The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-12
THE TRUMPY TROUBLE.
OPPOSING CLAIMS OF MAMMA AND PAPA SUM-
MED UP BY COUNSEL.

OPPOSING CLAIMS OF MAMMA AND PAPA SUM-
MED UP BY COUNSEL.
Counsel summed up yesterday In the Trumpy d.
voree case at Greenwich, Conn. Colonel II. w. r.
Hoyt, for Mrs. Trumpy, maintained that she was the
hitter OF the have possession oil Frankly
He rato1d the many alleged insults received by the
mother In her endeavors to her child alone and
spoke OF tho gradual alienation OF Franky's affec
tionats regard Tor hor He said .Trampy was pen
niless, while Mrs. Trumpy worth $1,000
and owned house anu land which cost 81, 400
He claimed tho testimony proved that Trumpy some
times drank to excess, and that his conduct at tina
death OF the twins proved INN incapable properly
caring for the boy In regard to the charge OF adu-
terry with Fanny Green, counsel urged that Trumpy
made denial only by implication and that his con-
that al one guilty of the charge He won't
TO church twice or ,hroe times week. but sold rum
the rest OF the week. II he hsd been religious and
aduiterous no could be the now
THE DEFENDANTS CASE
Michael Keneay, Tor Trumpy, said the whole pro-
cesdings we're Instituted ~ drag Trumpy down, right
wrong With one two exceptions all the testi.
mosy against HIM was given by Mrs. rrumpy's reia
lives herself. she took her relatives house
Of tho Baieys, knowing what occurred would DO con
srued In her favor Whom no nrst met her chud
II was meeting OF strangers. She
relied on presents more than natural
affection TO win his love. rrumpy tried to promote
the best OF feelings between the mother SON.
Mr. Kcneay gave explanations Of different Of the
Baeys and denied that Mrs rrumpy ever was treated
disrsspoctiuliy. When tnoy SAID SANFORD mad rup-
tured himself crying they forgot that Frauky tho
20Lh oil september, when The iaber refused " iorce
him 10 80 with tbs mother. orisa much harder
James ii. OinsSsad. also ior the defendant, said
IN twenty-five years expsrIsscs had gwen him
more Anxiety Lh&a inis. No one could describe Inc
feelings ms cient, de3erted by his wife, VINO had
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control, and nov petition before the Court Tor the
possession oil the oIuer-aii that he had To cling to-
He referred 70 tue proceedings ana counter procsek
ings brought by one party against tho otner, and
cIsnsa inst alter enter,us with their eyes ope ned
inio TINS agreement they estoppsa IRON
a0ytniuR against lrumpy previous 10 inc aetses.
He SAID II rrunpy hal disooeycd shs order OF tue
Court the proper way would have be TO have
United nm tor contempt lie asserted Trumpy was
10th morally and Legally Mt to take cGargs OF both
children. he said Truinpy mad store In New YORK,
ana had supported MN self the or Iour
years. while Mrs.. Trumpy had spent most oil her
temperate. Hts vie had admitted she never
saw bim siagger; Counsel d~eit ON The Green
not a ques,,on Of dollar. sna csn.ss or ,,.Is
TO place, but question that Game righl home to
Trumpy's m.Ahooi. Tue place, the time and every
thing conascted with Inc alleged occurrence we're
Improbable Their face. Mr. OiCsteaa very severely
reviewed Tho molives thai so'uatcd Mrs s.oothor.
Alexander Mead ana Hannah N. Mead Ia giving aber
testimony. He AIMED THAI out OF a iunatic
Asylum could, unoer the circumstances, have eonnec
ZION w'th coiorsd woman ia his own house. he
IRON all that testned evident that tue
gardener, Charles Iipman, ana not lrunpy. was
guilty. He caleb Mss stootnon AN eayesoropper
aud serpent. and sara she told all she
saw and good deal she didn't During three
years the mu n-r kc pt away from her lite con while
tho xiher was ut has sick bedside nursne Tim night
and aAy Her only excuse for keeping awsywas thai
her husband was aisagreeabis 10 neG
George IA. watrous spoke Tor airs. Irunpy. He
asked ihst her Two proceedings would be foud true,
anu Trumpy's untrue. From his wedding day, IN
August, 1863, TO tho present. his character
smircnrd. lie cons idcrcd his children as "A burden.
He was brute to whose care u would DO unsafe 10
intrust child. He claimed that mo charge OF adul-
terry Was Judy proven against him.
The respective counsel here rested their prcsenta-
ton OF the case Inc evidence all tn. only
remains for Judge Carpenter 10 send Ia his report
to the Superior Court OF Connecticut, by whom lac
was appointed a committee Tor tnat pun pose