New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-04-11
CH4RGES on BOTH SIDES.
HUSBAND AND WIFE ACCUSING EACH OTHER
TESTIMONY IL LIE NEWELL DIvOECE SUR.

HUSBAND AND WIFE ACCUSING EACH OTHER
TESTIMONY IN TIE NEWELL DIVORCE SUIT.
The trial of the divorce suit of Anna Newell
against Lorenzo d. Newell begun yesterday, before
Judge Lawrence, in Supreme Court, Circuit shc
charges her husband with adulterOus Intercourse win
Miss Candace NJ Olncy. beginning in 1873 and contin-
ing TO the present time, at Newlork, London. Liver
pool and Paris. Miss Oney Is fashionable mililner'
formerly Of Providence about ten years she has had
a place of business at No. 80 East Fourtccnhst In this
civ The alleged aducrrs In this city asserted Ia
have taken place there while those abroad were ON her
trps 10 select goods In Paris which conceded In some
degree with Mr.. NcUeiIs visits to Europe
Mr. Newell denies positively his wifcs charges. He
saws that they were married in 1865, but she refused
except occasionally, to live with him In New-Iork pre-
ferrng Boston residence lie charges that there
she was guilty Of repeated adu.tcrics with Ntliltu H.
Boardmau now dead Colonel james T. re 'Iu
an unknown person. Mrs. Newell says that william H.
Boardman old man. adopted her ~ hS daughiri,
husband has united with his heirs defeat her claims
The case opened yesterday for the phlnlh ny =
r. Ten EycE. who claimed that the charges aGdlnst hc
WIG were utterly gruundcss MT. BOardman was q very
aged man. and 10 Colonel Pickering care the defendant
had specially utrusted his wife. EH-Judgr Fullerton
The plaintiffs senior counsel took the bold step OF call
ing as his first witness, Miss Oney She l. apparently
medium height she has an unusually long face. which
al the beginning Of her examination wore look 81
examination she elegantly dressed Inc Wilc "
much Shorter and plumpor; she has features MUG
coarse but full of animation A. she SAT ny heF counsel
she was continually taking notes or leaning over 10 tax
with them In low bur eaer tones. Inc w,nGs, Oh
the stand more composed, taking tlme 10 answer;
She testified that she wa, born III fTuNldrhce anu iSsi
there uaul SGs She was sHlcswoinan there. pr.
Newell visited her employer on business ana sne met
him his visits she once went 10 Boston Win MI
ton with INN from NcwYork IN 1876. While living in
Providence she repeatedly visited Sew-lofh Win net
employer but was unable to rGmenncr Wn''H'I oI hVt
ON those occasions she met Mr. Newell NtWrll
smith finally arranged with her to csme TO Ne%l OK,
and she opened her place Of business ~ NO 80 last
Fourecnth-st Mr.. Newell being her partner and land,
lord She slept IN u behind the store Mr.. Newell
her meals wbch she took at Bgots aud the ST. Denis
Hotel once she went To Bristol on sunday NIGHT boat
10 ioin some friends gou2 to the White Mountains, ana
Nj Newell happened to 90 on the same boat once he
She Went To- Enrope II happened that Mr. Newell had pre-
ceded her a week and she met him IN EuiOie
HAPPINESS IN MARRIED LIFE
Afcrrcccss, Mr. Fullerton continued hs examination
Miss Olney stated that she had corrcspondad with New
ell while he was abroad and had gone TO the steamer 10
bid him farewell. lie called her when she was in
Providence but never asked her whether marriage with
ont love yiruOus. She should have resented such
question from any gentleman Here letter was shqwn
II was addressed :. ID. Newell No. 2G2 Cdnalst,' and
was in part as follows; - O.. - ,ec-
Ny KIND FRIEND-The question You asked me last
Saturday when applied personally Is rather severe or
perhaps the peculiar circumstances nuer winch IL was
asked gave TO II tone severity The purport OF me
question was this :" Is marriage without love yiruousP
iou very cuncusiyey proved TO me that marriage even
Wih lore Is not happiness
in no more unhappncss than me most nnselhsh Svr'
ihoush 20 ~ d.sircs ahnya
else the happiness OF the object beloved Any sentiment
Iess cnerous /. not love of another but simply the graft
ncaton OF self love- 1t may be through the agency Of
another. have regretted many times that
snnEe In Won at all upon the subject az nothing any one
may say will influence me in my opinion. IL Is matter
that concerns one 80 much rs myself, ana should
there he any regrets after prefer that the whole re-
sponsiblty sail rest upon mysef and not with my
fends = . think, fully realize that no woman
can bcsow her hand when her heart is Interested
violence To all the liner feelings or her nature.
yours OF August 2s ask me To prove my friends
An occasion has presented Itself sooner than antic
pated test the proof OF your regard for your friend
G.
Tho subect OF happiness in marriage referred TO in the
letter Miss Oncy said, brought up by CONVERSE
ton which took place between her and Newell, AZ gar
An Marty I'm Cunberlaut TO which Newell had taken
her She told him she intended TO marry gentle
man of wealth, and he warned her against the uulOu
married for love- be said but had found happiness
Miss Olney knew that he referred TO his second, his
present wife, aud also knew that his first wife was v
Ing when she came 10 NewYOrk, she declined TO make
Mrs. NewelPs acquaintance. She went to places Of
amusement with Mr. Newell. When she was In Europe
she met Newell IN Liverpool. lie went with her To Lon
dom where they one week at the same hotel. They
then went 10 Paris and ved t tue GIahd Otel and she
went out with Newell business They then returned
TO London and again lived al the same hotel, aud
turned tins country by the same steamer At no hotel
| did they occupy adjoining rooms.
On Examination by Mr.. Shafer, Miss Olney said
that she declined TO nave anything 10 10 win Mrs
Newell because she knew her t. he an INSCRIPTIONS and
| unprincipled woman. She became acquainted with
Newell twenty or twenty-five years ago in Mrs Fenners
store IN Providence. When she came to NewYOrk with
Mrs Fennef 10 Duy goods, MI NeWel chleu ana spent
| social evening with her. During her lie In NewIOrk
she had taken her meals at q restaurant Which Newell
also freQuented and they sometimes breakfasted and
dined together, but she nothing improper IN this
she made trip with Newell TO Albany on the night
boat starting Saturday evening and returning the
following Monday, but nothing improper was SAID
done by them. About 1873, she went to Europe bus
nefs. visiting London and Paris and Transacted bust
ness with Newell there The following year she aga!u
went to Europe and remained part of the time at Paris
| at the same hotel with Newell.
After some uuimpOrant testimony by messenger boys
and restaurant walters the court adjourned until to-day