The daily gazette., 1882-05-15
avNpECKED HUSBAND.
.. poloful Tale Of Wifely Cruelty ne
- Told the Court

TOlu INV
rNew York star.l
tbo trial of the action commenced
pyi l,,a r., Pabl against her husband Tnomas
|llln r'a dsation was begun yesterday before
\ Iarremore in the special YER eerm q .,ls .he
ma M Court there were but rev OF the
lls S'"d Md of court loungers and scandal
" u'I nresent. BY some mysterious
u' b6weyer, the army OF bald-heads
II, i1,.rned ned that the case was a spicy one,
\ 's ,hev marched one by one until the
I no9 'u'g was fairly filled, and the old
i lIv hunters chuckled at the novel
~ hat was introduced.
~ .,,,ntitF. ITt Mrs. Rail, is not quite 20
7 ssse and her husband while on the
y a. y II AZ, looks not over 25 years.
S,iss w. were married nearly two years
I.s W. Rail asks for a decree of separa-
H. separate maintenance on the
~ y that her husband has abandoned
In his answer he admits that he rec
~ ~ i live with his wife, as she made his
sisprahle by her ferocious temper and
rr qualities. He stated that he was
i ta piye her such an allowance for
~ maintenance as his circumstances
permit. !.
ad bv bis counsel, Mr.. Langbein. After
Einr a. to the marriage and his early
I'd iife which he said was happy, he
sked
Eben did the trouble first commence be-
yourself and your wife 2"
a got along very well until the fall of
when she commenced to show her vio-
Aemper," he replied.
Mat did she dop ~ G
N kicked me in the shins she grabbed
/ The throat she tore off my clothes !;
Hruck me on the nose, and scratched my
Nth her nails" Laughter. 9N
b evidence afforded great amusement
audience, in view of the fact that the
b is small in figure and not over so
|ls in weight, while the husband is a
bing, athletic looking man of 140
Iis. Both the parties were well dressed
from their actions and manners ap-
u to be persons of fair education.
|El anything more serious than these
! occurp continued counsel.
b SIR" replied witness: "she went
u with carving knife, and attacked
|Ith big door key" Laughter.
you remember anything else Z"
one occasion, while resting ON q sofa,
We me a blow on the temple with her
ped fist without any provocation or
Rhg." Laughter.
4hy did you not resist these attacks q"
knerally they were unexpected, but
they were not, warded them off"
you recall any other unpleasant oc-
|heep .--..
be evening was preparing to go out
friend, and she took my clothes and
7 them up until she herself had dressed.
ben gave me my clothes, and when
out she followed me and screamed.
hter. lgot in to car, and she followed
p and screamed louder. This made
shamed before the people, and | went
|hone with her." Laughter.
u The Court what occurred on New
3 4 Day, 1881
locked me in that day and we sat at
lndow looking out at the people who
going visiting. said should be like
people, and call on some of my
and she said D. you, amt l good
= company for youl" Laughter.
hatie Smith, friend of the family
taer witnesses who were examined cor.
aled Mr.. Rahl's testimony.
en Mrs, Rail was examined In her owl
she denied emphatically that she had
assaulted her husband. She said he
W. per week, and $23 of this amount
sed to keep house; the remaining s.
/ loSed him for personal expense, but
inns she purchased for him two bottle,
llsKey per month, which cost 81 so eacl
ooA ol cigars at cost of $3.50. Sh.
x. this was pretty good treatment
sater,