New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-29
ROGER NJ sHERMAN's MARITAL TROUBLES.
SEEKING TO GIT HIS CHILDREN OUT or iH'
CONTROL OF HIS WIFE AND HER MOTHER.

SEEKING TO GIT HIS CHILDREN OUT or ih'
CONTROL OF HIS WIFE AND HER MOTHER
Charles w. Brooke appeared before Justice
Lawrence the Supreme Court yesterday TO ask ol '
adjournment OF the hearing in Roger NJ sherman sun
for divorce from his wife, Florence H. sherman ou VI"
ground Of abandonment He declares also tha' sue - an
habitua drunkard Mr.. sherman Is now seekne
TO have his two children boy an"
girl removed from the control OF Mrs. sherman ana e
mother Mrs Bagey who were living in Detroit Mlch'
Mrs. sherman is the daughter OF the late "o'''N' ~
j. Bagey OF Michigan. Mr.. and Mrs sherman "crV ii'
ried in 1876 and TO this city, where MI 0noi
became an Assistant United states District Attorney ana
had in charge the tax suits against sanneJ luen' H'
and his wife lived AT Nnth-st. and Ft-ave ON return
ing home at night Mr. Sherman declares he would hhu
his wife in a weak and maudin condition. her Dreath
smelling strongly of peppermint she SAID 'ha' s o"A
this as a palliative for heart disease Mt sherman haiS
discovered he declares that his wife was an inecan
able dr1mkard He kept the matter secret ana tue '"'
with occasional disputes lived together until $751; when
Mrs sherman returned to Detroit with the children ana
has since lived there. In 1882 Mr. sherman
sought an absolute divorce on me gromu
of drunkenness in Connecticut The sun
was dismissed for lack OF jurisdiction In January lsl
he hogan an acton in the Supreme in this city for
limited divorce the ground or aDanuonIeIIl' li,
in an answer Mr. Sherman in this suit has secured an
order directing Mrs sherman TO show cause Why sle
should be compelled TO bring the children WHnn VIC
jurisdiction of the and obey orders gwen b ~
As neither Mr.. Brooke nor MT Oguen' who ItP
resents Mrs sherman. ready to go on WIN
the case Justice Lawrence adjourned the near ar
ing until April g. Mrs. sherman has begun q sun lor
divorce IN Michigan. MI Ogden alleges That she hegau
II in December last. while Mr. Brooke declares tlat inc
process not served until March g. and that Therefore
the action not begun until then Mr. sherman lits
not appeared Shermans suit the process In when
IS retuTnabe April 10 MT Ogden will move 70 STRIKE
out parts OF Mr.. Shermans affidavit IA sCandalOus IN
his 6nidavit sherman declares that his vie Is not
ONLY a drunkard that she loves another man whom
she knew early life; that in his absence, when s
was In this city, Mrs sherman discussed Loas mover
Mana with male visitors at her home, ana spoke IN III,
proper terms of the marriage relations he was deceived
In his wife, and lurcd into marriage with
her through fraud practised by Mrs Shermans mother
Mrs Baglcy he also says is responsible for DIS wires
misconduct and his domestic unhappncss. Mrs Bagley,
he charges according to her Own statement was hccus-
give her children liquor and so laid the foinda
lion for the appetite for ii attributed TO Mrs sherman.
Mrs Bagy further interfered in his domestic affairs and
sought 10 nourish Mr. Shcmans children upon liquor.
This he forbade. Her advanced" views religion ana
morality gave him strong dislike for his mothern-
law An additional for this feeling l. laid TO his
knowledge that Mr.. Bagley deceived her husband Mr.
sherman IS therefore Of the opinion that his VIE ana
mothcrnlaw unit persons to have the charge or his
children and he asks that they be taken Odt OF their con
troll his suit is determined.