The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-17
AN ACTREss suing FOR DIvORCE
Both Uusbnnd and yvirc Making SERIOUS Ac-
cu.ations Against Each Other.

uoerov Ntov ~ Tho divorco suit ~
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Laura joyce lhylor "Ehhs, J"'"cs 'uleh''he
TAYLOR which had been called and postponed
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this forenoon nj the supreme Juulchl court NJ
Cambridge Judge Lord presiding The libel
liant ia known IN tho pubiic by her stage name
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Laura Joyce. She opthlhcu most ol het hoto-
riety in the burlctta Evangcline. The grounds
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ana confirmed haDlts OF lntONlcatlon ana
cruel md abusive treatment The specific
alIogo,iors oro ,hot on Feh % 1879 ho struck
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her repeatedly In the lace threw glass OF gin
,yr,st aud ,vroncbod and ,,vis,ed Il. ,ho, bo
WIS. anu "l'hV"Vu a"N t"'9'u ,, -, '""' "'
pinched and bruised her. drawing blood ana
leaving marks upon her person; that in tho
month ~ pocor,ber he atruck licted and
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threw her down and Jumped upon her. and
tbn, ,,or ,ll ,hcso ,i,nes be usod oross nro.
tnn, tc upon ~ ,nio mi inhnt on,, IT, ptoJi p,,nJ
n1iun,, ;,bn, "u W. Nes roma,;cIi, eorrind
ionded irrarms nron his person and kcpt them
with which h" has rrt'entcilv Threatened her
The husband answers by denying the charges
SbOOOO IN purchasing iand anu Duiidlng a
nf his ,vi,e he received James H. and Mnrin d.
Maskell his wife's parents ms members OF his
household, OF which the annual cost has moi
been less than slj.OOO or go 900; that his wilc's
father and mother were supported nt his cx-
peuse that tho father mas been very ntempcr,
ate. and when intoxicated was uuarrclsomc and
abusive. and insulted the libellec beyond the
power of endurance: that at the time OF his
marriage she desired to leave the stage. and
promisedt 10 do 50. hut has broken that promise;
and that she has frequently attempted TO scratch
and strike him. ana that his only violence was
In preventing this.
The only witness to-day was the lihellant. and
she rcheursed her tale to an Interested gather
Ing Of stage people and their friends. Her
maiden name was Laura Joyce Maskell. and
she had b.en on the stage since enrly life. She
Ioul neypd to this country from England in 1872,
ana met Taylor at Nib!o's Garden, New
York. Her marriage was on New Years,
1871. and they then went to the st. James
in Boston to live but soon removed TO
" The Ellns in North Cambridge. She related
instances Of his locking her into n room and
calling it fun, Of coming home late, drunk and
brntin her throwing SCUM spoons nj her fling
face and gin ON her person pinching her kick
ing her out oi bed. dragging her dresses about
the floor. pulling the rings from her ears so
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an ,H r sr nv ,'t 'r v anntbing Vim y
bought YOU" She continued:
In April 1875 was driven out Of bed by his bcasy
eon1uct laid Iown ul9n IN. fla ana ne Sausa % ns
f ,b ",n.e NV" rb.rer.r Air ,ur r.tnrn rom the
beach he tipped on the sofia, and slapped my lace and
Kicked With hrce that on my knees
Tie bottom OF the stairs ON Tie IAN Of June a. Law
water
I'm tho cross.axomina,ion she tastifed that
she had received lnttfrs from Mr; NMt Chllds.
dramatic critic OF the IrdrcUcr, Before mar
rinra She and her mother were Mr. TaylOr'- in
ytcd guests at the Rockinnd House. Nantasket
Beach. Her ia,her paid the bills at the Adams
House. although he was man without prop
erty. IL was no matter now ne Got thn money,
and she did not know whether Taylor fur