New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-22
THE DE NELL DIVORCE CASE.
ROTH WIFE AND HUSBAND ON THE STAND.
EXTRACTS FROM THE wIFE's DIAEY-MR' DE
MELI's TESTIMONY


MELTs TESTIMONY.
Tho attendance i'm the suit of Mrs. Florence
~ n. Nell for separation from her husband Henry A.
DE Nell was as large yesterday as the Special Term room
NJ the Supreme Court would allow The examination vi
ths plalntif was concluded Many of Mrs DE Meus
friends was present. The plaintiff was little pale as
,bs fourth day OF examination had begun TO weary her
siehty Still she gave her testimony with compoSure
Afr Mcclure occupied must of the morning session IN
rooding from Mrs Dc Meli's diary her letters 10 her
husband while he in South Africa IN leoo' anu
other letters TO him, besides one from the Baron Won
Gevso TO Mr. DC Nell, Just before his departure lor
south Africa One part of the diary was written while
che nawIv married pair were at the Clarendon Hotel In
April. 1870 Under the date of April 81, Mrs De Nell
wrote:
We went TO fair in the Everett rooms, where there
wore lots of people knew As bad luck would nave H.
Who shond he there bn horrid girls whom Henry
cut mp as with in Berlin inst before we We're married
They both came rushing 10 speak to MS but OF course
az well as Henry cut them dead after their horrid he
a hay Sev HS e, dRG but Is he S ara
livery dangerous" sort of fellow thnk ne mas o Ss
he wants to get married Henry 50 nicely iEed
hope he will for II would be better Tor hm H. 'hA' "
ZOO "a his friend is too fond OF his petite amours
The Baron Helm Won GeysO wrote to Mr.. De Nell rom
Dresden on September 90 1880 just before the departure
NJ Mr. De Nell to Africa The communication peean
with: any dear Mr. DE Nell" In 1t the Baron thahNeu
Mr. De Nell FOR sending him some pocket chess as
mark OF your friendly remembrance The Baron aoos'
am aware that by your lady you are most zealously
informed as to everything here When returning from
FTisbgTg found e fT ttis ws woman. GRAD:
nay She has crysialzed into lively con omerate; n
believe your eyoasS T ba. az ALREADY so far recovered
that at last party she could slap the csros ap1u navy
ears and knock the S sMa SuI long the weeng
her ladyshp win be increased 10 such adegree o
% me wine bottles over her head But why have
YOU been so ncautious not to leave behind
which in your voice would lisp in winning tones every
five minutes: Fossy and every quarter o. an T Tb
want of prccauton your part may become the caS
that on your Tt, turn you an5 may e teWsc
The letters OF Mrs De Nell her husband while he was
in South Africa full Of little family matters anu
were aectonae I'm tone. Mr. Parsons after the reauhe
of the letters by Mr. Mcclure, took up the redirect e1
animation.
Mrs De Meli-It handed over to my brothers who
mt their share with 1t 10 pay up the
On the estate The philadelphia property gave me then
e SS nGw r With my husband Mr. Nell dd not IN
form me that he could not marry me without MS &
iifteen Years old and he twentys1. On one occasion
tapped nv husband the shoulder with halr,bTush
Drought np against me in court has referred to it
frequently, and has kept IL green in my memory
At $50 r. m. Mr. Mcclure finished his cross-examina
tion and Mr. Parsons said: "Mrs. De Nell. am very
much obliged to you" The witness stepped composeuy
nom the chair and took seat among her friends
Mr. Parsons then read the dispositions OF people In
Franzenspad relative to Mrs. De Mcis conduct "e at
that watering place in the summer OF 1881 Inc depoS
ton OF Count Won Zedwiz seventythree of Castle
schonbach near Franzensbad, who was acquainted with
the pain and the defendant and the Baron Won Geyso
distant relative Of the deponent set forth that inc
Count saw Mrs De Nell every day, as rule. Ihey
met in the park, he being with his niece the
Countess Olga and she with her little daughter Mrs DE
Nell always appeared to hin lady OF the highest
Mr. calle A.
the stand Mr. Mcclure asked that arrangements had
been adjourn the suit for several weeks the e1
animation OF Mr. DE Nell might not begin until the whole
testimony could be given connectively Justice Rumsey
said he saw no necessity Of this Mr. DE Nell accordingly
took the stand He crossed his when not referring
10 n memorandum which he held, which various dates
bearing on the hearing written lie IL heavily built
man. with ron-gray heavy Burnside whskcrs and mus
tache. He testified as follows:
Mr. DeMeli-I was first at Eyer August % or 20,
1852 was at Franzensbad first on October 30 ISL
STAYED Frauzensbad from evening until inc next d3
hotel saw Anna Peter and Johann Richter at Fran
zensbad examined the police records there have no
fpss saS nSe August o. 1s by little SRI
home in Dresden With IN her the p1 r a aq s y
OF Importance in the middle whittier people go TO see
railroad centre until about year ago | was formerly
acquainted with the American colony In Dresden We
eeodss sns divorce on the ground Of
adultery were begun on February H. 1882.
Mr.. De Meli-My counsel IN Dresden; .-....,a, -,
which the suit against Mrs. Dc Nell was begani
Mr.. DE Mel-FrOm me-
Mr. Psrsons-Win you describe the property belonging
Nj DE Meii-The Peter G. Hart estate embraces two
and two Others in Brooklyn two at Park
Row and Beekman ST. this city, one in Lbertyst, one
near Fulton Market, house and lot at Greenburg lot
at Myersve small farm near WATERFOWL; all TINS Is III
charge of the trustees OF the estate 1t Is not large
NJ Parsons-You wrote letter TO the Baron
Geyso saying that you exOnerated him from all charges
of improper relations to your wife Did you sign IT with
Mr De Meli-I did thought IL no more than right.
I had positive proof. 1t Is wrong 10 suspect per
son unless there Is positive proof | hal none then;
and SO signed 1t with pleasure could not do it now.
Mr. ParsOns-The letter states that had never sus
pected the Baron OF improper relations to your wife
Mr. Meli-I had proof and 80 could not suspect
him longer II pleasure 10 do what was right and
did It, and signed the paper | had entirely sus-
pended my endeavors 10 prove anything against my
WIFE fond that the Baron Won teyso had not been IN
had found from other people in Franzensbad that the
Baron had not been there.
Mi. Parsons-Dd you call frequently on the Baroness
GeysOi
Mr. lie Nell I did.
Mr.. Parsons-Did there not come time when she shut
the door upon your
MIRA Won GeysO she SICK and had pleasant chat
with her daughter.
Mr. PaIsOns-Did Mrs GeysO not refuse to yOul
lIr. DE Meli-She did not.
Justice Run.ey-we will suspend the trial until Jdnu-
ary21.
ACCUSING PROFESSOR DWIGHT.
A TILT BETWEEN COUNSEL IL THE MAIII:-iARHI-
son sUIT-PEACE REsTOLEp
The MaIie-Garrison suit was continued YES
terday before Referee Dwight On one side OF T., long