The evening world., 1890-07-16
WIRELESS FATHER BILL"
Mrs. DAILY Sues for Divorce and
Alimony.
She Alleges Horrible and Revolving
Brutality OH His Part.

Father Pill" DAILY. who is always
pointed out to the visitor at the various
race tracks in this vicinity az one of the
celebrated characters, is having a bad
streak of luck.
He has hal trouble with his stable and
his jockeys. and now 10 cap the climax he
will be summoned to appear as defendant
in a divorce suit instituted by his wife,
Elizabeth A. DAILY, in the Supreme Court,
Brooklyn.
DAILY acquired the name of Father
Bill " from the talent at the trick ON
account Of the numerous youngsters he
has about his stable. He has u world
wide reputation for making good joe koys
and many ambitious youngsters who
think they can ride bind themselves out
to DAILY for n number Of years.
II IA lad survives the hard knocks which
Father Bill" distributes lavishly and
without favor he may become a Jockey
in time; but most Of the boys decide to
leave before their time is up.
II Is believed that DAILY has reser we'd
some of his cuffs and blows for his wi fe.
If her statement Of cruel and unus ual
treatment be true.
Mrs. Daily is at present lying seriously
i'll ut tho residence of Charley Post. he
! steeplechnse jockey, at Grnyeseud. Mrs.
DAILY alleges that her illness is the result
of her husbands cruel treatment. He
abandoned her. she says, July 0.
Her story is that July 8 her husband
came home in u fearful temper. She was
in bed ut the time. but she says that DAILY
grabbed her by the arms. yanked her ont
| of bed and after kicking her several times
dragged her about through the diff erent
rooms Vt the house.
She alleges that she stood this treatment
several hours, but finally became DO
frightened at her husbands crazy actions
that Mt 4 O'clock in the morning She He'd
from the house aud walked IA mile to her
SON law Posts house.
She further says that as she left Father
Bill gave her q clip ON the head with
his fist and told her that she would re.
member him by that.
Since that time Mrs. DAILY has been cGn
fined to her bed and her husband has not
been near her. In her complaint. Which
was served yesterday, size says that the
cruel treatment has lasted over two years,
and that her present delicate health IL the
ulrect result OF MS DlOWS.
Four years ago DAILY and his wife had O
falling out over the formers alleged ei'ca-
pades with a vonng girl. Then Mrs. DAILY
suod for divorce. but the case never came
to trial.
DAILY married his wife in Hartford.
Conn. April 8, 1875. He has u ste OK
farm there. and is represented to be
worth 900. 00l.
He always has n large racing stable in
training. Among the good horses he has
is Civil Service. who time ant again hiu
beaten the best OF sprinters this seasou,
Then there Is Pat Oakley. n good timcei
topper, who has pulled off oil this year
hurdle races at Brighton.
Then he has Iephyrns, sir William,
Seymour. Silleck. Emily Carter. GLORY
and a host of other fair horses In his
stable.
Nothing delights Father Bill" SO
much as to upset the talent" He is
fond of giving them surprises. and every
once III d while his horses pull ot Il race
in which odds of ~ or 81 to l are laid
against them.
DAILY never bets himself. and book
makers rarely suffer heavily from his
hor, Oh winning.
DAILY always runs his horses the same
way. He inst ucts his jockeys to get
away in front and ride like the devil to
Mrs. DAILY is Snapper Garrison's aunt,
and the latter receive ed his first lessons In
the art Of riding from " Father Bill. +"
Jimmy Mclaughlin, Willie Palmer.
Moser, Lamblev and Johnny Reagan. all
exert locks" are graduates o
DAYS. school.
Daly's troubles began a few months
back. when he got badly stuck ON Sew
mour. paying -, 900 tor that cripple.
Then young Palmer ran way from him,
and was followed by Lamblay, another of
Days best Jocks. Very lew races has
Father Bill won lately, and his bad luck
has sourel hlm.
Mrs. DAYS counsel will ask for ali
mouy and counsel Ice in Il few days un-
less another reconciliation takes place.