The evening world., 1891-06-15
DR.. NEWELL'S BIC SURPRISE.
he Tells How Ills Wife Left Him, and
Says She Fired the House.
Her Friends Say She Has Not Eloped
but Is Seeking Divorce.

DR.. william H. Newell, well-known physi-
clan OF 2o1 Palisade avenue, Jersey City
Heights, this morning told an EVENING
WORLD reporter sorrowful tale OF wrong
doing, desertion, clopeinent and robbery on
the part OF his wife ana OF his frustrating an
attempt to burn him out.
Mrs. Newell, who Is also physician, was o
Miss Newton before she married DIR. Newell,
seventeen years ago. and her parents lived In
Brooklyn.
Up to ten years ago she was prominent in
Jersey City society circles, but since then, her
husband says, she has led a secluded life, ex-
cept for the frequent calls made upon her by
men, whom she called her patients.
Her husband says her conduct caused him
to place her In the Morris Plains Asylum
some years ago, but he took her out again be-
fore she was entirely cured because he felt
pity for her.
For years they have been virtually sepa-
rated, the doctor says, although living in the
same house, and the husband allowed her to
have even separate mail box, on the front
door, until three weeks ago, when he discoy-
cred New York doctor in her apartments.
Newell drew revolver and she had him
court.
Last Thursday night DR.. Newell says he
surprised his wife with a man OF whom he
had been suspicious for long time.
My wife was too quick for me, though
said the doctor this morning, "and hit me
here-tshowing an inch-long cut on the top OF
his head)-with hammer or hatchet, don't
know which The man got away"
Mru N.AtN all ant lat mt Cat ~
day night, when Dr.. Newell was hurl1edly
summoned from Madison square Garden,
where he, his daughter and four OF her friends
were listening TO Gilmore'S Band.
When the doctor got home he found that
his wife had gone and taken most OF the
fuI Giture In the house with her, In three big
vans belonging TO a New York storage ware
house company.
DR.. Newells twelve-y year-old son Harold
Luther had seen his mother leave, and said
she tried TO persuade him TO go with her, but
he had refused.
Later, during the same night, the family
was aroused by smoke In the house, and put
out quite blaze in the cellar that had been
started by wax candle connectingby long
fuse with paper and kindling wood saturated
with Oil.
DR.. Newell notified the Chief Of the Fire De-
partment, who decided that an incendiary at
tempt to fire the building had been made.
II haven't the slightest idea where my
wife has gone" said the doctor this morning,
"but am confident she has eloped with a
man VINO was mere lnufSuhy nlSnJ. KNOW
who he Is, but do not care TO say.
81 haven't heard from her and don't want
to. She can never come back here again"
DR.. Newell Is about forty-five years old.
His wife Is thirty-eight. They have two chill
dren, Maud kitchie, aged sixteen, and Harold,
aged twelve, both OF whom stand by their
father. -
Judge Thomas Aldridge, Of Jersey City, who
has known Mrs. DR.. Newell for many years,
said this morning:
Mrs. Newell Is no more crazy than 1 am.
She Is OF sound mind and Woodworking
woman. Her money paid for the house and
furniture. she has not gone away from this
city, where she has good practice, earns her
own living and will attend 70 her patients as
usual.
1.-The fact IS" he continued, MRS. Newell
| acted on the advice OF her counsel, Bedle
Auirhead & Mage, who are about to Institute
proceedings in her behalf for divorce, the
papers for which are already made out but
they declined to move further In the matter
| until she had separated from her husband,
which she did Saturday night"
MIS-. Newell told Judge Aldridge that re-
Gently, when she Informed her husband that
she would apply for a divorce, he threatened
| TO murder her II she persisted.