New-York tribune., 1883-12-18
THE DE NELL DIVORCE SUIT.
BEGINNING THE TRIAL-How MR.. DE NELL AND HIS
PARENTS TREATED HIS WIFE.


PARENTS TREATED HIS WIFE
The suit of Mrs. Florence NJ. DeMeh for
limited divorce from her husband Henry A DeMen came
70 trial Yesterday before Justice Rumsey OF Steuben
County, in Special Term of the supreme Court.
ease was tried on the point Of jurisdiction before Juce
Donohue on June 26 hast Mr.. DeMel who has nVed III
Dresden alleged that the Of this city had no Juis
dieon m the matter, but Justice DOnohue OVerruea inc
olnect1on Mrs. DeMei first brought her SUIT III the
Supreme Court about two ago. She is niece ol inc
late Simeon Draper Collector of the Port; Whe
the defendant nephew of the late Luther Bralsn'
tornerly Lieutenant Governor OF this State Mr. DeNel
is a miuing engineer. The family name was once MeHy
the father OF the defendant being Antoine A.
Mely who was born in Leipslc and became I"
citizen OF this country in 1889 The hale
WA, changed to its present form In 1867. Inc
defendant after being graduated at Columbia College,
followed mis- business mining engineer ultll $50"
when he took up his residence in Dresden There MISS
Draper met him in 1869, and they were married year
LATER They returned to this country and hVed lO ashorV
time at Georgetown, Col Soon firing of tins, MT DC
Nell returned with his wife to Dresden, where Ills parents
were living.
In her complaint Mrs De Nell charges that her husband
began TO treat cruelty after they came TO thS
country; that he began drinking 10 excess; that he
treated parents cOntemptuous and that ne kcAeu
their infant child. Mr.. DE Melfs treatment OF hIs
wlfe's parents went far that he FORBADE MS MIC
tnem, and would not dIlo" th0" " 80
al his house He even refused TO permit ME-
De Meli's mother TO visit her when she WIS
sick and in many ways made her life wretched MiS'
DC Nell complains of the treatment she received al the
hands of her husbands mother after she ana Der husn
returned TO Dresden. The elder Mrs. De Men on Ohe
occasion met her m the streets Of Dresden and began
TRADE against her ending h"r attack by asserting tht
Mrs DE Nell was crazy. Mrs. De Nell went home and
told her husband what had occurred and he replied hat
his mother was undoubtedly right. That evening phy
seisn called who had a mysterious conversation win
her husband and then asked questions implying that She
siusaue Her husband took her children from her ana
told his friends that he had done this because his wife was
un,,le 70 take care OF them. Mrs. DE Nell re-
turned 70 this country, and in 1881 began q
| suit for separation, alimony and the custody
/ of her two children, boy then twelve and
a crl dclt wears old Besides his allegation OF lark o
urisdjction Mr. DE Nell In his answer says Una, MS Only
income Is from his mother, and he has begun IA Drest
He denies her CHARGES ol dlNh'H,HH @ @ -,
alleged that 1850 and 1SSl his VIE iH room 20 IiI
ING that Of the Baron Heno Won GcS so az hotl W.
Boncma and thai she sulltS oi adhiter! WIN ,ul
T. a, aue answer hc puts forward an dCft ucht nl SEP
aton IA ,de between himself aud his wli, ny "lch >h'
va. 10 give up the children and all claims I" aluiy
Yesterday John Z. Parsous, IN behalf OF Mrs DE Men
read the affidavit Of the he' rr,.So,,11 S",l
| Cburch at Dresden, which Mrs. Dc Moi attended
and the deposition Of Joseph i. Mason inc AilcIc h
Cousul ~ Dresden 20 the effect that Mira De N'i7 'd
octcr was of the ha,t Mr.. Mason stated thrt report
yns Irs De Slc were spread through DreSion hy hcI
husband. Two statements addr'--fd I" me bdIuH '"i
CipysO in March. So, read one o thc'n vas '
Iaron Won tiers0 explicitly that have mover hecu III
any yay insnlted by him and that he never gave ng
cause TO suspect him Of improper rc1h' n MI, ~
The case win 90 on to-day.