Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-27

Teen 1ncnes ABOVE the hoor; that he did not
Kick, bruis9 or in any wise injure her, and
that she did not receive the slightest hurt
by reason of this defendants said act.
And that the said plaintiff Immediately after
being pushed out of bed as aforesaid, in
great rage attacked this defendant with great
malice, and struck him, and applied to him
most abusive epithets, calling at the same
1enoants family, who at once came upon the
scene. And that thereupon this defendant, for
the one purpose Of properly protecting him
self and restraining the plaintiff. seized her by
each arm and pushed her upon the bed; and
that in 30 doing he used no violence and no
unnecessary force, and did the plaintiff no
harm.
And that the foregoing is the incident refer
red to in the last paragraph of the second folio
of the complaint herein.
THE TABLE SCENE.
And further answering, this defendant says
That on the occasion referred to IN the third
folio of the complaint herein, in December,
1877, this defendant and his said wife and
children were taking their dinner together
| and that the said plaintiff, without any reason
or cause therefor. was pursuing this defend
ant with irritating language and behavior not
withstanding he had repeatedly requested her
to be quiet and allow him to eat his dinner in
peace, and, that finally becoming exasperated
| at her persistent and causeless misconduct,
but more especially at an entirely uncalled for,
unjustifable and most indelicate reference
made by said plaintiff to this defendants first
wife, he so far forgot himself for the moment
as to throw the remnant of glass of ale
| across the table at his said wife,
| and that Immediately thereafter this defendant
ordered his said wife to leave the room, and
that upon her refusal to do SO he arose from
his seat and went to her chair with the purpose
of insisting upon her compliance with his
order and Of xuhop I,;n Gov
purpose he took hold of her chair without
violence and with no unnecessary force, and
not until he had repeated his said order and
she had further persisted in her refusal to COM
ply Herewith, she purposely and apparently
Win the desire OF making scene, slid upon
the floor; but that in 80 doing, and during all
said scene. the said plaintiff was in no wise in
jured or harmed. And that the foregoing is
the incident referred to in the third folio of the
complaint herein.
THE QUARREL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SUPPER.
And further answering this defendant says:
That about tho time referred to in the fourth
folio of the complaint herein, in the month of
August, this defendant had been absent from
home, and on his return found that his said
wife was temporarily without cook, and on
the morning after his said return he took a
scanty breakfast and went to his business, and
during the day had no lunch.
1hA~ CAAoo Ou ACuuIA1uS LULU III buC evening
tired with work and hungry, he found no din
ner ready and none being prepared, and that
he complained of this to his wife, saying to her
that he thought she, together with the nurse
girl and his daughter Minnie, then a young
lady of full age and an inmate of his family,
might, without any great hardship, have pre-
pared at least one meal that day of beefsteak
and potatoes, or something of that kind.
And that thereupon the said plaintiff said to
the defendant, that he wanted to make SER
want of her, and in reply thereto this defend
ant said that her said remark was az false as
the hair she wore on the back of her head, aud
at the same time took hold of said false hair
and gave it pull: and that in doing so he did
no in jury or harm whatever to the said plain
tiff.
And that the foregoing is the incident re-
ferred to in the fourth folio of the complaint
therein.
And that Immediately after the aforesaid
event this defendent went up stairs into q bed.
room and there seeing what he took to be a
tidy for the back Of a chair, which his said
daughter Minnie had been working, and know
ing that there was plenty of such things in
the house, and remembering that his said
wife and daughter were much given
ing OF novels, and to neglecting
their household duties, this defendant, in his
Irritation from what had occurred as aforesaid,
took out his knife and with it gave said piece
VI IauCy "Ork severe SllCS.
AND that the foregoing is the incident Sec
ondly referred to in the fourth folio of the
complaint herein.
And that on the following day this defend
ant, regretting the aforesaid occurrence, gave
his said daughter the money with which to re-
place said material and fancy work.
THE BEGINNING OF TROUBLE.
And further answering, this defendant says
That he never at the time mentioned in the
fifth folio of the complaint herein, or at any
other tue, choked the said plaintiff, and that
the said allegation to that effect in said COM
plant IS absolutely and wholly false.
And further answering this defendant saws
That about a year after the said marriage of
the said plaintiff, without any
cause or reason whatever thereof
except some words which this defendant had
had with one Frank Welsh, the sister of the
said plaintiff, who was then on a visit to the
| said plaintiff, and who had been interfering in
this defendants household affairs and had been
insulting in her language and behavior towards
him. threatened to leave this defendant unless
he should apologize to her said sister and to
| that end commenced, with the aid of her said
sister, packing up all her effects; and that a
few days afterwards the said plaintiff did,
and home at Hastings, in this State and his
children by former wife, Minnie and Cert,
and with her said sister and the said Harmon,
then an infant. went to Buffalo, in the
State of New York, and there re-.
manned for several months, breaking up
during said time the defendants household
and compelling him and his said children to
board out. And that the foregoing was the
beginning Of the difficulties between the said
plaintiff and this defendant.
COOL AND sCHEMlNG
And further answering this defendant saws:
That the said plaintiff is a person of good in