Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-01

They Are Made by Mrs. NicOIaides in
Her Suit for Divorce.
SHE TELLS STORY OF BEArINGs AND CRUEL
TREArMENT-CRARsEs WHICH INCLUDE TWO
OTHER WOMEN MENTIONED AND OTHERS IN
THE BACKGROUND.
Mrs. Louise Nicoiaides today, by her bill
for a divorce against Kimon Nicolaides. filed
by Mr.. ]. ]. johnson, gives her version Of
the family troubles. She, in a narra-
tive form. sets out that her maiden
name was Mclaughlin and they were married
by Rev. Father John Mcnamara at St. Peters
Church, Saratoga Springs, N. Y, October 10,
1882, and Immediately went to New
York, living in a furnished room and
taking meals at restaurant
Marinuna Bros, o Japanese house, as a clerk,
IN which he continued till the following spring.
She states that she was anxious that he go in
business for himself, and by her father going
his security he enabled to open little store
at Saratoga Springs.
After reciting that he kept store in New
Haven as well as Sara toga, she states that they
came here and opened business at 1106 F street,
living in rooms ON 18th street and going
to Saratoga in the summer.
HE WENT OUT.
When they returned to Washington she states
that she was unable to attend the business and
they had q clerk, Rosa Reeder. who sh= had
taught the business. She states that defendant
was so persistent in his attentions to this clerk
that she spoke to him about it, and on October
lo. 1891, when she was about being sick, she
asked him not to go out, but he did go,
as he said, to the theater, and when,
after he returned, doctor came he persisted in
leaving her. Miss Reeder. she states, did not
encourage his attentions and she. seeing the
trouble resulting, refused to remain in the
store. This led 10 a quarrel. in which de-
fendant struck her. knocked her down
and put his knees on her arms On one
her DR.. Walter came in and said she had gone
through enough and if tho excitement con-
tinued it would drive her insane
The night he struck her, she states, Mrs.
Price was in the crowd and advised that she be
sent to lunatic asylum.
WENT TO AN ASYLUM.
The result was that she agreed to 90 to some
quiet place and on Thursday, August %. 1891
she packed her trunk with the chiIdren's clothes,
and after travelling with DIR. Walter,
the children, the nurse and Mrs.
Price she found herself in . house
and soon was convinced TINT it was an insane
asylum. After describing her experience she
states that Mr. NicOlaides came to see her. but
she sent word that if he liked he could get q
room upstairs and see how he would like it
for a while. week after he brought her back
from Mt. Hope. When she returned home
she says she asked him if he had seen Rosa, and
he answered that he had simply seen
her at the door and she knew that he had been
upstairs. Then he began his abusive conduct
and about two weeks after struck her in the back.
She says she was furious, and going upstairs she
got big stone. and wrapped 1t In tissue paper,
intending il he said another word to break his
head or the window, for her arms we're then
like raw meat from the effects Of his thump.
ing.
BKoKE THE WINDOW.
She states that she was in the store, when he
began cursing and abusing her. and not being
able to stand it longer she walked out and threw
the stone through the window.
policeman came up, and she said: ''You
can arrest me; that is all he wants" The de-
fendant then had her arrested, and her father
hearing OF it came on from Saratoga, and de-
fendant told him he was holding her for in
sanity.
She states that she went away with her father
to New Brunswick, NJ, and after she had been
there five days defendant came to see her and
did his best to cxasperate him.
BLANCHE ANDERSON.
She states that she returned when she found
he had girl named Blanche Anderson in his
employ and he made love to her in her presence,
and when her (Bianches) birthday came
she sported a watch. which she said her
beau gave to her. Mrs. Nicolaides SAYS she
looked at it and saw that it was her watch. She
states that she worked in the store, did the
cooking and sewing for the children. and
at 4:30 O'Clock left the defendant and
Blanche in the store, and had caught them more
than once in peculiar and shameful position,
once kissing goodnight. and she told him that
she must leave. Then quarrel ensued and he
wanted her to get divorce, but she, not want
ing one, prayed him to give up these habits
and be nice and good to her, and he replied
il she did not pack up and take the children he
would sue for divorce on the ground of in
sanity and bad temper. After Christmas, in
1898, defendant told her father that they had
arranged for separation, and she begged de-
fendant not to, and he beat and abused her.
CERTAIN CLEO.
After reciting more bad treatment, Mrs
Ncoiaidcs charges that he was going with and
keeping company with one Cleo at Madam SIM
cares, on 18th street, ,and one occasion he said
to her II the store closed he would have
Cleo, and she describes the scene OF March II
last when he threw her on the floor and after
she got up she broke the glass show case, &c.
After her father came they tried to agree on a
separation, when defendant wanted her father
to pay $4,000 for the damage
to the store, and on March 22
she left with her father, but after he had writ
ten her a number Of letters she returned
and was we'll treated for a few days,
but whom the woman Cleo came in the
store and said she would like to be introduced
to her husband defendant said she was sick
and not accountable for what she was saying.
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there again and the woman struck her between
the eyes and beat her. her husband standing by
until a man rushed in from the street.
She charges that May % he drove the
servants away, directed her to pack her trunks
and leave: that defendant and Cleo commit ted
adultery in the store on Sunday nights while