New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-25
THE COURTS.
ppITAL HUSBANDS CHARGES.
,vmr JAM1soS's ACCUSATIONS AGAINST HIS WIFE

. ,.wsOSs ACCUSATIONS AGAINST HIS WIFE
~ urR srFp-FATHER-HIs ARREST FOR LIBEL.
Thras motions were presented yesterday to
,nsno popohue in Supreme Court Chambers, growing
49,, ~ the unfortunate marriage OF Mary L" Doyle 10
- y Jamison. Mrs. Janison was the step-iaughtcr
:, uuch Mckay, who IN business In this city, nut
", a, Nav Jersey She has brought suit for limited
80 IN which she charges the grossest abuse and
,,v ny her husband. In this suit motion was
ed Yesterday for an allowance Of altmony and coun
-, Goo rendng the suit Letters were submitted with
~ hing read in open court, portions OF the huebands
s henc utterly unfit for reading Her letters showed
49, down 10 n very late date she desired q reconcilia
49,; and it was argued that her charges of brutality
mid not be true in view of these letters
.1a ether motions were in the suit OF Hugh Mckay
tut J,n,ison for libel. Jamison has asserted that
,Vay seduced his stepaughter by getting her intox
ea,cd and makes this his charge against his wife he
Ia thst when he became engaged 10 his wife, Mr.
uyny insisted a condition Of the marriage that they
Aud stai ut for Europe After his return 10 this
n,rv and after his separation from his wife, Jamson
sat nom Akron, Ohio, three postal cards in which he
.o.u.ed Mr. Mckay of being seducer, smugger, and
.u,r on the direction side he put the words, smug
- Of nopln dresses, and the envelope OF letter.
the contents of which we're suppressed as grossly i'm
,,,ora he put, From d. f. Jamison, your son-in law
-, rand and misrepresentation" On the postal cards
10 used the words liar" smuggler," and "sedUcer,
80, the complaint sets forth the whole matter together
,,ut any distinction as 10 which one Of the postal
cards or nyelopes the special cause OF tie suit Tue
eoopd motion therefore either To dismiss the com
an wholly or to compel the plaintiff to select ono OF
s writings as the ground OF the suit or 10 compel Inn
touase each specific and separate charge, so THAI
Janson could separately dcmur to it, on both these
nations Judge DOnOhuc reserved his decision.
!, McKavs suit Jamison las be held in $4,000 bail
m an order OF arrest The third motion was either TO
yaac the order Of arrest reduce the bail TO $1,000 or
$1,000 Janison. In support OF this testified that his
wife had confessed him that her stepfathcr had be-
,yaved her before she married him that the Of Mr.
Mckay had given information against nina smuggle
and that in the letters and postal cards he had no acc
or intention 20 niure the plaintiff, NJ Kay He furnished
an affidavit Of o discharged boOkkeeper Of MeKay's that
about 1860 Mckay got popn dress suits in porter
barrels rough the CusOm-hOuse without paying duty
An old employe of NcKays this could not have
been done without his knowledge and that no sCch tn
was doue TO his knowledge.
Mr.. Mckay himself says that Jamison was peddler.
who bought dry goods from him, and whom hc intro
duccd a. his house at Jamlson's request. Some months
after Jamison applied for Miss Doyle's hand st that
time this request matter of good humored rd;culc
between Miss Doyle his wife and himself, and passed
from his mind About four years later he was SURPRISED
10 hear from Jamison that Miss Doye wcs beroied to
him Mr. Mckay did not like 1t but Miss Doyle was Oh age
They 10 be married and 20 to GLASGOW On May y
He urged that they faEe the steamer starring may o.
1874, 70 winch they accedcd| ms was All lhe truth
in the story It ne o nce Ths cbapre that
lie had seduced bis step-daughter was a
lie Mrs JamiSOn also declares that This charge is ian
ab0minable and wicked he" Mr. Mckay denies any
smuggling. A friend of Dir. Mckay swears that Mr.
McKdy's son Andrew tried 10 impose ON him
forged order on his father. and is not crcdta5le wit
ness The father took up that forged order C0uns.i Oi
Mr. Mckay stated that nc was informed the sons act
was under JausOu's influence. .
Counsel for he defendant argued at some length that
the words SInugger" scdccr, ana Iiar' were mol
I'm themselves ,helOuS. and that words on postal card
and the outside of letter, in addition 10 the address
not 10 be read by one, and therefore were no.
publications. Judge DOuJhUC over ucd these point =,
and refused Vacate the order OF arrest or reduce TN
amount OF bal. The Defendant in swearing that he Lad
no malice in writing or intent that others should read
what he in the most prominent place on the pos nj
card aud envelope, had clearly made false statement
under oath. who would not he restrained by the
law by his oath must learn that there Was some re-
straint for HIN somewhere. Il. W. HawkeswOrth and
Rastus appear for the plaintiffs in both cascs
a H. Dyet for the defendant.