The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28
THE COURTS.
An Addenda to the Newell
Divorce Suit.
ELECTION LAW VIOLATIONS.
An Official Letter DiscOmfiting
TO Importers.

The li.igious experiences OF Mrs. Anna Newell
when had rather large development in her long and
SPIRITED contest Of the VIII OF tho late Wiiilam H.
Boardman which was tried In Boston, aud her more
receut divorce tried in this city would not seem
TO So ppfess altogel her her controversial procYtes
She has row brongnt suit for an accounting ~
Lorenzo ID. Newell, her husband, as her ldnciary
acent In connucIon with his business ventures Ia
his city. she states that she was married TO NJ
Newell on The 9th OF June, 1865; tina. al tnat
lime her husband, William L. Newell, ana
W liam II. smith, were copartners under
the firm name OF Newell, Smith 4 Co; That she was
Then IN receipt income from illiam II. Board
man; that her husband WIS allowed by The articles
81 coparnershp to draw 81 500 year Tor lis personal
EXPENSES; mat IL November following their mar
,age IL was agreed that II she would support herself
from her own income he would place 10 ner credit
yearly cd OF the 81. 900 nc did not draw
This arrangement was kept up Tor several years. and
credited 70 ner account sao residing a por
ton OF time abroad. She ststos further that on
January 1862 the Arm dissolved ana Was Succeede ca
by the drin Of Newell smith; that ths iatter urn
paid Mr. Newell acting as her agent, So,uUu; that
on the 3 me Mr. Newell entered into a partner
snip with Mss caaaace NJ oiney uhaef me hrn name
Z. VI. Oluev X Co. that he contributed so,uVv Ia
cash and 81 600 70 goods mus eXhauruns the money
credit IN MS nands ihs latter nrm
dissolved on March J. l5i2, ana at
the dissolution ne transferred all her (Mrs
Nowel's) interest amounting, as she is informed
ana believes 10 ST., 900 ana $4,000; That
al The time of such dissolution 81, 600 was pad 10
Newer! a. smith Tor her benefit she alleges further
that OF all these tran sactions was kept IN
books account that IL is impossible for her 10 20
10 TRIAL without Inspecuou OF such books, anu snc
asks in order from Juage Donvhue directing that the
BOOKS given the clerk OF the Court Tor inspec-
hon. MIR. Newell and Mr. smith MADE Joint Affidavit
response the application, stating that they we're
lcJuaged bankrupts, and Elijah J. Iuttle appointed
assignee and shortly Aicrward the books were seized
BY i United States hal. Judge Douohue Denied
The nlotion the ground that the books were not in
possession conlrol OF tho deleEdants. Defeated
,.t nj
however, discounted. She applied 10 Judge Dono-
hue order that commission Issue Tor Tue ex-
ANIMATION Of Angela 1. Haywood, OF Princeton, Mass.
She alleges tEat Mrs Haywood is her sister and has
heard various interviews between herself and
MIR. Newell ia regard TO their business
matters, particularly about the amounts
her and her credit on the
books OF Newell & Smith. ar. Newell denies that
any such conversation ever look place. Under me
circumstances not being able 10 prepare cross IN
terrogatones, his counsel asked that permission
might DO gwen examine Mrs. Haywood orally.
Judgc DonoEue issued commission yesterday TO
EDWARD J. Jones and Charles r. Walcott, Of Boston,
with PERMISSION Tor oral cross-exaininaton as
al tor