New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
LORD COLERIDGE DEFENDED'
A STATEMENT by HIS son IN THIS COUNTRY
THE ASSERTIONS OF MIR. ADAMS CoNIhA'i|'
WHAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE DID ~" mo


THE ASSERTIONS OF MR. ADAMS CoNrhA'i'iA
WHAT THE CHIEF JUSTICE DID FOR HIS
DAUGHTER.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUSE.i
BUFFALO, Jan. 3.-The Hon. Stephen Cole
ridge Of Lord Chief Justice Coeridsc Is staying "
the Genesee Hotel in this city, His wife Is Win hi'"'
"I came here mostly" said Mr.. Coleridge. "on Vs''
TO nv friend Mr. Irving have just left him IN Cie'e'
land where was his guest at the Kennard House. an
making flying pleasure trip of only three week u"'
ton must be at home by the oath OF this MONTH.
When the Coleridge. Adams case was mentioned Hr'
Coleridge said - will submit IL" i"o'' -
70 nv fathers conduct but will pass no judgment upon
them myself In the first place. 1t has been sau 'ha' NY
father turned his daughter out Of doors Iha' to''
falsc NV sister left my fathers house ostensbiy 10
visit some friends and refused to come pack ho"sh o
treated to do Ny father urged her 10 take UP h''
residence with any people whom she might choose 'a'
were in proper social position. and offered 10 MAKE "'
for that purpose but she refused the one
and he proceeded pay her through his lawyer go
en- the first OF every month. This he hns done ever
since In addition TO this, my father has urged her 10
have maid servant at his expense lie mas aso onerco
TO furnish her amusement the best piano thh can oc
got and has made disposition In his VIII proVdhg hcr
with suitable support for life. In Novemoer 1857
about the time when my sister left the house my father
made an offer IN writing to Mr. Adams upon these terms
boug he dsapproyed the match Yet for the sake oil
his daughter II Mr. Adams should he able to show IN the
course of six months that he had acquired suanle ii
come he would then give his consent 10 the malrag,
and settle $500 year upon my sister for liie lie 'lu
not say this all that he would do, but 50 mach ne
promised This proposition Mr. Adams termed an insult
IL has been said that my sisters position III my
fathers house not what IL should be- she was m
entirely at tho head of my fathers house as was my
mother before she died The carriages and horses were
nj her absolute disposal. and jealous was my ather o
her proper recognition he mado IL rule 70 hcep
no social invitations in which she was not included
am sure no rca sonabe wish of hers ever LETT unfu
filled. 49,, ,.,- A..
Regarding the point o law upon which Justice Man
isy made his ruling-he well supported In hSoph
ion A private letter from brother 10 sister was
privileged. and therefore contained nothing 10 10
be laid before jury. In any event the
case would go TO the Court OF Appeals where
his decision might he Overi1ed therefore
the only significance of I Judge Manistys Judg
ment was to save both parties the delay and expense
of a second trial by Jury. The letter IN question was
written under great provocaon. and had been shown 10
no one not even self. before Mr. Adams read thc
letter out in court. My brother was willing To admit
that the letter not proper one Ia be written pc
cause of his being unable TO prove the CHARGES contheh
therein without bringing my sister Into unpleasant hoo
rety. ,. s.r,
What strikes me is that the American people don l
see that we cannot word against tins man WIN
out attacking sister None of us went into te VIII
ness-bOX because rs gentlemen we couu ho' "PPS'i
against our own sister