Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-06-11
ClIApllrR Xxx.

Mrs linlry's application for divorce was
heard IT. the first division Of the Court Of Scs-
sion at Edinburgh, the lord president being
the Judge,
70 the disappointment OF the large audi
eucc assembled, no defense was attempted
on the part Of the husband ii wise decision,
srcru., tltet the evidence Of the wife and her
.un AI~ bcyond dispute But one cX-
mln.l occurred toward the close Of
.u.#ualu.s Sudden Illness made Mrs
l... aapral necessary, al the moment
*, a.a.,.. liost Interesting To herself the
a... + lprc the Judges decision was an
I.rr as the event proved, the poor lady's
withdrawal was the most fortunate cirCrul-
stance that could have occurred, IN her own
interests After condcmning the husbands
conduct with mspaIiug severity the lord
president surprised most OF the persons pres
ent 10y speaking OF the wife in these terms:
Generously ~ Mis-. Lmlcy has been in
1urcd, the evidence shows that She was her
sell by no means free from blame. She has
been guilty, To- say the least Of it, OF acts Of
ihdScretun. When the criminal attachment
which had grown up between Mr.. Herbert
ltnIcy and Miss WcstcrHeld had been con
i"SScd tp her, She appears to have most I'M
i''''I'"'S "''''"i'h Whatever merit 'hei'
n''-i' '''N' l''h ~ 'h'lt resistance 10 the
una, "nl',''l"H. one was lhd''d 50 llhPul-
''N'iy I'"'N /" i"'s'N' tWithout waiting 10
S'' " thu 'Nont Ju7'luea tle 'NriclSc OF
h'IrN' tn1t sue owns 10 having gwen het
h'','' ~ Mss N'H''Il'In III parting not nan
q" ""ui "i''l tilIt young person ShalleieSS
'"iE'''niil'S' ol inc 'laluns OF m"deSty' dntl,
'"' E'''ll"' "l" p''' hiH' communicate"
l" h'I. /" say tllat tins was the act OF an
Inconsistencies woman, cuIpahly lndiScreet
anu, ! had almost added cnlpahIy hdell-
Gale, Is only 10 say what She has deserved
7" advert her conduct was even more descrr-
me OF c"nHnre. She herself appears to have
placed the temptation under which he fell in
her husbands way, and so Gin some degree
al irasu Ia have provoked the catastrophe
which has brought her before this court |
hltud", 1t is needless To say, To her having in
Nt'd the g"NcrneSS- then ont ot harm way
th'n employed elsewhere to return to her
i'"uH', ana 10 liSk l"iat actually oC|urIcD
meeting with MI Herbert llnley when no
tahd person happened Ia be present know
tiat Int maternal motive which animated
Mrs. l.lnicy Is considered, Ivy many persona
to excuse and even To justify that most re-
grcttAhlc act; and have myself allowed q
Tear weakly all"wrh moro than due weight
To thus consideration in rronouncin- Tor the
divorce, Let me express the earnest hope
that Mrs. l.inley Will take warning 10y what
has happened; and IL She finds herself here.
after placed In other circumstances vi djtli-
Guilty, let me advise her Ia exercise more con-
trol over impulses which one might expect
prrhaI~ To lind in a yonnr pi,l lint which
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