New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
MRS DE MELPs SUIT FOR SEPARATION.

GEYso-THE wIPE's TESTIMONY.
The suit of Mrs. Florence NJ DE Nell lor sep
sration from her husband, Henry A. de heh' On .no
ground of cruel treatment was continued oeoIc justice
Rumsey in the Special Term OF the supreme OouE'
terdav There was large attendance at the nearing
Mrs ne Nell WAS called 10 the stand and gave ner direct
te,imonv Several relatives and other LADY fnenas Oh
Mrs De Nell present. Henry A. dc neH SSt nOAi
his counsel Messrs Turner, Lee and Mcclure nc 10
man OF medium height stout and apparently iorY years
old His heavy side whiskers and nustache are turning
eray His hair IL black and his head Is growing oai.
NJ No Meuis twentyplne years old and of refined aud
lsdylike appearance - e., .,o
John f. Parsons. In continuing the case ior INC
plantiG read three aftdavits OF people IN
Drssden relative to the character OF the
plaptid and the defendant. Mr j. Won Sury painter,
of Dresden deposed that Mr. DE Mels conduct toward
s wife was brutal in the extreme, and that his wfe met
bis brutality with the mdness OF an angel she ire
uently looked as IL had been weeping Charles Jen-
kins deposed that Mr. DE Nell was "a quarreiSome
cattle ~; the deponent never saw him drunk Mary
Won Fucke had never heard anything against Mrs DE
Nell until after the plaintiff left Dresden and this came
from Mr. DE Nell The reputation OF Mrs. DE Nell as
woman wife and mother was beyond feprOach other
afHdavits of a similar purport were made MI. Parsons
then presented in evidence four letters two om Baron
Won Geyso TO Mr.. De Nell, and Mr.. De Meus answers.
In the first the Baron, under the date OF March 49,
1892 wrote from Innsbruck. asking from Mr. DE Nell an
expanaon OF that he connecting the Barops
name with his domestic troubles. In the course 0f the
corespopdence the Baron wrote that such accusation
as Mr. De Nell had made against him was an insult to
be washed out I'm blood erased by complete retrac
tion In writing Mr. De Nell signed paper e1oneratng
the Baron After the presentation Of these letters Mrs
De Nell was next called 10 the stand, few minutes
before p She clothed In an olive green dress'
over which abe plain black cloak over her bon
net was drawn light vel which she raised when she
took the stand She gave her testimony in clear voice.
a. folOws
Ileft Mr. De Nell In Dresden ON October IL to
10 this country had been living apartment house
Struve-strasse have two children, boy and girl
nv daughter is named Marie Antohette. / was married
oD March 4, 1870. I had known Mr. De Nell about a
country, and In this city Boston and philadelphia
and 70 Colorado. When were In this CITY
the Clarendon Hotel remember that one day was
down TO dinner. 4 had TO go to avoid a scene
lie was very brutal He said he should insist on my
obeying him from that time forth He very abusive
Mr.. Parsons~Mention any other occasions when Mr.
De Melfs conduct was similar.
Mrs DE Meii-When had accepted an invitation 70
dine with Mrs Draper WhitestOne, NV cousin. Mr. DE
Ne refused 10 allow me 20 co. or TO make ali explana
ton There were several snca occurrences during the
and Philadelphia On one occasion Mr. De Mel said
that he should strike me because that could be
brought up against him IN court ms ~ n Ss s con ron
last occasion at the Hotel Baln In Bex switzerland,
In the after returned to Europe: MY mother
In my roon and Mr. DE Nell ordered her 10 leave IT,
He said thai IL was his and he should do as ne
pleased. lie was drunk. He put my mother out OF
Mes lace was fushed and his voice very loud He
had 5ust drunk three bottles OF clhret at dinner.
We were In Florence in 1874 Ny husband refused 70
allow 70 20 20 my mother whom she was ILL., ana tnt
The door should be closed 10 me- If went 10 see her, HI
panner very violent While in Florence Mf DE Mes
esaentof three year old boy was cruel lie whipped