, 1879-08-15

in regard 10 Nils 7YyAtt. However, acting on
IN" ndylte Of his counsel, u hong do1btint
whether tho fernl evidence at that timo forth.
being dcsiroue. 10 avoid UNNECESSARY pnn'!o
scandal Mf. Hall, In May, 1H74, dropped hts
petition. You wout d have thought That would
hare bten warning 10 MIS-. HAL 70 aso1o
further communication with that Joung msn.
even for tue sake Of her own reputation: but
you Will find that from that tins to this Frank
Kchnrdson was md Is now, ~ tla was IN lBt'9-
IN tEc cotnnanfun of tlcr room and chsn'but
night after nrhs, and day sitter day. aud L!'sts
aet*. What Is Ii that binds tl,cse Two ptop,o
togethcr-a Young man and woman who 10
tIonnl aud intellectual sysnpathy. Il # not
rather Tic phyBfcat Affection Of q woman who
fceas her power Of attraction u Of, tho wan$
for = young md phsslrnllv handeome maui
And be. on his nart. hta l'ccons lied 70 her BY
TINT phraicai affection whct,sbe has mover allow
ett 10 became lessoncd. stnco 1874 there havo
been those associations between the parttcs,
which, In an ordinary casc, would be sufficient
It Ind not been for the ling historr Of thie mat
Ter. far the great consideration Mr.. Hall hAa
heen tbowfng tn hfs wife throughout. It would
hare btcn what NC lawyers cali an action With
out defense.
so much for the general tcntures Of the
case. There ARG particular Instances which will
be given y c7idcncc before. you. which, ia tho
yyears 1870 mud 1874, were not know to Ns.
Hall. There will he evidence Of the respondent
.tu' .cn-rehpondcnt having slept toaathcr r. =
e.nati orfvatc hotel III Salisbury street, md At
other plarrt last rear. The constant assocta-
tItn since 1874. and even Hfnco 1870, was not
known to him Until Lately. ilo has learned
these td!nrs hy degrees. What. under The cir
cumstancrs, WIS Mr. Halt to dol Was he, with
such cTtdeucc, to stand by, atl by l,s s!topce to
gisc leave ami license to bis wffe TO do what ahe
was doltE. thfis making himself m accessory to
hts wlfo's error. and hnf. 1t Is his dutv, at
,ea:t, to place before you 'he fact,; Gentlemen
] fancy before It IL over yuu will
hear much from my LEARNED friend
about Mr.. Hall having acted strangely In being
20 forcrtug nn'l yielding to 1lte wife. That will
cnme strangely from the advocate Of that vito
who was 50 treated hv lint husband Unless
yo1l enter into Mr. Halls fceltn4s, you might
lay you would not allow sucll ti1lnc1 to take
place a. he oYerlooked; but you must consider
tic influences which were ut work Within him,
Which yon can scarcely probe Or understand
in whom hal! grown up vcnr by year great and
overwhelming love tnr this woman, nu.l who, At
tho aatne time. had been brought into promf-
pent positlnn, which made him shrink from any
conflict with her which would expose their do
mrsttc htktory TO The world. Such was the pre-
yalltnH feeling IN his mind until that wife rast
hin OH a,nl refused tp acknowledge ILLS supf~,n-
aey. Nov. be comes here without any object
TO gain, for he ID now paat that time OF ftft,
feeling he Is still the hupband Of wumau who
has broken every VOW. and haa performed no
duty Of allegiance she owed bin. That ID q
position ho ought not to be called on to matn-
tain. mil u ia a position from which he seeks
you to rcitoTc him.