New-York tribune., 1878-07-25
THE COURTS.
THE sToBO DIVORCE SUIT.

THE STOBO DIVORCE SUIT.
.,,, .Nn WIFE CHARGE EACH OTHER WITH
,xr,nr1IrY-THE STATEMENTS on EACH SIDE.
The divorce suit of Emma A. Stobo against
,nc-t F stobo was before Judge Daniels, In the SUI
-a,,o CONT Chambers, yesterday on motion by the
nia for anOuy and counsel Zee she charges her nus
Sd with va-ious aduleries. He, In his answr, denies
-. and countercharges her with adultery with one
,oorsl lanes d. Oliphant. OF Trenton. y. J.
her pctiton presented yesterday, Mrs. Stoho states
ne has spcciHed az far as possible, her charges,
"a his only denial is chat he has not committed adu-
s., with the persons named in the said complaint,
bsr OF them" She denies absolutely his charge that
.,o WAS guilty Of criminal intimacy with General OH
rbaut. She says her husband has received and used
g 600 Of her money that he addicted TO the use of
eporoform and under its use annoyed and disturbed
r. called her p out Of bed, abused hcrin language and
ouA point out imaginary birds pigeons, snakes, etc.
o oud often be ont late and say he had been at the
.io5ce" lie cursed her and told her he would
make the house hot she could not live
i,b him She left him March 20, 1878. He never
k her 10 any place Of amusement and never paid any
other expenses except board and washing. SIC has
children bv either her former husband or Mr.. StObo but
has cared for MI SoOOs child by former wife
f,lly as she could. She says he il contracting
.cent for the Anchor Freight Line at a salary
~ q 500 besides commissions from other companies
Annexed Is an affidavit OF James d. Ouphant detailing
hts acquantance with the plaintiff lie denies emphat-
cauv any criminal intimacy with her. His first ac-
ouaiptance with her was In 1870, in consequence
NJ her proceedings against her husband. These
ended in a divorce in 1873 and in the Fall
NJ that year size married the defendant. He
visited them occasionally. once in ls74 once in March,
1873 in the Summer OF SIG, and again in the Autumn Of
mat wear always the invitation Of the defendant and
always in his presence that of his He received
friendly letters from the defendant the last in Decem-
ber 1877. ask2C him to so security for the rent of
store which he. Onphant, declined to do.
The defendant tells at great length his story H9
knew his wifc's father, man for whom he has the
highest respect and met 1T his house, not knowing
NJ apv previous husband. He became attached her
One night she broke down, crying, and said she was
thinking Of her dead baby and spoke angIy of her hus
band against whom she then proceeding
Tor a divorce They were afterwards engaged,
he telling her he was too poor to buy the
veddug-iug and she him her wedding.rtuc, which
be exchanged for the they married with. Tney
we're married N the FAN Of s73,by Henry Ward Beechcr
her mother being bitterly opposed TO the marriage that
she would not allow them TO be married al her fathers
house To his mOtherlnlaw's continued and vindctive
hostility he ascribcs OF his subsequent unhapPuess
A. his wife's charges against MIN, he SAYS 81 believe
them 10 be the offspring of a morhidy jealous nature
made icalou, be the iusdious deyllsh ISLANDERS
charges made by INN he says he believes to
true, and much as he regrets the publication the
course adopted ny hlS VIC under as ne behcNes htr
mothers influence and advice compcls him to open wide
the door, that the court may nave full knowledge
ot the unhappy c3huoNtrS!' Mheh MS VIC
told hm That she was bringing suit
Tor CivOce she told him that General Ohphaut an IN
married mgu residing in rcutOn was her LAWYER. She
spoke of u.m IN high terms and ne became frequent
visitor at their house. Before the marriage his rca-
uous tO her had been those of an intimate friend
rather than those Of mere attorney. He accompanied
her To places Of scmcut, ducd and rode with her
Defendant suspected no criminal intimacy, though
there frequent opportunities. OF one occasion
spoken of In Mr.. OhphUnt's affidavit ne says
be remembers II well, though II was in May,
1873 instead of the Fall of 1874 lie General On
al 1r4fl
take cr hot whsklcS and that his return. about
II o'clock mis- wife told hn the General had Just gone
key and the Je tin kettle still steaming showed what
bad beou done. lie suggests that possibly such thing
was so common that Ohphaui forgot to mention II III s
affidavit.
He saws that recent inquiries at his boarding places
from servants and others have led HIM 10 believe that
OEpIaut frequent visitor III MS absence; that
Mrs. StOhO received him in her room, the sleeping
they almost had drinks thcT ana
frequently went out together in the evening. lie
says that, returning home late wet night
In October, )-75, he fOunc his wife dressed
for walking with her waterproof and very wet She
then told him she han been 10 lady friend After
ward, in October l~17, In lit OF jealousy, she told 0n
she had been persuaded by General Olphant on that
night to 20 house Of guatlon. bat rCpPntcd at
very door OF the house aud returned This SAID
not lu pcniieut but III a tduutiug manner. After
confession ne did not cOhaht with her though
he tried 60 believe her innocent he could not lie says
lie to the conclusion that OlpLant had been
for time her lover, even before she
married him. hut 10 keep silence for the sake Of
bis bog aud his relatives. He all his wife had
and lost hy the failure Of the
m which invested He SAYS he gave her his whole
salary monthly. e denies positively bis Wi!es state
o. his OF chlOrOOlu, OF as TO any leat-
Eirut Of her by hin.
judge Daniels. after hearing brief argument took the
papers aud reserved uls decision.