The New York herald., 1877-09-01
More Hearts Bowed Down by Weight
of Matrimonial Woes.
vlRULENT CAcoETHES sCRlBENOL
Another Chapter of Street Regulating
Under the Tweed Dynasty.
MEMBERSHIP OF BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.

courts an order directing her husband ~ provide suit
ably for her support pending the suit She says In her
petition that Mr. Boydcn has an income OF $1,000
year. that she Is wholly without means and unable to
support herself In his answer 10 her petition the
plaintiff states that they were married 10 Massachu-
sctts in October 1885, that they have now Two chill
dren living aged respectively nineteen and sixteen
years. and that thoy lived amicably together until
April, 1874 when having, no alleged, discovered
her unfaithfulness him he had her sent to tho
house Of her parents In Boston, and that from that
time he has refused to contribute anything to her
support, but has supported their children. He
states further that she Is well supplied with
clothing has abundance Of jewelry and diamonds.
and that she is abundanlly able TO take care Of her
sell, she being expert needewoman. As to his own
income, his business being that OF wine and liquor
broker he that 1t has been greatly effected by the
dull tmos and further Of hts domestic
troubles he unable for time to do any business;
that he has had borrow money, and that requires
al his efforts to support himself and bis Children. lie
charges his WHO with adulteries with different
persons, specifying more particularly Douglas A.
Morean David D. White and John II. Murray. Some
VI these aduteres he alleges were perpctrated at the
srcksburg aud Falmouth, Va. some ut Long Branch
and some IN this city. peculiar feature in the case
letters addressed to her. which found
locked up IN drawer of her bureau, she
ssswset Gcorse," "pei' d tho like, and all OF inen
breathing the spirit of love and many OF them point
ing 20 canaes.ine mee.nss; Inc oo"ns % ah Gx @
Mr. Aurray:-"My Sweet Georgic-Dd you get home
xl right, and was there no questions askedy George,
hid you enjoy yoursefy l hope SO, as It gives me
much pleasure to have you with me. only Tor little
rhile When shall we be together agans hopo soon,
or love you, George, dearly" n another letter he
rrites:-"My Darlng-I do have your society and love
Iometmes, aud you don't know how often tel how
another moth letter BIG s''' he writes:E.it i is is wednes-
day, and have not seen you. | would
have come 10 your hotel but did not think It prudent
under tho circumstances" a subsequent letter
talns tho following interrogatory, Cant you mr.
We are in tho vicinity Of BostonY" The following IS
N extract from still another etter"I ofton think OF
our pleasures az n ho o
like 10 SEQ my own tonight would SO much love 10
have one or Two sweet kisses from my dearest" la
another letter Mr. Murray is represented having
congratulated himself upon having escaped the con-
sequences OF their love- Mr. Boyden states that let
I. Lawrence, OF Chicago, ILL.,, are OF similar purpor
that he showed all these letters TO her when she ad
mted receiving them, that she went directly 10 ad
Joining room and shortly returned with handful Of
letters, and shaking them ut him in an ex-
uant manner said 'You did not get these" and then
threw them the fire. In of his affidavit
Mr. Boyden states that whiie they lived IN Lexington
at Stewards ana elsewhere and that when he
stratcd with her she told him. 'lf you Will not sup
port other WILL" Judge Van Brunt, TO whom
Mrs Boydcn makes her application Tor almony,
ordered a reference IN the case
James K. Hepburn has brought suit for divorce |
against his wife, Margaret Hepburn, the ground OF
former marriage OF The vile. 1t appears lhat tho
parties We're married on the 18th oi April 1864 and
lived together until about three or our years ago
when the husband brought action against his wiie
Tor divorce on tho ground OF adultery, and in which,
after denying adultery she preferred
charges against her husband rho issues wore re-
lerred to Louis NJ. Doscher to hear and report
He reported In favor of the plaintiff and
pn motion to confirm tho report Mr..
George +. Langb en CLAIMED that the Court
never acquired Jurisdcion because the order OF refer
IN tnaOg gha
Judge Van Hocsen set the aside und that action
is still pending On the 18th OF July, 1877, tue hus
band commenced tue SUIT He obtained an order OF
publication oil the summons and that the complaint DE
mailed c her at Ariir gton Mass, the around that
she had 1ed from tnis state 10 avoid service oi these
papers. Mr. Lansben yesterday, on her benali,
moved before Judge Robinson and the Court oil Com
mon Pleas set aside the ord 'r AMI scrvcs the
ground that the Court oil Common Pleas had juris
dicton to make It, and that the uidavIts oil the hus-
band aud his witnesses did not state facts sufficient to
show that The vile had leit s State IN order 10 avoid
this SUIT The hearing Of the motion was adjourned
until next Tuesday.
Stewart N. Freeman has brought suit against his
wife, Hannah Freeman, Tor divorce the ground OF
adultery. He states III his complaint that he mar
ricd to the defendant last Arri that has
mitted adultery Win sescfa persons whose names are
unknown. Judge Freedman, OF The superior Court
yesterday ordered references IN the case.
In the suit brought Oy Mrs Minnie NJ. NJ OFT Tor d.
vorce IRON her husband Dr. Alexander b. Mott, gu The
around OF adultery IA decree OF divorce has boon
granted 10 the painti by Judge Sper OF the Superior
Court The parties 10 the suit were married in june
1870 the plaintiff oeing daughter of Edmund r
. son OF the late DR.. Valentine Mott
MEMENTO OF THE TWEED REGIME.
A motion made yesterday before Judge Van
Brunt, in Supreme Court, Chambers, by L. /. Nc.
Cracker, sepson Of Charles OConor, vacate an as
eessment l22d street, laid under tho Tweed regime
in 1870, with the Fisk concrete pavement The
motion came up upon the report of Frank Rudd ap-
pointed referee to take the testimony before whom
Mel nj the Now Nnrk ITnva
fed that the pavement was injurious to health with
the additional evidence that the curb gutter stones
hao previously been set III the streets that they
taken away by the CITY without giving any credit
10 the property owners. and that II was requirement.
and worthless Mr.. h. NJ. Neville, who appeared Tor
various property owners claimed tnat the assessment
sgoud DO aside the ground of legal irreguiury
ard fraud be insisting that under the act Of 1855
ancndod by tac Laws OF 1872 and 1874 II was enacted
that any substantial error OF fraud should huve been
committed IN the proceedings they shcud be ted,
which also applied TO cases OF repavcmcht He called
the attention OF The Court 10 the mater oil Philips,
ported III " New York Court Of Appeals reports,
reported in 62 New York. holding that where street
had been paved with any substance that the
putting down OF any new pavement was requirement,
whether II covered the gutter stones or sidewalks aud
that In such the owners are not liable To any
assessment lie also referred 10 decision lately rem.
dered by Judge Lawrence IN the matter OF Burmestcr
holding the same doctrine He urtncr claimed that
the should be vacated tho ground that
II was a fraud upou tho property owners TO charge
them Tor pavement which Improvement but
injury TO the properly ana health oi residents along
the line OF the pavement pavement oi tho same kinJ
Filth avenue having been directed be taken up
by the Board vi Health lie also claimed that tax
ing away oil the curb and gutter stones previously land
without aDy compensation To the property owners,
they having fully pad for the same, was a fraud as
ny tinst them. Assistant Corpora aton Counsel j. 4.
Bell opposed the motion. s,renuou.Iy combating the
points Tor the taotlou and aIter ieugtby argument
tho Court look the papers, rcserving It's decision.
PLEDGES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY.
The ST. James, Roman Catholic Total Abstinenc !
Benevolent society made yesterday before Judge Van
Brunt, sitting n Supreme Cour, Chambers, its
10 the alternative writ of mandamGs issued by the
Court for the reinstatement OF Francis McGrath,
expelled member. Matthew r. Brccn counsel Tor tho
expelled member moved TO quash the return
svc nasmuch AS 4. appeared the lace that tho
only cause OF expulsion that McGrah mad sued tho
society violation of his tlaton pledge, which de-
Clares that hc shall appca. 10 any other tribunal