, 1879-03-24
yOSBURG1I's D1yORCE.SUIT.
4 seuue, to tho Jorsey-Ciiy rastor's Dra-
IttIttlr Trlnl.


Ntr York SRn. .KarcA ~.
The Rnv. GcOrEe B. Vusb1tsEh. formerly Ens-
tor Of the Madison Avenue BaptiA Church, In
Jersey CITY, wlu was acquitted, in June last, Ut,
his trial fDr an alleged nttcsnpt to murder his
wife with ant!noutal posott, has begun pro-
ccedinEs against her for divorce. The CONT
pln!ut, which was sworn to iu Yan!ston, Dakota,
OF Feb. ., was lately served OH Mrs. Vosburgh
1t The home of ler father In Stuyvcsant, Colun,-
bin County, this 8tntc, where she l'us resided
atncu her husbands trial. The suit Ia brought
in the District Court Of tho Third judicial Dis
trict OF Cass County. Dakota. The complaint
alleges thnt Voshurgh l1ns been rcsltlcnt OF
thut Territory for nhpty tlays, and that after
until about Feb. IL, 1873, thu coupo lived to-
gclhcr as hnstait! usl wife. The principal
tausc OF complaint is described na follows:
"TIlat ai,lcc tIicIr said marriage the said de-
fcnlunt lus been guilty Of extrcmu crucl,y to-
ward th!s Plaintiff, nt1t1 has Inflicted upon him
Ertevous bodily injury aml grfeynus meutn!
suffering. Us hereinafter moro specifically stuffed
an,l set FORTH
"That this plaintiff 's, md at the several
times mud dates hereinafter named aMl mon.
tfuncd he WIS. clergyman Of good Standing
unl membership IN tlc Baptist Church or dc.
triviug to inlaro fills plaintiff, to bring lis good
1,alnu Into titsIeputc nnd to brcak down and
DESTROY hs influence as nlutstcr OF tho Cos
pet, slr niallclui,sly. anl wiliulIy, OIL Or abon.
seuetcd sn aSone M sbefs & sse tic sonsre
Eation u this plaintiff at said Jersey City, and
among bis friends and acqua!ntas,ccs, usnt thls
nlatntiI lad attempted to poton her. md to
medicines sunlry fatal und deadly po!sous,
whereby Sue became sick and diseased, and
linl,lc to die.
"That thereafter she preferred or caused to he
preferred to tlc Prosecuting Attorney, at sa!d
{Ht pI,nrraq ntt1inHt fH p1ctnfjif n thD
effect TINT he, tht plaintiff, ind attempted tn
tnke her lIfa BY ro!aonng her, anI thcrcupon
this .plu!nttH was arrested md trlcd.h 49,.
After referring to bis ncluittal vi the CHARGE
believes tat hIs,wlsu Inns circulated "other scnr,-
slaloIs stories calculated. to lnjurt him In ltts
profession, nnd to br!fIE his name Into disroputc
ihrough tile whole country. That she llns fur
hlgl1ly.c0l0red accounts OF plntntt!t's boylood
aud early life, a,l ,us continuously and persist
cntiy, BY oycry n1cuns at her communal, tried to
blasken the Character antl in1uFa tic reputation
"1hat silo llas wholly neglected lor duties as
Tfo mid cot,paninn, md tn fhesr private
Intercourse hHs BntEht to ainny nMl llnrRRs him,
aMl nuke their home unhappy atld unpleasant.
"That, Without cause Or proy0cat10n, ste has
privately uinl publicly accused this paInttH OF
improper intiRiacy with Ills female ncquntnt-
nncca. mud In of.er ways open to her nlalee md
wicked ingenuity, Sue llas contrtvcl to injure
aud annoy this plnntilr until he hos became
SICK antt diseased In body nt,d mind, Inns been
obliged to give up hIs cturct. anl clerical minis
trnttons. asnl 10 seek business, hcAitl' aiHl re-
ttrcment among strangers awny md apart from
this defendant. Tint the injuries, physical md
mental, received by tll!s palntt!l from md by
the continued l1l-trcatHent Of this defendant
rtndcr It impossible for him longer to live and
cot,abit will, los as Ills wifo.
41'hat there IS ITO issue Of said marriage"
Therefore, Mr. Voshnrgll nsks for divorce
md for such other relief Us tie Court may dcegl