The New York herald., 1878-09-25
COOPER-MARSHALL.

ANOTHER LIVELY DAY IN THE REFEREE's or
FICE-THE EFFoETs TO OBTAIN POSSESSION
OF THE MARSHALL. ESTATE.
Tho examination In the Cooper Marshall divorce
suit vas resumed yesterday before ox.Judge Barbour.
the referee Nrs Pitcher sister Of Mrs. Cooper, re-
sumed the stand, but nothing new was eic,tcd, and
her exam ination concluded before recess On re-
assembling Jesse A. Marshall was called to tho stand
and examined by Mr.. Ten Eyck He said that he was
resident Of No. Is East Forty third street, and was
. brother Of the late John y. Marshall. He was
asked what was the value OF the estate LETT
by hts brother, aud a lively ,mc, which lasted
throughout the days session, followed. Tho
was objected TO by Mr. Scribncr who said tbs scope
OF the examination could not extend beyond tho
question whether MRS. Cooper obtained tue decree Of
divorce by fraud or coiIus,on. Tho objection was
overruied, US were almost ali the objections which
Mr.. Scrbncr continued TO pcit at Mrs. Coopers
sci. The witness took pen and paper to sum up the
value OF tho estate, and gave as his answer shat was
worth $275,0o0 OF which $4,000 was personal
property no real estate Is located IN this city and
New Jersey Tho deceased brothers. surviving heirs
andnsx OF kin are MS mother. one sister and three
brothers
"Dd you ever hcsr of the claim OF Mrs. Marshall
now sitting beside mo, ,hst she was his widow p"
asked Mr.. Ten Eyck and he receiyea tho prompt and
emphatic reply :-"He was married, never: put
that down TO the phonographer) as strong as you
Witnoss was asked If he had received intimation
whatever tnat MIS-. Marshall set up the claim that
was widow. The objection was renewed aud over
ruled, and tho witness replied IN tho affirmative.
When he was asked under what circumstances TINS
conversation occurred between him and bis brother
the witness answered that his brother called Oh HIM
on New Years Day OF this year, and was arranged
that he should cali "a few days af,crward.
"For what purposof" shsrpiy inquired counsel.
"i wanted 70 have u serious talk win hin, the
answer "I told him he ought TO get married, but 10
Jesse, always told you mover would got married
while my mother lvod;' he died on the loth Qf
January"
iDio you ever know him and Mrs. Marshall 10 live
together as mau and wifcrn Never; after ma
death Airs. Cooper wrote letter signed Ruth
Cooper that aid not look very like marriagc Ruth
cooper gave ana pretended after his death that she
had been married 10 him MRS. Cooper was tho wife
o. Isaac z. Cooper" She haa papers served on tho
mother OF witness claiming to DO tho widow OF Johu
r. Marshall, and asserting that she was, therefore,
10 ,ne ro noaso no NO. xoy Yves.
him that Mira Cooper intended 10 nmeDce other
proceedings aeanst the estate; she wrote Iscr to
witness asking MIN to meet her for personal nor
view; he sent his brother Oscar TO meet nor"
''What did that letter set forth ?" said the counsel
torted Mr.. scribner. "oh, never mind, IN answer"
said the witness. zone moment, Mr. Marshall; say
l object" said Mr. Scribner. raising his voice and
stretching out his right hand; "whdt does Your
Honor say 2n But the witness paid no attention. 10
answering the question: TN the referee intcrpossd
a1d reminded Mr MARSHALL that u was "a very unBafc
thing 70 do and the matter was dropped The witness
continuing SAID he had heard Of proceedings inst-
tuted ags nst his brother by Isaac Cooper cnm
nal conversation with tue lsttors vile, damages be-
ing laid ut flOO, 900: the papers served mis
take on the witness. Tho question whether he had en-
poyed detectives or other parties TO ioow up Mrs.
Cooper OBJ testim ony her character
ruled out Irrelevant He said be had never paid
Or promised TO pay any money to any man; whether
he should make present hereafter TO any man was
entirely his business and nobody else's 'But II Is
my business, TOO, just now, retorted counsel Not
at all, rejoiDed tue witness He had paid Coopcr's
expenses, amounting 10 about 500. Tho present
case was too pain TO need the subornation OF wit
nesses. some nvoIy tlts here took place between
counsel both SIDES ana the witness regarding Tho
heavy dram on toe estate to pay costs.
"Was any proposition made by you TO compromise
this mnttcrY was then asked and tue ans wcr oauc,
"Ccrtainly not. oa the ,ontrafy. couid tcH yuu u
story yvu wUul not likc to helr that point. The
SUIT commenced by Mr.. Cooper against my brother
was scttl,dn AT this stage OF tho proceedings the
case was adjourned vii next Monday. j