St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-26
AN INTERESTING ANSWER.
DIR. Martin Tells Why Kurtzman
ShouId NOT Recover $4,000.

Should Not Recover $4,000.
DR.. Martin is not at all slow in filing
his answer to the complaint of Isaac
Kurtzman, filed at the district court OH
Thursday. Shortly after o'clock yes
terday afternoon, T.. G. Joseiyn, Martins
attorney, came into the clerks office,
and deposited the interesting little
document saying, as he did so:
II guess you'll find some interesting
reading matter there"
1t is, indeed, a very interesting docu
ment to those who are watching the
case. 1t purports to give all the Incl
dents of the married life of HUFFMAN
and wife, as related by Mrs. Kurtz-
man. The object of this is to show that
DR.. Martin, by alternating the affections
of Mrs. HUFFMAN, did not rob KurtZ-
man of one for whom he felt great af-
lection and looked upon as of great as
sistance in both domestic and business
life. Indeed, if the answer is true,
KurtZman-in the bottom of his heart
is glad that he has an opportunity to
shake off the the bindings of the mar
riage VOWS without the publicity OF the
| divorce court.
The answer starts out by plainly stat
| ing that Mrs. KurtZman has lived an
unhappy life ever since she married
| HUFFMAN, and that he was also I'M
| happy, if his actions speak for any
| thing. On several occasions prior to
| Jan. l, 1880, the answer alleges, KurtZ-
man told his wife that he proposed to
| get a divorce just as soon as he could
| get it. AT no time did he show great
| affection for his better half. They had
been married scarcely week when, his
ha Nx,,C
months later he repeated this. and two
months after the second assault he
added third. When assaulted the last
time, the answer asserts, she was in 4
| delicate condition. Notwithstanding
| this, the third was the most severe as
Sault of the three.
Before Mrs. HUFFMAN had time to re-
cover from the birth of their first child,
the answer goes Oh to state, KurtZman
compelled her to do her own house
work and refused to provide sufficient
clothes for her. In 1884, when again in
delicate condition, she hired out as a
| domestic to family residing on Park
avenue. She did this, the answer
says, because her husband refused
! to give her money or provide
| servant girl until her health gave out,
when. aided by relatives, she went to
| New York. Soon after going to New
York KurtZman wrote that he would
treat her as he should if she would but
return to him. Because of their chill
| dren shereturned.
But it was but day or two after her
return before the former order of things
was inaugurated. Periodical beatings,
and a refusal to buy her proper clothing,
the answer states, held sway i'll their
home as before. Whenever he did give
her money he would tear the bill-usu-
ally S. note-into a dozen pieces, and
before she could use it she had to paste
it together. In addition to all this,
states the answer in conclusion, he often
accused her of being unfaithful by
stating that she was ''chippy."
and that the first born was
not his child. In making these asser-
tions he invariably added that he didn't
| care if she did care for other men. as he
proposed to get divorce anyway.
Kurtzman's reply to the answer has
been drawn up. 1t is scarcely three
lines of type written words in length
1t simply denies each and every allega-
tion of the answer.