Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Chancery of the State of New Jersey Volume 48 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: ...she has seen the defendant watching for Fox, and that after one of his visits the defendant instructed her not to mention the fact of the visit to Mr. Stickle, and another servant testifies that once from the yard she saw the defendant close the shutters of her bed-room while Fox was in the bed-room with her, and other witnesses speak of seeing the defendant and Fox walking together frequently in the night. A young man gives evidence of having twice seen the defendant come from the post-office, after it had been closed for the night, once alone and once with Fox. The defendant admits that Fox visited her and was in her bedroom, but she insists that the room was a sitting-room, as well as bed-room, frequented by the inmates of the house; that it contained her sewing-machine and a sofa, and that the bed was a wardrobe bedstead, shut up during the day. She also admits that she visited the post-office, but denies that she was ever in it after it had been closed for the night. She denies that she ever closed the shutters of her bed-room so that Fox might not be seen there, and she denies that she was ever guilty of "improper" conduct with Fox, and that she ever committed adultery with him. She fails to define what she means by the word "improper." She does not once, in the course of her testimony, allude to the letters-of Fox. She does not deny their receipt by her; that they were in her trunk; that one was taken from her pocketbook; that she corresponded with Fox, or that she was kissed and embraced Stickle v. Stickle. by him. She contents herself with the uncertain denial of "improprieties " and her declaration that she did not commit adultery. She was not cross-examined. Aside from the letters, I fail to find full proof of adultery. Opportunity is...