The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
AN EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL.
THE LOyTNG SCIfEME or TUO HlpPY
FdMfLIhS RUSTRiTID.
An Timira Court Trying 70 Dccise whether
~ Fitch I "ung Farmer IL ." 60 90 Feicu's
tr!l. or his WIZ DECLARED 1, NNAntnn.

LLMfI.A, N. Y, Aug. 4. A decision in one
oi the most extraordinary eases eyer tried In
this State is b1inI await 1t hy this community
| with INT nae anxiety. whichever way the de-
cision may b.. the honor OF at least one old nn1
wealthy family Of tn county VIII bc oumproni-
i=nd. II The decision "a on way York De Wa
t'rs. ari'h young farmer. will bc consigned TO
II fclons cell. II the other. his handsome and
Accomplished VII" will virtually be- declared an
| adut'r0 81 an Il wanton. The vouminoUs tns-
tmony taken in this city during The past ten
wcrhs tolls the etory about MS follows
In the town OF southport. n few miles from
this city. are the extensive De Waters and Smith
farms. On the former. York d. Waters was
born and reared. On the Smith farm. Ella
Smith, whose honor is in the hands OF the jury.
| grew 10 he an exceedingly handsome and ami
able Young woman. ID, Waters IL Tn rtv-one
Years Old tho lady nineteen. Shortly after ut
| tanning his minority. De Waters married the
daughter of Chaunccy Cleveland. u farmrr of
tn town. and began farming ON mis- own ac-
count in the same town. 1t had been the desire
othoill his own parents ana those OF Miss Smith
| tina: the interests Of thos' two families might
| Il" united by "A marriage OF young De Waters
| md Ella, but the young man did not approve
the plan. and married NJ ss Cleveland. Near
crk d. Wgterss farm lived n family named
| \ vrrs. Th"v were in humble circumstances.
| ten yours old, had been employed n Ia. house
| holds OF 'vrrUl NJ the neighnurIns farmers.
in the tail %, 1875. the VI f'oi Nnr. d. Waters
! I'd. ami soon aitrWard De Waters engaged
lmnh Myers Gs his hVus"k""per. and hired
! h'r brother Bon go work on his blrm. A few
| M."ks u'i' rwtrd stories Of suspicious intimacy
| between DE- Natrs and y s pretty huus"k""p"r
! w'r' 'urrrnt ~ them .ghlorhund. II was also
| whispered that u Waters lnteu led to funk, the
| Myers girl IS second wife. THESE ruinors
| aroused the parents oi De Wat'r- ami they
tr1u xht "a "A indn.nac to boar upon him thrt
a 10 a Ia Iu Ett.
/ whu II 81" ,us. had loved him from childhood
"a. We 2o'h Q, January, 1876. ne elonH " she'd
| ests was consuuiuated 10y In" marriage of young
| De Waters aud Eta. tae event being celebrated
! with Law .sh cNponi .turc.
The ceremony WIS barely over before De
inrl AMI II WI. n"t H. icr .'f t LINN, r,,h
| lI- wore aware that things wer. going wrong
with the newly. Unmarried pair The young wifr
! Cr ~ wan and currworii, but nu' even 10 her
! parents uttered word OF com aint a.ainsi her
| husband. Tina; he was partial L. Emma MYERS
| Ma~ apparent To every one AGerih. marriage.
! Emma had gone tn i've " tn "a farmers family
| named :. hliDk two or tlr.e milo. d.staui ID
/ Wat r. made ir.qu Mt visits h. .hiick Is. spend
wife alone at home VIII B. "A Myers. the hired
man.
Wnen they were first married. De Winters md
! bus ,w, or q RE months ait rwurd h. aseirnri
| h"r Il bed up stairs. In ono corner ~ We room
% n, w "' no. on a si ~ h. "s.sn ,bs E' me- c
/ room @ s'u! ."l 10y Mi~ d. Waters That small
] }
thus had n.', - at all tin..s tu his wlfs's ,hHn-
/ Tor. DE Water, slept most OF the time with The
/ hired man IA that room
Through nl the cold treatment Of her hus-
J lUill ia YOUNG WIFE kent h n own counsel I'M
/ T. on, ,lav she st,,i.l an nlso. A., verse in L's
! handWrtn, that san of the voiupiuous oharms
! oi Emma Ntvcr~ Thus verse slc coined and
/ ut To- her laturr. II was then that the in
/ ia 70. OF thc two families were brought ~
bear to reconcile tho DIR .rcnrcs If the youn,
couple. De Waters s,ud that nothing would
sitsiy him huta =. p ration. H. said he had
I hot "a word ~ fault a. ma wit. ms Wife. Sin
Vas tpo good too HIM. hut he did not Owe her
ile h.l ninrricd her nilly to ploast. MS folks
he offered 4, give ms wIir ON her tweuti.th
l. rthAay 5000 IN money and settle oue-,hlri OF
| h.s urot-rty on her if sh" wn,,il consent a. "A
| separdtlun r. s.rs, of the dis.rl,s. OF surh
an at WAS 50 acut. that she would not entertain
the PROPOSAL.
De Wat"rss attentions 10 Emma MYERS grew
NOR pubic. and the hrga, n b'twrcn him and
IN the ,routlc Was reached on ihc 2Oth o. June.
n.ht De- Waters wont from his house about 5
oclo.,. I. bang H.u Ni,rrs in tn hearing Of
h's wife. ,hat %" WIS rningto farmer Rhoies's
about three miles distant 10 hire hiu help ira.:
Ia Sw4e"i ground. l may not Do bacA to-
II at b" saiu.
Tine testimony az Ben MYERS in court on
Ihnfs'nv was
J. hiri @ 4puIpali sat down DO IA m. - ,l .sn.
; " pHN'N an song s1W. o.i SONGS. Sc nj.
ip "n n,. aud sf - her -.dt. Aurr hglr
',aan we 90 t. b.. = She rcpll,d. i d,pi
&" - Z ,v ~ vent up stars ma weui H. hcd'
" rhi 70 piece 81 Vs." II near the house
ana =. Iyoi ihcr" unit after dHr,. thea walked
rdi' Us lAl * 20 TIC house. anu " NJ round to
IL" " - -iitns-rcom window. Ny wife was
lWy.N: Tie mrin1 "n. len WIS ste ng near
hei. lreip ~'vn tAr iielt Mas pui cat, and
heard them both - W stairs t's' Their singing
ana laughing. ] h"nri them k"t INTO b. 4. Then
! mt g. Chnunrry &. N"lHude. my first wics
iuhcr. told him what Was gong on, and
asked him 10 g " III ne q witness. / went
aisG 10 Sehhcks ana tod there, ana got
S'hhrN 70 come alon-, We eot lantern NJ
tlcNeihni = II was dark amt rainy. When We
got mar my house. We covered the lantern up.
We took on our boots. ent"r~i the cellar rs an
outer door. and r'vt quietly up ~ my wifi :
room. "" then turned on the Hight Ben and
my VIE were IN tlt bod, both u~l,"p. | woke
ny VIE M AMI "ssed her II THAI wa tn. way
my did when MAS away. she exclaimed. on,
J 'rk, IS thai you! and wanted % know what
Intended Ia do about a DIVISION OF the property.
SN,rs won't down INTO the kitchen with Cleye-
I"nd and S'hlick.
III does not appear anywhere IN thn testimony
that De Waters manifested any Indignation
against either MYERS or his wife. H. went into
the Kit j. n, whore ) 'hlle X swrars they were
joking N.v,rs about the AFFAIR. and talked prns-
Hnty with theni all. He told Myers t. hitch
w and tab Ella hom" % hcr fUh.r' Myers
dlD So, and sW~nrs that on "a way M. d. Wa
trrS itiri 10 make an ass .snNttiu " IA him, and