The sun., 1878-01-25
Mr.. IND MRS. DICKIE
A wlfe'A Confesion Said Co Have been WRIT
ten whine She was Crrsed.

Edward +. Dickic's suit for divorce from
his wife. Mary Elizabeth. which was begun
moro than five years ngO. was before Judge Jo-
scph T. DAILY yesterday upon n motion TO con-
firm the referees report Tho couple were
married in 1858. Mrs Dickic Is the daughter
Of tho late James Robinson NJ the Arm ~ Cham
bcriain. Robinson & Co., and the husband is n
glass importer Of wealth and social standing
Mrs. Dickic's father had n country residence at
Low Point on the Hudson. four miles above
Pccksk i'll. and on the premises adjoining lived
Derrick Brnkcrhofi. whose son. Abraham d.
Brlnkerhoff. was Mrs Dickic's playmate from
her childhood. In 1863, ten years after Mr.
Dickic's marriage. A. d. Drinkorhon became
his partner in business.
In the autumn Of 1872 while Mr.. and Mrs
Dickic and their son wore boarding In hotel
Mr.. Dickie prolcsscd to have found evidence Of
improper relations between his wife and his
partner. He remained at the hotel two or three
days. occupying his sons room. and then he
sent his wife to the house of her brother. Fred
crick $. Robinson. Before she wont she tore
up a scrap Of paper. which. when pasted to-
gcthcr. was found to be warning note to
Brinkerhon. rs follows;
fntNr The scandal has hcen told. suspect II camc
rom u Meeting place on sixth avenue ioumd out
all shall deny all
After having gone to her brothers. Mrs. .Dickic
wrote her husband letters containing tho fol-
lowing expressions:
ihnvr sined nnf In the icht Of Col do repent o nv
sins Never never ~ long ~ have breath In my h@iy
Win de- such agau am WILLING TO to any place. air
o reiurn and let YOU 500 yourself that am truly Irni.
im Viii never go ont alone and will dc A. YOU wish
Nnu can trust me Will ne taini will 20 To- any part
oi the Garth with YOU YOU Will try me shall never
forgive me AMI bring ~ torhcr syaiu forsiyc and
promise before G~i 20 nuhui odiaih
Mr. Dickic Immediately began suit for tho
dissolution Of his partnership with I}rinkrrhof1
and a divorce suit against his wife. Mrs. Dickir
sued her husband for tjO.0W which she re-
cciVcd from her fathers estate about year be-
fore. and which shs had given her husband -
referee. eN-Judgc Bosworth, for over four years.
judge npsworth reported In favor Of granting
III" divorce. iiulng th. charge of intimacy with
BriukrrhoN to Dee supported hy the evidence.
yesterday opposed the confirmation ui tho re-
port. avcrring that none of the forty allegations
~ criminal intimacy contained IN the complaint
hat boon Stista ned hy credible witnesses. The
acts sworn To- were nearly hll charged to have
occurred out of doors in out of IN" way places.
ami lhr with SS's were all unworthy ot belief,
on" being a drunken police oil er. since dis
cnur-'i Tor lnioNieHtlon, ana nll being 81 thr
very lowest lass as to morals Mrs. Diekic had
been for some time before 1872 afflicted with "a
serious Illness aud such "A char4" naturally
made her hy~tHri'al amt almost insane. ana her
letters were written while She was IN that con-
dii!on.
Mr.. Apdrcw Boardman, for Mr.. Dicki". re-
piled that his client. on looking into IA" case
aii ms Wit" -roni ssion. found THAI from iuvir
early married life TINS old lover cd h"r-. Briuk-
rrhon had been To- her rs u husband. aud thut
sh. and he had been together IN tle most Ia
miilar intercourse. H. drew the inference that
carried on this illicit intercourse
judge Dty reserved his decision.