New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-21
THROuGH NEv- YORK STATE.
STRIKING SCENES IN A CouRr ROOM.

SIHlklNt StENIS IN n tOlNl ltVOh
DIVORCE CASE ON 1RiAi.-EplLEpt1C FMS AND
CoNFiiCriNG TESTIMONY.
NrwBrRG. Nov. 2O.-1he divorce case Of
Elvlra H. sewnud against Dros e. Seward un hnl IN
Port ier,ls this weeh. eSees wide attention. The do
PENDANT Ia u railroad engineer. shtetd aud intelligent
iils wife charges him with outrageous cruelty The
testimony shows That she is woman ~ exemplary 'laf
aan ia The mother ~ ihfee children, ahd IL subject ~
eriitttp ME-. SIT Ftwad Appeared 10 evidence iirh
~ have pi pronounced insnne ~ oef ~ ee ~ ~ hef
iiis purpose ied ha nngihHfs ~ organize flpaheh
eommliiaa ~ watch HE iouae ~ night esi he spirit hef
away, ITO ufTslsHntiY addressed Violent ah1 aiisfe
language ~ her, pointed u plsia al hni, shaved hs
hatred and contempt ~ other ways on rielnnhe ~
help ping her IN household wnik ha bronght MIS- thiP
,risspan nt0 tho family, aud was II Was alleged I'M
duly intn ate with her, Mrs, seward was forced 10
abandon her home October last For the previous i've
weeks ho had denied her all authority In the household
and IA that interval frequently used violence toward
her lie threw block of wood AT her days he struck
her another time; and forcby elected her from her bed
ROOM lie also forbade her prepare food for tie
family or to preside their table For four months he
has constantly spoken of his children aud others
= fool ANA lundtic.
The scenes In court have been highly dramatic After
giving her evidence, which she did In straightforward
manner, Mrs. Seward slightly overcome with the
nervous excitement and had in the court room one OF
her eplepc attacks; but she rallied in short time aud
again resumed her interest IN the evidence that was
given. At times when her husband was ContrHdictng
testimony given she would draw Out long ana spOn
taueous O-o-Oh, DcOs.' The defendant cOntradlcttd
aud denied most all OF the evidence against him. Thn
is made up OF whole clOth; that absolutely alSc
deny hat point. blank and other similar expressions
were used by him. He, however, admitted that ne VA,
prOfanc and added bOastin-ly," suppose always VIII
be-" lie also admitted the revolver scene when MI
Crissinan appeared 10 HIM. lie said that he told
CIl,suan who Is fireman on the Lllt rdiOdl that ne
would not tell Mrs Crls,man TO stay away from his
house. Mrs. Crissman had beiricnded him when IN
trouble with his domestic affairs aud he would not insult
saving to her wanted her To remain away iron"
house. lie denied that he wanted to put Mrs Seward
in an ASYLUM he his family MUSICIAN 10 eX-
anime her with a view to placing her at his expense IN
some suitable Institution for treatment OF her nalady
He denied any undue intimacy with Ms. Crssman
Mrs Crissman, cOmcy woman Hstehei IN
NOV ell to the scandal testimony that was given She re-
lated her connection with The seward family. ana
that nothing had occurred would IN cOmpr0-
her. except that seward Dal kissed her, ana shc
had ieprOycd him for so doing. .,,
DR.. william Cuddeback, the family physician, tescu
that he with DR.. Nan Etten examined MIS- seward on
The am LEGATION Mr. Seward determine n to her
sanity and found her sane therefore coul NOT grant
the certificate that unsOuud IN mind MOst o
the other testimony for the pantit was corr0bor"en
especially that relating 70 cruelty. sensation was
created when the defendant on the stand denied GER
tap statement OF Samuel Rumsev. former Witness.
Rnnsey Jumped up ieXcitrdy. and pointing MS hnSrr AZ
seward yelled out ~" DclOs seward, You know You are
swearing to a lie" Judge Brown removed him from Inc
cou ROOM and warned him that the Jlil doors were
vawuing for him il he Didn't behave himself
The occupied the attention OF the Court lot ddy
and "A half The decision has not been rendered