, 1881-01-12
THE COURTS.
Unwilling Of a Matrimonial Skela-
ton Before Judge Bar d,
mum.
" The Woes of 'the Mclchert
Family Dramatically De-
scribcd.
A Colored Person Gets 4 Verdict Of
$4,000 under the Fourteenth
Amendment.
MATRIMONIAL ,uAnt,ET.s.

MATRIMONIAL t2UAnt.ET.s.
A spicy c,,sc, In which tho e,l,lc md lpathct-
ic wercabnut equally mingled, wns OH I,enr.
Ing yesterday uflgrn0On hGsOru Jntlgc BAR
lu,n, nfruftltng opportunities for II n,,nlbcr
OF lrulliatEc situations, wlirli werp ftMprOyc,
n the very hest advantage l,y tia cufnplntll-
alli Mrs Afrlchcrt. The cass was tlivoree
suit brought by lsahr1lu Mesrllcrt against her
husband, Wnldeuur II. NtclcIlert, for 4
divorce OH tho ground OF cruelty. The bill
WAS fllctl IN August, anl the caso was l,ear,l
nbuut lwu n0rtt,s ago before Jury, result
Ing III disagreement, tho Jury standing six
TO SIX. When the bill was liImI u temporary
injunction was gfanletl, restraining tho tIr-
fci.uant from interfering with bis wife
~ my way; uni plnenE their cnllt
Mattlu ~ tlle 'lnfeinnnt's hands, 0ut
M!! Inr,;, 1sssi"n n,, to the 12'lsr ,' 70 See
Nfclci1ert flied petition sctting mt tint l!er
husbnntl hal been gnIiy Ot Violating tho III
1unct!o'', nntl askllE that la l,c attached for
conie!np,. The llearinE .sas brEl,n yesser..
wis Mrs. Nlclcl,crt herself. Siio Is Il vcry
Tit ncrvo,.s. h!F,..irinperc, a,!!l sclfswi!Sti,
a,Nl tic masculine portion Of tllc spectators
strouEly syn!pal'lIzcd VIII, tilc husband.
She stated thnt OH Saturday evening. tho
eth OF November list, she went to Tie house
Of Mr.. Nichols. her husbands brotler-ln-
law, where ler husbaltl anul her daughter
keep ll.r over Sunday. ,Afattle went ult-
slalrs to get rendy, mi! while she wns llrgss-
Inc Melctrrt Musxfecte(ly cn'ne In. liz Mt
first consented the child should 20, and
mind, u1,d !" that .sllo, :, could tot,
THEN 10 proposed to leave tho decision 10
the child, but witness refused to aecede 10
this. Size then started TO 60 ont: bilt Mel
ebert caught her by the arm and trletl. to
llR,ld over her mnlltll, but she finally got
free, md he then pushed her nut doors. She
started fur home, md IN few minutes liz
rt1lle Enfter her, H'll attempted BY violent
OIL y rs,hSer.uy, for protection, but Atelchcrt
sai.i. "rhc Indy Is my wife," and The pnsser-
by lost all lcsirc To Interfere. Wiiress then
started 1nrN tile residence Of n friend. Mrs.
on tho way sAu was compelled to sit down
ol the sidewalk mid fnilitctl. ilcr ilis6a,,i
put MS 0rerco'lt Ar1nlMl l,er, and, after she
rertyet! y little, carried her III lIts urlls for
a!,o struck Eerl.ea,l VI tilo pnvcalent. IJefore
they reaelcat Mrs. CAu,Mbnrl1,l'5 liz begged
her nut to say .niNh1ng Of the matter,
bnt spr refused. lle t'lXn funk . knife out
Of f.s poekns l; ai!d said itness dramatically
!ot hurtyon, b,t Will ntt stand this MY
1Onger, aud I'M going to elu( 1t here" nt iii,
sn, snS III ,%s ISySa S1ftsa sa : ns{ IL ~ oSt 70
tWv.bjntied p"tt;,tifs. nni s tn,,, MeMU,!, r",,
iset $40 would l!nt coispInln Of IM 10 o ii lie
,ft E11,ft II l't would bring her child to her.
Nint.e wns bro,,sIt tcrc tIo tIeXt 1Murnnv = ny
hy Ait. MpIch"rt' #, nhnt,t f"n ,ns.u 'tiE ~.
cftI1il was tnken away ngui, by MGlc)crt
without a,,y muticg Of rcusoil bcIiie Eiveli'
e,nolGl,s md tenrs ns tn hc rom,1i,cd II IL 4
stOp for 4 tiIlIr. ~'"i''''s'
.Gn Grnsa-cxniniunt;ou Mrs. ,Ielcbcrt WIS
agked whether itcr lsha,l, n reaIjy 6ralid,sheG
tiOn. ''"' ''o' "e' ''"e""
"Ohw was all sl,e rpuIlp,t, INIT thera WIS fl
whol. revised cycjupet(In az scorn uild cor.
tempt III her answer, rs slIo Slot ont hnr
ai;estrni,l nv exhiltion of ,ltsnlc,surc
maten." was liz Gonrt's eaI1tion. nt,1I M,
NeatIy-eloved land retreatei to its @ rsst1nw, nv
plnce III !tcrlnH.
but IN tie stam}. nnl,s i'a II. VIII, htvaItia aS
yoaus wvII. Mrteeior % ~ ,1rs ie SES,t Sn,c',art
ugNiust her llusbald, liz prpve.i to IL, II vrrv
innosuol,s youth, ainl supuortetl Airs. atel.
Thu tas,MiamtS sl'S then took tl,o Witness, scot
ta,a IN s Wsto " fSnfaoy a', so,x, oiter
nHl = llt!!o, ef. lis cu,stii!iIo1mi featomic Tt;
lu s"I IN Tr' Ta.sWnr IN ngssr ,ast,nn G,t'nse S,n,
llis It'll sht,t In like tbn tb'''i";; inw;s ''',f "
a patcnt nInskniit,.r III III, !"ms ,,,,o,, "
in slrt,isg turns tat ,o iiif oh,sM1 III ,seI5J3I] ssIJ
III any way, ni ut cnc sienia s lIs wits IT. a.l,l;r
with scornful clrIs of % tho li,s % md s1i 'no,,.
tesnrt,,ous glancrs. lie saitl tilt lu only
afraid 10 ave lcr 70 nione ] ut % nIs'tt .ronl, m iii
the streets. lie n.I,lliltud G,nr l,lto tllo iii.
ldr WHEN its wife WIS tlerds Visiting 'hrr
he Hnt down by her, pit Ills urn about jlrr.
nMa kisset. lrr, a,Ki she seemed 10 enjoy ii.
~ te in y HEcstl2a no Ind On
dnistl he M @ ssetI M aly S farce o. vi"iscc @ COW ne
Tie Jl,tlt.c sn;I ii,nt = iI,rv hat, "'t Ioo,.
ablo to ngrto US to lllo Eicts Of this casr, MD
hc could not BIO expected 10 do 1iort'. liz
c9llt! not toll fr0!n TIN conflict .Ot bvitlallro
whether Melrllert lietl t11snbryctI tile ,jullc-
ti1n Il, mt allowing lis Wife 10 500 tho chlj
on!sr or tiin E4t rsstfH'nitg tln from ill.,
ia fnn.S Msn lsayIf ~ % sr.n ~" nr h ~ business
farSitltlen 10 tjo "a Sic l,ua % t},a rI,s5; Mhen
cline IFS interferclcc IL sic cinse, Ind d is ni