Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09
TWO M0THERS-IN-LAW
And What They Accomplished for a
Young Williamsburg Couple.
THE WIFE SUES FOR DESERTION.
Hot Cross.Fire of Accusations in Squire
McKenna's Court.
FAMILY WASHING DONE IN PUBLIC

Marital inrelicity and the work of the
mother-in-law occupied the attention of Al
derman McKenna this afternoon. This
time there were two mothers-in-law, as well
as other warning relatives.
On March Mrs. Maggie Craig, of Will
Iiamsburg, st. Clair township, made two
informations against her husband, George
Craig, charging him with assault and bat
terry and desertion She alleged that her
husband had deserted her two months ago,
and since that time had failed to provide
for her and her two children. The assault
was alleged to have been committed on De-
cember q, when she claimed her husband
took her BY the throat. The couple have
been married five years and have two chill
dren, a boy and girl, now in the mothers
possession.
The hearing took place yesterday after
noon. The AIderman's Office was crowded.
Mrs. Maggie Craig is a pale, thin young
woman, with flashing dark eyes. She was
well dressed, wearing black silk and seal
skin sacque. She had no LAWYER, but was
backed up in the court room by her father,
Archibald Warner, her sister, Miss Edith
Warner, and an elderly lady friend Her
HIS MOTHER PRESENT.
George Craig. the defendant, handsome
Young mill worker. was ACCOMPANIED by his
mother, Mrs. Jane Craig, and his elder
brother, Mark NJ. Craig. The Craigs were
all well dressed, and had William j. Bren-
men for their lawyer.
Mrs. Maggie Craig, the prosecutor, told
her story rapidly and with many angry
glances at the opposition. She was several
times interrupted. Alderman McKenna
and Attorney Bremen were compelled
frequently to intercede between the clashing
women. Mrs. Craig said. in brief: "He
has Just led me dogs life. L never could
do anything to please him. The only per-
SON that could do anything right was his
mother He was always running up to her
house and talking about me. He would not
let ME have what we needed for the table,
and always kicked when I needed anything
for the house. He struck me several times,
and once he grabbed me by the throat and
choked me. He spent money for beer, and
then growIed when / wanted any. At last
made up nv mind that could not live
with him any longer, and 1 took the chill
dren and went to my fathers house. Since
then he has not provided anything for my
support"
WHAT CITE rooK WITH HER
r,, .,u.x s,;d tho, sba ,oroveJ
from her husbands house to her fathers
house about $500 worth of furniture.
'She left me my razor and shaving cup"
said the defendant.
"Yes, and your dirty old beer bottles"
the witness said, with toss of her head
"Didn't you drink any of the beer?" the
husband asked. To that question the fair
witness did not deign to reply.
Mr.. Warner and Miss Edith Warner cor
roborated Mrs. Maggie Craig in all things
except the assault and battery. To that
there we're no witnesses except the husband
and wife.
George Craig testified in his own behalf.
He positively denied that he had ever laid
hands violently on his wife. He said that
he was receiving only $12 week, and that
his wife wanted him to rent house for SIS a
month. Because he could not afford that,
she constantly complained that he did not
keep her in the style to which she was ac-
customed. He said that he allowed her to
get ali the provisions and other household
necessities she wanted, getting books for her
at two stores, one of them being his mothers
store. He claimed that she hao well-fur-
1ished house. mr.. Craig saio tnnt she had
oeserteu nm. ne asNeu W De aiio"eu 'he
ONE MoTHER-IN-LAw's STORY.
Mrs lame CRAIG the husbands mother a
haav;Iv built nleasant.face1 woman told
her storv She said. "Magcie came n NV
borse before She Lett Georce 7. .sted her
;f II uos trne that che said GEORGE had beat
ber and choIed her She said .He can't
lIa Wa amo Would % not dare to law q hand On me
1,m mt afraid of him tried to oct them
N make nm ! thoupht everything of her
,1,tI " sLa ant ~ taItina IN ber foIIs obont
ma and rnnnino NO down She wonIdn,t
ossoo,.te Nth onybodv eycant bar toIts
Nobodv amounted to ANYTHING except her
MOou ~ ouJ mo and ESit6 and Mar r. RI"
"Don't YOU saw a word about Mary."
,b;mad in Mrs Mauoie Craio's elderly
hacker "She's not here to sneak for her.
seIf Don't Won dare TO mention her.
"WeIl oness T will I" retorted the wit.
ness 81 cness can saw what she said her
self She said we weren't good enough for
her: that our family was below hers.
$50 they are, snapped the complainant.
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'You said she kept all the time twisting
up that white top-knot OF hers.
Mrs. Jane Craig continued: George used
to come to me about Maggie. He said she
was always wanting things she didn't need.
1 gave him money several times, when he
didn't have any to buy things for her. 1
gave him 81 to get her a pair ofcurtains.
She took the curtains and gave them to her
mother"
At this, Mrs. Maggie Craig and her
female friends stared at one another, with
"Oh! oh!'
The witness went on: "She used to come
up to my house and be as nice as pie. She
never came there but didn't give her
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