Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-02-27

Board Of Health to ask a Democratic
Legislature to cut off Democratic off
calls head to make room for Reputn-
can. They are simply making stool
pigeon of e B. Frazer. DR.. Springer,
who has been a member of the Board of
Health ever since there has been a Board
Of Health, was asked to sign this com
munication and refused point blank
This com munication was circula ted and
probably written by E B. Frazer
washing Dirty Linen"
The advice given by Napoleon Bona
parte to wash your dirty linen at home, =
has no weight In the State House.
Senator Pilling's resolute stand in de-
handing that divorce evidence be sub
mitted to the Senate every time divorce
case comes up. is going to make the ses-
sions of the Senate decidedly spicy, and
the public will know more of the GHOSTS
in the closet" of those who Apply for dl.
voree than ever before In fact, every thing
connected with a divorce case eau be-
known as fully by the visitor in the SEN
ate gallery as by the members of the
Divorce Committee themsel YES.
The first affidavits were read Ia open
Senate to day and the testimony was
read as well. Before the case was half
over the gallery was crowded with State
House habltues.
II was the case of Sylvester VS. Ellen
Torbert. Newark. His affidavit set forth
that be and his wife could not live TO
gether That when he married her he
was widower with children and these
children his second wife maltreated. He
further said she would lie In bed aud
hrsA.f 81.
kick me out Of bed
This put Mr. Pilling on his metal and
there ensued one OF the best circnses
that the session has afforded He said
Now. we come to case know all
about This man worked for me and
drove our wagon for us. With regard 90
his character and behavior while in our
employ have nothing TO say This
woman he married | knew for twenty
seven years, and nicer lady never
walked Delaware soil. She Is there now
and she Is so modest that she has never
mentioned this matter OF divorce to me
So far as driving the children away, the
last time she saw them was when she
saw them away from the railroad station
on visit TO Kent county and expected
them back But they never came.
she worked In TIE mills aud made from
81 to 81 per day. She was an expert and
worked In our mills for % years can
bring evidence here that she clothed the
children and clotht d him Ms well. Last
summer when his own mother and his
own sister we're going by the neighbor-
hood in which she lived. they saw his
wife and hailed her and kissed her They
10 h..
which her husband treated her. That
woman Is as pure as any woman in Della
ware, don re where she comes from. /
Is IL not a shame that such a bill should |
he pressed upon the com mittee OF this 4
House? II the COMMITTEES desires 1t
will bring the evidence and not 20 out OF 4
b own family to do i1. will Bring his
own brother TO you, This mans wife
does not want him She /
would not raise her hand
TO keep him She has not seen him
for four or five years But he wants 10
get ii by saying she drove the children
from home | say again, this woman had
worked 10 my mills for twenty seven
years She had accumulated some
money He wanted her to come here ia
Kent county and buy farm Sne re-
fused but she offered to buld a house IN
Newark That was the troubles How
IAN sit here and see this woman know
ialsified2 | would rather see m1st any
Dill pass this Senate than that bill. II Is
Lwful for you TO do these things His
'wn family will not support him Ia this
lea II the COMMITTEES will take it Ia
iand | will get the evidence Heisa
oung man and have no doubt would
Ike to throw her aside. II Is not a
worthy case. There Is no justice Ia IL
20 know her is to respect her; and IL
ou pass this bill you will be sorry for it
u your lives
Mr. Hall--"I heard tbs evidence In this
ase and wrote Il down in nv book al the
lime that / would not vote for 1t
Mr. Ross-'I have never attempted to
AIRY all these cases In my head Blu.
wish to say that think 1t strange that
be senator from New Castle county
md knowing of them, ami that the bill
vas here never communicated TO the
ommittee The repeated attacks upon
he committee make me almost ashamed
Il the work / acknowledge II Is dirty
vork II | had known this It would
lever have been reported here by the
! must refuse to vote for
{ II has been said that a wise M an
ometimes changes his opinion but that
fool never does. l want to act the part
I wise man
Mr. PillinP-"This case was examined
before the Senate Committee was ap-
'oinied / would have been censured IL
had kept this information back from
'ur committee | spoke TO the speaker
en- days ago and told him that / would
Ike TO be here when the hill was taken
lp for tipal passage | took my memo
'sndum from the bill / simply wish 10
show how easy the Senate could be taken
n DO not consider case unless YOU
AN hear both sides We want to do jus.
ice It is very important that we sh1uld
10 IT, This. divorce committee has my
ympathy It is dirty business"
Mr. McMullin-"G Gentlemen. IL this is ,
iirty work, who Is responsibleY Is II the
General assembly, We have been asked
% think Of our happy homes are we en-.
iangering the sanctity OF our homes. or
vii II effect the good morals in any wayY
some people seem to be so God forsaken
hat this Senate has no right to consider
hem. know no reason unless Ii Is that
many Of them happen to be the wives of
iarm laborers My friend from Sussex
county need not thirk we are doing any
hing that respectable men may not be
engaged in"
Mr.. Halt move that the bin be laid
IN che table.
Carried
Mr. Pilling-"Now / move that the
vote be reconsidered.
Carried.