Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-04

suit him, and that fresh game must at once be
prepared and cooked for him. The condition
of plaintiff WAS such that she could not we'll do
this and the sister of plaintiff refused to do 50,
ever, and he grew furious and desperately
abusive to both plaintiff and her sister. {.
That the said acts of the defendant took place
at the time referred to in the answer relative to
the alleged interference by the sister of plain
tiff with the defendants household affairs, but
her final leaving him. she left him for any pur-
pose of desertlon, Or for any other purpose than
visiting her relatives, with the full knowledge
and consent of defendant. .t-- e. 81.
At the time mentioned in the complaint,
when defendant kicked plaintiff out of bed, the
defendant had: on the said night before said oc-
ourrence. been fretting and scolding her until
after midnight, and the plaintiff was greatly
agitated and wearied by his said conduct, and
begged him to allow her to 60 to sleep. This
request ''irritated'' the defendant to despera-
ton, and he at once with great anger and vio-
lenco kicked plaintiff out Of bed; but plaintiff
admits that her fall from the bed was only
about fourteen inches. That as soon as plain
tiff rose to her feet defendant, who had got out
of bed, again thrust her upon the floor;
and when she again arose, defendant
threw her upon the bed and COM
menced pounding her, and was finally
''interfered with in his family AFFAIR." by the
ant, and by them pulled away from plaintiff
ard held by them while plaintiff escaped from
the room. The defendant then pulled down
the plaintiff clothes which were hanging in
closet and in great rage ordered her to leave.
That the plaintiff was greatly injured on said
the same was confined TO her couch some three
days.
The plaintiff AYERS that she has always tried,
while she lived with the defendant, to make
his home happy and prosperous one, but that
all her efforts failed, by reason of the manner
failed to become Swallowed with gloomy appre-
tensions of a storm of wrath and abuse when
he entered his dwelling, and as a rule his de-
pertinent, while at home was abusive to such
degree that all dreaded his coming and fear
p'edominated over every other sentiment.
That it was constant and painful study of
the plaintiff to devise means to keep the de-
PENDANT good-natured when he came home.
That it was the habit of defendant to remain
out nearly all night and come home at late
hours and often in a state of intoxication; that
if not under the influence of liquor he would
come home feeling ugly and ill natured, and
keep plaintiff awake till morning. scolding,
threatening and abusing her. That plaintiff,
on account of her children and household du-
ties, was obliged to be up in the morning at an
early hour, while defendant usually remained
in bed till nine OF ten o'clock, or later, and re-
quired a separate meal when he was ready for
it. That when plaintiff got up in tho morning
defendant would often require her to leave his
room and dress in another, 80 al not to disturb
him. On some occasions, when the abuse of
defendant became uncomfortable and she became
fearful of personal injury, she would escape
from his bed and seek refuge in the bed of
Minnie-the daughter of defendant.
On one occasion, about four months before
her daughter Mary was born, while plaintiff
WAS in bed with defendant. he scolded, threat
ened and abused her to such an extent that she
attempted to get out of his bed and leave the
room, but defendant caught her and locked her
in the room, where she spent the remainder of
of plaintiff we're black and blue from injuries
received at the hands of the defendant.
The defendant never-had any patience with
the babies. Instead of assisting plaintiff in
the care of them, he would become very much
enraged if they disturbed him in the least.
When they cried it made HIM angry. One
night, some time after the birth of the young
est child, the defendant had been scolding and
abusing the plaintiff, who was in bed with the
defendant and her said babe rendering sleep
impossible, the said child became restless and
fretful and the plaintiff in the morning arose
from the bed and commenced bathing and
dressing the child. At this the defendant com.
menced talking very abusively and angrily to
plaintiff and ordered her to take the child and
leave the room. Plaintiff replied that she
would as soon as she finished dressing him; at
that defendant jumped out of bed and began
swearing in the most frantic manner and said,
II ought to kill you for not obeying at once.
Leave the room immediately" Thereupon
| the plaintiff did leave the room of the defend
| ant, and made up her mind that thereafter she
would occupy separate room, where she
| could spend her nights in peace and have .
place to dress herself and children in safety.
That or account of the cruelty of defend
ant. the plaintiff was thus driven to . separate
| room and bed. That che left the bed of tho
defendant only when she was peremptorily or
dered to do so by the defendant. That for
| months and even years before doing 80, she
was in nightly fear that tho defendant would
DO her great personal injury and possibly take
her life.
Plaintiff denies that at any time there were sus-
picious circumstances az averred in the answer
| or otherwise, relative to her character or con.
| duct.
| That ut tho time mentioned in the COM
! plant, when he choked her, she with empha.
| sis denied to him that she at any time or in anv
manner had been guilty of any improperly, and
| on account of the said denial, the defendant
grew furious and seized her as stated in the
complaint.
when the occurrence took place relative to glass OF
ale thrown in the face of plaintiff, the defendant
AYERS that the family, with defendant were at the ia
bic, and the defendant was mad because the meal did
1
the plaintiff on account of the same in q manner 80
usual that no one paid any attention, and mono but
defendant said anything that the little son Of the
parties made some remark which was not noticed by
defendant. and to which plaintiff replied in laugh
ing manner. This ''irrtated" the defendant beyond
endurance and he at once dashed-not the remnants
but glass of ale into the face of plaintiff and i'm
mediately rushed upon her and knocked her to the
| floor, and kicked the chair onto her. Defendants
daughter then assisted her TO get up, and he then
drove plaintiff into corner and commenced choking
and kicking plaintiff, defendants daughter all the
time trying to pu him away. Her brother, the de-
fendants son, also attempted to assist but was or
dered to let him Alone which ne did, on the threat
by defendant that he would turn him out and never
do anything for him, if he did not obey him At
last, with the assistance Of defendants daughter
plaintiff reached the hall door to leave the room.
where defendant kicked her into said hall.
That at the time when defendant alleges In his an
swer ne took scanty breakfast and as he was start
ing down town in the morning, the plaintiff informed
him that as she was without sufficient help and IL was
very warm and they tired she would like to have
him, for that day, take his dinner down town, and
| the family would lunch at dinner time, and she
would have supper at six. Defendant did not an
sWer, but as he did not home at noon, she took
1t Tor granted he had his dinner down
town, and at the time appointed the plaintiff pre-
pared supper. When defendant came home he en-.
tered the dining room and seeing the table spread
and every thing on 1t for supper, without ssyinR
word, made rush at plaintiff, seized her by the hair
] and commenced shaking her by it, and exclaimed