St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-21
Mrs. Pollock Making a Stern
Fight Against Her Hus-
band at Sioux Falls.
She Refuses to Withdraw for
a Large Sum Of Filthy
Lucre.
A Report That She Was Of
fered Twelve Thousand
Last Night.
Although Penniless, She Will
Fight the Case to the
Bitter End.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Jan. 20.-Mrs.
Ellen Pollock. the New York wife Of
Millionaire Polock's eldest son Eddie,
might with appropriateness call her eX-
perience "a tale Of Woe" Her career
from the servant of millionaire to the
wife of his son is full of vicissitudes
and disappointments. Young Eddie,
who testified yesterday in the trial now
in progress that he came to Sioux Falls
to live and gain residence, and not to
get divorce. is fighting for his liberty,
but he has found match in the person
of his servant wife. This afternoon she
told the court one of the most
piteous stories ever related within
the walls of court room. She told how
Eddie came rushing into their apart
ments one morning in New York, decar-
ing that his father had discovered that
they were married and
Would Disinhe rit Him.
He said he wond rather die than stand
the abuse of his father. lone day."
said Mrs. Pollock, Eddie cama to me
with his cousin and told me that all was
at an end: that his father would give
me $4,000 if | would consent to di-
vorce, but L refused. They wanted our
child. Finally [ thought that An
ME would get better care in their
hands. so allowed her to go to the
Pollock home at Nyack. N. Y. 1 be-
came discouraged, and went 10 Eddie's
father and told him | wanted my baby:
that life seemed to be useless and bar
rem without the little one. You can 90
to hell before you can get the child
was the response of the millionaire. l
then saw Eddie and pleaded with him
for Annie, but he refused. Then |
went to laWy Ell, and it was two months
before
LOOT Annie Back.
"Then she was found in an orphan
asylum. She was dressed in rags, and
the poor thing had bruises all over her.
In January, 1890, l called on Ed
ddie's father. He said to me: If
for divorce I'll fix you.' | told him |
would die first. was elected from my
rooms because l had no mehey.~I went
Ito; Nyaek toEsee my husband, and-see if
he would not do something. They were
living in their big summer residence.
1t was beautiful house and had a
handsome park. L knocked at the door
and the servant told me to go away. l
told him L wanted to see ny husband.
An officer was called by the lackey
and l was
Thrown Into a Cab.
HE knocked me against the wheels.
and Annie, who was along with me,
cried: Man, man, don't kill mammar
We spent that night in prison. and the
police in the morning turDed Inc adrift
alone, penniless and friendleSs in the
big city. have been true to my hus-
band, but his father. who believes he is
above me, and that because l worked
for him as servant am unfit to be the
wife of his son. causes all the trouble. |
had just money enough to come to Sioux
Falls to fight for my name and rights,
and unless | get help do not know how
l will get back An offer was made
last night to Mrs. Pollock of $4,000 if
she would withdraw her appearance in
the case, but she refused. She is
plucky woman, and, although she has
scarcely dollar, she is tiger in di-
vorce suit, and proposes to get her
rights.