New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-21
THE COURTS.
CHARGES AGAINST WIVES.
pIyoRcE suIrs IN NEw.YORK I'D BR0OKLl

nIyoRCE SUITS IN NETWORK AND BROOKLYN.
The suit of Jacob H. Theobald against Ma
tda Theobad for divorce came before Judge Larremore
in Common Pleas, Special Term, yesterday, on motion
by the wife for almony. Both Of respectable faml-
Hes the father of the plaintiff being merchant in this
city and the father of the defendant being in business In
Syracuse. The two become acquainted about year
ago. through the acquaintance OF their parents They
were married the 10th OF last January. The
plaintiff was in the wholesale millinery business in
Boston, where they went TO live. They remained there
until Jan 81 when the defendant says her husband, In
tending to make visit to Newly rk, introduced her TO
Mr. Cans at the depot and placed her in his They
took In the palace and il Ia on this trip to New
York that the plaintiff alleges that the adultery occurred
which he basis his suit for divorce. The Defendants
counsel ridcued this charge On her arrival here she
went TO the house of her husbands father and stayed
there until Feb. L. Her husband joined her on that
day and she says that until Feb 8 there was no com
plant and no int.matOn Of any caue of complaint On
the evening Of Feb she ne took her 10 visit his
aunt ana while there without any previous ntnation,
she was served with the SUMMONS and complaint She
says the presents TO her her marriage were worm
$500 and that her husband has kept them that her
father advanced her $500, which Il was understood
was to be used buy her husband an interest in his
fathers business still to be hers and that her
husband has used it, She makes general denial OF
AL the charges against her.
Tie statement Of the paintiTs counsel was that the
plaintiff was young man whose marriage to the de-
PENDANT brought about by the schemes Of her rcla-
tiycs; that size had had child before she married him,
and had bad Illicit relations with several mem mar sc
kept diary ia which these affairs were entered with
names and dates. The diary was not read, bGt was
handed to the judge. Counsel claimed mat Aer Own
relatives lad admitted that the book and tn
handwriting were hers BY this diary 1t ap
pcaicd trat she did not meet Cans AS n
5 Stranger AT the depot It contained the following
entry. dated jan 80: "Wcnt to iafRcr Memorial Hal 10
a I'I. Cot acquainted with Billy Cans he was very
attentive" The husband says that he first discovered
his wIic character from her diary and Der cofre pond
enco, and ~ 0Ece began tAis SUIT A. 70 i' property
hc that hc was making fair living in business bnt
tr nervous shock o. this discovery has entirely united
nm Tor business ana ne is hal E!leial
~ present nc has no properly dssuppo!Cd J offers
lie says be has no interest in lis Ia'heF' nrh Jul.t
iUr"norc reserved MS decision J!m,3{ r. mn hp-
!,5Ied Tor the plaintiff; D. brown for the deci dant
Christine crowded the biookJn ny Court room E'.Jri-
,ly with T. respectable class OF spectators
than are usually dIaSu to similar TRIALS. The pahuh l.
alderman Doctor VINO came 20 tiojfN N I-b3 b''l "lH
unable 10 secure practice n his profession and became
,Tard f-ieii'i5 assisted Inn to start in his
proper business aHd IN September, 1870. ne married
whom bee boarded. For two years they lived happily; ne
wa, sucres fIl IN his profession aud able to Keep lou"
have uu9lv Iunat I'd m The suit The pluinf arcS's
hs vie OF criminal intimacy with his ho'jier, George
cruelty and neglect from tho sant gre 81
legged. Wnilc the llHnfa income was yer FlUv' sac
S,,s LAY .tc was left UpGOyldci WIN the most
ii i -, - ,f tL.,is nome for food aud now this
OF one ~ whom me IL tired. The plaintiff is man Of
middle ag, and tasty" app aran"r The defendant
has aa attractive ace ana modest dcihean0r she
scarcely tJui eyes from the faces ot IN. witnesses
while tney Weir tcstIf INK against her The plhuth
bruG,ut witnesses 20 prove th4t The defendant
and the Stable boy Palmer had often shnWn
great familiarity and had exchanged notes;
On the Ie.,u-c Palmer a"hupT icd-ct tIat he had
Art.d' Win "a" c'tau'dnl .hd he Lii maze pr S'biS
10 J. OF several ..lcl 4'U!r uu. Hc cur 1l cha e
oi criminal intimacy. Ihc case Wi. DC continued th'S
Iu1r. NJ. -.
Iisha G. Al-nr married Elisa c. Algrr no Washington,
y e., Au.. - 1868. TDcy hy,d ta-e;l,r uatI jay D.
- and Nil Al-fr says De Knows "itiaA ~ Hs "tcS
,.-ant place az rtsd nee. Last NCNcna" he learned
u.t ia December, 1873. az iilpyopff intimacy OCEAN De-
tween Der and jam, Z. NC7 which continued Hiiil
tI-lsi. ,1 an tIat In November, $50, SIC assumed
Ii.tit relations ,i'h Benjamin i. IrHrinan. JiI-'
Lawrence yesterday rcierItd tuC case 10 Wan G. nun