The daily gazette., 1879-10-30
''rhe Villain SIM Pursued Her.
MRS. SUSANNA DAVIS MAKES A Curl
Gus COMPLAINT AGAINST HER HUs-
BAND,

MRS. SUSANNA DAVIS MAKES A CtrRI-
Gus COMPLAINT AGAINST HER HUs-
BAND.
The love that many people entertain
Tor scandal, was gratificd, to great ex-
tent, so far as the curious crowd that filed
the contracted limits of Magistrate
Hagany's Office last evening was con-
cerhed. True, a good many of them
wrre witnesses, but the majority was
not in any way connected with the case
Ia litigation. The case was an out
growth OF a scandal of long-standing,
that has been reported in the news
paper and was given recent prominence
tO by fi.ht among the hucksters at
Third and King streets. A newspaper
published near by thought fit to make
this text for several column articles
full Of purient details although it did
not warrant mere mention.
The whole trouble at the Es-
quire's Office grew out of the fact that
a husband driven to alousy by the inf
deity of his wife followed his erring bet
ter half, and kept watch upon her
movements. This she resented and tried
to prevent, but he persisted in the
Swallowing" process, much to her dis
comfiture.
The case, which was very peculiar,
was suit brought by Mrs. Susanna Da-
Wis against her husband Joseph S. Davis,
and the charge, as read from the Magis-
trate's docket, was that "the said Joseph
5. Davis did on Oct. 21st and on pre-
vious and SUBSEQUENT days follow his
wife Susanna DAVIS and thus annoy
her," harry Sharply, Esq, appeared for
the defense, and at his suggestion, the
defendant plead "guilly" to the charge.
MIR. Sharply now made brief argu.
ment before the MAGISTRATE, saying that
Davis had put in plea of guilty to the
charge aud claimed that, as the husband
Of the complainant, he had perfect
right TO follow aud watch her.
The Magistrate-Has the prisoner been
separated from his wife.
Davls-S me six or seyen weeks; there
are some peculiar circumstances connect
Ell with that separa ion.
Resuming his argument MIR. Sharply
said that doubt arose in his miad as t
whether the woman, who made the com
plant, would have a legal right to testi
f., as the defendant was her husband
The offense charged would be M
grounds for a divorce. and husband
had right to follow and watch his wife
under such circumstances as those con
nected with the case. A husband, until
divorced, is responsible for the course Of
his wife, and responsible for her debts a.
well.
Considering the duties that the Law
placed upon the husband, it could no
be shown that he had 10 right to follow
her, indeed he would have a right tC
rrstra II her actions and correct her. ii,
has more right to follow his wife, thai
al official who follows one whom h'
knows to be breaker of the law, n,
wife OF purity should object to her hus
band keeping watch upon her move
IN nts, and the complainant had les
ause to object as he did her no bodil
harm.
The Magistrate now said that whel
the complainant had come to his offic
to make the charge, she was accon pan
led by lawyer, and that he had dtctat
ed the wording of the complaint. IL
did not think that it would hold water
Mr.. Sharpley next alluded 10 maj
named John Gibbons who was witnes
in the case and wlose alleged conduc
with Mrs. Davis had led her husband u
apply for divorce.
Mrs. Gibbons was in the room an
Mr.. Sharpley found that he had stirre
up hornets nest. She sloutly denie'
any thing OF the kind, saying these charg
es against her husband had been mad
too much ard "she wanted them stop
ped" Her husband, she said, in cor
clusion was pure and immaculate.
The Magistrate then dismissed tn