New-York tribune., 1882-03-12
THE COURTS.
81 nr MrIrs rNHAppY MARRIED LEE.

THE DE MELPS UNHAPPY MARRIED. Lirh'
Florence NJ de Nell has began i'll the Su-
nrep,e Court an action for limited divorce from hor
hushand Henry a. de Nell. and for amony, on 'ne
ground Of illtreatment. Mrs de Nell says IN hel co.u
rlaint that her maiden was Draper In lsos sue
went to Europe with her parents. She met MI. TIC H %
"a Dresden. saxony and was there married 10 MN
narrieace ceremony was performed at the American
consulate by the Rev. DR. Monibert MT uc -uon 'oo
after the marriage returned with HIS vile 10 TINS cou!
and went To Colorado 10 practice MS proiession VI
mining engineer They returned in 1870 To Europe
,~hAre they lived until 1881 Mrs. dc Nell alleges that
nsr husband is wealthy. He graduated from the
Columbia School OF Mines lie is IN receipt of an income
from his mother, and is entitled TO valuable estate ia
this city after her death He knew when he married her
that she was poor, and that she "ouu DO cn'els "o
pendent him for support
The itreatment of which Mrs. de Nell complains Is
said 10 have begun in ls7l Her motherinaw met her
in the day in Dresden ana began 10 speak u
her IN very insulting language saying that she uhe PLAIN
TIN was dependent her for support she informed
her husband OF this scene ia the evening, when he tod
her that his mother undoubtedly in the right ana
said that she must apologize her Her husband seemed
10 be greatly under the influence Of his mother.
md also Of strong drink. When excited by
drink in habit of insulting her and OF speak
ing dsrespectuly of her parents whom he afterward
forbade her to His conduct toward her became
more offensive as his habits became ntemperate
He never beat her acted that she was in constant
fear that would do Iusead OF beating her. ne OF
ten beat little cruelty He always took the part
Of his mother in the frequent Quarrcs which arose De-
tween his wife and her account of the latters unse
eros reproachcs in regard The formers poverty Al
though Mrs de Mel the elder called the plaintiff hcggar
said she was Indebted 10 her for the bread she
ate and was besides all the world knew, crazy, MI
de Nell insisted that his wife should apologize 70 MS
mother for had said In her defence HeT NUS
hand had apparently been iuiuCrdby his mother 70 DH
examine her. Later he told her that friend. whose
wife was in lunatic asylum had told him that his vile
would have 10 he taken 20 such place before long She
alleges that she became alarmed III regard 10 Lcr nus
bands intention toward her, thaI n,[ f
nlsn and actually intended place her under RANT
IIt took or children away from her, and gave ont
that che unable 10 take care OF them lnducel ny
her fear that husband would get her Imprisoned asa
lnuatr. she He'd Dresden, where they were lheh
living. and 10 FTaukiu She had O}
u little money, hut assisted by an Americas itdS
whom the train. She was told tat uef uUo-
band could her arrest anN where IN Europe rs an
person aud therefore abandoned her iuiCh
o. 40 parcus iu Paris, She sold her lcWeTE 10
raise money and NewNor.. Nr. &c Nell having
driven her away him 10y his cruel conduct, tid
since ATTEMPTED Justify himself by wantouN aEd WIN
out even the shadow OF cause HnpuEnug her chhlhticF
ns faithful wife. There two children OF the mar
Iisge. d boy and IA girl Mrs De Ncus attorneys me
Man * Parsons. Justice La wrcnce granted an oiltr
yesterday the service OF ,he compliant by pubECaC
the defendant being now in Europe