The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-12
SURPRISED HER HUSBAND
The Wife of Rev. O. W. Jennings Quietly
Applied for Divorce and Fled.
Denies Her Allegations in Cross Bill and
Says She Did Various Things She Should
Not Have Done.

suit to be divorced from his wife. Mr.
Jennings Is pastor of the Sheiby-street
Christian Church, and the circumstances
leading up to this snit are peculiar.
Journal reporter interviewed Mr.. Jennings
last evening and obtained his side of the
story. Il have tried to avoid publicity In
this matter as far as possible" said Mr..
Jennings. -Four weeks ago my wife de-
serted me. We lived at No. 442 East Nc
Carly street. / was at New Albany at the
time. i am grand vice commander OF the
United Order of the Golden Cross. went
10 New Albany to the meeting of the order
for Kentucky and Indiana. 1 was gone
two days. The morning left she appeared
TO be very afiectIonate She kissed me-
good bye and parted apparently on the
best of terms told her 1 would be away
q couple of days On my return to my
home found it deserted.
Then j found she had filed u divorce
auit against me and disappeared. In her
suit she alleges cruel and Inhuman treat
ment. and that i was an habItual user of
opium. In my cross complaint / have de-
MED her charges In general aud In particu-
lar. / have always treated her kindly and
with great attention. she had y beautiful
home handsomely furnished, and a servant.
She has been kept as lady and had every
could give her.
How about the charge of being an habit
ual user OF opium
II never took pinch of opium in my
hand"
rs il true that while you were pastor of
the Sixth Christian Church q split occurred
in the congregatlonW
There was q little disaffection in the
church before 1 went there. but it could
not be called a split. 1t was small fac
tion. i have few personal enemies in
that church. i was pastor there last year.
There are half dozen persons in that
church who have influenced my wife
against me. i came here, from WestpOrt,
KY, year ago last September. The peo-
pie of my present charge. the Shelby street
Christian Church, have Investigated the
allegations made against me, and are fully
satisfied. They sent u man to Westport,
where have been known from the cradle
MP. My present trouble has made no diff
ference whatever In my church relation.
"She filed her suit the day before she left
me. She went up late one afternoon to do
il. i had heard rumor that she intended
to do so, and talked 10 her about 1t. She
false; that she had no Intention whatever
OF asking for divorce. At that very time
she was making arrangements. and, as 1
said, the day before i went TO New Albany
she had filed her application. With her
assurance / dismissed the matter from my
mind.
when came back and found she had
have waited for nearly a month before filing
my cross-complaint. In the meantimeI have
sought an IN tervIew with her and spent
considerable money in travelling expenses
to find out where she was, to get a meeting.
/ have not succeeded In meeting her I
wished to bring about q reconciliation II
possible. i understand she Is at Danville.
Ind. l deny In my com plant that ever
threatened her with bodily harm or used
vile and abusive language to her. as she
alleges in her complaint. On the contrary.
as l sllege In my complaint, she has
used vulgar language toward me. called me
liar and dog. and has kicked me. She
has conducted herself IN such way as TO
bringreproach upon me. She has had fond
ness for the com pany and society of other
men. and that has made talk. She has re-
peatedly said she did not love me. In my
complaint ask the court to prevent her
from taking the child out of its jurisdic-
ton. as understand she IS about to send it
TO Texas. The child Is o boy, named after
myself. and Will be two years old tho 22d
of july"
"How old is she. and how long have you
been marriedi" inquired the reporter.
"She claims to be twenty two years old.
but think she Is twenty eight or twenty
nine. We were married at Columbia, Tenn.
do not know whether she was married be-
fore or not She was member of the
first of October. 1887. and we were married on
the odd of February following The mem
bers of ms church have advised me to do as
have done. and are standing by me. There
Is no charge of immortality made against
me. even by my enemies"
Mr.. Jennings Is a rather handsome man,
thirty-on years old, exceedingly candid
and open in his statements. and apparent
~ greatly depressed over the wreck of his
domestic happiness.
Mr. Marrow Again In Court
Samuel l.. Marrow and Mrs. Lettie Cook,
the blind widow, are again ut law. 1t will
he remembered that some time ago Marrow
brought suit against Mrs. Cook for posses
sion of a house on the Pendleton pike
where he had installed her to keep house
for a friend of his. He lost his suit before
Squire Afford, appealed to the Superior
Court and lost again. Last Thursday be
determined to have his furniture and went
before Squire Felbleman and had O con-
stable go ont to the house and take every
thing. The latter had to beg Marrow to
leave chair for the woman to sit upon.
although he took the bed. table aud every
thing else. even the stove, out of the house.
Now Mrs. Cook has replevlned the goods
and it was this case that was heard yester-
day before Squire Feibleman. Tie suit Is
against Marrow's wife. Amanda }. Marrow.
The case was heard before q jury and as
large q lobby as the little Justice shop
would hold. The sympathy OF every body
was with the unfortunate woman. because
OF ner l0UIullJy auu ueT tTeatu1eHt ny Mar-
row. The case was not concluded last
evening.
Whisky Got the Better of Him.
Charles Andrews. who was arrested re-
Gently for taking a watch and chain and
coat and vest from Ed. Landers. wrote
Judge Cox a very penitent and earnest
letter protesting his innocence of any in
tention to steal the articles. but said
that he let liquor get the better of him and
didn't know what be was doing. He also
said that he was a member OF the Murphy
League and had kept faith with his VOW for
several years but In an unguarded moment.
whilst with crowd of companions, A Q
consented to take a drink. and then all
was over with him. 1t was the touching of
q fire brand 10 oil.
Andrews SAYS this is the first time he was
ever Imprisoned. and seems TO feel the dis