The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-19
SAD STORIES OF SIN
A Fond Husband, a Sou
brette Wife and a
Bald Headed
Masher.
WHY THE PRETTY BABY CRIED.
J. Il. Sims Arrested in Pittsburg
On a Shocking Charge-His
Career As a Pullman
Official.
WHY THE PRETTY BABY CRIED.

A tall handsome blonde woman and a
remarkably pretty child, with golden
hair, sat in Justice Weed'scourt at noon
today sobbing violently. The woman was
Winnie Ettinger. a soubrette, and the
child was her daughter. The woman.
with young man. prematurely bal d,
was the defendant in q case brought by
her husband, New York salesman.
Samuel Ettinger is a good looking
young salesman. He has dark hair and
flowing black mustache. According to
the story he told Justice Weed last night.
he met his present wife in Pittsburgh
twelve years ago. She was then known
as Estella Harrington, and was a SOU
brette at one of the theatres in that city.
fell madly in love with the handsome
soubrette, and they were married in Pitts
burg, where Christian ceremony was
performed. and when they came to New
York the marriage was so1smnized in a
synagogue. In one year girl baby was
born to the couple, the one that appeared
in court this merninE.
WIFE AND GOODS GONE.
OF late the couple have been living atNO.
9 Stanton street, New York. Ettinger
was out of employment On last Wednes-
day, according to the story Ettinger told
Justice Weed, he left his house to witness
the parade. When he returned he found
that his wife had hastily removed all the
household effects and left. Ettinger
traced the couple to this city. The rest
of the story is perhaps best told by Ettin-
ger.
"On Friday morning." said he, 81
learned that my wife was living at No.
10S Sussex street with Arthur Wheatly, a
young man employed as bill clerk by a
Broadway. New York. house. At six
O'Clock in the morning I went there and
forced my way into the apartment. saw
my wife, Wheatby and my child in the
same room. If Ihad had revolver would
have shot Wheatly and then nay wife,
My wife cried and begged me not to
harm her."
After making this discovery Ettinger
went before Justice Weed and caused a
warrant to be issued for the arrest of
Wheatly and his wife, and Detective Clos
served the warrant last night.
This mornings proceedings in court
were interesting. The husband, who is
not at all bad looking fellow, sat at one
OF the desks drum miHg his fingers and
apparently greatly agitated. His hand
some wife entered with the pretty child.
The mother never turned her head. but
walked right Into the judges private
sanctum. Then she burst into tears, and
the child began to cry also.
The youthful lawyer who had been ex-
gagged TO defend the couple went into the
private Office and sought to encourage
his fair client, but she refused to be COM
forted.
BALD LoTHARIo.
In a few minutes Constable Dalv an
peared with WheatlY. Wheatley is the
last person in The world one would sus-
pect of being capable of stealing the affec-
tions of any woman. He is slight of
build, pale and prsmaturely bald When
he entered the court room the husband
glared savagely at him. and muttered be-
tween his teeth to the reporter:-"I would
like to hang that fellow. He follows NV
wife, and l do not believe it is as much
her fault as it is his"
The young lawyer endeavored in vain
TO effect an amicable settlement between
Ettinger and his wife, He brought th hsm
together i'll the Justices private office,
and left them alone for five minutes,
Outside the reporter could hear the, fol-
lowing conversation:-
mo. will not live with you again. |
intend to pu><a this matter TO the end.n
''But think of our child johnny. Think
of the little darling" could be heard in a
woman's voice spoken between sobs.
"Oh. mamma, don't cry So" said the
little one.
Il tell you I will not live with YOU
again and that settles 1t" said Ettinger
as he left the office.
The examination finally took place and
Jnstice Weed decided to hold the couple
in default of $500 bail for the Grana Jury.
The bail WAS furnished