The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-07
THOSE FAMILY JARS.
Mrs. Earle SAYS She Had
Just Cause to Leave
Her Daniel.
MRS. WIGHT OUT ON BAIL.
The Troubles of the Rappes-Albert
Hengartner Deserts HIS Wife
and Children.
WIGHT OUT ON BAIL.


Interview given u NEWS reporter by her
morning the reporter visited Mrs. Earle.
who is living with her mother on the
first floor OF the fats at No. 453 Pavonia
avenue. Mrs. Earle is of a naturally
amiable disposition, aud a volublc and
rapid taiker. She was elrnest in her
viiuperation Of her husband.
Yes" she pegDn, II admit that / left
my husband. | had cause to, though.
The scoundrel accused me OF taking
things that didn't belong to me. He
knows | didn't. You see / had a lady
friend ut ms house. My husband was
jealous of her, aud planned little trips.
Abont eight months ago one Sunday
evening, he said ne WAS going out. he
took the girl with him. They started
from where we lived, nc No. "a Hoboken
avenue, at s o'clock, / know where they
went, Too. but they didn't get back till
twelve O'Clock. They went out other
Times too. He's Q regular sneak. I've
cried often when I think OF how he has
treated me.
SAVE E TEN CENTS A DAY.
"Einally he told me that ne didn't care
to have me in the house., when ] protested
against his bringing the girl in the house.
He told Mr.. Lahey, our grocer, to stop
all book accounts asked MI Lahey
W by my husband did that, and he said he
only had those Instructions. Nv husband
used TO give me ten cents a day, and
that's all he ever gave. ] saved 1t up and
bought q clock, a machine that | did
sewing on and An album. He never
bought my children clothing In the
whole seventeen years OF our married
tif. D.~ Ia u 80 al i4 aDv,
PEELED me to Get out. Ny little Girl cried
and said, Oh. mama. how can he do
thatf l had TO take all my things
away. He says / don't own the
organ. Here are the receipts" and Mrs.
Earle produced receipts showing that
Mrs. Russell. her mother, had paid for
the organ in full.
She said that Earle has not for over
three years spokeR q word to her son
James. who is fifteen years of age, aud
works In New York. Her other children.
Hattie and Daniel, fourteen aud eight
years OF age respectively, told the re-
porter that their father was cruel towards
them at all times. One he reproved
Daniel for butteriug his pancakes ana
gave him q sound scolding. Mrs. Earle
was forced TO do washing and ironing at
home to provide ueceasary clothes for her
children and herself.
She says she Is going to induce Mr..
Butler. her husbands employer, TO dis
charge her husband, as b says he is
unfit Tor auy kind of work.
R WIGHT OUT ON BAIL.
Mrs. Ferdinand WIGHT, the story OF
whose desertion OF her husband WAS told
exclusively in Yesterdays JERSEY CITY
NEWS, ana who was held for the Grand
Jury by Justice Mahr, has been bsiled
from the County Jail by a male friend
whose company she entertained She
would say nothing about her assault on
her husband with y stone Tuesday alter
noon. She admitted. however, to u re,
porter, that she was glad thai the tone
took effect. Sue said she wasn't sure that
she would MIN when she threw 1t.
TROUBLES OF THE RAPPES.
Charles w. Rape, a carpenter. who
has lived for three months at No. 103
Suffolk street. has advertised that he
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my wife, Louisa Rappe,
from this date. July g."
Mr.. Rappe left his wife yesterday at
No. 103 Suffolk street. where she remains
with her mother, Mrs. Ferris. Mrs,
Rape cried when / showed her the an
nouucement over her husband's nRme.
She is a pleasant-faced, intelligent-look-
ing woman of about twenty-five, and has
a daughter five years and a son three
years old, both bright children.
A BRUTAL HUSBAND.
She said: Il have not contracted any
debts for him TO pay, aud shall not. All
/ ask of my husband is to pay his ow
bills. We formerly lived aC No. 43O
Ocean avenue. My husband got drunk
very often apd beat me, and | was afraid
OF him.. He Spent nearly all of his
ing and paid a bill OF SIS for
drink that he contracted in one month.
/ came home three months ago aud be
came and lived with ms here until yes
terday. He earns $15 a week when he
works, but he has drunk hard, and given
me no money. He wanted me to go back
to No. 430 Ocean Avenue. but / dare not
live with bin because he is cruel when
drunk. All I shall ask Of him is to do
something for the support Of our chill
dren. / a take care Of myself"
HIS MOTHER IN.LAW SPEAKS.
Mrs. Ferris said that Rape had done
no6hing or very little for the support Of
his family since he had been in the house
and she told him he might 60. He was
continually coming home drunk aud
making u nuisance Of himself. She and
her family would not allow him to NAL
treat Mrs. Rappe nor would they D
him in drunkenness.
Kappe's father lives In Third street, be-
tween Coles aud Monmouth.
ALBERT HENGARTNER DESERTS HIS FAMILY.
Albert Hengartner, of Union Hill, Is
another husband. who has cruelty de-
serted his wife aud children. Hengart-
nsr lived at Jefferson street and Bergen
line avenue. He was employ ed as q
book-keeper at Simon's silk
mill. About a month ago the
firm discovered him short in his
accounts, and he was
discharged. For two weeks he remained
at home. Jul ten days disappeared,
leaving his family without a cent in the
house. The wife was h%eartbroken, aud
the disgrace of her husbands discharge
from the mill, coupled with his de-
pafture for paris unknown, nearly
grove the woma frantic. She was
ashamed to appeal for help, aud
thus she remained, both herself and her
children nearly starved, till Wednesday.
Then her misery was again increased.
Her landlord visited her aud said that IL
she did not pay the rent ne would have
10 put her belongings upon the street.
Fearing this Mrs. Heugartner appealed
TO Recorder Hauens5ain. He al vissd her
to send her three children to the aims
house. but to this she wouldn't listen.
"They will never leave me while I
liye." she exclaimed.
The Poormaster's attention was called
to the case, and he will assist the family.
husband or his Whereabouts. He is
has red whiskers and Ia about six feet
tall.
BURGLAR BROOKS PLEADS.
Guilty Of BurpIarv INIT Not ne Aftar,t-