The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-14

Her htcuusc sue Nhtu efhs
n,auA Too Much. aud was Good Wan.
po,nlar interest in the divorce cas-" cnti-
p,c nl.t Roe. which created 50 much cN-
D.ert IN Ncwburgh last year, has suddenly
.n revived by the arrest and imprisonment
,G, husband for contempt Of court. in rcfus-
..,,r,y his wife tho 5000 per month alimony
Fl 600 counsel fees awarded her. Mr.. Will
I,,,I Roe tho defendant. is about % years Of
y. a graduate OF West Point. and Mt the time
yLts marriage was supposed to b. worth be-
.,or s4Oo 900 and 100000. His wife was Miss
,.r,S Norton Of Chicago. Their first meeting
- In Washington. where Miss Norton was
-, IN the family Of Gen. Hclntzeltnan. Tho
s,,de was beautiful and accomplished. but
,oA ut.e or 10 property. hut tho match
-,s Thought to he an excellent one. Tho
. uor,;aso took place in july 1867. tho first
anud Ann Lawrence being born on the lst 81
,nors, of the year following. William j.. the
"on,nd elnd. was born March /. 1875. With
~. cxceu,i6n o. the year or two Immediately
,ouou;ng the mnrriagc, the life o. the pair was
mos, unhappy one According to thoir own
..,,unt and the testimony OF witnesses. the
sr,at,r part Of their limo was passed In mutual
ouarrelling and recrmination.
In 1901 they visited Europe. II Mrs.
No. story IL to be believed. tho trip was one
Ior,continuod series OF insults ana abuse ON
,be mar, Of her husband In Chester England.
hs,ause she neglected to bring his paper to the
breakfast table he addressed her In such n
rsnner ~ to lead the persons In the hotel to in
,sr that she was his mistress. At COhlcntz on
,hs Rhine he kept her locked In u room FOR six
Avs Ono morning she awOke and found him
tanding over her bedside with his hnud raised
M strike her. He pointed loaded pistol at her
l4,.u nNttr fhTHuftntI
xih death FOR some trivial or tanricd oneucr.
In Iiv,rnool he asked her whether abe thought
PrSii.ni Grant drnnS too mneil' and wh'4 sho
salf Yes he struck her with his cane. In y
hotel in New York he threaien"d To- choke her II
she did not admit that Pres dent Grant WINS n
COOL man. In Newhurgh he called her vilo
lanes and took away her piano. On two occa-
sons he took away hcr horse and phnoton. hut
trerwari gave them back. In the ten years
q their married life. no never took hur TO an
opera. theatre. concert, or lecture, aud the only
ener'ninrncut she ever attended was at the in
ytation Of u neghbor.
The greater part Of those accusations Mr.. Roo
isalcd point blank. He admitted that he had
boxed his wifr's ears bccnusc Of her iucOrri-
gbs temper and her disobedient and unw,icly
foulurt. He acknowledged that in Liverpool
be had seizrd her by the throHt because she had
provoked him beyond endurance. On that nc-
lsion she called him e., c9wnrd.' n liar. 2
beast" and an animal" She hnd often told
him mat shp wanted 10 tantali2e HIM until he
should strike "A in ihe pros noe oi witnesses
In the course Of the trial i appeared ihHt Mrs
ani's uncle Mr.. B.ulafniu Clarke. whom sht
charged with trying g. mJu,c hcr hushgnd 10
sys hsr; On b., one onsa ,,i sne wrGte h'M
aso composed absurd rhymes c"nrrrninE y m
DR.. ,Culhert OF Ncwburgh testified tnai Nj
AMI Mrs Norton Mrs. Rors brother und sister
in-Aw. tried to get him To grant q certiirnN de-
clarng Mr.. Roe insane, hut ,lut ne refused
Another witness testified that Mrs. Roo ha,
asked in his hearing what property She woul,
get II her husband was declared in-nnt>> Amona
tho documents submitted &C the trial were
number ~ letters from airs, Roe 10 her hus
band. written after the alleged Gcts oi hruipity-
oil o! them eouched in the most AFT onHte IN,
oynx strain. Lieut. J. VI. X. DAVIS Of Wcs
nvin, swore that there WAS no mora trouble
ihoir wives, generally have" Mr.. Roe had I
roam called The Crowley" fitted up IN h,
house n New Windsor, TO which b.. retire,
when h. and his wife Qurrrclled. MnrEare
Doran, a domestic. sWorc That she saw Mr.. ED
sirSo her husband on the iuce and spit Oh him
NJ. Stephen Z, Muserave. New York broker
testified that Mrs. Roe boasted to him of slap
ping Secretary Stantons face.
At tho conclusion Of u long trial Judge jack
son O. Dyk.man granted a decree OF scpnrat! OF
In favor OF Mrs no', giving hcr tho custody o
the chlllrrn. Pen ling proceedings for ni'rion'
an allowance ~ $500 per month AMI $1,000 fol
tine County Judge ". Hirshbcre was 40
pointed referee 70 discover the condition 81 Mr.
Ro"'s estate. with y view OF asreriaining VIVA
would be Mrs. Roe's fair proportion of her nus
lAni's income.
Two months ago Mr.. Roo cnme to the conclu
SION thnt the state OF his finances wos!d n
l1nger justify his paying Mrs. Roe the -tipunte
amount. and declined 10 make tho rcgulh
monthly payment. Mrs Roe thcr"upou hcsa
Proceedings TO compel the payment OF the ali
mony, or In default 81 that to have her hushau'
h'k a up for contempt Of court. I'm order To-
Mr. hoes arrest was granted hy JuiE'~ LAW
A. Brown Of Newhurgh on Friday last. On
Saturday evening Mr. Brown drove over 10 MI
Roe's residence. on the New windsor road.
mile and q half south OF Newturgh. The dc
fruluuf fNtFp Dtlf the Sheriff tTuFpi
him 10 his mothers house near bN. Mr.. ho
was Standing IN the steps when the Sheriff drov
Up II" booked at the latter and remarked com
Know what you've come for"
They walk ID INTO the library, where Mr., 70
handel the Sheriff cigar. and tho two puffr
swa7 IN silence for several minutes, Then n
SherG opened his pockctuoos and dlsplayc
ne c0rumcnt Gail NJ upon Mr.. Roe 10 pay $40
y cannot pay this sum" Mr.. Roo said. aitc
eanGng over tho document; so suppose
mus - WITH you.
Tn Sheriff Isl kind-hcartcd genial gentle
mai, and was uyorse 10 harsh MEASURES II the
eld be- avoided. He asked Mr.. Roc. for hi
own saAe. not To- il' hnsty. but totnlnk TIE mat
Ono good that bee hadn't :hc money. an! Z. q
iaers WIS 40 USE IN prnlonIing tn nnr'r. Il
!lfr Tic SUIT was hr{un. ana wh"n niS nfnif
were N brtter condition. lac OIL red MS WA
an Allowance of 1900 % yray. with servants -
No eaalren. She declined tAl+. Ulit Wautr
harn, hnd now be rou q not pWy, ~ Hnyilii%.
II WAS rlinT rvciiu.:. and Mr.. Roc want"
Dhoar the lt'v. Dr. L"yrorG prrn'h tnr ne,
uey, Ihp Sh"rin ponaerrd "a minute ana SAD
Give or y.ur word oi honor mat you WI
SOM ~ ': go tac Jlll ~ . o'clock MoDaay morn
hg 'al .;e" Yourself up"
VI r.. give dior qu'rrd pleiGn and WIS al
ioS@l to s'.iy lnhi- A-uss over sunday. Pan
llay az ga" appointed hour ON Monday h
eIN" ID p inr lali door Accompanied ~ hl
w t',A t'tlk. Ii' jail O'cll"s tn' gl-1uh
p lr CNgW Il 1u,r ca Grand S;r"rt. Sirgt
p''NA dd mot liAr 10 pui hls prisoner into rr
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