The New York herald., 1877-01-12
THE COURTS.
The Beatitudes of Club Life, with Its
Legal Jeopardies.
a SOCIETY SCANDAL.
The Contestant in the BOardman Will Case
Snns for Divorce.
SOCIETY SCANDAL.
FALSiFYING A LOG BOOK.


Some five years ago there was organized what was
known as the Worth Club IT numbered about 100
members including in tho list snch well known gentle
men as Abraham Spaulding, Zacharah II. Simmons j.
H. Adams. George Law, IT, Foster Dewey, l. H. ker'
nan aud Il. Is. Spinola A club house was bought and
finely appointed. and dclcaccs in and out oil senson
could be had its social roof Finally It collapsed
md then unpaid creditors began to be camorous for
their pay. Among tho creditors was the hrm OF Park,
rford Co., bill for cigars, liquors and the ko
amounted TO 81, ,o52 II a SUIT was brought against
the first three gentlemen named above to enforce pay
ment Of this Indebtedness. The sui. was brought in
the Supreme Court, and referee appointed to take
tho testimony IN the reported that The bill was
proper defendants justly liable for its pay
mont An appeal taken from tins decision TO Tho
Supreme Court General Term. where the case yester
day wis argued nj considerable length. Mr. Stephen
A. Walker, who appeared for the sunors, stated that
the Worth Club had constitution bylaws, or writ
ten rules regulations and kept no record
Of ITS proceedings; that u was mere uoa!
OF social enjoyment, each paying entrance lee ana
annual subscriptions, ana each being entitled TO shnr"
III the bcncts and profits. II thero any, result
ing from the association and JOINT investments that
III. furniture ana other property belonged to the
mem ber and that had The club dissolved each would
have been entitled 10 share IN It's proceeds, unless,
almost n uniform rule IN such cases. the proceeds
were exhausted by the SHERIFF toward payment of
debts contracted in Tho name OF The club Hc then
say That the only association for business
purposes recognized by law arc corporns JOINT stock
companies, partnerships and JOINT CONTRACTORS. Ho
iu down The broad proposition that tho "ord ''cluo
has definite legal import, that the oiasson ot the
members form constitution and bylaws makes
them u mere body OF associates whose personal nbi-
ly is regulated by the principles ot the common law
o claimed that tho bill IN question was incurred on
the credit Of tho members and that It Was sup
posed that Daring, the purchaser. was both
member Of The club and lis steward Mr. IA. W.
Whitehead who appeared Tor the club, insisted th,t
the receipt the club house OF the articles purchased
their subsequent use by larngand sales 10 men,
bcrs could not be twisted into rat icati0n OF tic pur-
chase and liability for the account he insisted fur-
thcr, that therc au hory {" show that member
OF The club Is ImbIe crcaiors OF the club. except
so far as by contract dealing he has made himself
personally liable Al the close oil tho argument the
iourt took tho papers and tho decision doubt will
be looked Tor with interest by members OF different
clubs OF The city, who, IN possible contingencies, may
a risk of becoming liable for debts similarly con-
tracied.
DIVORCE SUIT IN HIGH LIFE.
divorce suit of unusual interest account OF the
large wealth and high social character Of the parties 10
the suit has been commenced in tho Supreme Court,
the developments Of which, when all the facts become
known will probably be OF exceptionally exciting
nature In fact there suits, the instituted
BY the wife being supplemented by cross action by
The husband. Tho case came up in supreme Court,
I6.
,ion growing out Of a commission examine certain
persons In boston It beng insisted the motion that
the parties thus sought to be examined should he
brought on here 10 givc their oral testimony.
The names OF the parties TO the suit arc Anna Newell
md Lorenzo a. Newell According TO the statement
of tue plaintiffs counsel the parties were married IN
1865 In Boston. The bride not then out Of
her teens but, notw hstanung her youth, Was, owing
10 her great personal beauty and high accomplish.
mcris. IN The circle of society III which she moved
quite prominent belle. Sho VIII be remembered AS
having inquired conspicuously in prominent litigation
IN ostcn growing out of the contest in the Boardan
will she was anadoptcd daughter OF the decedent
Boardman who lett worry large estate, Dequcath hing
her 81 OOD 000 she alleges, but the will containing
vucb bequest ms she AYERS, having been destroyed
,ir Newell rs n Wholesale merchant in ihs city, bcng
the scuior member Of The we'll known firm OF Newell Il
Smith. OF No 525 Broadway. He has the reputation
Of large wealth. but years her senior Ii is
alleged that she married him upon the recommended
zion and earnest solicitation OF Mr.. Boardman. Sho
charges HIM with forgctiuncss OF his marital vows
and with having formed liason with the propretress
oi n fashionable mp town millinery establishment. In
The counter suit he charges her with like Obvi0us-
ness OF her marital oOsatiops but makes the charge
general, without partcularzation vi the names OF
her alleged paranours. IL u stated that when tho
case comes 10 trial General benjamin +. Butler Will
net as her leading counsel Meantime her present
while the defendant is represented by Mcssrs Arnold
Elliott and White. In regard 10 the application for
fuller examination OF the parties in Boston than Is
sibe through the medium OF a commission, Judge
i,ouohuc took Inc papers, reservtng his decision. OF
course in "a motion o this kind tho merits OF tho case
but slightly touched upon. but counsel state that
both parties phaiically deny tho allegations mado
against them. and that each have thrown down tho
gauntlet oil proof.
THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR.
The matter OF the OF John shccrin, deceased
,ua tho accounting by the Public Administrator was
upou the relcrec's report before the Surrogate few
DAYS s,ncc tho question involved being he liability of
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