The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-18
SHAMED BY PUBLICITY.
Why Mrs. Walter Vanden-
berg Wants a
Divorce.
INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY ALLEGED.
Made to Stand in a Corner Till She
Fainted-Locked Up In
Garret.
INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY ALLEGED.

A tale of almost iucredable cruelty
oD the part of husband toward his wife
was brought to light in the Court OF
Chancery this morning. Counsellor
Addison Ely applied to the Chancellor
for an order compelling Walter Vanden-
berg to pay almony to his wife Elizabeth
during the peuding of her suit
against him for divorce. Mr.. Ely read
Mrs. Vandenberg's affidavit In which she
said that she was married iu New York
State in OCTOBER, 1875. and has four chill
dren. During the past ten years the
family have lived near Lyndhurst, Ber-
gen county, where they have been recog-
nized as among the best people of that
section.
1t seems that Vandenberg considered
himself the intellectual superior OF his
wife aud was in the habit of taunting her
with her defective education. He also
took delight in making her stand in
corner with her face Toward the wall and
sit alone in the garret like disobedient
child. On one occasion when the chill
dren were preparing to go to school, Van
denberg commanded his wife to get a
cover for the sLhoolbag Of one of the
children.
She did not m owe fast enough to suit him
and he struck her in the face, knocking
her down upon the sofa where her young
est child lay. She fell upon the child,
causing 1t to cry. whereupon her nus
band seized her by the hair and
again aud again banged her head
against the wooden headpiece of the sofa.
Between the bangs he called her hard
names, told her that he was tired of her
and had no more use for her, and that he
would Jest as lief" see her put under the
ground.
STANDING IN A CORNER.
Then.he compelled her to stand in cor
ner with her face toward The wall, and
when she appeared to be falling through
faintness or pain he menaced her with his
fist.
On another occasion she did something
which displeased her husband, when he
seized her by the hair drag
ged her across the floor and
thrust her out into a pouring rain storm
without any hat or wrap. After she had
been out long enough to get wet he al
lowed her to come in the house and then
sent her up into the garret.
Mrs. Vandenberg's sister was 10 be
married, and she had made great prepara-
tions to he present at the ceremony.
When the day arrived her husband, she
alleges, shut her up in the garret uutil
two trains had gone. While she was
there neighbor came in and ascer.
taiued the cause or her Imprisonment In
the garnet, shamed her husband SO that
he released her and permitted her to go
to the wedding.
Mrs. Vandenberg says that her husband
frequently beat her until she was black
and blue. and his acts of cruelty became
SO frequent that she feared for her life.
TAKES REFUGE WITH NEI0HBoR
Last week she took her children and
went TO the house of a neighbor, where
she has been since, and began her suit
for divorce.
Mr.. Ely further said that Mr.. Vanden-
berg had called upon him since the bill
had been filed. He acknowledge that he
had treated his wife as she alleged, but
he was very anxious to effect recuncili-
alton SO that the matter would not be
made public.
He said he would give his wife the
homestead if she would discontinue the
suit and allow him TO occupy one room III
the house. Mrs. Vandeuberg. however,
OBJECTED to living uuder the same roof
with him, saying that she was afraid of
her life.
The Chancellor made an order that
Vandenberg should pay his wife $40
week and permit her to live in the house;
If not he would increase the allow ance
He gave Mrs. Ely $40 counsel fee.