New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-06
THE COURTS.
ALLEGING DECEIT AND CONSPIRACY.
rur SUIT OF MRS. BYRSE AGAINST CHARLES
BYRNE AND OTHERS.

rpr SUIT OF MRS. BYRSE AGAINST CHARMS a.
BYRNE AND OTHERS.
The case of Laura c. Byrne against Charles
A. Byrne. Joshua Hart and Abraham Hummel. came up
before Judge in the Court ct Common Pleas
Yesterday. Tls action IN which few days ago
a temporary injunction granted. returnabe yoSicr
d,. II Is an action IA equity IN winch the plaintiff
AXIS that recover be appointed to take charge OF The
Dramatic Noes. which she claims Ia Toe her
property. The pls'utH that she has been
the owner % the paper ever since II was
started. snd placed her husband in charge
a. editor. For NUMBER OF years they lived happily
together. but about months he en- ngcd alto
gcther and became with her. shc then dis
covered that ne had an intimacy with Ala Merrill the
wife OF DE-. Merrill 81 Thr'y-ihird-st. She learned that
Dr. Merrill hal commenced sIt .ainst his wife Tor
In idety. and az tas iime By ne came 70 her and sud
che must Il hrr commence AL action against him Tor
divorce or hc would AGAINST her. and advised
her TO apply A. II. Hnmncl, who ne SAID knew all
the circumstances at his mhdchiy. as he was
the counsel ARA Merrill The plaintiff went
to Hummei. Who at said that tho net
thing she could wOuld Dc TO get a divorce "e
prepared papers and forwarded 'hem 70 h'r' ""
she signed them without reading Them She learned
that the following day an answer ~ on the pari
Of her husband aud That the next dS reeroe wa al"
pointed. - ,. ~, H., ..,,
Informed him a. wiat ncr IA hau@ was dome, ana hp
Ical.d % him for advice. IL was TIE" ru srSie1 TIA,
here should be iug OF the persons concerned ana
nh. tutN met. tllhtf al MS
h. use or AZ th- OH .c Of The Dramatic Acws. There
were present Messr~- Htri, Hummei' G. ~
B,rnc, ana TIE plant n. 4 paper WAS pro
ducrd WllcI had been prepared beforehand, ana she
signed it, be iCviug II to hc an Arrangement by
when her husband was 10 receive SEQ Der week as
rGilor ana 10 lav her $50 week as alnOny, aud
Hart was Ia BE- is srcUf'y. Afrerward the divorce
proceedings conln ted hurr ed msuurr That
hcl suspicious aroused, aud she went 10 Messrs
Tow uscud aud " ed Tor advice. Thew made aupcaiOn
Mr.. II 'mmcl for q substitution attorneys H. the
div rec ease and NJ. Hummci Immediat,y gave Il.
proceedings. am the, now being adjourned from
week week. aud began suit charging the defendants
with colSl1rlug 20 dc4Taud.
The complaint and the affidavit upon which
Court YESTERDAY nv Mr.. Tow nseud. together with
e,id shen in open court Nav ia {. IN proceed
IN Vhc IA rs L. Dalf wa. lia MIN ana Mr bNrnc
a. end b sw"rc that h> wife, t4e plant
Ners A com mt "as AIS read ia which n was shown
tn the in suit lu the early part OF
tiis We r 10 let dues Z IN, pa er.
A. Often ole for tie d .Cndants. suggested mat
a., "a " Il. AN could not her husband. Mr.. Town
semi fe.c "A .umh autho les - prove tie contrary
ana li, y ew wl- eustal.e by Judge Lar cuiure.
A. p,.f nf [ e dr.. Lockwood 4 Post. " no IL aSeo
elaeG with Nr. ID enhu er IN the defence. tLcn lead
tIe papers on OBJ part Of the defendant Hart These
rutcr. which we're vuluminous were to tie effect
maj Mts. Hart the owner OF TIE Dramatic Afics
she into posse oI tue property
~ Mrs Dy!rc owned being A. Ceut OF Tie paper,
af he l, Whet plSiDun states the paper relative
ior sgnaiufc as,. Hart acknowledged, IN one OF the
sf avis tna, gave instructions for The drawing W
Of the document. lie endcayors 10 prove that plann
4 not the proprietor OF hr journal by showing that he
ha, received commissions for collecting advertisements
Tie case was adjourned 10 Friday Tor Argument.