The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-27
DUAL DIVORCE SUIT.

4 STORMY THIRD DECADE OF MARITAL LIFE
FROM POISONED BEER TO THE MADHoUsE-
CURIOUS STORY AND STRANGELY CONFLICT.
NO STATEMENTS.
A divorce suit presenting somo features rather out
OF the ordinary line Of this class OF litigation
pending in the Cour. Of Common Pleas and the
subject matter OF q motion made yesterday before
JuageJ. y. Daily, holding Special Term Of this
The suit or rather there two suits. which Is
ono OF the pecuartcs In the case, ono brought
for . limited divorce by Barbara Miller
against Martin Muller. She charges b IN with 'crucl
and inhuman treatment" such being tho general
stcrcotypcd form OF embodyng complaints Of this
type OF divorce suits. Tho parties. according to the
plaintiffs statement, were married In tns city In No.
vembcr. 1882 or thcir married life tor twenty years
no record made the complaint, SO II Is inferen.
tally be assumed that their marital experiences
comparatively OF the placid sort
BseiNNIS0 MARITAL sroRMa
In March. 1872, at which time Mrs Muller was
then living with her husband at the corner OF
sixty.ninth street and Ninth avenue, tho
bright skies Of their former Ito became dark
and lowering lie treated her, sho says with
such inhumanity that she was Obliged 10 take
separate apartment and thus though soournng under
the rooi they lived comparatively apart Near
the close OF the year, however he began TO evince
return OF his former Affection and token OF his
rcverinei regard asked her 10 drink lager beer,
proacr ana pledge OF returning affection that she
could not reject She drank the beer, but had
scarcely drained tho glass Of foaming beverage when
she unusual taste, and subsequently she
says size found that some poisonous ingredient had
mixed with the drink with the view give her
quietuA
Her story OF her husbands wrongs 10 hor does not
terminate here. Thanks 10 preternaturally strong
constitution she survived the poisoned lager, but
terrible tate still awaited her Hardly had she
cred from the effects Of the poisonous draught WHOM
her husband she declares, upon false certificate
had her taken the Insane Asylum on wards Island
where she was kept Tor ten months Following hei
release from tho Insane Asylum her husband as she
only refused such care but threatened 10 XIII both
them and herself.
somewhat different IN that presented by the
husband lie denies all the acts oil cruelty charged,
aud says that hts wife lunasc, her Iunacy taxing
The form OF naucinaton that he wants 10 kill her
lie says that che committed 10 the Wards Island
ianatic Asylum properly authenticated certificates
py comps,ent physicians c says further that in adj.
dtion beng crazy, she s In the habit OF drinking
20 excess. and thai whenever he gave her money
would spend % IN rum and INDUCING IN other female
rivoifsies-
nkn CLAIMS ron SUPPORT
Mrs Muller thinks that she rs entitled to SIS week
10 enable her 10 deirsy her necessary expenses. and
she thaks that counsel leo Of $3.50 shodd gwen
10 her lawyer. she says that Mr.. Muller owns some
has an income Of some 81 ooo from which he can wci
Afford 20 pay her the sums demanded In pressing her
claims u seems TIA, she has employed two or three
dlrcrsnt counsel. which accounts possibly for her
having Instituted thus far two suits for divorce against
her husband the general superstition being that ono
divorce suu - sbost much married woman
take Of al time Gu the matter coming
before Judge Daily yesterday, Mr. John :. GRADER, her
counsel pressed quite strcnuousy her application fos
aiiunny aud counsel fee Nessrs Baker and Russell,
behalf 81 Mr.. Muller interposed objection
spr a,,caton ,he TACT that ,h. original div suit
sthoa Judge Van Brunt had denied similar appii.
eaten that SUI, Wa stu pending They stated
further that The defendant reaay for trial The
raanta's counsel, when these facts became known,
sencsd thorough evident disgust the state Of
elect aud allowed order Of dseontInuanco 10
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