The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-04
Mr.. AND MRS. TRUMPY'S CASE
A DIvoRCE and 4 FIGHT FOR TIE Gus
TOBY or THE CHILDREN
A.toni.hinr Testimony Taken Hefore Judge
Carpenter Violence and prunk enness
thnrred-A Father at his Chiid's Deathbed

The Trumpy divorce suit Is once more dis
iurbing the peaceful village Of Greenwich. Conn.
Tho two married in 1869. In 1873, Mrs. Trnmpy's
father, a wealthy resident u Greenwich. died.
leaving her $1,000. and naming his only SON
Alexander Mead as executor According to
the complainant's testimony. Trumpy WIS dis
satisfied because his wife would not let him
handle the money. Thor troubles eliminated
in q separation in June. 1874 Mrs. Trumpy
went to live with her relatives. and sued Tor
divorce on the ground Of cruelty aud intempor-
ance From that time there has been strife for
tho custody Of the children. ono ul Whoin was
born inter their separation. In De .cmDer. 1871.
Trumpy sczod aud carried away tho elder boy
from It's mothers res ne 10y '"roc, Wi.,n We
and he sued Alexander Mead. has brother-in
law, to recover $4,000 damages iur ms refusal
10 deliver up the S!v1n. the Connecticut law
making the husband trustee in such cases Tor
the chldren's benefit.
nittce to take testimony We r ported in favor
Of the divorce and OF giving me custody 81 tho
oldest child tu the father two-thirds ana io the
mother onc-third Of the time; the Younger
child To be in the sole custody ~ tue mother un-
Ill II was years Of age. then It sholM,d BE- sub.
,ect to the same rule as the elder. THIS report
Ing with Henry VI. Daily. WHO deals in rcal
Mrs. Trumpy had to 80 thor" 90 SEE her elder
boy. She alleges that she was met wth abusive
language and was never allow, j TO see him
alone. or to take him into her custody IN nc
cordance with the decree. In the gu OF 1877
her remedy and in December brought n pc
ttion OF habcas corpus !or the posse ssion OF mo
child. Trumpy made n counter Implication ior
the custody of the younger child, charging that
the had fnled To- comply win TIE order oi me
Court. that h. should be allowed 70 see II at all
reasonable times. These proceedings were onco
more REFER 81 to Judge Carr, lter. N january
Of Greenwich and Geo. II. Matrous of New lin-
ven were retain "a by Mrs. Trumpy and Mcssrs.
plmstcad \ Schon Id Of stanford for MI.
Trumpy. Several hearings were had IN Fohru;
AIRY. Mary \. Trumuy. tie petitioner. testified
that she had been abused ami ihsuliei when 81
allowed to soc in presence Il Witnesses. Tcs-
ilmony was introduced 70 prove that Irpmry
wn Si drunkcnncss to have The cstody Of young
children. Among other things, II was testu q
That when one Of the twins that were
born To- them while they lived wlih her father
had Just dird end the other was IN dying 'uii-
dition. Trunpy standing w az tho man,ol-
piece writing an obituary notice Cor the ncWs-
papers. said he WIS afraid thc other wouiln
die IN time to gst the motto" in'o %" D. 81 morn
how can you talk s0t | hoa' D. won't die.
Her sister was iceding il wiA brandy. anu he
alive; and he Nu'ainod hl- haste. in iIr uatinr
Of the Obituary notice ly ID" mark ihut u Mes
his nan. In The n"wsi.tu' F.. u.s. b., was list
ltarting in Il new business. nu. iai'hDr .U-
He'd that ou on" n''as lu ssh D lrui p'y thl',l
after Nh" s'Vareuon, t1 see 70. 'n.'r ch
he behaved Violently, ami iii' e.ul4 sled uiill
Another witness test.a'l ,ha, Tpmry, yhiIo
under the INFLUENCE OF IVuQr. td Hr una rut
tsg any y r,a ;.r, i'r o mS@o a-i an an ny
I IWins iiH, ,o ,.r1 T'is ., .. W. w.. d,
Tie II c i' was %SS adoa q from February 20
June. and in the moan tim" ,ir-. III tmpJ =
e9unscl i's,Nr1 ul'nn ~ eneamE, nt7' ", ,
a1uHu , " sui p,c'"e1rt."' ,j,'lS' 81,
Lennon House WIS taken hy Ju Carp IL
ser. nnf re',imGGnS WI 'uN N', M IiV,"iy,
undue prepondcran'c Of chm. sat win
pi,r;, ,,n, - ~, f,il t,'.,.'t. ,i
Trumpy, slight and young looking. Iat bear.
ins l'i'i No. ,, ~ ~ W
ed With h. alert Col. VOW or rs s'ni.loolfns
r" Mmu W. H. Ir r, ~ 'xo.isr Nfd 80
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When u,,io ~" in Ills f.,he,s ho1,c NH, Mr. and
rs. IvpS u" nc". ~ w. NJ ', ~ -, wv
sccoi,u ss"a so,', v"' t,nJ g., t,o s,
t rVoi W., IL ~ IL, - ir ~
70 Ypoi w 'io,I uut Wi',s 1.i d" W.. l."
ne uet q m .n',I "i'i ',,l ~ ~
rSctloh ui NE dlnlns room ~ suplQ7rt il was
iruiniy' Snm,tnlhg 'rl nm % hsl'hi, an /
npp"ra"E -, IT, u r,o ma al l1o,i
shoes went iiaii WAY d0Mh staii = anu nstn.i
ntaini ~ r,,,, ~ IT, = va, -, 80 ~ ~;
room Don't. Frank III Ao.lerr Witness
tben deserihed Whit he Jaw
'" Fnnt ur,,r "h ~ sir,o hon, r,arrlcd
,ras al ,I Si, T. " Itv.', ,nuiot. = nj Iii.
sge sIa cnrr'h@re,..I NJ NI'1is -t'ry and
a1lad ihnt her Citcr, nm ,tt A. avn tha pl,r.
d d WHO siapt "yar tAs XVIII IN. and Ilat
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,n n',r reIiHi "h,S;b grii., "a ,,I r
HrmeI Mr. Trumt,v'- VIZ. III " ini,0ieui.
eIo G,.I ,.nr,,i.t.r. ....fit... ,.....s.
~ I'LL, n.' FL -" :" In i,t
was nin.nd an Tuesday "a '"'
w . IL ~. ~ H. ,,i,. o. .i rs, Ion,
saIh ~ W'ii,n,' ,v III f,i}-
een hiI IN, ~ i, "",TT..,i,,.1 br & ,, mo
1s74. and from thni linn. 'iniu .Tuna i.17 inre,
800 ny - ,,,., 'r'' ,r,i ,,ar , IT,.
1uor,iv inyitI a,S l.uri ar,' i. tr,.,t
Tnnrnt II She Won como In ur-,.' ~ tloso
,hrn. xanrs IN a., it,' " ,..,lr.ii.iv III
Win spari.t f.var and JIiltLsri1 a s,t II
whhib ~ ,rr, ". iii 80, ~
Wh'vn src WnS y., "'~ i. .' M ~
, ~ roin,ic,s I'll f. III ',nr.,. r
H. the chiilrnn were nXej hv III, conn Mr.
irrnmr, visi,,j ,he h,i,s. ANA .,.i. ,,i,f'grtr,
M w iv, h,r H. ,vim th,. q, nix AN 'ns
nnnr3 ~ "a t.tc IL IT, vi, isr If vrnli a., IN
away from lin. H. prIuosoi T. di-prove tie