
For tho purpose Of showing that dd not VISIT
Mrs. Nichols but as she friend oi her husband, Mrs.
Hyde further testified that on certain evening Jan
uary o. 1S7O) she saw Mr. Mrs. Nichols and Ly man
together In tho parOr partakng OF Mr.. Nichols cham.
payne and cake. Mrs Hyde desired to have II under
stood that Mr.. Lyman must indeed havo been warm
friend Mr. Nichols be treated with champagne by
him. for shc stated that the flow OF champagne IN tho
Nchos residence by no means great, ana, IN Mct
that this tho only occasion on which she herself
enjoyed tho sparkling beverage In the NICHOLS resi-
dencc.
AS the counsel on both sides had pressing engage
mcnts for the next two weeks IL was agreed 20
postpone the trial until Tuesday, February 10,
half min AMI
number OF depositons by witnesses against
Mrs Nichols will be taken in this city. 1t
may be remarked this point that tho trial of another
cr.m con- SUIT against Lyman, In which he lays his
damages at $780, 00O Will undoubtedly DC pushed ne
s successful in establishing the crime charged In tho
present trial Both sides repose implicit confidence In
Judge Foster, who one OF the most distinguished
occupants Of tho Connecticut bench He was United
States Senator and Acting Vice President oil Inc United
States under Johnson and Judge OF the Supreme Court
OF Errors OF Connecticut, but became supcrannuateo
by the Law OF Connecticut when he reached the age OF
seventy so that he only the "committee''
(roierce) Of the Superior Court
THE ExrKNsEs TIE TRIAL
Tho expcnses OF the present trial must be extraor.
binary Both Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols employ about hall
dozen lawyers each. Ono OF these, Judge FULLERTON,
who conducts Mr. Nichols defence with great Skill
said 10 receive 500 day. Mr. Doolittle the leading
counsel tor Mrs Nichols is said TO receive 300 DAY.
beside the heavy rctaners paid them before tue trial
began. horde OF detectives has been employed ioI
year past 10 watch tho movements OF Doth partics
ana tho expenses for witnesses have also been very
heavy ono remarkable feature OF the trial. according
the statement OF gentleman who Is IN position "a
know the acs Is the extraordinary spirit OF sacrnoe
manifested by Mr. Efnngham Nichols for his brother
IL is stated that Mr. EnDgham Nichols has advanced
to mis- brother $4,000 pay tho costs OF defending
the action brought by Mrs. Nichols, and. IN addition
his brother from the charges Of cruelty ana tnhumanty
brought in Mrs. Nichols complaint