The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-04
DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY.
Serious Trouble Between Isaac j
Numan ana His Wife,
A Suit for divorce win be tho Result
Both Sides Of the Case Cleaned by News
Democrat Reporters,

For the past lifleen years, peace ana
qulel have not relRhed supreme ~ me
residence OF Isaac j, Numan, oi 2lh West
Seventh street. The protecting care OF Use
husband and tho ellnglng tenderness OF
lhe wife have given place 70 an ley ehllli'
ness, and hugh barriers OF tangible If'Rla'
ity have arisen between them,
Mr. and Mrs, human we're married
March 4, 1873 aud the ooldnehH, u ID said
RrOse shortly after their marriage The
matter was brought t0a focus Friday ana
suit for dlyoefe 10 now Ia order
Mr Numan appeared AZ Police Court
Friday with Ills nose bruised and dihilR'
ured, and awOre out warrant Tor the ar
resl Ut Marks honiz, on charge OF assault
aud battery, The matter was huhlied ~
aud HOnlz was arraigned late Friday even
Ing, Numan failed to appear against hlm
aud he pleaded guilty and was ahnehHed q
fine Of u aud coats
According W Mr.. Numan's version Of
the affair, " appears thai a daughter ol
Mrs, humAn, by a former marriage has
been yiHliing her mother for the past -four
or five months, She 10 from the Wild aud
woolly west, and Numan claims that she
ingrafted q few Of her western Ideas into
the management OF his quiet home, 10 the
extent that Hhe has caused trouble be'
tween himself and wife, lie says
that he had some words
with his wife Friday after
noon aud that liouiz, who lives across The
street AZ No, 22b West Seventh street, aud
10 married 20 the other daughter OF Mrh'
human, came IN and made an Attack up
ON him, lie alleges that he was Just In
the act Of taking OH his oyeroohi and was
standing near the open door OF We nall
way when Boulz struck him terrific blow
between the eyea, knocking him down q
Night Of five stone steps, which lead up 10
the yeranda. lie says that The trouble las
e1lated mainly since tho advent Of the
daughter from tue west,
Mrs. Numan' 2 story places rather q diiI'
efent complexion on the affair, She says
that hor husband came home about one
o'clock Friday, while she was eating din
ner, and that he became abusive nnd
finally struck at her several times, Her
aOn.ln.lhw, foulz, hearing the disturbance
came In and endeayOred 90 defend her
from humans wrath, when Numan turn
cd upon Boutz striking him several tlmee,
Houlz, In order 70 defend himself, struck
Numan, aa he alleges, knocking him
across the poriloo and down the steps,
"Thla trouble didn't arise since my
daughter came 10 pay mo a ylsit,h said
Mra. Numan 10 a NEwA'DRMoCRAr report.
for tho past fifteen years. Ills
son Walter ID greatly TO blame In
tho matter, and Las great
influence over hla father, The real cause
Of the trouble between ua, however, IN
Jealousy. lie IL extremely and unnatu'
rally Jealous. lle dooa not conilno his
Jealous suspicious 20 one man, hut nt odd
times during the past fifteen years has
been Iealoua Of a number OF diiierentmon
Ia this city without the least cauao.n
The matter In now In the banda Of Mrs,
humans atturneye, Day Lynch a Day,
and proceedings for divorce are now
pending, and will be begun In a few days
unless an amionblo settlement can be
agreed upon. Mrs, Numan expressed
herself 40 being willing 10 enter Into an
agreement whereby they may live apart,
she being allowed sufficient alimony Tor u
separate maintenance.
.. q mn, NUMAN's STATEMENT. 1l-.''-..,,
Mr. Numan aaya, In regard 10 the
trouble Friday night, that he won't homo
and found his wife and her daughter had
been away all afternoon, and his supper
was not ready. He inquired the cause,
and aomo controversy took place In regard
10 tho matter, his wife throwing him on
the floor, Me cried murder and aho allow
lie returned sometime afterwards 90 get
some clothing, which he secured and was
about 10 leave the house again whom his
wife aud her daughter struck az him aud
attempted 10 throw him. About this time,
ho says, her aonin.law, Bouia, by some
pronrrangod plan, stepped Into the hall
way, nt the Gamo tlm0 calling him vile
unmo. lie struck NJ Mr., Numau hitting
him between the oyOa and knocking him
down thrCo or four steps.
llc had Fouig arrested, who pleaded
guilty, and was fined 81 and costs on the
charge Of assault aud battery, lie says
chat he did not strike ne Mrs, Numnn, or
anyone elao that evening, aud that Mrs,
humans charges Of Jealousy are entirely
without foundation,
He has boon Informed that she h about
TO commence divorce proceedings, aud
says hc IN ready TO defend himself against
any charges she may make
He has retained Mosara. Thnycr u Gill
son. Mr.. Numnn has long boon known In
Canton asnn industrious man, and hagby
bis labors accumulated considerable prop
Griy.