The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-03
MESMERIC DR.. NEWELL.
Inspired Women With Love
That Fairly Drove
Them Crazy.
EVEN THEIR HUSBAN DS AFFECTED
But He Conldn't Fool Mrs. Newell
With His Nonsense-Spicy Evil
dence That Preceded
the Divorce.
EVEN THEIR HUSBAN DIS AFFECTED

As announced in THE JERSEY CIT
NEWS yesterday Mrs. Jennie A. Newell
has been granted divorce by the Chan
cellor from her husband. DR.. William A.
Newell. The testimony In the case Is
very vouminous. 1t begins with Mrs.
Newal's account of her marriage and the
fact that about six weeks after her
marriage her husband began TO treat her
80 cruelty that she began proceedings
against him for divorce. This suit, how
ever, she abandoned on account OF her
family. One day her husband gave her
glass of wine and she remembered moth
ing after that until she found herself in
the Morris Plains Asylum, where She re-
maned for nearly three months. Two
men took her to the asylum In straight
jacket At another time, when she was
Deing rreated by physician. she alleges
her husband placed Il poison in the bulb
of a syringe she used which would pro-
duce paralysis. During that time he re-
fused to let her leave the home, but she
flually escaped and was taken to. St:
Luke's Hospital, where she was confined
three months.
OTHER WOMEN IN THE CASE.
Mrs Newell testified that her husband
had been unfaiJhful to her and named
Mrs. Sylvia King as correspondent. She
learned his offense from Mrs. Kings hus-
land and went over to Brooklyn to see
Mrs. King who was then confined TO her
bed. She admitted The charge and
said that her two youngest children
were DR.. NewelPs.
Mrs. King also said that she never
loved DR.. Newell but he had gained con-
troll over her while she was in his Office
aud she could not help herself.
TIE next correspondent named was Mrs.
Emma Patterson. She too confessed to
her husband who sent for Mrs. Newell
to come to his house. Mrs. Patterson
was i'll In BED from nervous strain. She
admitted her guilt and said
that DR.. Newell had made her fall
desperately in love with him. Mr. Patter-
son had stormy interview with DR.. New
ell, aud Mrs Newell says she believes he
any rate the doctor was badly frightened
and bought new revolver.
A Mrs. Martin Is also named as CO.
respondent. but the proof is only circum-
stantial. She was employed as house
keeper while Mrs. Newell was In the
MRS. FERRIS TRAPPED.
| TIE manner in which proof was secured
against Emma Ferris WAS rather unique
Mrs. Newell suspected the woman
| for some time. She learned that
every time she went to the
dispensery where she acted as physician.
Mrs. Ferris visited her husband, but no
evidence could be obtained But when
he drank heavily he was not SO cautious.
| So one day when he had been drinking
Mrs. Newell pretended she was going
| to the dispensary. but stole up to
| the DOCTORS room and concealed
| herself in closet. After waiting there
for what appeared to Mrs. Newell to be
/ two hours, but what was In reality only
few minutes. the Doctor and Mrs.
OF course Mrs. Newells testimony
was not sufficient to secure
divorce and she employed Gregory's
Detective Agency of Newark to gaiu cor
roboratve evidence. The doctor had
of his Office and over them had hung
heavy curtains SO that the sound of
voices could not be heard In the next
room.
Mrs. Newell cut a hole through the
| door from her room to the doctors, so
| that a person could pull down the cur
tain and see into the doctors room with
| out discovery.
The detective sent his son, BOY about
| twenty years old, to do the peepng, but
the young Hawkshaw sad that when be
| saw the doctor he became so frightened
that he secured no evidence.
DOMESTIC'S TELL TALES.
Sarah Hayes, VINO was employed as a
servant by the NewelIs testified 10 the
| frequency of Mrs. Ferris visits. and
| told of one occasion when Mrs.
Newell came home while Mrs Fer
| ris and the Doctor were together
| There were two entrances to the Doctors
room, and while Mrs. Newell was pound
| ing on the front door demanding admit
tance, Mrs. Ferris ran down the back
stairs out into the street.
Pauline Schoor, also employed in the
Newell household. told how Mrs. Ferris
mother came to the house once and look
| her daughter away, at the same time
| scolaing her for being there when Mrs.
Newell was not at home.
| Robert Patterson, husband of one of the
| correspondents. told uf his wife's confes-
| sion and how, even aft er her admission, so
| infatuated was she with the doctor, that
she insisted upon going to his office. Pat
| terson went along putting his revolver in
| DOCTORS office he charged him with his
| crime, but the doctor said he was crazy
! and laughed at him. Patterson then
| drew his revolver but before ne could use
| it his wife knocked it ont of his hand
| and then picked it up and hid it.
Even after this Mrs. Patterson evinced
her affection for the doctor in variou.
| ways Mrs. Patterson is now confined
| in the Insane Asolum at Middletown, N.
Y. Mr. Patterson swears that the cause
of her INSANITY is the influence DE-. New.
| ell obtained over her.