The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-13
THE COURTS.
Domestic Heterogeneous and Legal
Conflicts of the Sexes.
THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSORS
Monaghan Blindness to the Provisions OF
Federal Law.

In the courso of proceedings in the courts q num-
Dor of cases Involving domestic infeiicites and to
some extent war OF sexes, were up Tor adjudica
ton yesterday
tow days since there came before Judge Van
Brunt in Supreme Court, Chambers, the divorce suit
OF Catharine L. Morton against George G. Morton TO
obtain a oil divorce the ground OF cruel and
inhuman treatment Tho before the Court
on motion for alimony and counsel fee to the wife,
Tho charge OF the latter, already published In tho
HERALD, was that her husband had struck her This
tho husband denied, and made countercharge
OF improper conduct on her part with DR..
Greene. The Judge rendered decison yesterday to
effect that rctorec be appointed to take testi-
mony the amount Of alimony and counsel fee to
be allowed.
Ann Goldman was divorced from her husband, Ber-
nard Goldman In 1875 and has married another hus.
band. Bernard now says that he never guilty OF
tho charges of adultery on which action based
that whom the summons In tho action purports
have ucen served on hlm he was In Europe. A
few days since motion was mado In Supreme
Court, Chambers. before Judgo Van BrunL on tho
husbands behalf to have tho decree Of divorce
being nj tho time published In the HERALD. Tho
Judge rendered his decision yesterday, In which no
directs reference 10 ascertain II legal and proper
service was made in the case.
Harriet Ferris has sought divorce from Mr.
Both ara youag and The husband was at ono timo
worth considerable property. Judge SedgwcK OF Tho
Superior Court, rendered decision yesterday.
which he grants the decree OF divorce asked by tho
wife and likes her allowance oil ansony paid by
tho defendant NJ $50 week. rho parties wcre mar
ried in July, 1870
Margaret Kennedy brought suit In tho Superior
Court against her husband, William H. Kennedy, to
obtain decree OF separation from bed ana board.
Her charges that her husband had pointed u
pistol ut her and threatened 10 shoot hcr had falsely
accused her OF improper relations with John
McHugh, called her child bastard, kept her awake
and dsarrangcd hor nerves and temper generally Ivy
his conduct and language Tns husband denied tho
Ma
much and ut unreasonable Times. The case was
Gently tried before Judge Scdgwick, Of tho Superior
Court Mr.. Roger A. Pryor representing the plaintiff
as counsel, the defendant beng represented in u
similar capacity by Messrs. Dcvn. Miller aud TruL
Tho Judge rendered his decision IN The case yescr
day. He finds conflict OF testimony as to whether
or not the defendant made OF pistol toward his
wilo gives him the benefit OF the dsubt but be.
lievcs ho aid threaten TO blow tho brains OF Nc
Hugh. As TO tho accusations OF unchastity made by
them as uniounded and considers the husband
without Justification making them. in
deed tho Judge finds that the husband had
admitted 10 third parties that they uniounded.
The Judge further holds that there excuse
tho part Of tho husband TOR making them; that they
his vile 10 change conduct which she could or should
change: that his conduct In making these charges
was cruel and iphuman ON the part Of tho husband,
even though no bodily injury was done to the wife,
slceplessness, shock or general arrangement
resulting IRON the husbands conduct, wero as
definitely bodily the Judge says, the results of
blow unless the blow Iiurderous. He grante,
therefore, decree OF separation to the wifc and
ORDERS q reference to determine tho OF ALI
mony 10 he allowed her. me properly OF tho hus-
So 900 por aunum He says his income ID bat 81 900
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