The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-01-07
Is WO0ED BY HIS WIFE.
a NOVEL SCENE WITNESSED IN THE
TooMes COURT.
Josephine Meyers Makes Love 10 tho Man
She Claims M Her Husband Fifteen
Per.ous Identify him aud Is 10
Held 10 support wife aud child.

New YoRW Jan, 0-JosephIne Meyers,
OF No, 10 Mulberry street. stood on her toes
at the Tombs, pulled her husbands face
down no that their lips met, and then loud
smack was heard The fifteen witnesses for
tho wife who sat In tho benches looked on
with happy faces aud Uttered Tho man
did not return the kiss, but squrme out OF
tho womanS embrace, remarl'ng that no
had never seen tho woman until uho at'
tacAed him In Bayard street Saturday, toro
his hair aud scratched his face The year,
and,a 'hall-oll baby which the mother car
ried resemDled tha mau, having eyes aud
hair OF the sama color, II seemed 10 REQ
ognlzed the man. for II held out Ia little
hands and refused 10 remain quiet In the
woman = arms, calling upon Papa"
Justice Murray suggested that tho VITA
try tho old Establishments which hal won
the man for her husband, After blushlng
ahe playtully plnched tho mans check,
pulled his nose, aud then ran hor fingers
through his hair, He submitted quietly un'
III she seized hia face In both her hands,
whom no shut his eyes and refused 10 meet
her glance, II was impossible 10 got him
10 look into her eyes When he stared al
the door thu woman lovingly linked hor arm
with his aud Hdi
"schata, what's tho matterl Why don't
you recognize mot Didn't you always got
your mealai Didn't you like my cooklngl
You didn't have 20 get up early In the morn
Ing, make the fire and get breakfast ready
for mo, No; did all that for you, II you
don't think me good,loOking enough | can
purchase powder and paint like other
women aud mako myself look prottier,
Come homo with mo- aud III never pull
your hair again or strike you with thu
broom, rl bo tho best little wife In tha
world ~ you Oh, Albert, don't bo 80 cruel
hearted
The man stood Immoyablo and would only
aayi III nfy6r saw tho woman until met
h0r yesterday
"Do you remember any marks on hiA
body" Sergeant Renlsh inquired, but she
said ahe didn't
~ know him rs would a bad cont" said
witness for tho wife "llo was always
talking 10 no about the uglinoss Of his wifo.
! Ho would says Now York girls aro 10 nioo
and could have my pick OF them, but un.
fortunately Tor mo II do no will got i've
years In state prison, IN leave her some
day though, unl II she has mo arrested I'll
pretend not 10 know her II will bo my
word against hers aud tho Judge will have
! 10 give mo tho bonoilt OF tho doubt aud dis
charge mo Il lin successful thon I'll marry
! some ono ClB,,'h
Attor witnesses for tho wife had bcon
hoard, all of whom positively Identified tho
man M tho womau'a husband, Justice Muir
ray asked the husband 10 produce his vii,
nossoi llo had only one, Wolf Friedman
OF No l0a BayOrd street
"What do you want TO show by this wit.
ncmin Justice Murray inquired
"Thia woman cl1ims cam0 10 this coun.
try with her from Russia throo years ago;
this witness lnowethat landed In this eoun.
, try aOyon years ago.
~ am sorry that | have 10 contradict
! YOU his witness said, "but | only know
you two years If you say you know mo
seven years you must 10 out Of your hoad,n
"Doyou think YOU can hoolwink ua all, ~
Justice Murray said STORMY 10 tho prisoner.
"You are playing deep game, but u won't
work You are this woman's husband, Fiji
toon witnesses positively identity you aud
many moro can bo produced You will
have 10 furnish security TO tho amount OF
500 to give your wife three dollars wcoR
or you'll e. the workhoueo gx months
/ Then when you are released and you again
fail to supply food aud sholtor TO you wifo
and child you viii got another six months
You'll llnd II no easy matter 10 deny your
wIfo before got through with you,n
"Am compelled 10 live with this wo.
manN tho man asked
"No you aro not,' and tho mau tbon
sOomol willing 20 10 10 prison