The New York herald., 1877-02-17
THE kinney COMPLICATION.
THE LApYs APPEARANCE AND WHAT SHE HAS
TO sAY-THE CASE AT sTANDsr1LL-6HALL
IT BE DETERMINED IN THE COURTS on TIE

THE LADY 8 APPEARANCE AND WHAT SHE HAS
TO sAY-THE CASE AT sTANDsTILL-6HALL
1T BE DETERMINED IN THE COURTS on TIE
NEWSPAPERS?
The Kinney controversy appears to be st stand
still IN the courts, but II warmer in the news
papers, II is one OF those in which public opu-
lon Is too mpusive the slowly evolved results
OF legal process and apt prefer It's ardent Il
not very mature, conclusions Now. as every ques.
ton which has two sides likely divide the public
mind so this has ranged the popular Judgment, or
more correctly the popular sympathy In two hostile
camps, The lady and gentleman in that decisive.
but Tor people who have been married, undesirable
attitude which Mr. rennyson describes OF
clenched antsgonism." Their loves have gone
through easy decensions Their primitive ardor has
died OUT codness has supcrvened and altogether the
delicate affections with which the twain started have
been marveously tangled Mr. Kinney is possibly BY
tins time disciple OF the Swinburnian chant which
says that "Love grows bitter with treason" ana prob
ably mother the other believes jot Of that
delicious piece OF sentiment which every broken
hearted schoolgirl can quote, and which tells you that
is better 10 have loved and los. than never to have
loved al ALL"
CASH srAHDA
As the case stands at present Mira Kinney 10 IN
ccpt of the sum Of $50 per week, which Is supposed
to stand her In lieu OF the erstwhile acctonate
sideraton OF loving spouse, and to compensate her
for the calumnious truthfui--and In any
damaging--insin uations ana statements directed
agains, wha, every true is presumed TO cs-
TEEN priceless jewel Beias as she claims the law.
iu wife of Mr. Kinney, she has no remedy In ihe
nature OF procedure against husband by which the
merits OF the be publicly and judicialy de-
terrnnod and therefore ardenty desires IN order
TO tree herself from lmputation and aspcrsion, that
Mr. Kinney may go with his threatened suit TO
annul the marriage This In effect the substance of
her statement 10 HERALD representatives
PRUDKNr DETERMINATION
Mrs Kinzoy's home Is as No. l26 East Thirty-nrst
street. aud thther the representative repaired with the
OF asceraining whether she desrous Of say
ing anything respect 70 the more recent statements
OF Mr. Kinney. The lady home, and a note was
sent 10 her requesting br,ef interview. prompt
bu, courteous returned to tho effect tnat
would the HERALD representative at the oice
o. Mr. Townsend, her counsel, at specified hour Al
the appointed time MIS- Kinney found IN con.
suiation with her legal adviser.
INTERVIEW WITH MRS. KINzEY.
Mrs Kinney lady OF dccdea personal attractions,
and does not appear 10 be much more than thirty
years o pge She Is taller than thc average Her ng-
shapely her features handsome, her HAIR
light brown anu her eyes dark and expressive. In
manners she Is adynxo aud sepossessed, and her
conversation is fluent, unaffected and agreeable. She
dressed plainly but in excellent taste She spoke
ike who felt that she aggrievcd. and while she
desirous OF conhnlng herself 10 denial OF the
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woman's nature would prompt her to launch out INTO
sidelong issues for which RESPONSIVENESS she speedily
excused herself thus IN one OF those slows she wns
proceeding TO state with some iervor that Mr.. Kinney
nad made similar accusations against Ills nrst
wife, VINO aftcrward obtained divorce from
him, but she suddenly checked herself said That that
had nothing to with the case, and could not be IN
duced to proceed further that strain Her state
in effect as foiows-''l have said all in my
power say, by denying the calumnIes aud accusa-
tions made against me by my husband aud am content
To wait iii the matter Is presented Court To show
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call attention TO recently puoiished statement OF his
and given TO understand that he did not want
have anything TO DO with her. Now have no father
except Mr. Ide, the father OF drst husband who is
| there referred to, and who lives in Railway, N. j.
have procured from him the following certificate,
and she placed the document, which runs follows,
at the disposal OF tue rep,rter:-
! FLAT CONTRADICTION.
This is certify that have had conversation with Mr.
u him my and
"0es .s my own fsS % against A' wIHmD pE
When ques ton cd whether she had written the
letters which have been recently made public by Mr..
separation she she did deny them, and that
she only wished Mr.. Kinney would publish all the let
which she had written him, as she mad never in
d,cted which she would hesitate 10 reprint TO tho
scrutiny the word. she did not give auy explains
the general implication that they referred 10 her
| having taken opium and other stimulants al Long
Branch Opium pills. she said, had been prescribed Tor
| her Tor illness. Sho took them in largo doses, and
they acted strangely her that Mr. Kinney had
! duccd her t0 take brandy
FAST
The reference to Long Branch appeared to call up
other recollections, Tor Mrs. Kinney suddenly ex-
claimed, "Hc calls mo fast, but should like to know
who was fast? stayed IN the house all day when he
was driving with the ladies. AT home too, hardly
ever went out, and used TO play cards with MIN from
seven until twelve o'clock" In conclusion, Mrs. KIN
zey said that not anxious TO make any further
statements reference 10 tho and that sho was
only waiting to have Mr. Kinney commence The suit
winch he had threatened to bring 10 annul the mar
rage. 'But he seems" she added ITO prefer news
papcr war In the courtsp