The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-18
TRYING TO BREAK A DECREE.
mrs cOOPER MIKES OMISSIONS AND
fHhN CONTR IDfCIS 1HLH.

49,. p,rior THE IucIdrnt- Relative to
~. sal, for divorce Binctman Admitted.
Ara Ruth Cooper, or Mrs. John 4. Mar
hail Vas croes-cNamincd for four hours by
n, scr,tnrr before Referee Barbour Yesterday
- ,hesuit to determine whether the divorce OF
n, and Mrs Cooper WIS ohtainrdby collusion.
shc was cool and composed giving every posi-
unhrnat nj her former husband. maintaining
hor ALLEGATION that shc is tho widow NJ John II.
uorahnll AMI Watching every opportunity to
nunrt her aurstioner with rcpartec. In regard
=, her borrow ng money from John +. Mar
.hall. sno said: 81 often asked Cooper for
nancy II that timc. and he would not give mo
money enough To buy pair Of shoes for my
children Marshall was bachelor AZ the timc.
anil WIS u married woman. Mr. Marshall
v,sited me sometimes three or four times n
woek and spent his evenings IA n general
uinr with me. remember only ono instance
in ,hcsINtrcn months that he WIS visiting mo
thsrc that hr visited me in the parlor." She was
a.scl several questions a. to how long Mr..
Conner remained in the house with her after
the divorce suit was instituted by her against
him. She was positive that Mr.. Cooper rc-
NAMED "a few days only and certainly was not
hvin., in the house with her when the decree Of
divorce WAS sranied.
Wilson swear that he was not in the house
twenty DAYS subsequent TO the commencement
Of your -lii for divorce p
Twill He may have resided there nj least
,en days swear | did not pay him $500 or
spo or write ont receipt for him to sign--not
for any sum. | swear that at the time we were
living 10 East Twenty street he did not
give me- my cents. but did get from him $50
Ter my vatch.'
Mt S'rl"h'r hahu'u h'r " 'opy "' her "Sv-
mOny given before referee. in which she said
that Mr. Cooper had lived for three months in
:, m. 81, -, II. a.. Ill -,
ha-t lW'hN-louT'u Sree'' Wh'l' Sho llN'u pr'-
y.ous 20 her deposition on March 30. She srru-
,iv,t th, ,,o,,,r ,.or,. elosniv nni ,vas nviI,ut
- :, - ma, -. = -. -, -
" pN|"'u '' ''l' uln't'h'' "',N''" VIM SIN
hal said then and what she had Just said. She
ip,ir,at,l tbat ,,ns.iilv nor forpar tastfmonv
-. ,t,,'.., ,,,, Ill 49,. co.. ,ta, 4,
hai p'rh changed uut would not say thht II
had She was sure. however that her present
t..,itp,nv was ,ruc and that Mr. Cooner hal
- ~ - -,
IruH.hc'l III W. u.'''' WIZ TT guy y WINS
airr me divorce was applied inr, ana was not
in the house with her at the time the decree
WI ErHnn'u' SMe N,lh"uuy saw tnn lmpot,Hnt
bearing thal Il would have upon tho question
wn"ii'er she nn1 nr' t"per ma agreed TO- e.,
81" had MADE inc statement u hrr drposlt!on
- WIN hrr " was mlstnk'. she was requested
r,au W. baat hsaln amen.NJy, nnn ny
Mn'th.r sh" nae nede any 'th.r Inisiake IN hrr
,bs w, an" awoy s rom S" ,Cr on ira
That previous to the i'm Of March. when she IN
s!tqied prs'scGd9gs for. dyGrre, she had no
svdenIs "t Mr; Coop'rs lnnirilty, alih9ugh
he had frequently confessed To her and told her
, !iat thrre was one woman INIT he loved, and
that ne dld not care Tor her witness, ana tho
sooner she was out OF the house the better he
would lke II: cooper hnd made such confess
.T 90 nar "a nmn tey on'nusd to V1
ne'tn"ri anu sulSegucnt 10 mat ume she had
liy,d win him as his wife. ,.,
ini,a, 10 show ,ha, ,hG wines Kirk wn9 hal
pen thr man witness IN the divorce trial. had
been deliherately mtnde witness with tho con.
n'vahce 9i MI sni Mrs. Cooper. She said that
hirS had visited the house before. She ls9rned
, an MN tnf pTooi oil MI oooprrs lhldel
anu NV ,-nG hHl npt lhuie any hrrangtn"ht u
ise, IL n ~, ,,s ,ho Sme m1sssl
very angry anu quarreIiri with hrr after ~,
s'Fyl'- oi tns pIp"rs. Dnt son,umes hewouId
& Down on ms Knees 70 her ana peg her - stop
ulc sun III az lh.s" interviews ne nanllrSteu
,,I@s nn,, i.t nssni' ara nr ar', 1870 so'le
threats and violent language. to induce mo to
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II, nn "a n,I as.,ht % your Seu'hg divorce
uurlhs tilai ums was as S.d. anu me obvious
.nsM't ~ MI, ,o PCT hnI n'r laNyrrS uhurr.
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ct mo, tn,yc ,.svn,.,iv ,yLot bos eiIn
Givs Tho ,,"ris 'i''''' "'''' "0 '"'"'
81 ,sn', ,,i,e ,n,, tho ,vords
" Give M, substanr If pnv conversotion in
which he manifested any assent to tLs ur,',,eI =
' cen ~ i've either the words or tho suh.
.ta,',a - 49, N' ~ "''N7 Va va" sun
How did he manifest his assentY"
" rannot sny air.
Why. then do You say that in interviews be-
your proceeIines Tor diyorceS" "' 'i''u -
Mrs Cooper nskei tho stenogranber m road
her testimony and then asked the referee 10 nx-
ulain The mesninp If assent ma consnn, nf,er
which she was asked:
v7 lnvo, Viii IN tho ,as, sow minute.
NAT Cnopnr nj ANY Tine subsnnnnnt +" MRrrh
T. 1875. when vonr suit WINS cnmmnnced ex
hihl,rd any DISPOSITION 10 a,gui.sre or facilitate
your lrO ,ead invs inr divorse vnu un,v tnk,. II,
Yes sir. Mr., Coonor e,bibited onnosi,ion
% me- ,iiyorce from the first 'P''''''''
Mrs Cooper gnve tho details of n visit nv NJ
Cooper 10 her AFTER tho decree yvns srsntnd
when he mn,ln IN institin, nrn,.osni 10 h,r NM
Ehe 0r,l-r.j him an ~ 81. hnns" ma r,',',r
t"hntit.t ,r,th hi , w nwu,'li NJ ~
diy"r.e sn,,u ,i ",,' ' i,ur nppiini.''i ,I
h. rr'fs ~ C WV" w., H., tn ~ 70
views VIM Mr. inn,n.,, o,. ~ W. r,r 'l'.I
h.r .,., ,rr.i 80 L. - ~ ~" - .
49,. .ai 49,. lar ,,orr..i. v,,h' H., ,n a., III III
Mr. " tE.r.,in.,. Er' t,,,,1 H. NJ IL NJ
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