The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-05
ON THE ANXIOUS Seat.
The Decision in the Coney
Divorce Case Is to
Come Next
Week.
CLOSING ARGUMENTS TODAY
Lawyer Newbold Paints Mr.. Harney
One Way and Lawyer Linn
Another.

The celebrated Coney divorce case
was concluded this morning and until
tomorrow week, when Advisory
Master Randolph will render his de-
cission. Mrs. Coney and her. friend,
Mr.. William A Harney, the Grove
street real estate agent, will occupy
prominent positions upon the anxious
seat.
Mr.. Newbold occupied the attention
of the Court this morning, and with
all his well known eloquence endeav-
ored to persuade Master Ran
dolph that all Mr.. Harney's
actions and letters written during
his entire connection with Miss .Coney
were in strict accordance with those of
an honest and upright friend and en-
tirely compatible with innocence.
Mr.. Linn replied briefly and said
that even if the testimony of Mrs. Nc
Dowell and Mrs. Whitman was thrown
out, and taking only the statements
and admissions of both Mrs. Coney
and Mr.. Harney while on the stand, he
did not see how any one could arrive
at any other conclusion than that they
were guilty as charged in the bill.
AT the conclusion of the argument,
the Master said that Mr.. Coney would
have to pay the stenographer's fees in
the case before next Thursday. Mr..
Linn promised to show then just why
Mr.. Coney should not pay the bill, and
the Court adjourned.
At the conclusion of the proceed
ings Mr.. Harney and Mrs. Coney went
over to the Keystone restaurant and
dined together. On this occasion they
were chaperoned by Lawyer Newbold.
The session yesterday afternoon of
the Coney divorce trial in the Vice
Chancellor's office was chiefly occu-
pied by Mr.. Linn in reading letters
which Mr.. Harvey had written to Mrs.
Coney's mother and brother.
wrote to Mrs. G. w. Billow, the
1883, begins by saying" If you could
censure but would bless the only one
that has stood by your daughter in an
hour of distress when / verify thought
she would go insane. If have erred
it has been one of Judgment and not
of the heart" The letter then goes on
to state how he had advised Mrs. Coney
to go back to her husband.
He told Mrs. Billow that her
daughter should be surrounded by a
mothers love during the trial,
and adds:-''Whatever you do
in this matter believe me l
am only actuated and have been all
through this affair by the best of mo-
tives and have always acted the per-
feet gentleman towards her, as she is
good and virtuous."
RELIGION AND BAD SPELLING.
Here is another touching extract
May Just God comfort you longing Heart and
ever watch over your loved daughter is my
nightly prayer for since have come in contact
with Nora have learned from her innocent and
pure ways that there is good in this world and
have under her influence learned TO once more
turn to God in my trouble, and could you see she
and at prayer to gather asking Devine guidance
your heart would have bounded with joy, for
with one like me that has been a bad man in the
past but not for more than year past when
purity is discovered it is almost worshiped
rare gem hard to find but sacred when it is
found
When you come on you shall know and be con-
vinced where every day of Nora's time has been
passed since leaving that man and you will thank
me (though do not even ask that) for what
have done for her. can simply add that am a
better man for having known her and through no
fault of mine has all this taken place but She is
no worse for having known me and have done
for her as would for my sister were she placed
in a like position
May / not at least hope to hear from you and
let me know what you will do l desire only
Nora's best interests and then will leave all to
you.
But come on let me take you to her and sur
prise her but l rely on your honor not to let on
to her husband that you are coming on until You
have first seen Nora.
Believe then that speak the truth when say
that as you desire Noras best interests so even do
and you shall yet be convinced that but speak
the truth.
A TRUE FRIEND.
In a letter to Mr.. Sherman Billow,
which Mr.. Linn read, Mr.. Harvey says
have been almost father to Nora and have
told her plainly that in order to aid her she must
be free to tell me everything that might know
how to guide her and could you have seen her as
with bushes she told her story to her lawyer in
my presence you would have known that ] was
true friend and that she reveres and honors
me as respect her.
Fires Beggared the Farmers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 5, 18s9.--A
telegram signed by L. V. Ives, Mayor of
st. Lawrence, Oak, was received at the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday. asking