Jones v. Jones

The Chancellor.

The petitioner applies for a divorce from his wife, the defendant, on the ground of adultery. The parties were married in this state, in 1851, and were both residents of this state at the time of the alleged adultery, and of the filing of the petition. There is no question as to the jurisdiction of the court.

The adultery is alleged to have been committed in March, April, May, and June, 1865, at Hoboken and in New York. The first question in the case is one of fact, whether the adultery is proved.

I can have no doubt as to the adultery. No one can read the testimony of Rosanna…