SCNDAL IN NEW YORK.

Bruce Herald, Volume III, Issue 53, 13 April 1865, Page 7

SCNDAL IN NEW YORK.

New York lias been flattered by a trial of an action brought by one Miss Marie C. Underbill, a resident of Brooklyn, against her own si.sfer and a nephew to recover damages for injuries to health and re put arion through her involuntary and unlawful incarceration in the Blooming-dale Lunatic Asylum. Miss Underbill is a person of considerable literary ability; she has even aspired to the dignity ov a poei. She is in person what is some times termed xpiriticaile ; she can harcliy be called fair ; and as to her age there is no reasonable doubt — she swears that she is 42. This remarkable circumstance should alone give to the case a peculiar distinction. But it 'i as other distinguishing characteristics. The poetical plaintiff is, and has been for several years past, a consistent member ol"' Plymouth Church, the pulpit of which is rlie political rostrum of tijrit clerical fireiinter, the Rev. tten.-v Ward Beeoher. Some time ago Miss Udder (ill took oocasion to inform her friend that she believed she had been set apart by Providence to

become the helpmate of her pastor ; that as soon as his present wife should depart this life she (MissUnderhill) would be called upon to fill the vacant place; and she finally indited a letter breathing 1 most ardent affection, which, she forwarded unsigned to her spiritual guide. She seemsto have- repented this performance, however, and told her friends that she would ' give fifty million dollars ' if she had not sent the lettei\ An active imagination prompted her to think thrit Mr Beecher knew from whom the unsolicited offering o> love proceeded, and as a consequence, shemade lierjelf and associates unhnrr.y by constant lamentations. She was not kindly treated Iw her relatives, and after a timewas taken to the Blooming-dale Asylum for Lunatics. .Emerging- thence, she brought the action against her sister and nephew. Many witnesses were summoned to the trial,, among others the impracticable Beecher himself. He was compelled to state in. open court that he had never held out inducements of marriage to the plaintiff;, that he did not expect to marry her ; that he had not built and furnished a house inthe North River, as alleged, for her special benefit; that he was not under an engagej ment of marriage with her;:, and that hedid not go to Europe because of the impossibility of satisfying a longing- to makeher his wife.. All this testimony was given; amidst the laughter of hundreds of auditors , The superintendent of the Blooming-dale- | Asylum, Dr. Brown, also testified. Heasserted that Adler's German and English: Dictionary, which is now a text-book in our principle colleges, was written in theinstitution o'i which he has charge ; and, although this is not obviously a revelation so extraordinary, that ' one of the leading newspapers in New York is principally edited in the 8100-ting-dale Lunatic Asylum, and that the leading editorial is written three or four time a week by a person iof unsound mind confined therein.' The- . ju-v brought in a verdict for the plaiatifF,. i a^r^sing tue damages at 6 cents. — ' New Yori Paper.' I : .