The New York herald., 1879-07-09
MARRIED LIFE

SURGEON PHILLIPS SUIT FOR DIvORCE-CoN-
FL1cTING STORIES ON BOTH SIDES.
DR.. Henry ]. Phillips. q surgeon in the United
States Army. has brought suit in the Supreme
Court for divorce from his wife. Mrs. Caroline Phil
lips. on q charge of adultery. The came before
Judge Potter. in Supreme Court, Chambers, yester.
day, u motion on behalf Of the defendant for ali
mony and counsel fee. Mr.. ]. p Cowles represent
ing DR.. Phillips and Mr.. John D. Townsend Mrs.
Phillips. In his complaint DR.. Phillips. after stating
that they were married in Brooklyn, the 18th OF
September. 1866. charges her with adultery with
different parties at the st. Julien Hotel and Sturte.
want House. in this city.
MRS. PHILLIPS STORY.
She says that her maiden name Miss Caroline
Cutler; that while living at Avon in this State, she
first met the plaintiff at entertainment given
February %. 1865. by her cousin. Colonel Julian
McAllister; that he Immediately commenced paying
attentions to her; that In September following they
wcro married; thar when they were married he was
q young physician OF small practice. and through
her influence she obtained his appointment as sur
geon in the army. She says she went with him to
California, Oregon Alaska and all the various posts
to which he ordered; that they lived very har.
moniously until III consequence Of disease OF his
eyes he became so nervous and irritable that II was
impossible to live in any comfort with MIN.
and that one of his fits of nervous irritation he
attempted to shoot her with pistol. and finally. on
the 26th OF January last abandoned her ut the 81.
Julien Hotel, wh.re they were boarding, and took
room by himself at the Grand Central Hotel. SIc
says that alth ugh he was jealous, exactng and
isingenuous she managed tor years by studying his
peculiarities and yielng to them to hide short
comings from the world She charges him with
being OF low tastes, and that while
on duty in Alaska he made b niself 80 conspcu-
GUS through his attentions to Russian servant
girl in her employ that charges were preferred
against him OF conduct unbeconiIng an officer and
gentleman. She states that while she was visiting
her friends East he circu the most vile stories
in regard to and cndeavored to procure divorce
without her knowledge although meantime he was
writing her tender aud loving letters. Sue de
MES most emphaticaly the charge OF adultery. On
the question OF alimony and counsel fee she says
that Is worth 100000. besides receiving s2i0O per
annuin salary as surgeon
PHILLIPS.
In mis- rcjonder DR.. Phillips says that he was
appointed army surgeon wholly on his own merits
He denies IN the must emphatic manner amy attempt
or having been guilty of the inpropreties charged
with servant girl OF any other person. he says
that his wito possesses most ungovernaDle teinper
that ut times she uses most protnne language and
drinks ntoxicating quots to excess. Ills resume OF his
rled life differs greatly from the narrative given
by his wife, He charges her with gross mpropriees at
nearly every post which they were stationed, and
that in San Francisco more particularly, her con-
duct was no notorious that she became the talk OK
the people. He denies having taken any previous
steps to procure divorce from her. Among other
allegations e states that she cared nothing tor their
child, and on one lid she hoped she might
never the damned chilli again. He says that his
only income outside of his pay rs surgeon Is $500
year. and tn hat account or the impaired condition
OF his eyes, he expects to be put on the retired
list ut a reduced salary.
Judge Potter took the papers. rcserving his de.