New-York tribune., 1877-07-21
THE COURTS.
AN EXTRAORDINARY DIVORCE SUIT.

b-r,>,c CHARGES ON BOTH SIDES IN THE SUIT
or LANE AGAINST LANE
rho d;vorce case of Lane against Lane, which
- hsen hefore Samuel Marsh as referee at 70 faIA
p for over six months, has produced some uesnnonS
- x,raordpary kind which involves not only the
.s md the defendant. but also the counsel for both
accusations resound on all sides. The amount
,tin,ony already taken reaches nearly 5000 iohos OF
otes The stenographer, NJ. j. OConnor OF NO II
rqor,lerst who had to hear and take II an mas WIN
aun from the because he cannot collect MS ol oi
o-er $500 He has complicated the tangie by bringing
ts AGAINST the plaintiff defendant, oouDsei ana ne
,eree for the recovery OF his dues.
the defendant IN this unpeasantness is Richard H.
Zane a man living time in Harlem, ana sad 10 oe
orth $500 600 He now lives at Forty-seeond-st ana
,n,ton-avc He married the plaintiff. Sarah h. Lane
:, 1loncoster Mass January 80, 1862 They lived 10
~ until three children born some dihcuiy
- arising a divorce sought Mono was obtained
sever and each condOned the others faults ana they
- ,ootler again as man and wife But their diihcui-
.. would not stay settled and three years ago they
serarated Mr. Lane kept the two boys MIS- Lane
- her little girl Grace and by giving music lessons,
s she had enough TO live with Sl5 week allowed
- her husband Recently, Mrs. Lane brought suit
Inst her husband, asking an absolute divorce, the
s+lv of her children, ana just share OF MI Lanes
cstate she accused the defendant OF CONTINUOUS
d,ltery with one Margaretta Meade. widow age
On who lived in the seamsress. The intimacy
hs s,vs sfiH continued. Daley and Perry appear lor
M sefpdarf and Stewart and Towney for the plaintihf
=, 1,5~e George NJ Curtis at first the plaintiffs
counsel but he retired later The testimony has been
,o~ine on both sides. and II il can be believed shows
an astonishing deprayity Judge Curus eXainineo
sorab T. Bronson. Mrs Lanes mother, Mrs BroWn the
mother Of Mrs. Meade VINO IS widow ana seVeim
,nts 70 show the possibility OF criminal intimacy be-
tween sr Lane and Mrs. Meade Proof WAS also offered
nt tbe defendant had an income Of $4,000 year AT
t mint Judge Curtis rested his ease for the plaintiff
m nj ile next meeting before the Referee, Stewart and
ovru.v appeared Mrs Lanes counsel and reopehed
te egse claiming that Jud,e Curtis had NOT produced
,y rr,of OF adultery without which decree could he
obia.ned In support Of this, an affidavit OF The
rlaiata was read charging that Judge Curtis had
attsiued from her ~ 200. and bad neglected
bfrr-s. ffun chat time. All this Judge Gurus deh5H
c,1mus to have had only 500 from Mrs Lane besides
.,,-s trlm Daley q Perry for 5000. Then 10 Was
aroced tha tbc check lo 500 from Perry one OF MT;
sorts ol violent things were SAID by the lawyers, aId %
W ouy ai repeated cIrts ou the part OF tlc eleiec
f51f o0,.r was restored ANA tire trlal couid 20 on
Wrs kuno Of Harlem. once servant 10 1Ae Lane
family t., tcd 60 criminal intimacy between MIS- LAM
A Jr, Baucock. however. made the most astounding
statements. she sWOrc taat s4e nad mel MIS-. Lame n,St
was "a vcmau's Free Masau's lodge IL OBJECT was
eouality-ro uch NO poor. Here she or-t.Ngu RIetl
inumgcv between Mis-. Lane and Mark LAuisaii
Auhse0ient'v Mrs. Lane ana the Wltness tstt6-
lshcd 70 house OF nlTepu-e az No 40 felly 81 lncIe
1rs. Lane received many I1n' Sala.'s' 80 ' .-it.3
York eeutemen of wealth. Tie "ithtse aso 'os1ihtu
herself llfs iahcl. Mafh j. ilSa'' li It'll M
b. the habit ol dukiu- together a saloons SIZE sid IN
reuy to ouo from Mr. Townley about the fopnety
Of keeping sneh place IN. Wines @ cor VI ' 'e "a
uot considered propuep ponauy any more nan M, lt'
Towuey td hen he La1 renamed ot hsllt VIZ ~ u.,,
LANE " Mr ioWnleS, sne aaid you are I'D la" same
Wir'aT n Haynes oj Saratoga SPRINGS testified to
personal criminal intimacy win Hls Lahc 3ilu 50 ,I
Collins Colo of No 90 West Nintn-s''' ana "a NI. Touu
speed. Marx Lan-an testified Oh behalf - Mrs Lane
tat be- bad never known amy Thing AGAINST hcr lie vol
uute.rta ine opinion jhai judge Gurus WdS " ,'lol'
l|HNH ! D D. 81
iyeo5 Persons who claim 10 have accurate means OF
information. say that the enu ol startling developments
Is not yet
MR.. NLES'S PROFITABLE TRANSACTION.
The maudamus proceedings Of Lee against
James Iyucn. formerly sheriff and Of McAisrr against
JOHN Lynch formerly Deputy-heriG, came recently be-
fore Junes Brady Supreme Court, Chambers or q mo
ton for ag extra, allowance. and he yesterday flied dc
csou GclvnL this notion The proceeding grows ont
Of suit conducted by George W. Mics ia lS47 but be-
gnn ia Isl5 n which Mr.. Niles obtained Judgment for
a small amount against Thomas Butler Butler pc
cinary embarrassed BE undertook to convey some OF
hs property wife She quarreled with him div-
sion was de of the pro lerr winch he had conveyed TO
her and hc returned one 0t valued at $40 1Oo ana subject
--o Of 1000. lis creditors sold ont Dis interest
init Iu tle sales Niles, acungiu tic name OF Lee, hay
mr purchased several judgments besides his own got
rit to thc property by sherh-s sale McAIster under
TOOK o redeem Ae properly judsment creditor bHt
made .Omr mistake Euth claims wtni To- the 1nIr. oI
Ann..I- Meanwhile. Mics ift obtained conveyance
T.. I'D J4ne, Lynch, tlc sheriff deposited, however, 80
f..l $50. hc Clerk oi t.l Court During Che llr atnn
Jlm.. Ilrcl died. and NcA Ulster began nis proceeding
against tle pnput sheriff Je.H Lynch Finally Tie Court
O Appeals decided an points m .ay0r of Llc, or rtltr
rs aud N.s coming bach 1 tlle Supreme Court, ask
trat s .e bad been clearly hotl difficult and tA-
todnar. le he allowed iu each case per cent ON tnc
r,r fauc u- tuc property 40 stake "ici lie places a'
$4,000.
I4.re Brady decides fhai under Section 81 ~ the
C.le. mauH.Ilu, and ccrIora1 proceeding 81 caB have
costs SAIL 0uiv when .lcy are brought tJ review
700 proceedings 100 lower court. When ihoy originate
in ne ~urtuc Court they only carry costs undcr ine
Ihe costs unier Iai- ruling arr about $1,000
aud lle amount refused Is about II 900 additional
A HUSBANDS CURIOUS STORY
The suit of Margaret Remsen against VIII
liam Eamseu sor divorce WIS begun April l3 1877 TIE
plaintiff and defendant were married in August 1873
The bus d's counsel says was runaway match and