The New York herald., 1877-02-09
coS1RI1IoS AND CONFESSION.

UNPLEASANT DOMESTIC scxNEs-Sts. oALLEN.
DAR's VIGIL AT HER RusBASD't DEDsrDE--
THE DOCTOR AND THE SEVEN xIB1ozDE14D
HANDKERcHIEFs.
Mr. william T. CALENDARS counsel yesprday served
his answer the complaint OF his wifon the equity
suit brought by Mrs. Calendar husband
from using a confession which, she alleged, he OBJ
tanned from her through moral coerci@ and fraud.
The complaint Of Mrs. Calendar, full extracts from
which were published in the HERALD, substantially
sets forth that the written confession possession Of
her husband and on the strength OF Which he was
now seeking TO obtain q divorce was totally untrue
and that she only gave o him because hehad threat
encd to abandon and ruin her unless she confessed,
and had promised, the other hant, that hc
would continue TO live with her II she "gava
him this renewed proof OF her ovo''-the
confession. he now In his answer rcterates
the charges OF adultery with DR.. Nottingham, and
says that on March A. 1875, he demanded an explana-
ton OF her improper conduct and told her 10 SO ON
her knees TO God and when ho camo home that even.
ing to open ner heart and tell him all On his return
that evening he retired into room with her, una they
both got down on their knoes, and he prayed TO God
to help her TO tell tho truth.
CONFESSION.
They werc both affected tears, and thereupon sho
confessed TO him that had been very wicked; that
she had oiou kissed him and had embroidered and
presented him with certain hindkerchieIs On March
IL he called ut tho Doctors ofico and ordered him
never to enter his house again and demanded from
him the handkcrchicfs with which his wiIc had pre-
sented him. The Doctor returned two handkerchefs
him and said there were no moro. Ho contradcted
tho Doctor, and told him he know there were seven.
The Doctor then replied that the rest were at
his washcrwomans, and no promised TO give thcm up
In q day or two Tho Doctor admitted that he had
been riding out with Mira Calendar and said that sis
was ali her fault. that she called for him and he
out with her, Two days later hc called again upon
the Doctor and demanded the other vo handkercheis
The Doctor handed HIM a package. In ganing the
street Mr. Collcndar opened the package but found
only Two, and he returned and demanded the re.
mainder Of tue handkerchiels The Doctor replied
that all his wife had given him. that the rest were
his own on which she had only worked his initials. ME
gave tho back his wife, saying that
trusting this would be the last OF this affair. he for
gave her.
Hc told her at tho same time that he would have
nothing with her II sho ever resumed her rcla-
with that man. and It she did he would at once
commence u SUIT Tor separation. She promised that
she would mover see the man again. Two weeks later,
while on hls way from Passaic 10 New York, he saw
her ip company with the Doctor board boat
which crossing the North RIVER On tho next day
be spoke 70 ner ABOUT ~nen sue NEW h1 a'1 1 rage aua
On April 80 1875, they attended socablc at Passac
(where they then resIded aud she acted IN very un
iadyhke manner. On the way homo he found fault
with her Tor her told her that he had
tanned that Notwithstanding the promises she had
writing 10 tho Doctor. After burst OF
anger she became penitcnt and expressed the
Doctor. and begged and mplored him 10 forgive her.
He told he had forgiven her once and she had not
kept promscs but was in the habit OF seeing the
Doctor every day. she denied tnat ner conoucs nad
been any moro than indiscreet.
KxEELIxG ALL NIGHT CoyFEss.
The following day she very penltent and spoke
many times OF having acted improperly, and desired
him 10 forgive her. which hc refused to do Two days
after on NAV 3. 1878, when he awoke carly in the
morning he found her kneeling at his bedside. she
said she prayed all night and had waited on her
knees until he should wake up as sho was going TO tell
him all. She then acknowledged that on the days
stated in confession shc had committed the CRIME,
for which sho expressed tho most extreme penitence
and rem0rse stating that she had made solemn vow
that she would thereafter lead virtuous life Thu
confession wholly unexpected TO him. and he wa
enterely overcome by II and replied, "Don't tell ma
70 to somebody else; cannot bear III"
She SAID she would do so and then herself offered
to make written confession which could be used u
enablo him 10 obtain divorce without publicity OF
family disgrace and begged him not to turn her away
from her homo and her children. The statcmcnu
made In her affidavit that this confession obtained
by any inducement solicitation or promise his
part entirely false On tho contrary he alleges
that IL was made by her Of her voiitton without
| from u feeling OF remorse for the violation OF her
marriage vow. On tho same day he instructed hts
counsel commence suit against her for divorce
| IMPORTS TO COMPROMISE THE SUIT
| On May A, 1885, she went TO New York and dictated
|
taken by a stenographer from her own lips, and after
II was written signed II and swore to IT. he
was at tho time and had nothing Whatever
to do with the statement made by her, the latter bong
volunteered by her to be used In such divorce suit Al
a reparatton for the wrong she had done him, and
| avert from the family and her children aud relatives
tho scandal and disgrace which would follow tho cx.
animation OF witnesses in public suit ior divorce.
Immediately ae~ the confession he moved to the city
OF New York. where he has ever since resided He has
permitted remain IN thcr formcr residence and
| occupy the same up 10 tho present timo, and has
supported her therein. At the time the papers were
served upon her she stated that sho would make no
defence: that she knew she was guilty She continued
and and repentance for what she had done,
and to urge them to ntercede with MIN TO secure his
forgiveness They, believing that she although guilty
of adultery penitcnt, urged him strongly and fe
qucntly to withdraw the SUIT which he, desrous to
avoid the disgrace Of DIVORCE finally consented TO
on condition that would tell her own relatives the
truth and 90 away them in California or Utica for
| wear. She was In tears and asked him to promise to
come back her when the year was up, TO which he
repied that perhaps time would mako cnange, but he
| did not think kc would ever live with her again.
| WHAT DEFEATED THE COMPROMISE.
When she next him she told him ''she was not
gong 10 give herself away by telling her relatives
and she accused him of condoning her offence by hav-
Irg resumed marital relations during their last inter-
view This assertion absolutely and utterly false
and disclosed such dupcy upon her part that he aud
his friends abandoned the Idea of compromising the
suit for divorce The suit for divorce is now IN pro-
signed and sworn by tho plaintiff, is important evi-
dence 10 corroborate the testimony OF witnesses in
gard to the plaintiffs confession TO them TO the same
| effect Wherefore he demands judgment that her
| complaint may be Dismissed with costs
| II now remains to be seen whether the Supreme
Court will vacate the injunction restraining him from
| using the confession.
|