The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
A SAILOR AND HIS WIFE.

ALLEGED BOARDING HOUSE SCANDAL. IN THE
CITY OF cHURCHEs-MAEY AND HARRY's
PURELY PIAToNIC AFFECTION.
Richard L. Bingham is engaged vessels used in
the United States lighthouse service and during the
greater part of the year is coasting from Maine to
Texas He has wife. named Mary E. and son
eight years old whom the father calls Richard but
whom his mother persists in calling Harry Il. Annie
d. Smith, friend Of Mrs. Bingham. claims that
at her request she furnished her with board
and clothing, amounting in all to 500. to
cover which she instituted o suit in the
Marine Court against her husband, Richard
T. Bingham. The case to trial yesterday before
Judge McAdam and Q jury in Part Of the Marine
Court, when there disclosed the part of the
defendant quite a complicated defence. Mr.. Bing-
ham denied that he ever requested the plaintiff to
furnish the necessares which form the basis OF the
action and asserted the contrary that he had fur
nished his wife with funds necessary for the MAIN
of herself and son, He only ceased to do so,
he said, when in October, 1873, she. without just
cause had him arrested in suit for separation. in
which she was backed up by the plaintiff. He
further alleges that his wife had ceased to live with
him and had committed adultery.
One witness, Mrs. Martha Raymond. swore that
man, named Harry White, far too familiar with
Mrs. bingham, and Mrs. Nellie Brown one of the
ladies in whose house Mrs. Bingham boarded testi.
fled that the latter was taken riding by Harry;
that he visited her about four times week and twice
day. and wrote her letters IN which he addressed
of Harry's father and mother papa and mamma.
Mrs. Bingham admitted to the witness that Harry
kissed her when ne took his departure for the White
Mountains that he photographed her from there. aud
that she his likeness q tender reminder of
tho absent one; notwithstanding all this she
sidcred Mrs. Bingham of the incest ladies who
had ever boarded with her. and never anything
which would justify charge Of criminality on her
part.
TUE HUSBANDS TESTIMONY.
Richard l.. Bingham. the alleged injured husband
and defendant In the action, testified that he had
alyav oil ia " m n
meet her expenses she the greater part OF the time
drawing his pay warrants; he had gone on
eral occasions in company with his wife and Harry
White to the theatre, to Coney Island aud up the
Hudson the EXCURSIONS he went oil White
fathers steamers, but ct that time he suspected
nothing wrong; he found White In his wife's bed
room once, and only once; he then saw nothing
criminal, but cautioned her that II might lead to
something improper.
THK wHE's REpuTTAL
Mrs. bingham next called to the witness stand
and denied that anything criminal had occurred
between her and Harry White She further testified
that her husband had treated her cruelty and
occasion struck her.
Immediately the husband was called 10 his feet by
his counsel, and explained to tho jury that the
striking done ten years ago, and the occasion
OF IL that his wife In q passion beating his
young child he tried TO take the child away aud she
resisting no slapped her.
last witness. Willie boarding I'm tho same house
with Mr.. bingham and his wife she occupied adj
joining room, aud could have heard all IL Mr.. Bipg-
ham had scolded struck his wife. He never did
so; but when leaving to to she heard him beg
for farewell kiss, which she refused, and slammed
tho door in his face She treated Harry White very
differently.
Tho case will bc concluded to-day