The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-06
mrs. VALLHAU'S WHIMS
She Cared " More for
Smiths Little Plnkie
Than Her Husbands
\ Whole Body"
R STORIES COST HIM HIS JOBS.
She Famed Smith While
vaIIeau Hustled Cold Pan
cakes for Supper.

Chancellor McGill devoted considera-
ole time this morning to. considering the
application of Susan p. Valleau for ali
mony and counsel fee in the divorce suit
which she has brought against her hus-
hand. The parties reside In Hoboken
and are well known in society circles Of
that city. In her petition Mrs. yalleau
says that in September, 1881 her husband
told her that he was tired Of living with
her and that he was going to leave her.
which he did.
She had four children and in order to
support them she learned typewriting,
but her health is failing through over
work and she is compelled to give up her
work. She swears that her husband has
property and she asks that he be COM
pelled TO contribute to her support pend
Ing the suit. Her petition is accompanied
by the affidavit of her mother. Mrs Anna
Brickerhof, who swears that she heard
& Valleau say that he was tired Of support
ing his wife and was going TO leave her
so that he could have good time.
A letter in Valleau's handwriting to his
wife was also produced, In which ne said
that he was Wiling to provide for his
family, but he never wanted TO see her
again, and II he met her on the street be
would not speak to her.
Mr.. Russ, who represented Mr.. Valleau,
read a number Of aflidavits in opposition
TO the application. The first was by Val
lean. He saws that his wife gave party
in September. 1887, and when 1t was over
told him that she mad not enjoyed herself
bit because he was there. Words fol-
lowed this declaration and they finally
agreed to separate. he to pay his wife sS5
! per month.
This he claimed that he had done
through Frank McDonough, Recorder of
Hoboken. He once met her on the street
after that and proposed that they should
live together, but she told him that she
would rather cut her throat from ear to
ear than go back TO him, because, he al
leges. she said she would have to give up
her mother il she did SO. His wife, he
! says. was very extravagant aud liked to
Adress and give parties, all of which his
salary Of s75 per month would not war
'aut.
HER STORIES LOST HIM WORK.
He was an engineer on the Delaware,
.ackawanna and Western Railroad, and
is wife circulated stories that he had de-
Serted her to such an extent that he had
TO leave the company. He went to vari-
Gus cities, and finally obtained sltua-
tion as an engineer on a railroad running
from Atlanta He was there but two
weeks when his wlfe's stories about his
desertion Of her reached there and he was
discharged. Then he went to Tacoma,
Washington. and was there when he
heard that his wife was about 10 start
Z divorce suit against him, and he hurried
home.
He received letter when he reached
Hoboken from New York lawyer named
Kissam, In compliance with which he vis-
tied the lawyer. Kissam. he says, told
him that II he would give the name Of
witness of his inflGeiity divorce could
be obtained which would cost him moth
ing. Mr.. Valleaa rejected the offer with
scorn aud barely escaped making mince-
meat OF Lawyer Kissam. lie also testi-
fled that man named William Smith
frequently visited his house and paid
Mrs. Valleau attentions which he re-
ented.
An affidavit of Recorder McDonough
was next read. The Recorder says that
he took S35 each month to Mrs. .Valleau
from her husband. On one occasion he
had conversation with Mrs Vallean
about returning to her husband, when she
said that she did not like her husband at
all, and that she cared more for Smiths
little pinkie than she did for Valleau's
whole body.
KIssAM's MODEST REQUEST.
Mrs. Marin Valleau. mother OF the de-
fendant, swore that Frederick W. Kis-
sam, a lawyer, called upon her aud re-
quested her to write to her son and ask
him II he could furnish the name OF q
tained without expense.
James B. Turnure testified that he
called at Valleau's house one evening and
found William Smith lying on sofa
while Mrs Valleau sat beside him fan
ming him. Vallean came in afterward
and went to the kitchen TO get his supper.
All he found there Was cold pan cakes,
and he naturally demonstrated. There
upon Mrs. Valleau remarked II he did not
like his supper he could go elsewhere and
get it, At the same time she kept on fan
ming Smith. Mrs. Turnure, the wife of
the previous affiant, corroborated him.
and added that Mrs Brinkerhoff, Mrs.
Vulleau's mother, had said that she would
give $500 10 have her daughter get rid Of
Valieau.
Mrs. Turnure said that she frequently
visited Mrs. Valleau's house and always
found Smith there making himself COM
Portable.
The Chancellor, after the afiidayits
were read, said that he would have to
deny the application and would refer the
matter to vice chancellor for final ear
ing