The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-04

Her Story OF Why she Separated from her
Husband Mnr.haii'- wife.

Hot blood in the Office Of ex-Judge Barbour
was caused yesterday by something besides the
warm weather. Mr.. and Mrs Cooper faced enoh
other in no very pleasant frame Of mind. Mr.
Cooper was with the heirs Of the John F. Mar
shall estate. who were trying 10 show that the
divorce Of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper was obtained
by collision. and tina; the subsequent marriage
Of Mrs. Cooper with Mr. Marshall was Illegal.
and that therefore. she could not demand
rghtfuy right OF dover in the Marshall
estate.
Appearing ne witness in her own behalf.
Mrs Cooper gave her testimony with promptncss
and voluhility She seemed To- Doe about forty
years old 81" WIS dressed in deep mourning.
with long trail 10 her dress and strranlrr To- her
bonnet veil. Occasionally slo turned 10 her
former husband and said, You know that Is
So" ana ono" -h" w-id when called unon 10
repeat some insulting words that she said her
husband had offered her subsequent TO the
divorce. H"r story was TINT she quit CoOper's
house in Long Branch in 1877. because tn"
house was 10 be sold, and she won't To- her
brother in-lnw'S house because she had no.
whore else to 20. Her husband, Mr.. Cooper.
had maltreuted her. beat her. slapped her.
threatened u shoot and poison her. and did not
provide for his family; he was Intoxicated all
the time, and would not pay for the support OF
his family; he would nV let her take her ma
chine away. and qunrreled with her at the
many houses where they lived Tor short periods
She denied that she had eyer been Mr.. Mar
shalis mistress or that Mr.. Cooper had ever at
count Up 10 I'll" 18th OF March in the year that
the divorce was obtained. she had always treat
ed her husband ms a wife should. and never told
him TINT she could do better without him than
with him; never promised him 5000 If he would
let her get n divorce; never paid him a cent for
| that purpose. He did not seem mu IN distressed
about the time the divorce WAS obtained, but
! wae drunk about that time.
Questioned upon the various allegations Of
| Cooper Ms 20 their mutual agreement to get the
| divorce. she denied them all. and especially the
! charge that she said she would my the expense
! Of the divorce proceedings. She never heard
! Cooper say that he would consent To a divorce.
! She got a divorce from Cooper because he
! had admitted his intidelities To- her and she
| had found witnesses. She had seen the sum
mons and complaint in the notion for divorce
served on Cooper. and he remained in the
| house n few days attrrward-neary u week
aud wanted her to discontinue the suit. which
she refused 10 do. He wished her TO live with
! him again, and she refused. Cooper went to
the house about two weeks after the divorce was
ohtnined, and insulted her She ordered him
out Of her house, and told him not to return.
He boasted TO her ot his inndclity after they
retired one night. and she immediately quit his
| bed and returned To II no more. and the very
next day she went to her lawyer to about
getting her divorce. She denied having admit.
| ted tu Mr. Lippinrott that the divorce was agreed
upon between herself and Mr.. Cooper.