Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-23
The Case Tried in a Little Connecticut
Town Because Tony People are
Involved. She was far
but Fast.

| the trial was brought away up here among
the quiet hills OF Northwestern Connect
cut. Hsbitual irtemperance is the NJ 'ega'
ton upon which Mr.. Sherman founds his
plea. He is good looking young man OF
lhirty-three, the son OF a Connecticut law
yer, and a relative Of ex-JuGVe Sherman,
Of the Supreme Court OF this State. Soon
sfeT be was admitted 10 the bar family
influence secured him the position OF
law and pardon clerk in the office Of
The Attorney General IN Washington,
Serving Under Hoar,
AkerDran and Williams. While holding
this Office he was appointed Assistant Uni.
ted States District Attorney in New ork,
serving with Colonel George Bliss and
Stewart L. Woodiord. He IS row prsc
liCine lawyer III the city of New York, and
rxpt cts political pTeferment agaIn, and IN
a higher place than any he has hitherto
held.
On November y. lN7G. at the home OF
Governor Bagley in Detroit, he was married
to Miss Bsgiey, then aoOut twenty yoars
old, fresh from an Eastern academy. His
IllustrioUs pedigree was weighed aSasIst
the cash her paternsl ancestor had Gscu
fortunate enough to accumulate i'll
TheRather PsrbIan Pursuit
, packing tobacco. For time they lived
happily together, bu. it WAS not long
lime. The alleged inIenperate habits o.
the life b-oGgnt tr0poIe, 50 the husband
AYERS. The tickle mindeGn'sS OF the hle-
napd and bis penChaht for other preSuy
women was the root Of the difficulty, 80
>he says.
At The March term Of the Superior Court
n Ibis county, at that time in session IN
-. 10 ban
the case Though SUMMONED, the defeDd'
gnt failed to sppear, and the trial was post,
poned until the present term, the plaintiff
nC& taking the advantage permitted by law
OF having decree
Xnterod by Default.
On Tuesday last, with Mr.. C. W. Brooke
- New York, for Counsel, Mr.. Sherman.
presented his petition again, with the ale
cation Of drunkenness against his wiie.
Mrs. Sherman was on hand. She is still 8
Gue looking woman. Diamonds spsrkled'
on her hand and at her throat, and shUne
TO advantage against the background OF her
PLAN black dress. She brought number
of lawyers 10 champion her case-eX judge
| A. n. Tslmadge and Curtis Thompson, OF
Bridgeport. and George A. Hopkins, who
was her fathers private secretary. But
the man really in charge OF her case was
| tall,
Isaac Marston, of Detroit Before he
died Gov. Bagley gave Marston, who had
been his lifelong friend, a place upon the
supreme Court Bench Of Michigan. Now
that GOV. Bsgley is dead, Isaac Marston has
thrown aside his judicial position TO de-
lcnd his old friends child.
I7. A. A. Smith, Of No. ST Madison ave.
nue., New York; Dr. Clement Cleveland, OF
L; al; I, utr nr Adrian |
Moody, now Of Lamont, ILL.,, formerly OF
New York James Slater, proprietor ot the
BerklPy, at Fifth avenue and Ninth street,
and Mrs. Anne B. Bgelow, OF New York,
all
Testified on RrhRIf OF the Pialniin
| that Mrs. Sherman was addicted TO the use
of stimu!ants, and WAS habitually intem
| perate, Other witnesses, including the
paintia himself, testified that, in conse.
| qutnce OF the unpleasant condition OF
| things in his family life, Mr.. sherman was
| Obliged 10 break up his home IN Stamford,
| Conn, where he was living on January 25,
| 1852, and take his family to New York,
where they remained until the next April.
| The cause of his embarrassment still con.
! tinuiIg. a separation took place, the wife
| =, inr 10 ber mothers home in Detroit.
! 3. 3, Ii"P
! she Lru Mr.. sherman
Washington appearing in ca1se
! ,.fr the Supreme Court Of the I nitHd
States. The immediate cause OF her de-
| uarture was the following letter wfitIen by
| him:
| c.. April 20, lsS2 1T is now impossible To
| t,l when | shall retnrn, and ] wish you
would arrange. as soon as possible. to go u
| Detroit. shall advtr'i.e the house next
| Sunday to rent, furnished Pack every
thing You wish-piC'ureg, silver, linen, etc
or else leave word with Robert. who VIII
call on you. what you want to go 10 De
troit. ! hope you will spend the summer
where l
Can See the Children.
hope you will keep me informed about
the children indirectly, if you cannot dl.
rectIy, and that you wall remember mat
Won have 10 night TO be seIhsh ior thef
,ske-only in that way, mean. Other'
wise your be- OF gold. lon WIZ hatd
| " ever again yuuge me as barshly as you
| have. beg that you will pardon me IN
yOur heart all that you have Cause TO re-
t,rosch me for II our laws were different
| 4 Would be unnecessary 10 cause each
| ether psng. As it is, try. whsteyer my
| enemies may say to you, tn believe that
here is no hatred or mslICe IN my nature
70 you; that ] only see
what Both Our Lives Require.
Wien quiet times come you vii! see tha'
this isa wise parting. Remember, II ever
yon feel that the babies can he better WIN
me. tbey will be welcome angels. Dom
prolopg your pain. Go as soon rs you can
Eod hIess Won. RDGEg.'
This letter wss introduced by the de.
f.nse. The plaintiff offered testimony TO
show that Mr.. sherman proposed TO returs
20 Connecticut 10 make 1t his permanent
| nome In order TO show that his client
really did contemplate permanently resld,
irg in Connecticut, Lawyer BROOKE ofolght
oui a letter from his father in.lsE, Gov.
einor BsgIey,
written 20 Marshall Jewell.
asking that he use his political influence at
Washington to secure Mr.. Sherman the
,Isce Of United States District Attorney
| Tor Connecticut TO succeed CALVIN ". Ihiios'
| d.ceas.d Another letter from Governor
R,gIey explained that Mr.. William ID
Eysrts was solid for the sonin laws Ap
| continent TINS the pisinuf claimed
'hoV.d that, though absent physically from
| Connecticut. be wss still mentalIy and
,egslly resident Of thst Stste, being so
sent only for temporary causes, having
never shsudoDed his intention 10 maiatA'n
a GonIicile anywhere else. ltais2 appeared
from the testimony ot the plaint'n sno
o,her
witnesses on His Behalf
thst after the separation he felt his dsso!a
tiCp ieenIy, the stsSnce Of his childre'
nd tie los Of his home weighing on hlT
+esply. He wrote 10 his wife ple'fiag II
reconciliation. Several such letters Her'
INTRODUCED ny the defense. who claimed q
see tvidtnre in Then o. ShSrmsns unse'
,I.d coudition. his shsepce OF any spe1
intention regarding his fu'ure residenc
trd in support Of the claim that he ha
lost his do Hicile in Conntcticut The to
loving ere interesting passages from thes
I.usrs upon which most stress Wa la'd:
? II csnnot tut tbIbk that there was
Florence
whom Knew and Leyed
)! and WHO lov,d NE. snd j can never pr