The New York herald., 1879-11-25
AFTER FORTY YEARS.

THE SUPREME COURT SMILES AT LAWYERS
ApP1IcATIoN-MR. cHATrERroN's MARRIED
LIFE
'It makes You smile. I notice." remarked q lawyer
in Supreme Court. Chambers, yesterday, to Judge
Lawrence.
''It is enough to make SMILE" answered the
Judge 'for certainly this OF the most remark
able applications ever heard Of"
'I stand ready to prove all my allegations" said
tho counsel.
After the above observations between Judge Law
renee and Tenton Rockwell. the latter proceeded to
state his case moro in detail His story-the main
facts Of which, he said. fully set forth in the
complaint in the that in 1887 Cornelia Will
cox who was then about eighteen years of age,
formed the acquaintance of George W. Chatterton;
at that time she lived in Tompkins county, this
State, and, after short acquaintance. they
married by justice of the peace at
Jacksonville, Tompkins county. In the continua-
ton his narrative he stated further that Chatter
ton abandoned his young wife the 81 Of July,
1899; that she afterward told that he had gone
TO CALIFORNIA;; that subsequently news came to her
that he was dead, and not hearing from HIM. she
supposed it true, ard was firm in this belief until
few months ago, when she asccrtained that her hus
band was still alive. that he was jeweler in this
city, he had been married again forty years
children.
"a very singular narrative" again remarked the
''it will be found singular when all the facts
are brought out" replied Mr.. Rockwell 'as they
certainly Will be- for application will speedily be
made for alimouy and counsel fee pending the pro-
cecdings for divorce
After some further remarks by Mr.. Rockwell. who
is associated with Samuel u. Courtney counsel for
Mrs. Chatterton. as she calls herself. and Mr.. John
Berry. who appeared behalf of Mr.. Chaterton, in
the course of which the latter counsel charged coll
luson between Rockwell and the plaintiff and which
charge AIR. Rockwell hurled back with Indignation,
Judge Lawrence said he would take tho papers and
inquire into the
The particular motion which elected the above
scene in court was one behalf of Mr.. Chaterton
to compel the plaintiff to dis lose her place OF resi-
dence. Among the papers read this motion
affidavit of the plaintiff stating that she dare not
as she Is in mortal dread OF him. She says
that while they were living together
man and wife he said that II she gave
birth to child he would Kill IT, and that gave
birth to stllborn child, which she attributes to
such threats She says, however, that her place Of
residence il ithaca, but she is at present residing
temporarily in this city, The precise locality she
refuses TO give by instruction OF her counsel. Sho
denies any collusion with her counsel and says that
she Instituted the present suit of her own accord
and by the advice OF her relatives.
EMPHATIC DEStAL.
Mr.. Chatterton's story. rccited in his aiidavit,
gives a vastly different complexion to the case. He
acknowledges having formed the acquaintance
OF the plaintiff good many years ago,
but denies that he was ever married to her.
Until the commencement of this suit he has not
heard from her forty years. For the past forty
years he has engaged In business I'm Springfield.
ILL.,, and i'm this city, was msrricf thirty-one
years ago, and IL now living with his wife and
family this city. The present suit. he says, was
| brought at the instigatioD of a man named Fellows
In coilusion with Mr.. Rockwell. the paintins at
| torney, and has onIy been brought 10 harass him
and with full knowledge that IL would not w sus.
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