Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-14
'IMAD ITALIAN COUPLE.
L,.nOMO ARATA RENOUNCEH
~ HIS wIfE-MACARoNI
sxD OIL, BUT NO WINE.

c;.como Arata, an Italian restaura
~, of considerable estate, was give
hss,inc !. NJ before Judge Arnold on Sal
,Ssy I for failing to properly provid
|, r ne support Of his wife, Ellen c
..,a and his two pretty dark.eye,
."ghters, mol" Annie and Clara, aged re
"S,ively - and IL years. Arats
ssns A restaurant under the "clOch
rrr" YER" in the South Second street mar
philadelphia. He owns sever
.nsss in the upper section Of the city
tJ s;Js. tbe one at No Sl7 Fallon street
here be and his family reside.
Ts Ia also owns % house in the sarns
iubborhood, which is occupied as q
sa,e laundry and a tin shop. Mrs
I,ta Is quite handsome woman. In
;np her testimony she became quite
citel at times. "It is a lie lie ! lie u
repeated on several occasions while
der the fire of cross.examination.
said she had been married for
rnty-three years, but for the past two
Irs she had lived &part from her hus-
M in the same house. She did not
81 to have anything to do with him,
ause he called her names and used
ii bad language toward her.
lrata, at the solicitation of q mutual
nd named Lagomarsino, agreed TO
d his wife S33 a month to keep up
side of the establishment. He com.
ii with the agreement for some time,
finally quit advancing and gave
credit on storekeepers for the ne ces-
Is OF life. This lasted but q hort
lie, however, as the husband thought
family was living too luxuriously.
upshot Of the matter was that he
|ned an advertisement in the paper
ls effect that he would not pay any
scon;racted by his wife. Mr.. Lag.
rsino endeavored TO reconcile mat
but to no purpose. The present |
was then brought against the hus-
to compel him to support his wife
daughters |
Arata said that he loved his
ly, bnt there was no getting along
bis wife and her relatives. She
extravsgant in her tastes and drank
lat deal OF wine. On the other
/, was averred that she had not
ged in her favorite beverage for
two years. The husband said he
got near enough TO her to know
her she had been indulging or not,
admitted that he had Instructed
orekeepers not TO give her either
or money. lie had given her ,
Tor all the macarCni and oil she
d, but she refused to accept the
OK, and threatened to run him in
0r other things
WAS making very little money at
tiaaran', aud his properties were +,
wy morigaged that he derived {
iI'le benefit from them. He tried
homie, but his wife would hayel <
ianes, and he was Obliged to stop a
ellt al the stores. He had given :
lighters money from time TO time y
lsa one OF them wanted $50 TO /,
stgraphy he furnished it. Since q
1le uhpeasantness between the N
tae husband had been taking -,
" al BIS eating place, which is a,
y ! over BY his sister and niece. II
@ 'lai i an order were m3,ia. ..ova r.
..sa .sees a,s s"~ 80 a. ~, is at home. ei
On'' want to be in the same house
him. would rather die in prison tt
ve with him." cried the wife. gl
you can't live together you h
get DIVORCE" said the Judge. c.
tdiyorce you. All can do Is to tt
ltyOu do not starve." il
rsome futher CONTROVERSY the Ii
said he thought the husband was 81
pay Sj3 "a month for housekeep- o
lrposes, and an order was made v
he understanding that the hms- z
foult dine" and "sup" with tho Il
Whenever LIE saw tit 10 do so. '