West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04
CLARK,S MAR
RIED LIFE.
HIS wife Accuses him oF uabItuaI
cruelty Treatment and Drunk
Gnness


Cruelty fTreRtmcnt and Drunk
cnness.
The announcement that proceed -
lnGs tor divorce have been instituted
by Congressman j. b. Clark, Jr., OF
Missouri, against his wife has caused
intense indignation among the friends
OF that lady in Philadelphia, where
she hvsd Tor many years, The fol-
lowing story Of their married life is
the one which her friends say will
be subslsntisted in court:
After their marriage the couple
settled IN house in + street,
Washington. which had been provd.
ed by the wife. Soon thereafter Mr..
Clark brought six children by a
former wife into his new home. Mrs.
Clark placed the young children in
the convent in Georgetown with her
own daughter, and made Mr.. Olark's
young lady daughter her companion.
Mr.. Clark was poor and in debt, but
he spent more money for drink than
he should, and indulged his children
in extravagsnoes which he could not
afford and st which his wife disap-
proved. Besides the jars which these
things naturally occasion. he seemed
to grow insanely jealous of his wife
even before the honey moon was over.
After the session closed last Spring
ho toek his wife TO Missouri, and
there she found Mr.. Clark's 6nsncial
condition even worse than it was in
W Gshington, She gave up her large
house and took a smaller one to
econonize, and TO make the expenses
Si living still smaller arranged to
take one Of Mr., Clark's friends as
lodger TO help pay rent. All this
did not tend to make the home hap.
Py. Before their married life was a
fourth ola year old she had to leave
her house in the night time and run
to neighbor's to escape his brutal
ty. 1t is said that Mr.. Clark was in
the habit OF cuIsing her and usng
language toward her which no de-
cent man would use toward any one,
Mr.. Clark and his wife returned
from Missouri in July, and at the
invitstion Of Mr.. Jacoby, Mrs. Clark's
father, the family went TO Atlantic
City and TO the Hotel Albion, which
Mr.. .Jacoby managed. Even the
presence of her father, it is said, did
not restrain him from abusing his
wife thsre. One evening after Mrs.
Clark had, at tho request of her Ia
ther, been entertaining number Of
guests in the parlor, he beat her af-
ter che had gone 10 her room knock
ing her down. So violent was be,
both vita oaths and blows, that it
called the children to the scene, and
even some Of the guests Of the house.
The assault OF the Congressman
npon his wife war matter af public
scandal upon the beach. Mrs.
Clark even then shieldsd her hus-
band from her fathers ssger. After
the season st Atlantic City was over
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark returned to
Washington, and, taking the lurni-
ture she had saved from her large
house, they moved into a residence
in Grant place.
Mr.. C.ark's treatment Of his wife
grew worse instead OF better, and
about two weeks ago he left his wife 8
house and charged his wifo through
the public prints with dissipation.
Mrs, Clark will resist to the lsst
Mr.. Clarks application for divorce,
aud prove the charges Of brutality
above reoited. Sbo is now danger
ousIy i'll at her residence in Grant
place, in Washington, and her faith
or has been summoned by tele-
graph from Philadelphia. Mr.
CIark'g childen are still at school at
the convent at Geoi getown, and he
is expected 10 return TO Washington
some time within Tho next two
weeks. Mrs Clark will be removed
to Philadelphia by her father as
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