The evening world., 1893-11-29
HIS WIFE NOT HIS AFFINITY.
Prot Macarthur Tells His Side
Of the Domestic Tempest
He Has Fled to Another State TO
"Avoid Publicity"

Prof. Macarthur, whose wife has sworn
out warrant for his arrest in the Gates
avenue Police Court, Brooklyn. objects to
the statements made by his wife, Louisa
Lundt Macarthur. In her affidavit.
Mrs. Macarthur said in her affidavit,
which was published in THE
Evening Worlds" O'Clock Edi-
ton yesterday, that her hus-
band forced her to wear mourning for his
mother who had been dead twenty years.
That he took all her pretty gowns to the
dyer and returned them to her dyed
black That he beat her the very first
night after the wedding, and has abused
her since and till she fought him off
with a broomstick the otner day, after
which she left him. returning to her par
ents. They had been married three
months.
The Professor tells his side of the
story in letter to The Evening World"
dropping Into poetry. incidentally. like
the late Mr.. Silas egg He writes from
Jersey City as follows:
To the Editor:
wish to very humbly beg rsctiHcntion OF errors
and grerous ones against myself In your issue
OF this evening under MIR. Macsrthur's Fads."
As shortly as can and hastily let me state as
follows:
u am Prof D. McKnlay Macarthur. late Of
"
moved to another State to avoid the publicity
which my poor wife. envenomed OF her parents
is bringing upon herself and shall bring upon her
self alone Touching the mourning for my be
loved mother, II has nought whatever connection
with the troubles of which she seeks redress,
Mrs Macarthur returned to her poor parents
at @2S7 Pacific street mot her wealthy parents at
2931, as erroneousy stated It ought to be a unani-
moasly granted fact that there alone is now her
only sphere.
Il made Miss Lundts acquaintance when she
was employed in an East New York factory
/ m ra1F 10 har
parents ! became engaged TO her. and only when
too late discovered that her character was loose
10 put II as mildly as can. The poison
Injecting the spiritual, not the corporal part Of
her was the only intolerant point in all the
troubles which have ensued.
initIo
In my poetieal work, The Solitaire of Mount Ida. "
is written my conclusions before marrying her
After expatlating on sin It says:
Two. whom it's venom drpt on young. shall In
4 union Ind enough of unsoiled leaves
between themselves for one pure rose and all
The rest shall roat on that long stream whose way
Winds through forRetfuness 10 death"
Such dream quickly vanished after my mar
riasc. Two were necessary for a union. but those
two required to he in AFFINITY which my wife re-.
World throws much light upon matters. II gives
case OF factory with mere than twenty girls
who had been married and separated and returned
10 work on account Of supposed iil-trsatment ut
the hands OF their husbands
The husbands In such cases are, believe. sell
dom 10 blame, and fear a close entry into par
tlcnl9rs would put i down 70 the factory girl re
her new post Of wife as a thing having nothing
more to do with the old days OF fishing at the
River Of Men.
Aucr repeated failures at playing tho wife land
In the present case the failures have been re-
pcated believe the safest situation is with the
parents, who were her educators and guides until
now
My wife failed to make wife. There Ia still
n hope she NAV he daughter. even though her
youth and charms are weighted with the burden
Of the shame consequent upon running herself
ch!li and heart broken husband irremediably,
Z
could indicate, and anticipating with gratitude
your impartial rectincation by inserting this letter
u. MklNLAY MACARTHUR
The Professors removal to another
Stnte to avoid publicity may render
the service OF the warrant obtained by
his wife a matter OF some difficulty.