, 1891-05-28
HE LOVES ANOTHER.
Why Rev. HOwland's Wife
Sues for a Divorce.
Mrs. John l. Sullivan the Cause
of the Trouble.
Farmer Ramsey's Experience
With a Sharper.

Providence, May 27.-The relations
Of Parson Henry Il. Rowland and Mrs.
John l. Sullivan, who is said to have
joined the Salvation Army at the request
of the persuasive parson, were fully aired
in the divorce court today by Mrs. How
land, who feels aRgrieved that her hus
band should prefer the society of Mrs.
Sullivan to her own. The court room
was crowded with women. who listened
with intense interest to the testimony.
Mrs. Rowland said her husband was a
good man until Mrs. Sullivan Joined the
church. Then he was in Mrs. Sulliyan's
company all the time. The parson told
her that he had met Mrs. Sullivan one
day, and on the next he brought her
home to live with him. Mrs. Rowland
says she couldn't stand that and told her
husband to send Mrs. Sullivan away.
They went away together, ostensibly to
visit Boston, and returned a, | O'Clock 10
the morning. Then Mrs. Rowland gave
the parson a lecture. and told him that 1t
was a disgrace iCrIa clergyman to 90 away
with a prize fighters wife, and accept a
diamond ring from her. Several times,
the witness said, she demonstrated with
her husband about associating with Mrs.
Sullivan, but it did no good.
After that he left me and | did not
see him for three weeks. continued the
witness. Then | went to River Point
and found him all dressed up. sitting in
the house with Mrs. j. L. Sullivan. He
did not say much to me then, but at night
when | was with him he said he wanted
me to let him alone. He pushed me away
from him and said he could never be a
husband to me. and lie never was from
that time. He was found by me at Mrs.
Sullivan's. when | went to Mrs. Wit
mann's | found my husband sick and a
boy taking care OF him. then saw that
he had two diamond rings instead of one,
and | cut off the engagement ring which
he wore. He called me a liar when | SAID
| had heard hat he was sick. He gave
me Sc and then ordered me to 60 right
home, My husband then went right
down stairs TO the organ and PLAYED and
sang:
"Friendless and sad l am weeping.
Once l went to his church and he be-
gan preaching about Delilah, the unfaith-
full wife. 1 came home because the peo-
pie at Centerville were going to tar and
feather him. He sent word to me that
Mrs. John l.. Sullivan was going to ar
rest me for saying things about her. |
was a pensloner of the wife of Pugilist
Sullivan and was to have received SI2 a
month. but Mrs. Sullivan sent me s. after
that. When my husband was sick Mrs.
John L. Sullivan took care of him. He
never cared for women before he was con
verted.
According to the testimony of other
witnesses Mrs. Rowland was a terror
compared with Mrs. Sullivan. 1t was
stated in court that last Christmas eve
there was a festival at the Salvation bar.
racks, to attend which an admission fee
of five cents was charged. On the night
IN question Mrs. Rowland went to the
church and wanted to be passed in because
she was the minister's wife. Mrs. John
l. Sullivan and Parson dowland talked
the matter OF her admission over and il
was decided not to admit her. Mrs. Sui,
llvan said Mrs. Rowland would break up
the church if she entered. When this
decision was announced Mrs. Rowland
shouted.
You bad man, there is your heart.
broken wife in the cold"
Another witness testified that Mr..
John l.. Sullivan was clerk of the church
anu she sent money every week or
month to Mrs. Rowland. That money
came from the regular contributions to
the church.
Another witness testified that on a GER
tain occasion, during the progress of a re-
vival meeting, Parson Rowland said some
thing about meeting his mother in heaven.
The words were hardly out of his mouth
when Mrs. Rowland shouted: Did
yOur mother tell Won IN naet Mrs .JnbD
L Sullivan in heaven" That broke up
the meeting.
The case will be continued next week,
and Mrs. John L. Sullivan has been sum
moned as a witness.