New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-11
LOVES THORNY PATHWAY.
WOES OF A YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE
TO BE NEAR HIS WIFE THE BRIDEGROOM HAD
TO STAND FREQUENT wHIpPIxSs

TO BE NEAR HIS WIFE TIE BRIDEGROOM HAD
TO eTAND FRrouENT wHIpP1NGs.
John G. Clifford. a gray haired booSkeeper in the
Controllers onicc. living a. No. oIe sixthave.. and
ex-Adcrman Charles p Sanford, OF No. o1O West
Fifty rlpth-st. complainsnts in the Yorkvile
Police Court YESTERDAY morning against bright look
ing but poorly dressed Young named Theodore J.
Roth. twenty one years old. Roth's tionble arose
through his secretly marrying Claord's pretty eighteen
year-old daughter Grace DIVA on Nav s. The ccrc
mony performed BIZ the Rev. Victor g. smith and
one OF the witnesses OF the marriage Mrs Haley
the drcssmaker h the BRIDES mother The fact OF
the marriage revealed 80 two II Gacc's brothers
Fred and Jsesc. bv Roth. his return home from
the ceremony. and II agreed between them 10 keep
1t secret. as neither clifford his wife wished TO
have poor for a son-in.law Grace ha, three
other brothers beside Fred and Jesse. but they
not allowed to share the secret they did not Hike
Roth.
Last Friday morning Clifford found Roth IN his
daughters room. Roth told his enragcd faher-ln law
Of the marriage. but Clifford kicked the Bridegroom
into the hail. The noise awoke the entire household,
who Hooked about Roth In his anger Clifford struck
Roth In the face and ordered him TO leave the house
at This Roth said he would do but that his
wife must go with him. Fred and Jesse, the sons Of
Clifford. then reasoned with their father and mother.
and II was finally decided that Roth could remain In
the honse but that he must keep away from his wife,
Roth much against his will. consented 60 the prOpo
ation, but on Monday he decided that he would ret
Ms wife leave her parents home and to go to live with
him elsewhere. Roth Is at present employed in
Horizons ice-cream establishment in Park Row, near
Chambers-st manufacturing brick ce-crcam. and
earns So q week Wien lie came home Monday
noon and told his father-in law that he wanted Grace
TO leave The house and he would support her. he
told that he could not have her. Roth insisted
his rights. and backed up in his demands by his
Two brothers in,law Fred and Jesse. but they were
in ed nv ihe : NJ
talk Clifford at time, II Is said attacked Ills son
Jesse for taking Roth's part, and according 10
Roth he separated them and then assaulted himself
by his enraged fatherin-law Roth said that in
scldefepce he struck back aud hit Mr. Clifford in the
face with his fist. Everything quleted down again
and Roth allowed continue to live I'm the house
until yesterday morning when he was kicked out by
his fathcrnlaw. Roth oitered about the front Of the
house all the forenoon, and according 10 Mr.. Cnhod
in his complaint kept him and his family In constant
fear Of bodily harm. In the afternoon Clifford sent
for ex-Alderman Sanford and asked him 10 proceed
crimipaly against Roth.
In the temporary absence OF Roth from the neigh
borlood MI Clifford took his daughter Grace TO the
Yorkvie Court and had warrant issued for the ar
rest OF his son in-law They were accompanied by |
Sanford who took Grace back home at her fathers |
request. On the way home while in Sxthavc. near |
Fifty .second-st, they were met by Roth. lie asked
his wife where she going and she answered quietly
al am going home.' When he asked her w0cre sire |
had been, and what she meant by going out with
stranger she replied. This gentleman is Lawyer san
ford, and friend Of fathers"
Sanford ordered Roth 10 get away. Roth re- |
fused. saying. She is my wife. and want her to |
90 with me- In his anger he struck the lawyer |
several blows I'm the face. Sanford in turn struck |
Roth and gave him a cut over the left eye Court |
Officer Cox who had the warrant for ROths arrest OPP
portuney along at this 1uncurc and placed Roth
under In yesterday morning Roth tried
to speak Ms wife, but she was kept away from him
by her parents lie held In $500 bail 10 keep the
peace for six months his fatherin-law's complaint
u dsordcry conduct. In default of bail ne Will nave
TO 60 t. the Island for Fix months. Sanfost. who had
sworn out an affidavit Of assault withdrew his COM /,
plant after he had talk with Roth