The Press., 1891-12-24


 roy, fine looking man, was present, as was Mrs. P6meroy also, who sat beside Mrs. Gies)on all the time, and woiked industriously on some sewing.
 MT. Gleason was first put on the wit ness stand;
 The plaintiff, Charles Herbert Gleason, was married to- the defendant May 16, 1887. At this time he had been pastor of the Congregational church at Somers fifteen or sixteen years. Mir. Gleason had been previously married, and had four children. Mir. Gleason first met the de- fendant in the summer of 1886, when he went to receive treatment from her, she being christian scientist. At the time of marriage Mrs. Gleason was apparently In good health. MT. Gleason's health, which was improved at marriage, ,deterior- ated until the separation. In 1888 she kicked a kettle of boiling water off the stove, intending that it should fall on him. He narrowly escaped scalding.
 At Westchester Park, Boston, in 1889, she attacked MT. Gleason with butcher knife, because he had crossed her, and afterwards attempted to jump from the window on an upper floor. At another time she took fire brands from the stove and threw them upon MT. Gleason. Not far from this last incident, which took place in 1890, also at Boston, she threw tumbler fifteen or sixteensfeet across the pA Ax~~, R~-- L Fl. she attempted to strike him with bot tie. She became jealous of her own rights. Previous to the occurrences one summer in Somers, because Mir! Gleason assisted his boys in some work, she went up stairs to her bedroom, took poker and smash ed nearly all the crockery in the room. When Mir. Gleason reached the room he found her on the floor in the closet. An other freak was the breaking of windows as the result of an alteFcation with her husband because he would not violently punish the boys for some alleged misde- meanor. At one time she approached her husband, and in his ear in a stage whisper uttered long string of oaths. MT. Gleason had to protect his boys from her cruel horse whippings. For this she pounded him with her fists and kicked him. The witness said it was very diffi- cult to say when his wife was out of a Mrs. Gleason objected to what she called 'your devilish~ young ones," and thought they should be sent out to shift for themselves. Before marriage she told MT. Gleason that she had re- markable faculty for winning the love of children and caring for them. When she married she knew of whom Mir. Gleason's family consisted, and said that he him. self needed just such attention and care- full nursing as she was calculated to give him. Instances of attacking the boys with fiat iron, hoTse-whip, rawhide and husband that she should use any weapon handy in correcting the boys, and that she might kill him. MT. Gleason remon- strated with his wife frequently, but not always at the time of the occurrences, for then she was in such a violent temper that she would not listen to reason. She promised sometimes to do differently, but 1t didn't last.
 One night in Somers she arose from her bed at ii o'clock, dressed herself and went out, saying to her husband that he would never see her again. MT. Gleason arose and found his wife sitting in chair down stairs, having taken a dose of laud- anum. She was resuscitated with diffi- culty after two houls' labor. She told her husband that she did not consider suicide wrong. Twice more following the first occurrence did she take laudanum. In 1889, at Somers, one summer night she tried to hang herself by tieing cord about her neck, making 1t fast to a table, and attemp4gg to jump fromga window. All attempts at suicide took place at night, and always followed altercations with her husband. During all this trou- ble Mr. Gleason was not able to sit up the entire day. MT. Gleason thinks these attempts at suicide were pretenses. Wit ness said defendant frequently used pro- fane language to him.
 In December, 1889, Mir. Gleason, who had resigned his pastorate, with his fami- ly moved. to Boston on account of his health. Here he intended to receive treat ment from Dr. Pomeroy and to preach some.
 Witness testified to going away for a rest upon the recommendation of Dr. Pomeroy. Upon going to Boston, he and Mrs. Gleason staid few days with Dr.. Pomeroy. Then they secured apartments elsewhere. Soon after he left Boston, and never lived with defendant again. Cross-examination by Attorney Cole failed to shake his testimony in any vital particular. -.-
 Clifford Gleason and Clement H. Glea- son, twin sons of plaintiff, both testified, corroborating plaintiff testimony in many particulars.
 Mrs. s. P. Hurlburt, of Somers, testi- fled that Mrs. Gleason, while living in Somers had called on her and said that life was unpleasant at the parsonage. She had had trouble with the boys, and ad- Iv~aff f&Ad loh 1n far told you all the things have done," said Mrs. Gleason, 'you wouldn't respect me. " She told witness that Mir. Gleason had once taken laudanum away from her. Her conduct on one occasion so disturbed MT. Gleason that he was unable to hold an evening meeting at the church. She said nothing against MT. Gleason; the trouble appeared to be with the boys, es- pecially the larger ones. She always spoke in high terms of MT. Gleason and his abilities, and appeared anxious about
 his health. Chief complaints appeared
 to be about the boys; that she was not
 used to children, and that they did not show her the respect she expected. Did you ever tell Miss Pomeroy that
 one of the boys said at the village store tThe old woman was going to have a ba-
 by, and it will be killedp'" f% ssI never did. I heard that Paul once
 said something about the coming baby
 but I never repeated it. Mrs. Hurlburt
 admitted that she had always been on the
 side of MT. Gleason in the affair.
 l Mrs. Bessie Pease, of Somers, said that Mrs. Gleason made occasional calls, first
 socially, and later seeking sympathy Her conversation varied between two ex
 tremes, sometimes complaining of tho
 boys and again praising them highly She spoke highly of her husband, and ap
 peared anxious about his health. On ons occasion she referred to him as an ''ange
 of patience" and said that, with his ner
 vous trouble, she was injuring him by hel
 irritable temper, usually brought out b,
 troubles with the boys. ''I am killing
 sny husband, ," she said more than once
 and witness told her that she must lool
 for Divine aid to change her course to
 ward him. Witness and her husband hae hean for two saasons at Connectiout T,ak,