Langstaff v. Langstaff
Ohio Supreme Court
Divorce. Cause — adultery with Jane Oliver, Sally Bingham, Hope Kimberly, and others unknown. It appeared in evidence, that these parties were married in Massachusetts, in 1815. That he had been frequently at houses of ill' fame, and with women reputed common strumpets, and was sometimes on the bed with them.
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Divorce. Cause — adultery with Jane Oliver, Sally Bingham, Hope Kimberly, and others unknown. It appeared in evidence, that these parties were married in Massachusetts, in 1815. That he had been frequently at houses of ill' fame, and with women reputed common strumpets, and was sometimes on the bed with them. One witness testified that he went into a house, a part of which was occupied by Hope Kimberly, a woman of bad fame, early one morning before sunrise, where he found the defendant in bed, and Mrs. Kimberly sitting by the side of it, with her clothes loosely thrown on. There was no other…
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT.
It seems that this defendant has abandoned his family and character, and taken up with the strumpet, Mrs. Kimberly ; and although we have no direct or positive evidence of adultery, we have that which leaves no doubt of his guilt. His conduct *cannot be reconciled with innocence. We decree a [149 divorce, and that the defendant pay the complainant $500 for alimony, and the costs; and in default, that she have execution for the amount, with interest.
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