The New York herald., 1878-02-21
UNHAPPY COUPLES.
Legal Efforts to Sever Their
Matrimonial Bonds.
JEALOUSY AND CRUELTY.
Tibuations OF the Kilt es. the HeroIds
and Stuarts.

or Common Pleas u suit for limited dvorcs brought
by Harriet q. Kl,tie against her husband, Charles A.
Kte ana yesterday, after repeater previous adjourn
ments, the to trial before Judge Larrsmoss
holding Part l, Trial Term, oi the Court Of Common
Pleas. rhe court room. Is usual under such cir.
cunstancss, was crowded, and tho number OF ladies
present remarkable. Tho plaintiff In the
represented by Mossrz Townsend and Weed, and
NJ cssrs Peton, Poucher and Hill appeared ior the
defendant.
THE GREExEyED MONSTER
The oi Mira kitte's complaint, as stated by
her, Is substantially as ioiows:-shs was marrsd to
tue defendant IN 1854, at the village OF Mode.
borough schonarie county, N. Y. and lived with him
until the 10 n day Of March, 1874 Tho nrst eight
OF their married lie, she says, were passed hap
ply tosether. some time IN June. 1871, her husbant
told her he would take her on the following day. wiA
some ladies'. to pass u day 10 tho country. On The
next day ho introduced her to lady with whom be
was evidently well acquainted. Al this meeting sns
noliced and fapriliarity which sne hardly
thought proper. Her husband Was ~ the time keep.
ing bookstore and circulating library at No 56a
sixth avenue, and alter the nrst meeting wilhths
lady whom he had her she saw her ire.
qucnily III her husbands store. Fsom the time she
nrst met the lady In question Mrs Kittiu says rba
noticed change IN her husbands towird her.
He became prcoccuped ard indcrent aud treated hes
more aud moro with lack OF consideration Onc time
when sue was taken sick the lady came 10 her rooms
~ spend hs evening with her sue ator ~srd xscsr
eleven O'CLOCK as she got up to 60, sne seemed
TO DO seizcd with violent PAIN IN her ncarI She was
conducted ,oa room and doctor sent ior. and MT.
ktie, In spite Of her protests TO the improperly
of TIE act, insstcd upon applying the remsdcs when
the doctor had prescribed. She remained in tho
house for three duys, and Tor several months alter
tns, rs Mrs. Kitte further states, saw gong
with great frequency inio The store OF nor
every week. Some in July, Mrs. Knts
further says, .shc had arranged 10 70
noon the lady came tn tho house and said her hus-
band had asked her TO come and stay win them. He
sad ne thought he must have forgotten that she Mrx.
Kittie) was to go away. a Mr.. BurDes came to ths
house. and upou her husbands solicitation she gnvo
p nsi ursS 70 'S .A'I % e
be allowed TO have her room back, whoreai her hus
her. From this time forward she alleges tnAt he
treatei her quite hsrsniy aud cruelty, beating and
aDa.ins her ana nnaiy abandoned hcr on a iorryooAt
ever since iived apart IRON her She says no u
worth ABOUT $40 900, and receives an annusl income
OF 81, 900 Ia his bus ness AS u bookseller.
MEDDLEsoMK PEMALks
Mr. ktlc, the other hand, deoics all the various
acs o cruelty complained Of bv his wife, and asserta
that she ID u woman ol ungovernabic temper aud haA
his life miserable by her unjust and siny sus-
p,cons. He says, further, tnat tor long time prior
" March, 1875, the plaintiff himself lived togsthed
over his store HIS vile became Intimate win
several women In tho neigbborhood, who meddisd
anu inIerered With his domestic matters 20 such an
extent his lite unbearabis nrd rendered it
TO live there with any degree OF comfort
For sake of getting rid OF thess annoya and
removing his wiie beyond the influence and control ot
these woiLea he broke ~ housekeeping and removed
TO Hobokon. He accompanied hcr with nia
bookkesper 10 the icrry, anu AZ be was obliged
TO return TO The storc ana remain there
very late, no directed hor bookkoeper to accompany
her to Dro,hers house. and he did so On The io
lowing day lett hs oro,her's house without COM
as sue had gone. except from reports.
Hs claims that MI The ''abundonment" on her
sdc and that Tar from beng niggurdiy toward her,
as she says, he has been liberal kind aud indogoLt
husband.
After the jury had boen sworn and the usual pro.
lim,aaries completed Mrs Kittie, tho plaintiff. was
called as the first witness She was dressod in deep
mourning. and she principally corroooratei the iacts
briefly buI Substantially told above by ner. sne was
thcn suonitcd To criticai Characterization oy Mr..
Hill, counsel Tor the ecfe ndant Her trouble snd
culinary rencontres with the servants, as well a. Der
.ie hts oi anger aud contrtion, were all amusn.ly
Her eros -exX animation was not concluded ana viii
be resumed this morning:
DIR. AND MRS. HERoLD's DOMESTIC TROUBLES.
Juliet Herold, In SUIT Tor iimitoi divorce brought
against her husband, John Daniel Hsrod states tbss
sne married to the defendant on tho LIST OF Do.
cember, 1876 AZ New York city, and that he has
treated her In q cruel and inhuman She
says that although he represented 10 her before their
marriage tnat he was man Of means and the owner
oi ioar houses and would provide Tor her suit
ably and comfortably, he has not purchased hsr
article o clothing since their marriage, and she
has been compelled to perform all tho household
duties Tor nine persons; thai snc has been
Gus laborz, but willing havo done tue
same II the defendant had been kina to ner. She
states about IN. 2ltn December 1877.
loaned the aolendant $780, and the lsL day
July 1871 defendant urgsu aud Induced the plain
IN 0su him $4,000 UetousinE TO uer chilagons
derived from Their I.tucrs ss,ate in Europe. which
had plased IN her hands by his representatives
Tor thcn, promise that he would give her nrss
mortgage, which, however, he Jailed 10 do, and only
alter repeated entroates hcr part gave uor thtrd
mortgage on properly which she fears 10 valusiosA
He would call her q sreenhorn IN dcrisivs way.
sttA h.pf l.wu Usse
money. He would call her vile names snd threatened
10 XIII her uness she gave him more money, aud only
Ny tho most utjcct submission. sue says, could sue
cause him desist from njuring her. MA Hcrold
turtber htatcs mat IN August last he attempted
defendant; that SOU. Charles Herold uibsteen
years old, VINO treats her szvasey and brutay, aud
~ oae ams sss upon hs' srss nereo aos snd sna'
cut. Al the defendants store, In East Ninth street.
the SAID Churics threw large butchers knife vi herr
and then ihiorncd some companions taat he would
give her grace ~ live uni ls7S what hs father
could uot DO he would help nm accomplish He
Kicked her aud called her horrible names, but tne dee
fendaht a,d not restrain him. The defendant, sho
says, nas continued hts abuse aud crusty ~ such aa
extent that she obliged 10 oavs him, and
stitutcd this action iof relief
Mr. Hcrold, Oh q mo.tou Tor alimony and counsel fec
In his answering andsvits denies the alleged acts VI
cruelty AID charges that they are entirely false, totA
REGARDS hnscti aud sop He says that sho told hun
wbea married him that Sue had sanicent clothing
10 last her hrce years aud never intimatd 70 hiua
tnat sne was IN noed oi any garments. sue
would occupy herself la reading duriag tue
day and IN tho evening would make calls
He dsuies The mortgage story, aud says that ho
paia of mortgage WITH The $4,000 on house ia
Ninth street, soiIctatop. lie dopies generally
all tho OF cruelty charged and that he hsA
always been KIND sfectionaie husband, aud that
she left him wanout cause aud IN ht o anger, aud
has since returned
Corrooorslivs aniaavns were made by Margaret and
Anne Hsrod
charles hsrold the alleged cruel son, makes an
davii, III which he denies tae several Drutal acss
charged against hun, but says that hc would some
times &c. provoked ~ nsr wnsn sue called him "rsd
headed thiei."
Following these sfdavts are numerc>D Others giv-
ing the defendant good character so0sr ana 10.
dustrIous aud good aud laitbiul husband.
Judge sanford, IN thc Superior Court special Term,
yesterday orGersd reference take Testimony sna'
report 70 tho Court
THE syMEs DIVORCE SUIT.
| Judge Donohus confirmed the report OF Referee
Sidney H. stuart aud granted divorce. with custody
| nj oh, IN H.rr Svms fran hce hne hand