The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-24
LAURA JOYCE.

LA RA JO CE.
END OF THE rEsTIMoNY-THE JUDGE PROM
Uses TO ENTER DEcREE-ARGUMENTs OF
COUNSEL IN SUMMING UP
[BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
Boston, May 90, 1878.
Whatever negotiations were attempted or overtures
OF peace made since tho In the raylorraylor
divorce last Tuesday, tits certain that nothing
OF them, for the belgerents appeared IN court
this morning with OF their luminosity abated
and with a determination 10 ngnt tho battle
TO the bitter END. rho advice OF Judge Lord
10 s'kss and make up'' was not accepted and Inc
lawyers came In to-day smiling swcotiy over the
prospect Of Increased lees II is well known, or at
least generally beloved, that the legal gentlemen
who hold the hearts and regulations Of thv "Rlms"
household in their keeping. did not work very hard
TO effect Citation and that Laura's counsel in
particular preferred go on with the testimony.
giving assurances their clients Of undoubted sue
cess.
Mira Caroline r. Jennings whose testimony was IN
terrupted by tho adJournment OF the Court Monday
night, was placed the stand and her examination
continued. Mr. Willard conducted the examination.
Witness test,ned:-At the timc saw Mrs Taylor fall
It was the evening, about ten O'Clock; wore short
dresses about the because could not afford 10
wear long ones TO be worn out more Tor Mr.
Taylor than do for Mrs Taylor, and tell the truth
for BOTH never said that knew teings good or favor.
aple with regard TO Mrs. Taylor and shat would
not tell II THIS trial; Mrs. Taylor was good kind
woman TO the servants; was never promised any
money to testify this by Mr.. Taylor; am not
that ind OF u woman to be bought AMI sold have
got soul save, and Mr. Taylor can't save II by all
We coming into Inc Court House At Boston,
'.speax the ruth all OF ye;" have drunk
three O'Clock; i never drank more than ono
glass; saw Mr. Nathaniel Childs IN Mrs Tayior's
sae wrote for him 10 cone, Too. In relation to the
benefit Mr. Cheney, Mr. Taylor was very hostile TO
his wiie's playing ooy p.r.n BLACK EyeS Susan,
pear BOYS clothing ana maze nn exhibition Of her,
self She 1naily saa shs would take the part Of sasan
dress The nrst time Mrs. Taylor appeared IN that
dress she appeared 10 DO highly delighted and went
William n W. Ball, who has figured little in jour
nalism with very scanty success aud who contributed
as much as anybody else II not more 10 the
failure OF Mr. Cnoney's enterprise IN the Globe
Theatre, next called a. an expert In drinking
Margaret Murphy was next called, and Mr.. Willard,
counsel for ioeanl objected 10 her testifying un-
der INC Ordinary ostn on Tue grounS o. ne, os,ns
before me, " rstorted the witness. Toe Court rucd
that the administration Of the ordinary oath was
enough Tor the purposes OF the law.
She tcslidcd-Was servant In Mr.. Taylor's house;
,ntoxicston IN the house; have seen Ar. Tay
taking something; heard that Sir. Taylor and Mr.
Hastings were out IN the tent drinkins there was
!
was 40 stairs and heara Mrs. Taylor calling for her
mother and the next thing Mrs Maskeil called
ting az IN bed 10 her night cress she told her mother
that Mr. ray lor troubling her, and wanted him
Mr. Taylor refused TO 60 gu; Of The room, and Mrs.
Maskel SAID III you don't there Will be some nose
Mr.. Chids was making little notes OF what Mrs. Tay-
Tor saying about her being abused; spc said sue
had not slept all night Mr. Taylor had boon
ing her, ne asked her why she did not get up and
sleep with her mother; once AIRS. Maskell got mad
because she heard taking about Mrs lay lor and
mr. Childs: was taking 10 Stewart, the coachman.
at tho time; Mrs. Haskell came In aud asked what
wcro talking her daughter tor, and the
sequence was that she got SO snraged That we had
John stewart, Mr. Tayior's coachman, also testified
Tnis finished all the evidence 10 tho casr, and Judge
Thomas, ST., counsel for hbcec, began his srgu-
JUDGE rHoxAs' ARcuxExr.
In opening his argument Judge Thomas alluded TO
| Ing his new position, bus claimed that bio was
honest and truthful IN all mis- assertions He re-
| 1000 TO tue mother, besides presents 10 his
before marriage and could not help acknowicdg-
he Dough. his vile These people plotted ana cd
| for the wealth OF Mr. Taylor They settled down
upon him ana oes'roy.d 'ae peace 2, h n home
| Nathaniel Childs was ut that house assisting
this 10 get divorce and was taking notes for
that purpose He In that household knowing
that hls visits there too frequent aud that Mr.
Taylor objected to them. He wrote ic,ters TO TINS
crime crime they arc really TOO weak 20 DO Grim.
| inal and counso thought Mr. Childs
| would concede that himself Passion has some
strength anu vigor TO IL IL deals In something
sides roso leaves This was silly piece Of infatua-
| tion between young man and ayoung woman. 30
lar the relations Of these parties were concerned,
so lar yhe preparation or this libel
was concerned. NJ. Chiids was doing what hc
say WINS an improper o6lce for him perform. The
OF cruelty were committed; steps had been taken
tor q divorce. The language which Mr.. Taylor used
and to which these women ooJectcd, was tho same
that they used repeatedly He denied that there was
any cruelty or blows. and argued from the testimony
| that the whole affair q conspiracy TO extort
money. There was particle oil evidence TO snow
| that Taylor was drunkard or in any way unit TO
/ take care OF his child aud his property.
PLEA FOR LAURA
/ Mr. Willard, counsol Tor nbelant, mado very
strong argument He claimed that the 0rst allegation
In the libel that OF drunken habits, WAS FULLY prVvan.
He drank IN his iatners house, drank at homo, aud
drank at the club and Ia barrooms Tho next was ex
ccssve cruelty counsel defined length what that
| moant within tho statutes Taylor thought no
lifted this from the stage 10 hs level; that he
bought ner anu consequently could abuse hor as lac
pleased. Mrs. Taylor might have taken small guam
tty Of liquor but al Efforts prove that she HAD hab
Its OF drunkenness failed. she vas good aud faithful
| vile, ana should have the custody OF her child.
Al tho close OF Mr.. wiiIara's argument Juigo Lord
| said.-"Gentlemen, 1 do not propose to ontcr q
decree Ia tho to-day, out will mako ono nerc-
after; mud suppose tho parties understand that II
| dismiss the iibsl nothing iurther Will DO done. but
| tho custody OF the child will sim be open"
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