The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-03-18
THE MARRIED LIFE
OF Kaufman, Who Falls in Love
While Carrying Letters, and
Resolves 20 bo Q Bachelor
No Longer.

From the New York Sun.
The divorce suit Of Louisa Kaufmsan
against Martin Ksufmann, che for Eve
yean has been letter carrieria Brooklyn,
Gas before Judge Gilbert in the Kinss
County Supreme Court yesterday on . mo-
iion for slimony. The vile is . comeiy 20.
man Of French descent, With whom Ksuf.
mann fell in love, aii,r meeting her si the
door of her si-ier's house On the ronte where
he delivered letters. They lived unhsPPily,
aud Ia November last she had lin arrested
for as-.ul,ing her. the charge heing thsi he
had slapped her in = Jealous 81 b~cause {.
gentleman who had been at tracsed BY her
sood looks had given her a pet deg. Che
did not pr-ss the charge, and the husband
wss discharged. In February she began .
suit for limited divorce. alleging cruelty
and failure to provide for her. since the
suit vas beeun MIR. Kauimann has bern
taken into the home of snoiher letter car
rier. In the proceedings yesterday many
sf6dAvin we're presented in behalf Of Kant.
mann to disprove his alleged cruelty To his
wife. There vas an affidavit BY Kaufman
himself given ON Feb. 18th before Justice
Semler, in which he says:
Il stamp each and every allegation charx.
ing me With act. Of cruelty and .bu~e
- naught bui a siresm Of wicked ial.hoods
flowing from PLAINTIFF diseased imagina-
ton. sed With the moisture generated in the
atmosphere Of rofhou-e, and poured into
TIE ears Of the court and over the public
through the s.-iduous pumping Of her
legal advisor. 'Ti- true married plaintiff
and most true that when did ~, she wss
unindo~ed with the riches of this world
the assistance Of powerful friends. or ti,s
accomplishments of education. ] provided
her home AID for-ook the paths Of bache.
lorhood, the haunls and amusements Of shs
unmarried, and began at the sge Of thirty
three Ia devote my time. attention and en-
ergies 20 the improvement Of my home, The
care snd culture Of nv wife, who becaus
not only the companion OF the houss ] re-
.urved from business but also the depo-i
tory Of the fe~ pennies saved from my
salary. amounting to SIS a week. o,
economy and meihodics, method Of life
Nv endravors were earnest during the
honeymoon the Prnb!em OF life seemed
solved. and ] hssienesi to make up thu
time wasted a. a bachelor ard drone il
natures beehive by becnming the father o.
q family and neefuI citizen. There "a,
. rapture. tor, in nv nev and double ex
isience. uncxpcrieneed in the lonely d.ys'a
wretch-,ine--. was happy at this bl'a.-
fnl period, for ! believed the sharer OF N.
hear,hsione wiihon, serious fault. per-
feet child Of nature, ior such abe had bees
pictured To me BY an enthusiastic sisteI
with shom ~he Vas living, when letter
Carrying threw me across her path. She
could Leither resd nor write. and my great
eat pleasure MAS 10 instruct her. The duiie,
IF housewife were mysteries ~ deep "a
her .. the rites al the Delphic oracle, ans
my smusement was to explain them. for
w,s proud To know that my celib.cv had
heen fruitful Of me result, and that could
make up ted n veil AZ lie in il.
"rhu. time NO e On, and wss happy
bec.nse l Vas virtnous; but when Oh,
honev mocn had w>ned To It's last quarter
I Vas awakened from the bis nv ignos
ance Created, hy finding an the lst Of DE-
crml.er, 1877, when returned home frou
sny mail route. hungry. cold and wesry
nv wife smsncip.,ed from the influence
had sought TO exert over her, and in th
thrsldom Of inioaicaiion. Instead of iip
fragrant with swe%ines. Of affection. fouo,
= mouth tainted with the fe,id fume Of tn
still the pennies coniided to her keepin
vere gone-squAnd-rrd for drink, and th.'
ton. in the company Of dis.o!ute person'
The scales fell from my eyes. The rnmos
If nv wiir's iniemper.nce began Ia nost j
the pregnant air, the taunis and j-ers q
acqnsiniances came "a nv ear. while chill
dren In the street POINTED With fingers q
sccrn TO the broken idol of nv home IN
heart. On ar about Oct, 25. 1873. my Gu
If misery overdowesi from finding nv VII
frantic with the deIirum Of drink. end m
home the scene of d-bsneh. Upon this &C
casion, carried sway by the violence Of he
actiou., the Disgrace hesped npon lie. an
the abuse given me by her, confined he
to her room. From that day ceased I
provide my wife with money to satisfy he
cravings for drink. Peace Ac,i, hope van
isbed, and the skeleton Of shame and mi'
cry vas hung up in my closet. From tbs
day nv vile abandoned all ihoughis- 4
shame her time vas spent 10 drinking IN
c,rousins with immoral persons in Oh
neighborhood, to wit: John Aurnheime
. barber and corn doctor on Fulton avenue
one Marcy, living in Chauncey street. IN
q man named simpson"
Kaufmann further relates that his vii'
on coming to his house and finding il clo&s
broke in the back window; that thing
grew from bad to wore. until he vas le
.monarch Of ruined home" He ave.
that he is ready to give his ~iie proper pr
lection IL she will return to his home -
refos med helpmee,, and he adds: Il il
dnlse in the luxury Of lawsuit against q
will. Ny martial woes have hem publishe
To curious public, hut am IN innoces
man, whose only fault Is that he loved se
wisely hut tho fondlv.'
An affidavit vas submitted by Ma. Kaui
m.n,. expressing her repentance Tor havin
instituted the suit, and asking permis-so
to withdraw il.
"A New Yorx man named George
Brever h.s got into trouble tor much mar
rying. He il IRA cling salesman. IN