The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-04
A QUEER VERDICT.
The Conflicting Testimony IN q
6cand .icus and very Peculiar
SUIT for Seduction.

The greatest interest has been di>.
PLAYED IN the Brnklyn Court in the
trial of q r"it brought by Mrs
Car"Ilue Brieman against Mrs
(A,hari"e Paasch. to r~c"ver $50. 600
for HISS Of the services and sffrctiun
Of the plaintiff husband. Before
the evidences Was closed there va
some verv tough swearing. Mrs.
Paasch denied that there had ever
been any criminal relations between
herself and Mr.. Brennan. A Pough-
keep<is hotel-ksrper testified thai
Mrs. Brieman had heen in bis house .
thousand times; On one 0ccasiOn she
came 10 with two black eyes. and
sid her husband had gives them to
her. Her reputation Vas had. Nm.
Bsienan was recalled 10 rebuttal Of
tho last witness, add oontradicted
every statement be had made. She
also said 10 reference to Q man named
8eeley, Who had testified to her in
fidelity with him, that she never saw
him until hs presented himself on the
witness stand. Counsel in summing
up for The defense, said the case
began in Q debauch, in which the
only person who preserved tho sem
blaocs Of decency was the defendant
and the only person who seemed 70
have . conception that the proceed
ings might jar on the sensibilities was
the man Who was the object Of the
litigation. The question for the jury
70 inquire vas, which vas the sed0cer,
MI. Brennan or Mrs. Paasch. There
was no question but that under the
common law . woman could not bring
suit or action % the one on trial
without her husband joining in
The suit. The cause Was based
upon . supposed assumption of
the women BY certain statutes
which had been passed. Had
these laws enacted BY the Legislature
changed tho natures of men and
women-women BY virtue Of IegisIs-
tive enactment become the stronger
and man the weaker vessel! 1t hss
claimed that these statutes put woman
On the level with man. but not above
him. In case Of q husband suing for
the seduction or abduction Of tis
wife, it wac q sufficient defense If II
appeared that the woman Vas the
moving party. 10 spite of the presump'
ton Of her weak will. Now, when
IN absndoued wife Vas 10 . position
TO avail herself Of the Courts to
claim Indemnity from the
PARAMoUR OF HER HUSBAND,
It Vas absolutely incumbent on her t.
chow that the husband was not thu
Sc t to sugeeet unlawful relation. Thu
wife Who begins such . euit mus
come into curt with . clean RECORD
herself. and show to the satisfsctio,
of the jury that abe Vas not coenizan
Of the intended wrong. and did DO
c"nuivs ct the o6ense, and. NOR
than all. that she was faithful
guardian of her housrhold. Ate
deliberaring three hourse aud quar-
ter the jury rendered q verdict f.
plaiu,ifF for g $40. Nriiner Of th
parties to the scli.sn we're present i
thu court rum. The verdict Wa
sritt.n. and signed BY al the juror
1t i . singular document. and read
q f;sll0wa:
To the Honorable Judge: We. th
Jury 10 the c.ss Of Brennan aesinl
PAasch. after IN earnest. heartfelt IN
most casnsiderate attention, after viev
ing the evidence 10 detail. giving
the calm. honest and sacred o.,n.ider.
sion due the merits Of ths case com
totbia cu,nciusion That. 6rst. I'll