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

Wife-Not Very Much Thanksgiving in
This
Mr.. L. Il. Huddleston made answer yes
terday to the suit Of his wife for divorce, a
full report of which has appeared in the
GLOBE. The following is the defense which
Mr.. Huddleston sets up:
And now comes the defendants in the above
entitled action, and for answer to tho COM
plant of the plaintiff therein; denies each and
every allegation in said complaint contained,
except in SO far as the same shall be hereinaf-
ter admitted or averred.
And the defendant admits and states that he
married the plaintiff on the 18th day of Aug
ust, and that they thereafter lived together
husband and wife until the Oath day of
October, 1879, at which time the said plaintiff
abandoned this defendant and his house, and
has since lived apart from him and has re-
fused to live with him. And that the age of
said plaintiff is 81 years, and that of the de-
PENDANT a years. And that for more than five
years last past the said plaintiff and defendant
have resided, and still do reside, IN tie county
of Ramrey aforesaid. And that the issue of
the said marriage is three children named and
aged as the said plaintiff hath in her said COM
plant in that behalf stated And that the
said plaintiff has had said children in her gen.
eral care as their mother and as this defend
ants wife, and not otherwise, and in no special
or unusual degree or manner.
And that the defendant is the owner of
certain real estate and personal property
and that the aggregate value of all the said
property belonging to said defendant
is about 1925, 900 and that the annual income
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And that this defendant owns his homestead
where he now resides, numbered 254 on Ex-
change street, in the city of st. Paul, in said
county. And that said house was built by the
defendant about six years ago, and that in the
building thereof the said plaintiff contributed
repaid to her, she In her complaint hath in
that behalf stated.
LIVED BEYOND his MEANS.
And the defendant further answering says:
That during all his said married life he has en-
deavored always faithfully to perform, and
generally has faithfully performed his whole
and even more than his duty in this, to wit:
That in his earnest desire to meet the wishe q
and expectations of his said wife, he has dur
ing the greater part of his said married life
lived beyond his income, and has expended in
the support and maintenance of his family, be-
sides his income, a considerable portion of his
capital. And that during all his said married
life he has treated his said wife With kindness
and affection, excepting that occasionally. when
provoked beyond endurance by the willful and
purposely irritating misconduct of his said
wife. he has been thereby goaded into using
harsh words to her, and excepting also the in
stances herein specifically set forth.
GOODNESS AND INDIFFERENCE
And that this defendant further answering
says: That during the last eight years of his
said married life the said plaintiff has been
very derelict and unfaithful in the performance
of her duties to this defendant. And that es-
peclally during the last three years of his mar
ried life the said plaintiff has almost entirely
tailed and refuned to recognize or perform her
duties as the wife of this defendant. And that
during the said last mentioned period she has
almost uniformly, willfully adopted and pur-
sued most vexatiouH and irritating course of
conduct and demeanor toward this defendant;
has neglected her domestic and household du
ties; has systematically violated or disregarded
the wishes, tastes, rights and requests Of this
defendant; has manifested no love or affection
or regard for him, but on the contrary, has
steadily demeaned herself towards him with
the greatest GOODNESS and Indifference; has
without any cause or reason therefor absolute
ly refused to occupy this defendants bed and
denied him all the privileges thereof, excepting
IN very few instances; and has been habitu-
ally fault-fnding and disrespectful and often
insulting, both in her language and behavior
towards this defendant.
ACCUSATION OF 1NF1DEL1Tr.
The answer continues, setting forth that his
wife was habitually cold and Indifferent, and
manifested 10 love or affection for him It
then proceeds:
This defendant did, when certain suspic-
lous facts and circumstances affecting his said
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commencement of this action, have his sus-
ploions aroused respecting her marital fidelity,
and did thereupon mention his said suspicious
to her and ask OF her an explanation of the
said suspicious facts and circumstances, and
that she thereupon utterly refused either to
make any explanation thereof or to deny the
existence of any just ground for the said sus-
picions. And that few days afterwards still
other suspicious facts and circumstances, in
volvlng his said wife, having in the meantime
come to his knowledge, this defendant brought
the same to her attention, who wholly
declined to give any explanation or to
assert her Innocence in the PREMISES; and that
thereupon this defendant, becoming indignant,
excited. and angry. said to her, in substance
You know what l suspect you of, and if I
could get positive proof of it, would throw
you over that fence; and if there is hell
when you die, believe the hottest place in it
will be reserved for YOU" And that the afore.
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complaint herein. as occurring on or about the
loth day OF October last. And that, except az
aforesaid, this defendant never accused his
said wife of marital in6delity.
CHANGED HER TUNE.
1.-The defendant in continuing his answer
AYERS that after this his wife's feelings an
peared to undergo change, and that she man
ifested more affection for him than she had
done for years.
And that the said changed manner
of the said plaintiff towards this defendant
continued until he left his said
residence on the evening of Wednesday, the
the country.
ana that on his return to his said residence
on the evening of Monday, the 9th day of o.
tober, he unexpectedly found the same desert
cd and abandoned by his wife. stripped BY her
OF all personal property, and also of 3 great
many household effects belonging to this de-
PENDANT, and was soon afterward served with
summons and complaint in this action, which
had been commenced on the Oath day of Ooto-
per, or on the second day after this defendant
left home as aforesaid.
KICKED OUT OF BED AND WHY.
And further answering, this defendant saws;
Ihat Tor about month prior to August, 1876.
the said plaintiff, without any cause or reason
whatever therefor, had altogether Abandoned
the bed Of this defendant, and had been sIeen-
ing with her sister, who was then a visitor
at his house; and that this defendant had
several times demonstrated with his said
wife for thus leaving his bed. And that
on the night referred to in the second folio
OF the complaint herein, the said plaintiff re-
luctantly came to this defendants bed. and
being in bed with him, turned her back upon
him; and upon this defendants speakino
kindly to her, and endeavoring to caress her.
she. with much asperity, told him to leave her
alone, as she wished to 60 to sleep. And this
matter was that she did not wish to occupy his
bed. to which she replied, "Yes." And that
thereupon this defendant, being irritated bv
the said unreasonable and wholIy uninst;fah