Evening journal., 1890-02-26
ONE GENT.
YOUNG STuhkS' ThiALS.
The Divorce Suit Against th@
Chicago Jurist's Son.
THEIR MARRIAGE WAS A FAILURE

ssvs. sturr waa Extravagant. Dss~espses@
fal to His Fathers Memory and Fau
f'om'a Model wife. According to- storrss
A womanss Alleged Miabehavios.
NEW YonK,, Feb. e6-The trial Of the sufs
for q separation brought by Mrs ALLEN u.
Storrs against George M Storrs, son OF thaa
late Emory a. Storrs. was concluded yes
terday in the supreme court, and Judge In
graham reserved his decision L H Staf-
ford, the plaintiffs brother-in law testified
that ia November. 1899, Mr.. Storrs. told
him that his mother had left him $4,000 or
ss5i0oo. and afterward he said he had re-
ceived sGo.009 Miss Stella Stafford. a. SIS
ter Of Mrs siorrs. said shat Mr. stor==
once came to her and begged her not 50 tell
his father thnt he hs.i beaten his wife The
witness deeiared that he often beat his wife.
and on one oacasfon he put his hand on his
childs head and said, ''If you will only
forgive me- Hswear on my little boys head
not to drink Or bont her again.
Young scsrrs Tells Hia story.
The defendant. when he took the witness
stand was evidently laboring und or great
excitement His dress was careless, and his
face flushed. He gave his testimony at
times with dramatic intensity he bitterly
inyeighed against the conduct OF his wife.
Mr.. Storrs said that be was a married man
when he began his intimacy with the plain
till Hiswife obtained divorce from him
on Oct 4 1854 and on that day he married
the plaintiff He denied that he ever had
struck Mrs Stoprs with his clinched fist. or
pulled her hair. He had slapped her face,
a. A. Al. A
done under great provocbtion. He had
called his wife names, but was now soFry
for It. Mrs Storrs had abused his father
aud mother most outrageously She called
his father a cu1' and blackguard and APP
Piled TO him other epthets which he did
not care 20 rsspeak.
Marriage Was awful Stnpid.'s
Altar their marriage they came 70 New
York and stayed at the Siurtevant house.
That night she said "We're married now,
George andits awful stupid Mr. Storrs
wanted 70 say prayer that night, but his
wife sneered at him. He got $500 that EVEN
ing and gave her 5000, and the next day
they separated for a time
In West Twelfth street Mr.. Storrs de-
1 clarsd that his married life was 40 unendur-
able that he would roam the streets at nj Chs
for hours and when lie came home his wife
wouldabuse has parents She said his father
was a poor charity lawyer. who did nos
have enough money to bury himss Some
days fhe would say the child Ensory, was
his, andagain. IL she was angry because she
did not get money that be was not
she Polxed His Eyes one.
Whale they we're living in Chicago and she
was- ,bewailing her fate because she had no
money! She tore the photographs OF his
l a.
them out OF the window Sheaalso poke6
the eyes, Out Of witness photograph agtsr
telling the child to do 10 When she threw
her wedding ring into the Hre In Chicago
railroad station she remarked, xMarriage Ia
failure She had taken from him four
trunks filled with vaiuables, among th em
letters written to his father by distinguished
man in different parts Of the world aud O.
memorialios the late Mr. Storrse
A, soaae at His Father'ss aravs.
Some time after the funeral II his father.
the witness, his wife and pretty child wenb
20 Mr. Storrs' grave. Mrs. StDrrs told tha
child that his grandfather was beggar.
and said Go him, go and spit0a that grave
The.witness acknowledged that he wrosa
a-statemsnt on Aug IL, 1885, in which be-
states that be had hoped 10 get divorce In
time tosave the honor Of the plaintiff and
his child. Mr.. Storrs explained that b@
Thought at the time that he.liad done her q
wrong.
Nathing Left buta0ae Suit
Afr. Storrs stated that his father did not
leave enough to bury hi.n,a and that he had
to b buried by the charity Of his friends.
The witness received an,rineome Of 800 a
month from his mothers estate That
amount however, had bsen mortgaged for
thenext Ave years. ~ have nothing ex-
claimed Mr.. Storrs. except this light suit.
and 1 haven't an overooatn Mrs. Storrn
) WAS recalled and denis.ithat the defendants
had. given her $500 on her wedding day. Oa
az any other Time
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