New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-08
ceved to-day from surgeon.Genera Hamilton OF the
Marine Hospital Service.
THE NICKERsON CASE IN COURT
LENA D. CARRIERS REPLY TO THE CHARGES on
MRS, NICKERsON.

LENA d. CARRIERS REPLY TO THE CHAh"ho oH
MRS. NICKERsON.
WASHINGTON, July THE case OF Emma
c. D. Nickerson against A. H. Nckerson,w B. Matthews
and Lena Diller Carter Nickerson was before JUG
James, in the Equity Court to-day. In this case SUIT
was brought for the appointment OF receiver
to take the rents Of No. Dupont Circle and ior
an Injunction prevent the sale or other dspostoh Vi
the property pending the hearing temporary restrain
Ing order had been issued and the motion oelore INC
Court to-day was whether this shouiu 10
dissolved or made perpetual In answer
to the original bill Miss Lena ID.
Carter filed long affidavit which accompanied py
andavits OF W. b. Matthews. Isabella Carter Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Carter John f. Carter Patterson sprlgHs' a.
Charlotte Coke and others corroDoratng the main ae
cations in Miss Carter's answer.
Miss Carters affidavit IL signed "Lena Dliier Car'cr
Nckerson" but In the preamble her name Is set for'n a.
LENA Diller Carter, sometime Lena O. Nickerson'
She declares at the outset that from March
81 last, the date which the Phiaueipns
court granted Major Nickerson q divorce uu juno
9tb when the divorce annued the compiaihau.
was in law the wife Of Nickerson. She says tna'
Nckerson having bought the Rhode Isandaye property
under q deed OF trust held only equity OF redemp-
ton In H. and the complainant had no rght
or interest it. Though draft OF deed conveying ine
Rhode Island.ave. property was sent 10 tne
complainant In the fall OF 1881, 10 sieh
and return which she did, II was an Idle iorm'
she declares all statements that she at any time com
mitted adultery with A. II. Nickerson wiiuliy ana
maliciously false and exhibit a revengeful maiee
on the part OF the complainant toward her
She says she has been equally deceived
with the complainant by tho fraud and deception
practsed by Nickerson on her well as the complain
ant and declares that she has suffered stll suneFs
and during whole life Will suffer more than tue c"
planant from this fraud and deceit The complainant
has set aside the fraud aud recovered her rights out
fari ihQ WI
the fraud has inflicted on her.
She then relates the circumstances OF her marriage
with Nckerson who induced her TO marry him before
the divorce was made public because he knew
her family would not consent TO marriage aerward
She married him secretly, April 1883. not doupuhg
u the the propreiy regularity aud honesty oil inc
proceedings on which the Philadelphia divorce
had been granted until May 81. when she learned that
the complainant had taken steps TO have the decree
annued Nickcrson assured her that these steps would
amount 20 nothing. but on May 30 when she became
convinced that there doub; AZ 10 the legality Of
IN. divorce proceedings. she parted from Nickerron,
informing him that tbs separation must b. final
on June l. 1883. Sckcrson gave her the deed 10 the
Dupont Circle property and bhi oi
sale Of the PERSONA property In the house.
she accepted property IN question because Nlcser-
son was morally II not legally bound 10 provide for her
that II was very small step toward rcparaton Tor tue
injury lie had done her aud because she was advised
thai the complainant had no rishi therein she submit"
that Il Il enough whos life has been big ted
her peace destroyed aud sue aud her family made
vretched; that al a time when sue watching the
last moments OF a dying sister the complainant
and her friends were spreading broadcast through
the public press ISLANDERS and falsohoods
against her she further that u Nckerson was
able pcrson OF the mature ago OF Tue com
paipant VINO had lived with him his vile Tor Ten
year. n he deceive hi- counsel and the Court
In Philadelphia s strange aud dimpfobabo thal ne cou
did deceive the arant. wno Is young enough to pe
ATsuinents were then made by counsel. but without
concluding the nearing tho case Vas adjourned nHai
Monday.