The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-27
WOE AND WRETCHEDNESS.
TIE SAD RECITAL OF A HUSBANDS
CRUEL TREATMENT.
Petition for Legal Separation and
Maintenance by Mrs. Negiey. Against
Her Husband, DR.. Albion p. Negiey,
Well-Known Dentist.

The bill for legal separation and separate
maintenance of Negley against Neglcy filed
in the chancery court yesterday, is a lengthy
recital Of the wrongs and cruelties of a hus-
band inflicted upon wife. The defend
ant to the bill is DIR. Albion Ncgley, a dent.
ist who has an Office at No. 2l0 Main
street. The bill recites the fact that
she married her present husband in
October, 1873, and that they were
then living in small Michigan town;
that the first few years of their married life
dreams of her girlhood had pictured before
she plighted her life TO Albion Negley. She
had been reared in aiiluence, and never
knew what IL was to do manual
labor and that he enjoyed a lucrative
practice in his profession and maintained
her In like style for the first few years OF
their marriage, and then for what reason she
does not know, but most certainly through
no fault of hers, he began to treat her
cruelty. This, she says, was inhuman in
the extreme, but she bore IL patiently and
cndeavored by kindness ON her part To show
him the error of his actions. Up 10 1881
there had been no issue from their marriage,
but in that year when daughter was born
TO them, she thought aud hoped that his
affection for their child would amcliomte the
harshncss Of his disposition and personal
abuse Of her, but such was not the csae. The
bill then rccitcs that she, her husbaud and
child moved to this city In August, 1886,
and that being informed that not having
been resident of the Stato for two years
she cannot petition for a complete divorce,
but only ask for legal separation and main
tcnance. In support OF this she complains
that within the past few months his cruelty
has become more marked, and has reached
severity unbearable, and which endangcr:
the security Of her life. She charges that he
most approbrious epithcts; that time and
again with curses on his lips he has struck
her i'm the face, on the shoulders and breast
with his fist; that he has repeatedly chokcd
her until she was well nigh suiIocatcd; that
he has pulled her hair out by the roots
jerking IL with force that sent her scream
ing with pain 10 the floor. These cruelties
aud indignities she charges he has repeated
until life is unbearablc in his presence.
Respondent Is further charged with using
vile and obscene language In the presence
aud hearing OF their daughter Anna, and
also teaching the child 10 use them, until
the moral life Of the child has become
tainted with the inhuman yilencss Of IN,
father In addition 10 this the respondent
X charged with having made threats Of the
dircst vengeance against the life Of complain
ant and has sworn that he would get rid Ol
her, even II he had 10 kill her.
But the maximum OF cruelty, that which
has wrung the Inflated wife's heart sorcst |,
contained in the charge OF adultery against
her husband. She alleges that he Is not only
criminally intimate with other WON IN, bu
that time and again he has boosted TO her oil
the charms Of other women, and that only q
day or two since he had M boosted ~ her o
his adultcrous relations with woman whom
lac said lived IN the Commercial hotel. buI
whose name Is unknown 10 complainant.
The complainant further charges that III,
respondent habtually wastes his carningsb by
gambling.
The bill further states that the complain
ant never having been trained 10 hard work
Il wholly unable Ia support herself ans
| child. That the respondent does n well paw
| ing professional business, his income there
| from amounting Ia not less than bctwccl
1900 and 500 per month, and that lac Is wei
able 10 support separately she and lac
child. rgraN r.
The prayer Of the petition Il for sepant
maintenance, the custody Of the child an
AN injunction restraining respondent frof
interfering with her or the child In an
respect whatever.
Chancellor Este. did not issue the injunS
ton as asked, but ordered . notice served o
the defendant Ia appear Ia open court Of
Monday, the 2sth instant
Buy Pumps, Drive Wells and Hose Of J