Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-31
THEY CANNOT AGREE.
Byron G.. Fahnestock and Wife Find
They Must Live Separately.
HER PARENTS WERE VERY POOR,
While His Arc Millionaire Manufacturers Of
Medicine.
STORY OF DOMESTIC INFEuCITY

A not unfrequent result Of the marriage
of a son of rich parents to a young woman
of humble family is that shown by proceed
ings in desertion case yesterday brought
to settlement before Alderman Nc
MasterA
Six years ago Byron 6. Fahnestock mar.
ried Lizzie Gilman, of Oakmont Young
Fahnestock Is the gradson of the elder
Fahnestock, who made fame and fortune by
the manufacture of patent medicines. The
originator of the house is dead and the bust
ness is now in the charge of his sons, Of
whom B. f. Fahnestock in the senior.
Byron Fahnestock is his son, and, while not
yet a sharer in the fortune of, the house, is
employed in the offices on Liberty avenue,
and is an heir expectant, and thus
entitled to consideration in financial
and social affairs. He is well
built young man, of very fail
face, yellow hair and mustache. The
woman of his choice is the daughter Of
poor parents. She is described as very
beautiful woman, with brown hair, large
brown eyes and a temper. On account OF
the difference in the positions of the young
people, the parents of the young man op-
posed the marriage, but without effect. The
union once effected, the father of the boy
accepted the situation gracefully, and
bought a comfortable house for the couple
at Rayburn, on the Allegheny Valley Rail-
road, in Westmoreland county. Into this
house Byron Fahnestock put about 50. 900
worth of furniture, and married life began
very pleasantly.
Struck Some Snags on the Road.
But it did not continue smoothly. Quar-
rels became more frequent, aud the ap-
pearance of q sweet little girl in the house.
hold failed to bind closer the tie. Matters
went from bad to worse, as far as domestic
peace was concerned, and when about year
ago the wife insisted that her father should
come and live with them, the husband pro-
tested so vigorously that high and final
quarrel resulted. Byron. Fahnestock left
his house, wife and little girl, came to the
city and took rooms over the Office of the
Fahnestock Company, at 1141 Liberty.
There he has since lived. For a long time
he sent to his wife S. week, in order that
the child might be properly cared for.
he ought to have some of the furniture in
the house at Rayburn, as he had bought it
all, and he requested that he be allowed to
take away enough of it to furnish a room
for himself in the city. The wife refused to
part with anything. One day three weeks
ago, with two men, one of whom was a con-
stable and the other a ferryman at Rayburn,
Byron Fahnestock went to the house and
demanded entrance. The woman would not
open the door. 1t was then forced open,
but the woman made such vigorous defense
of the house that it was deemed best not to
attempt to remove anything that day. The
husband went to the cellar to look for some
things there, when Mrs. Fahnestock locked
the cellar door and Byron had to crawl out
through a window. He then told her that
he would return in two days with a wagon
and take what goods he wanted.
Tho Wife Invokes tho Law.
The next day Mrs Lizzie Fahnestock
went before Alderman McMasters and made
information against her husband for deser-
tion, and that evening he was arrested by
Detective Weber at the house ON Liberty
avenue. He gave bail for hearing, and
the time was fixed for yesterday.
Friends of the family and the attorneys
in the case, Joseph P. Hunter for the
woman and West McMurray for the man,
got together and after several conferences
arrived at the terms of settlement Hus-
band and wife agreed to disagree and to live
separately. The wife will have charge of
the little girl and the husband will pay 50
week for its support The furniture In the
house at Rayburn will be sold and the pro-
ceeds divided equally between husband and
wife. The house itself belongs to young
Fahnestock's father Mrs Fahnestock has
returned to the home of her father at Oak
mont and Byron Fahnestock continues to
live in this city. The charge of desertion
before Alderman McMasters has been with
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