The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-01
THE COURTS.
Another Chapter from the Volume Of
Matrimonial MiSerieS.
IMPORTANT CITY SUITS.
The Action for a Receiver OF the
Wabash Railroad Company.

The courts still appear 10 be principally occupied in
dsposng OF tho motions growing out OF suits
Tor divorce Several cases OF this character came up
in tho yesterday The most important being tho
Bloch divorce suit On the 25th OF January Isaac
Bloch got divorce from his wife, Leah, on the
ground OF adultery, the summons and complaint
having been served on her December ], 1877. she
having failed to put In an answer a reference was
ordered by Judge Van Hoesen and alter nearing all
The parties behalf Of Tho plaintiff the referee re-
ported in favor granting divorce 70 the plaintiff and
yesterday motion was made by Mr. Abraham Hersch-
neld on behalf OF the defendant to open the default
ana set tho decree aside. the vile alleging
that shc was improperly served with the
summons and complaint, because Immediately after
Tho service . friend OF her husband took the papers
Out OF her hands and said he would attend 10 the
matter She also sets in answer 10 the complaint
In the suit brought by her husband that he got
decree by default he has married again. She also
repudiates the charges in the complaint, and asks
leave 10 allowed como IN and defend the divorce
suit. On the other hand It was claimed BY Dir. Peter
Mitchell and Adolph Cohen, who appeared for Mr..
B,ocu that about years ago the defendant aban
doneo him in Russian Poland ana came TO Tins
Try. wherc her husband found her anu reques..d
nsr 10 live with HIM again TINS she refused
A., 40 saving she could geta better but, when
uncovered mat her husband had accumulated some
money she sued him for abandonment. This suit
Nm. NJ, .uccc.stut aud sne commenced another ac-
lion against him Tor absolute divorce, wnich latter
sui, however, she subsequently, discontinued. In
~. meantime Mr.. Bloch hal not been iue, aud, hav
Ing collected his proofs, Drought the present action
against ner. MI Miicncll concnded that tne decree
wnlcn was Obtained by Mr. Bloch NUT nave boon
known by the defendant, as u was published III inc
HERALD and German papers Judge Daily, after hear
Ing The arg ument, TOOK the papers, reservng his d.
cision.
for ,vvrce against his vile, Jenne f. Loucks,
ground alleged adultery In MS compliant he states
that they wore married GU tao Sth OF February,
IS15. lnal Inc defendant committed adultery win
William or near Peekskiii, and also Win
phiitp Clapp The defendant unswc reu, den ying
charges setting up counter charges Of adultery on
Inc ,art OF the plaintiff The sent 10 4
cree no reporlcd Il favor OF the defendant a
ton 10 confirm the report was Yesterday denied by
Judge J. +. Daiy IN the Court q Common Pleas
lane Sldgrcaves says that married eph
S,dp rcaves August 1915, and that they lived TO-
cclhcr iii about a year ago, when no lett her and
went 10 Manchester England, where DO y living with
an directing service Of The summons by pubca
ton.
against her husband, Cnarles A. Harrington, Judge
Donohue Yesterday ordered that further testimony
taken the evidence on the charge OF adultery taken
bsiorc John v. d. Lewis, the referee, MOI being
deemed sufficient 10 warrant decree VI divorce.
In the sui Tor divorce brought by Augusta Price
Joseph Price, The facts OF which nave already
been published IN the HERALD, Chicf Justice Curtis
Yesterday granted aiimoDy and counsel leo 10 the
wife. . . =
baud James Holden, 10 have their marriage annuiled,
was yesterday referred by Judge Donohue to Hugh
La tue Walker divorce suit thore argued at
some length yesterday before Judge Donohuc mo-
non 10 yacale 0ricr OF reference to b. q. Chit
wood To take the testimony OF JOSIAH Walker, u
OF DR.. Walker, as TO proprietary rights Judge Dono-
hue denied the motion aud ordered tho testimony 10
be taken. Mr. Daniel 4. Robertson appeared Tor the
motion, and Mr.. A b. Perry, counsel for Mrs Walker,
opposed.