The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-04-04
MARITAL UNHAPPINESS
Mr. and Mrs, Frank u. Conrey formerly of
this County take their troubles to Court.

The Philadelphia Mquirer of Sunday
last contained the following account OF
proceedings instituted in that city by a
gentlemen and his wife who have au ex-
tensive circle of acquaintance in this
county.
Mrs. Josephine r. Conrey, handsome
brunette, with IA pair of flashing black
eyes, and elegantly but most tasteiully
attired, made demand, through her at
torney, Thomas J. Diehl, yesterday be-
fore Judge Pennypacker for the custody
of her two children, which her husband
Frank P. ConreY, had taken from her
care.
Mrs Conrey is but IS years of age and
is cousin of Governor Cochran of Della
ware. She has an income of 81 600 a
year in her own right and in 1888 was
married to Conrey at Dover Del. He is
of a we'll known family of Maryland,
with homestead at Chesapeake City.
Their marriage was quite social event,
Maryland. They lived at Chesapeake
City and Middletown until lately, when
Conrey claims that at the instance of his
wife they removed to Philadelphia,
where he carries on the coal business at
421 North Eighteenth street. They re-
sided at 1910 Green street, where, with
81 al, hay hno rIaH rpit n frianHa
THEIR MARRIED LIE NOT HAPPY.
From the circumstances surrounding
the case it appears the married life of the
Ccnreys has not been a happy one. The
pretty black eyed woman says that on
office for monev with which to buy pre-
pared food for their l0months olu child.
The husband told her to remain in the
office a short while until he returned.
He was gone some time, and when he
came back he stated that he had taken
the food to their home. The wife says
that when she came home she found
that her husband had taken the nurse,
the infant, which is boy, and her other
child, also boy nearly 8 years of age,
away in a carriage. Her husband refused
to returned them to her and stated that
she was unfit to care for them. She
then called Lawyer Dehl to her aid aud
a writ of habeas corpus was taken out
for the possession of the children.
THE CEAr,EACA'SST To : WIFE.
A hearing upon this writ was to have
been had before Judge Pennypacker yes
terdav, and when the case came up, At
torney E nesG Ii. Davis, counsel for
Conrey, 6'ed his answer. Mr.. Davis
stated that the facts alleged in the an
swer were from information, and that an
inves, cation had not been Thoroughly
made as 10 their truthfulness. He asked
that the hearing be postponed until next
Friday, to permit the production of wit
nesses and thorough investigation of the
charges.
Lawyer Dehl stated that he had no OBJ
lection to postponemsnt of the case, as
his client, fully conscious that her fair
fame and reputation would be v'ndica-
TED, desired that all time should be given
for the closest investigation into her
marital conduct.
CUSTODY OF THE INFANT.
Mr.. Diehl, however, thought that the
CUSTODY of The iufant should be given to
the mother, pending The Investigation,
as by reason of its tender years its
health might suffer if continued
separation of the mother was enforced.
Judge Pennvpacker thought Mr..
Debts request reasonable one aud
the youngest child was ordered to be
delivered over to the mother, and
hearing of the case was fzcd for next
Friday.
Mr.. Con: ey's answer, as lied in court,
is to The effect that lately he read 1Srietter
from sister of his vie to the latter.
This letleff he ne says, Was sufficient, in his
} 5Hid gment, to make him believe that his
wife was unfathful, at least in spirit if
not id deed. Her sister had written re.
ferring 30 tho wife conduct at Whining
ton and Dover, in January of this yeal.
TIE HUSBANDS ALLEGATIONS.
Mr.. Conrey futber states that be has
received information, which he is now
investigating, that his wife is in the
habit of making engagements and drink
ing with men; that she has pursued this
line of conduct in Baltimore, Dover and
Miudletown, and for days she has been
away from from Der home and at one
time registered at hotel as the wife of
another man.
He futher says that for three rears and
half of their married life his wife re-
fused to live with him at Chesapeake
CITY and persisted in residing at Middle.
town He say s he came to Philadelphia
to reside SO that she could be with him.
He admits that he took the children
away and says that they are now at
tho hoho vi LIS pdIentS aG Cuesapedke
City, where they are properly provided
for aud that he was forced to take them
there under the belief that his wife was
not a proper person to have charge of
them.
Lawyer Diehl states that Mrs. Conrey,
although annoyed by the charges made
hvy II I'm hop of
suit, as she has lived the life of an
exemplary woman, and she stamps all
allegations of unfaithfulness as untrue
and made for the purpose of iujuring her
reputation.