Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-23

Sentiment Thrown In--Corroborating
Ahidavits- -"Please, Papa; Don't Ever Hurt
MY Mamma Again"-Minnie Huadle-
ston's Charges Agair st Her Father-Inter-
ferlng to Prevent Violence--A Deplorable
Portrayal Of Connublal Infelicity.
After several weeks of trial before the
public through the papers, the Huddleston
divorce suit came up in one of it's phases,
yesterday, before Judge Simens for some
kind of legal adjustment. But it didn't
proceed further than postponement until
Friday next at 10 A. NJ. The continuance
was granted because of the absence of Hon.
w. P. Clough, Mr.. Lorenzo Allis' associate
in the defense.
Mrs. Huddleston, accompanied by coterie
of lady friends and her counsel, s. L. Pierce,
were in court. The defendant was absent,
but was represented by Mr.. L. Allis.
The particular phase assumed by the case,
yesterday, came up on a motion for the
plaintiff to show cause why the temporary
custody of the little children in the contro-
versy should not be awarded to the defend
ant.
TO show why, the plaintiff, Mrs. Huddle-
ston, submitted the following afidavits, which
besides doing service for the particular point
at issue, took occasion to give another ex-
tended review of the whole unhappy diff
Guilty;
State of Minnesota, county of Ramsey. Dis
triot court, Second judicial District.
Helen NJ. Huddleston, against Thomas r.
.Huddleston.
Helen Nj. Huddleston being duly sworn, de-
poses and says: have read copies of affida-
Wits served upon my attorney in this action,
including that of the defendant. He says that
left his bed, the night referred to- in Has,
things, to sleep with my sister. 1t is false. My
sister had been occupying the same room with
myself since my nurse, Mrs. Howit land not
Mrs Giles as he and Gent both have it, which
shows that their recollections of that time are
not very olear) left me one week before, in Or
der to assist me in the care of Harmon, as l
was not strong. He was, as 1 have before
stated in my reply, in perfect passion of
temper that evening, and was very insulting
in bis language both to my sister and myself,
and determined that should be unable to
endure his fits of temper and his unreasonable
domineering disposition any longer, having
already seen 30 much of it. In the morning he
came to our room, and finding the door closed,
kicked it open with great violence, and Just
missed hitting Harmons head, who was lying
on my lap near it. He had ordered my sister
to leave the house, and told her not to eat an
Othe- meal in it, but when he saw that she was
going out to get her breakfast, he became very
much ashamed of himself and cooled down at
once, and acknowledged he had been in fear
full passion, and seemed so peniteut for what
he had DONE and made so many good promises
for tho future, and said he was still willing I
should 20 for visit one month later, as had
been already planned before. We quietly wait
3D. and at the appointed time, September 6,
Just one month after, and not few days. as
he states, went home for visit with his full
consent, leaving good servant in charge, and
N hoo
ten, in the care of their father. After I had
been absent week, the servant
left, and he, instead of procuring another as
he could easily have done,- being tired of
housekeeping, took the children to the hotel for
their meals, but when he was ready to go East
himself soon procured servant and left them
in her care EMIL our return. In regard to my
treatment of defendant my conscience is per.
fectly clear. l have at oil times tried my very
best to please him and keep him good natured,
but without avail. He is naturally ill-natured
and has a fiery temper which, instead of trying
self to give way to it at all times, until now
he has no control whatever over his temper,
but was constantly exercising it over his wife
and family. He was very much given to call
ing us all names, and without the slightest
provocation, unless one asking for the common
necessaries of life could be considered SUCH
when he would usually tell me to "go to the
Devil but his favorite expression to me was
you poor miserable pup what God ever made
you for cannot see," and this usually in the
presence of my children and servants. He had
no respect whatever for my feelings or those of
any member of his family, but seemed to
think that he could treat them as dogs, cursing
and swearing at them and call them by the
vilest names, and then expect them to look up
to him and smile and forget and forgive it ALL
He was constantly telling US that he begrudged
to 60 out and work instead of hanging on to
him. The little children stood in awe of him,
and would always avoid him when he was
cross. Indeed. they saw very little of linn at
any time. He woald at times ask for them
few minutes before their bed time, and if he
was..in good humor play with them or read to
them for short time, but he had no patience
with them, and never in the slightest way as
sisted in the care of them. If they remained
with him little longer than he cared to have
them, or made request which he did not care
to grant woe be to them, and they understood
it too. He never took them out, and would
become very angrysif requested him to take
them down town to purchase pair of rhoes,
or have Harmons hair cut, ETC..
did not do anything in the way of assisting in
the care of them, and would invariably refuse
and say, that's your business, can't and
won't be bothered with them"
His treatment of his older children has GER
talnly not been what it should have been.
Gent used to say that he dreaded coming in
when he knew his father was home, for il was
one continual scold and fault finding and he
certainly has treated Minnie shamefully on q
great many occasions, beside humiliating her
in every possible way. I could enumerate
many occasions when he has abused her, and
for no earthly reason, only that he was in one
of his fearful fits of temper. At one time she
carried black eye for several days, the effect
of one of his outbursts of temper. In answer
to defendants assertion that the children had
been kept from school since our separation,
would say that they have been receiving daily
instruction at home, and are progressing finely.
The defendant has been allowed the privilege
of seeing the children every day since our sep
aration at first he came regularly and took
them to walk ON Third street daily but it soon
became too much of task, and for the last few
weeks he has been to see them very little,
sometimes a week elaPsinE without his coming.
When he first called for them they were averse
to going down to see him, and cried bitterly,
but upon being told they were not goirg to
leave their mamma, but should come back di-
rectly, they finally consented. He was pre-
pared with candy and money for them, and has
not failed once to give them money, candy or
presents of some kind, that he has succeeded
in buying their affections to the degree of their
being glad to see him for what he brings them
At home it was an unheard Of thing for him to
bring them candy or presents of any kind, and
1t made him very angry to have May AJAX him
for five cents Harmon knew better than to
make such requeat very often. t%
have seen him fly into such passions about
the least thing, that it has ALWAYS
made me very cautious at all times not to az
gravate him but do all in my power to keep
things harmonious. His idea has always been
that he was king and all the rest of his family
slaves and to be treated as such: His tyrar-
meal, lordly manner were especially hard for
wife to bear. Also his imperious orders, but
they were generally obeyed. He has scarcely