The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-04
A NOTABLE DIVORCE SUIT.
THE Plaintiff a ONCE brilliant
and WEALTHY BELLE
"My Life WIS 60 wretched that was Not
Happy Five Minutes, Day or NiRht"-shc
WINS Much Opposed to Seeking % Divorce.

wns Much Opposed to Seeking 10 Divorce.
From, ne c,nctrrah Enq,dru
There IL In progress In Judge Lindlcy's
Court, 81. Louis n divorce cnse Of inter ~ hero.
Tho plaintiff WAS formerly Nj lss Josephine AIDE
laide Tlbbatts Of Newport, Ky. where abe is
widely and notably, connected. Her first hus-
band WINS Onpt Crolt Of the United States
made his bride widow. destined TO bocomc as
brilliant belle WI ien her weeds grow less som
bro IA she had been in her inaidenhood; in
those days when tho Society Quccns OF the then
gay BarlnckstOwn werc the tOasts nlso OF Gin.
elnnati society," traiti9n TINT SUI Is Justified
upon our borders The defendant is Dr. Waiter
S. Goding of 81 Louis. =.
49, 1868. and the bride and groom went at once
to ~. Louis, where DIR. Golding had long been
rr,siding They ilrst boaldcd nt the southern
went 10 housekeeping. The divorce petition
set forth that " het uOid ne has repeatedly come
into the prcscnc9of plaintiff and her friends in
scemly behavior caused plaintiff great north
cation. That in October. 1874. while they were
evening after evening, became SO intoxi:
cated and excited from tho effects, Of
presence OF her friends and acqualnunces, and
abuse tho servants and guests of the house,
ani hat no would 6qcomo 80 deaio ,i, 80
the hotel. or be found ia one OF the halls there
Of. utterly bcsotted, thus subicding ntin TO
great ANNOYANCE That while they were board
ing in the western part Of the city in 1874 plain
I II accompanied DEFENDANT TO the Southern
Hotol 10 a complimentary dinner given to DR..
NJ. A. P0llcn. and defendant while there becamo
grossly intoxicai d. as to be utterly unable 10
return homo until the ncxt day. That IN Jan.
uary 1876. while they wore at the Iindol Hotel
on an occnson while tho plaintiff was at the
dinner table, defendant came into the dining
a22 IN 6 snn s Ss S as TO SS Tn
and spilled his food promiscuously upon his
person, and plaintiff WIS compelled to witness
Tho trial began on Monday In crowded
court room. A Jury trial heing demanded and
refused to defendant under the statutes, evil
denee then proceeded. 1t is reported as follows
by the Globe Denocrn;
Mnan the plaintiff was sworn, she held her
hand as high over her head ~ she could reach.
and pronounced an emphatic do, when the
onth was administered. She was pale. and evil
dentiy suffering great mental agony Shespoko
with emotion, and gavc minute account OF tho
condu of her husband for the past year or
twu His habit ~ drinking had been source
OF unutnrable pam TO hrr. she was constantly
mortified by his v IS of bcstality in pub ic and
private. When she received company she was
In dread lest he should come in with n swaggcr
or u sLsgg.r AMI make show Of himself
When she went out she iearcd he would come
aitgr her IN a maudin ton iit,9n ana shame her
again begged him. IN the t-ndernst manner,
20 abstain from drink had slipped notes in
b. return in Stat" ri sohrctv. Whom he would
come home boO1y and bcsotted, he would en-
deuNor tn throw the blame IN George Miller.
Gforg" Miller. he would Sa". WIS the cause OF
II George NJ Her had Jed hiin astrHy She had
led miserable nnd wret'hrd lite: was nothing
hut the nurse OF "a drunsurd, On one o. aston
she locked him in to keep him from going out (;
H. raised his ruc over her h'ad in a threaten
IN: manner and broke the cane. Al times he
was thtogicnrd WIN epl,pSf physlcHliis told
her SO. III" said he would blow out the brains
Of any physician who would say So. In his alb
sence she was always apprrhunsiNe that some
thing would happen To hlm; would say TO
herself Where Is he n,w2 Perhaps on
the street. engaged in hght; perhaps lying
uno,us .ious Of his condition" Shn would
often, search for him IN IN, hotel and once
found him lying pror'rats in the wine
room and took HIM in. and pretended 1t wis
nj right The servants would hunt for him.
ami on nndins him = some corner or ont Of
th"-Wry place. would com AMI t'll her where
be- Mis-. In August she wrnttu her cousins, in
Jefferson ouuty, did not int nj 10 leave him
there; won't h"rau~" SHE had no mOnny-not
~" r"nt--nnl 81 900 had been expended Of
her fortune. Matters grew worse and worse,
ell" could not stand il hc WIS "a strong man.
ami she u poor weak woman; sh" could not en-
dur longer - lead 81 lite: he WAS quarrel
lrrt"i 10 her having a ir-drcssrr nt thirty
cents a day when II was nee ,ssary to have
eomeihing 10 relieve her poor aching head. She
had NJ peace, no rest. no nope. no comfort
despair was staring her IN the lace, and so she
LETT Linn. ns tho only WAY TO escape from thral-
dom worse thnn death.
tenderness. She said; nm now protected by
trol and the angels; | know God Is on my side
heeause | pray TO him every night 10 support
mo ia my illlrtlon." Dr. Col ling said hc had
stomach cough. produced by excessive rs of
drink. She had been called IA sensitive plant;
she WIS sensitive. or sh" would long ago have
sought "A divorce. " would rather be- guillo-
tined than come here. II the choice had been
offered me 10 be guillOtined or come here.
would have barred my neck 10 the gulllotnc,'
glanced sideways ut their husbands. and who
seemed 10 say. How IN that for high, old boyY'