The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-24
A soMPLIcArEn CASE.
Mrs. Frances narEer Abandons Her \,
eldaI Resolve, and Nues fora Diyoree

Mrs. Frances narReF AbandoHs Her HuI.
eidaI Resolve, and Sues for n Divorce.
A new phuse Of the history Of Jerome
BArgeF and his wife transplred yesterday.
Early In the forenoon Mrs. Barger, who had
remained at the stamn House over night
with the child, sought legal advice, and the
result was an application to Judge Jacobs for
q divorce, and for q temporary order restrain.
Ing Ba:ger from dcpriVing her Of the CON-
pany oil thechIld until the suit Is finally de.
teFulinCd, The papers were filed and an attach.
lnent issued for the child.
The complainant In her bill alleges that on
tho B0th day Of January, 1870, she was mar.
ried TO the defendant In Doddridup county.
West Virginia, the Rev. WIN. Dobson, pcr.
son authorized to perform marriage cCreino.
niles under tho laws Of the State, performing
tho ceremony. That she has lived true,
faithful and Obedient, also VirluOuS wife,
with her husband ever EiRee except as here.
matter set forth. That there has been born
TO them rs result OF said marriage one
child-Ellen May, who Is now OF tender years
mine next May. That her husband hD.
during her marriage treated and beat hel
cruelty aud inhumAnly, calling hera -
and declaring lac could prove the same (which
charge the complainant has denied) and la,
struck and beat this complainant 80 thai
she haS on two other occasions since tAeI,
marriage been compelled to leave him.
and has only returned ut his earn
est solicitations he promising 10 treat
her better and also on account Of tho
child, Ellen May. That since the lime she
last returned lie has again treated her brutality
and inhumanly, and has struck and beat her
as well as committed adultery with one Ann
Ceiey and one Mary blackwell, also Others,
ana When TINS complainant demonstrated
with the defendant she met with abuse; aud
there was continuance OF the adufterou.
intercourse, so that about three months
since the complainant was compelled to leave
the house Of the defendant with her child
and come TO Wheeling, where she has since
resided, lived by her own labor and support
ed her child. She now charges that on yes
terday her husband came to Wheeling where
lie now Is, and torCibly took her child, whom
she Is able to support and is DESTROYS 10 have
with her, and who being Of tender year,
needs mothers care, and he threatens Il
take said child into the State OF Ohio nuI
from there to the State OF Nebraska, where
this complainant charges, he intends to re
main, having disposed Of all his worldly good!
AMI effects not movable for that purpose.
The Plain.sH therefore prays that she maJ
have the charge and custody Of her child dur
ing the tendency Of this suit. That the de
PENDANT be enjOined and restrained from in
tertering with said child or the complainant
personal liberty, and that on final hearing
Of tins cause she be decreed divorce from
the bonds OF matrimony and the care of thu
child, and such other relief US she Is entitled
to.
A reporter talked with Barger awhile yes
tefday. lie said the litigation commenced
by his wife yesterday would be long ant
tedious, as well as expensive IL he resisted
the application. He had accordingly re-
solved to leave without the child, and let hi.
wife have her way. In accordance with thi.
plan, he departed on the steamer Scioio yes
terlay. .. ~.
There is 4 serious charge made by Mrs
Barger against her husband which is not re-
cited In the petition. The story she tells Of
mistrcatment and cruelty ut the hands oil
her husband isA sad one, and short time
Previous to her departure from their home In
HOckingport she accidentally learned fac
that she had been in cutfre fgnorace Of
namely that Bargcr had n wife aud two
children in New York State when he mar.
ried her. lie has recently fallen heir tc
SOME money, and employed Mr.. D. il. Leon
ard, OF Parkcrsburg the well-knOwn LAWYER
and member Of the House of Delegates, to
procure this for him. Once il
his absence Mrs. Barger can't
across Il letter from New York lawyer say
ing that his family had drawn most of tho
funds Upon her husbands return, Mrs
Barger asked about this, when he admitted
that he had been married and had two grown
daughters. This explained mystery tha
had always enshrouded the mans past. ii,
ind his present wife were married when sh,
was but fourteen, and innocent Of humal
nature, as well us entirely ignorant of thu
mans past life. Such marriage could no
but be an ill.assorted one, and result il
misery for the young wife.
Several persons were met yesterday who
have had an opportunity to observe Mrs
BargerS conduct since her arrival in Wheel
ing and from their reports it seems tina
whatever the woman's past life has been, slr,
is now leading n blamcfess one, and honestl
trying to earn livelihood for her. elf an;
child. For some weeksSh worked as kitchen
girl with well known Island family, and i
now sewing for n living.