The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-09
THE COURTS.
The Victim of a Bellicose Wife
Seeking Redress.
MAKING NIGHT HIDEOUS.
One Of Tweed's SinecuriSts Fails
to Get His Pay.

Added 10 the already apparently interminablo hst
OF divorce suits Is just brought ~ Mlclae
Mcnamara against his vile, Mary MCNAMARA, which
came before Curtis in the superior COURT
Special Term, yesterday, motion for reference
The parties we're married In 1855 During the last
two years. and down the 27th oil last March, the de-
ienan plaintiff alleges, iorgetful OF her marriage
VOW, to love, cherish and obey him. has carried on
and continually Kept up course Of violent, abusive
and outrageous conduct and behavior toward him 10
such an extent as to rendcr his lilo with ncr IN
soIerablc. He says that shc has contracted
habits oil drunkenness, and becomes frequently
10 intoxicated MS to lose all seii-contro, ~
which times 1t is her custom TO leave her
home and 10 remain absent Tor many hours IN COM
puny with companions on proracted sprees,
ana that when she came home III unsecmly hours IN
the night would arouse the whole neignoorhood with
her shouts and threatening language. SDc would at
lack him, while quietly sleeping IN his BOD, Win
CHAIRS pc crs ana pals ana such other articles Of
furniture as might come readily at hand, ana some
times would assault hun go violently as 10 drive MN
the On tho LIST OF last January being IN
toxicatcd, she drove him, he says, out oil tho house.
when he took refuge in tho stable, where she pur-
sued HIM, and occupied herscii with breaking the
windows, well as large end valuable mirror hAne-
Ing IN The Office alter further baiteiin9 him de-
parted made great shouts, disturbing inc wnoie
neighborhood ON another occasion, In March last
being also under the influence OF liquor, she went or
him, nrst with u cnalr, then with sharp carving
kniIe, and finally threw CHAIR al him Win great
force, striking him the ribs so iorcibly as 10
make him sick ana sore' He ran into the street,
where she pursued him ABOUT nine or ten
blocks calling him names, until she
overlook him and hurled large stone az him,
which struck him the back OF the hcad, inliclins
a serious scalp wound He was conveyed 10 a police
station, whore his wound was dressed, but bo sim
continues to suffer IRON the ELECTS oi his injuries
He had her arrested aud held to bail In $500. No
sooner discharged. however. tnan she went
oil on another spree, and when she returned lone
late ut night una found him IN bed che nj once re-
uewed hostilltics and attacked him, hrst with
large tin pail aud then with heavy iron lid Mr.
Mcnamara lurtDer complaining, says that
one morning, about tour months PRIOR TO tho
commencement this SUIT, sho aroused
him from his sleep, and taking a loaded
revolver nred three shots at him anu drove him from
the house. He says has been arrested for drunk
enness and that 10 live longer with hcr would pe
Simply Iltolerabe. He therefore asks for Judgment
OF separation. Mrs. Mcnamara consents to judgment
against her. and waves the service OF all notces and
papers, provided the judgment shall contain a clause
that long che shall refrain from noicsting or In
tsIiering with him he VIII pay her 81 q week Tor her
support. This stipulation beng mutually consented
Ia, Judge Curtis ordered reference TO George A.
Hasoy 10 proof ana report TO the Court. Messrs
Thomas and Wilder appeared Tor the plaintiff and
Malcolm Campbell Tor the defendant