Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-08
THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court Civil Side Judge
 Prentice.

Prentice. One of the most dramatic and sensational scenes ever enacted in court in this city oc- cured yesterday during the progress of the di- vorce suit of Charles M. Foster of Springfield, Mass, against his wife, Alice W. Foster. Mir. Foster left his wife over year ago because he was not pleased with her behavior, especially when he lived at 172 Dewitt street, between the years 1887 and 1889, and instituted divorce pro ceediugs through his attorney, W. A. Wright. Mrs. Foster at once proceeded to contest the di- vorce and engaged Judge Pickett to look out for her interests. Mrs. Foster, who was sitting back of her attorney, Judge Pickett, at the lawyers table, espied letter in her own handwriting among Attorney Wrights papers. It was a let ter begging her husband to return and live with her and asserting her innocence of any actual wrong doing.
 Mrs. Foster recognized the letter as her own Her face became blanched. She arose, passed behind Judge Pickett reached over the table snapped up the letter in jiffy and left the side of the table and moved towards her sister who sat in that part of the court room set apart for witnesses, tearing the letter as she moved.
 Judge Pickett cried at her to stop and return the letter, threatening to withdraw from the case if she didn't but without avail.
 Judge Prentice ordered Deputy Sheriff Spiegel to seize Mrs. Foster and obtain the letter By this time the episte was in small pieces and Mrs. Foster, moving toward rear window of the court, was still tearing it.
 Deputy Sheriff Spiegel grappled with the wo- man and she tainted. Small pieces of paper GOV cred the carpet at her feet. Lawyer Wright gathered them together afterwards and placed them in an envelope to be used in the future if necessary.
 The letter was one written by her to her hus- band, but he did not intend to use it as evidence in the trial
 Mir. and Mrs. Wilfred S. Futile, who resided in the house on Dewitt street during the years in question, testified that they were obliged to leave the house in consequence of the number of men who visited the upstairs apartments-Mrs. Eos ter's-duriug the absence of her husband from the city.
 Several other witnesses wi To were present also testified to Mrs. Fosters being unduly intimate with other men, one of whom was constantly re- ferred to as young man with big moustache with whom Mrs. Foster was especially intimate.
 During a recess before the evidence for the de- fence could be produced the plaintiff entered in- to an agreement with the defendant and her pa rents Mir. and Mrs. Page, who live on Oyster Point, to drop further proceedings provided the custody of their seven-year-old daughter should be given to him. This agreement was consum- mated and the child was delivered over to the father, MT. Foster, late yesterday afternoon, and he will take her to his home in Springfield. MT. Foster was formerly in the meat business in this city. The divorce proceedings are thus for a time ended, but it is probable that when the three years desertion clause will be complied with one of the parties will secure a divorce on that ground.