The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-09
SWORE AT HER HUSBAND,
But MRS. D.iNIELL SAYS THAT HE
HdD CURSED HER.

Now She II Suing Him for SepRration-He
- IN Pillar Of the Church md Also tho
Teacher OF n Large sunday schoo, class.
The suit OF Ella A. Daniell against Philip y.
Daniel. n trustee In the York Street Methodist
Church. Brooklyn. for q separation on the
ground Of i'll treatment. was tried yesterday
before Judge Van WICK In tho City Court,
Brooklyn. The couple were married In 1874.
and have n 0vc-year- old child Mr.. Daniel Is
q pillar in the old York Street Church and u
teacher in the Sunday school.
Mrs. Daniel testified that her married life
had been unruflied until about n year ago.
since which time until their separation on
Thanksgiving Day. her husband did not give
her n moment Of domestic peace.
He swore at me-" she said. he called me
n little trollop' and 'hussy' and he threat
cned to strike me with teapot He took me
by the arm one day and threw me into tho
clothes closet. He then grabbed me by the
throat. SIT down on the organ stool. and said:
Well ought to give you sound thrashing.
l ought to pound you within an inch OF your
li!e.' During the past year he seemed to DO
completely oblivlous OF my presence"
When Mrs. Daniel was asked tho cause OF
the change In her husbands manner toward
her, she explained that in her opinion 1t was
due to his infatuation for a young lady men,
was not given during the proceedings. al
though it appears in some OF Mrs. Daniels
iected /" ali reieronco to the young lady
member" rs the suit was simply brought for
ii have seen my husband" continued Mrs.
Daniel. frequently in the company of this
person. and | spoke to her about it and she
no difference stterward. however. in their
actions toward each other. When We sepa-
rated. he told me to mack 10 my duds and get
You were jealous. were you not. Mrs. Dan
lei! asked LAWYER kneeland
would have been dead long before this: lie
wSs friendly with good t, many iris; tel
S yNus
man. always thought it was my husbands
f e. only said tpey were we're, iii,tips v Mr.:
street church, and SO is this person. He used
to to- take al he her home from choir meetings and
Q.-iour husband has class In tho Sunday
Q.-You wore a member Of itp A.-Oh. yes.
Q.-ls 1t not II fact that the road from tho
one after dark? Alt is such road that il
psnv home should not have eens to church:
atkomeY A.-she might have gone home with
.A.-Was Mr. Daniell often in the company of
this young woman Al know they went OIL
on Tie 81 sc ME to anf
know nothing against this young womans
What objected to was that all the affection
he ever had for me was wrunE from me by her.
referring to ono OF their Quarrels. Mrs.
Daniell said:
Il believe swore at my husband that day.
He called me. a liar, said. Philip. never
swore in my life. but will do it now: and then
said. Philip. you are a damned liar.''
Amelia Denike. the mother OF the plaintiff.
swore that the defendant had ordered her and
his wife out OF the house.
Mr.. Daniel testified: have companied
this young woman from church to her home Mt
make practice Of going with her. l called
on her as did on all the other members of
my class, made no distinction. When did
never threatened to strike my wife with a
teapot or ill-treated hor. We had our spats,
and q good many OF them but never threat
ened her with my personal Violence"
Judge Van Wyck reserved his decision.