The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-27
THE RID0EWAY DIvORCE SUIT
Part NJ the voiuminous Testimony Read Re-
fore vice-CbanceiiOr Van Fleet.

The reading of the testimony In the
divorce suit OF Dr. Thomas T.. Ridgcway
against Harriet f. l,idgeway was continued
before c-Chanrcor Van Fleet in Newark
on Thursday. Tho main cause Of the trouble
between the Doctor and his wife was one Alec
Martin. who. Mrs. Rideeway avcrrcd was an
old servant oi her family. who lad been charged
by her former husband to look after her. DR..
lidgcway thought that ho was too familiar for
n servant. There were frequent punrrcls in
consequence. and in 1876 Mrs. Ridgeway
brought suit for divorce for cruelty AMI adul-
terry The suit fnilcd Mrs Ridgcway and Mar
tin then boarded for Il time in Oceanic. S,a-
bright. Long Branch. and other places. DR..
Ridgcway brought suit for divorce Tor adultery
read on Thursday by cN-Gov. Parker counsel
for Mrs. Ridgcway. and Mr.. Apologize Of Rcd
Bank. counsel for Or. iIidgcway, ro. .
The testimony OF Mrs. Clrolinc Jones was
that She had frequently s"cn Alrr Martin in Mrs.
l,idgcways room while the latter boarded with
her. She told Martin that he ought not stay in
lndy's room - long. and he said TINT Mrs.
then told him she had had enough Of such be-
havior. and would have no more ol II. Mrs.
Ridgcway aud Martin went away tho next
Mrs Hannah King Of Orcenic had Mrs.
RidEeway for n boarder. and MART was with
her and ,wniied upon her IN her BEDROOM.
Mary Wardcll. servant for Or. Kdgcwhv. t"s-
titled tlht George Miller. Jonathan II. Inglng,
job :. Shrccvc and others called To- see Mrs.
Hidgrway while they were living in He'd Bank.
Witness had seen Snrrcvc reclining on u sofa
with Mrs. Kdgcway one afternoon in the par
Tor, IN the winter of 1915 She opened the door
and called. The Doctor II coming and Mrs.
l,idgcway said. Nj right. aad went out and
kcut the Doctor talking awhile.
MIS-. Margaret Ray, stewHrdcs- on the steam
Of Mrs. Rdgewav. Mrs. Brownlow lived at 4
ST. Adams road. Kcnsington, London. and her
husband j. u leading harristcr. Mrs Fletcher.
mother of Mrs. liidgcwny, wrote Tor Martin not
to dessert her daughter. Witness stopped scy-
crnl duvs with Mrs. Ridgeway Mt Mrs. King
and she saw no miliariiy with Martin, except
that he cane into their room. Sh" knew ladies
In England who Kept man servant in prefer
ence to u woman and they were ladies' oil posi-.
ton. Families that could afford only one ser
want generally had man. and the man servant
frequently dresses his mistrcss's hair, and
sometimes helps her to dress. witness had been
told 10y Mary Wardell TINT Dr. Ridgcway beat
his wife. 80
George Miller. farmer Of Rcd Bank. testified
that hr took n goose to DIR. kdgcwnys His
mother sent one. He was never paid Tor the
goose. hut the Doctor accused him nttcrward
with being intimate with his wife. He believed
Mrs. Ridgcway to he n lady. .
Job :. Shrrvc bookkccper Mt tho East End
| Hotel. Long Branch had been invited by Dr.
| Rdccwav to visit his house and see his hand
some wife. the widow of an English Judge. as
! the Doctor said. In the winter q 1873 was IN,
vitcd into the parlor By Mrs. Ridgcwny and
| was shown the pictures. Tint was the Hrs
| time. Tho Doctor came In Inter Never re-
| clincd on the sofa with Mrs. Ridgcway.
| Further reading of the testimony was post
poncd until Tuesday next.