New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-16
MANNING TO PAY ALIMONl.
THE WIFE OF THE WALL STREE
RROKE2 ACCUSES HIM OF CRUELTY
HE SAYS THE WHOLE TRoI BILE Is Due 10 me
1,ZGNEss o. THEIR cHiiDNEN~Ihh
nArGHTERs WOULDN'T COOK BREAK
FAT WHEN THE COOK

FAT WHEN I'iN>
WENT AWAY
Judge Barrett IA the Supreme 'ouit HeSna;
awarded TO Mary Manning alimoAy OF ~" "o''"
and s5p counsel fee pending TIE trai oi an aou'"
1,o,,o,, ~, her against her husband John g. Man
ming 4 Wall street broker. for separation on t"o
Ground OF excessive cruelty. AhdaVits IN 'he a.
49,. made ~, he ;,laintif the Defendant ana 'he'r
seven children. who are ali over the age ol '"e'F
one years The plaintiff complaint se'S 'o''" '''''
they were married in 1861. The alleged ci"'''S W.
, a, ,,verns ln the summer Of ls92. The plain
I'M SAWS tina, she WAS beaten nearly every 'aS ''o'
u,pe "a 10 septenbers ON tin latter day she say =
H. surfsred conclusion II the brain. ON their re-
,,r, IN this city the alleged cruelty continued anu
~, sen,ember % the defendant threatened 10 nur"t'
her She saws ~ this date she lett her H"S"""',
and she SAYS he followed her to hotels an" a"'N 81
her she SAYS that her husband owns th''' "o'',
N lai Wcst Thirty-fourth-si. worth S'o'""' anu
has other property valued az over Two mii"o"s one
1c.l,,.s that when the defendant tired some tine
ooo 10 hay, her return TO him he promised To p"S
hor = house on the West Side To cost not loss '"'"
g.; 90 and that he would also settle A'"'" ''"'
or her The defendant refused 10 sign me "B'''
,nc,, however 1t - also alleged that the d'-
PENDANT used me most indecent language 10 ms
wife in the presence o: the children anu "''"''
her Of misconduct
In support Of the mothers aindhNlts are '"oS' ~
all the children These minute IN eNac'n'S''
and reci:c TO the day ami hour every alles'i a''
Of cruelty on the part Of their father VINO Is 'p'Ne
of in all the afidavits as the Governor
In his own behalf the defendant puts III ''' o.
afndayits He SAYS that he lived happily win Ms
wife for over thirty years that Nc sun low" W.
and j. willing to support her and 40 ahE'""e u"
can for her comfort. The whole Toubie "oS'' "
saws about two years ago. when h" san 10 Ms
wife that the children ought (" do something '"'
themselves. instead OF lying around inc mouse
Ill.
lent opposition from his VIE. AMI ihen II" "'-
Inits that he said things that he sh"nh no.
have said. He says. however that he never STRUCK
his wife. but that. on the contrary ne oH''e' III
an income Of 500 year. Al Arverne ne say =
his children were 90 lazy that the daughters re
fused 10 clear on the table when the servant ""'
left the house. and he was compelled TO go 10 'o"''
without his breakfast several times.
Tn. children deliberately smashed the FURNITURE
he declared. saying. Is tho house had been renter
furnished. the Governor" would have TO pay or u.
He had asked his wife TO discontinue ~" SUIT anu
save the disgrace. bur her only answer was, 10.
know how To- stop IT. money enough "i'l do u
He had worked hard for his money. y" says an
the children ahould ~ least make an enorl 10 ny
His three daughters arc no" IN EUROPE W. sons
il now maintaining them. only on" or the SONS
Joe ia making any money. =,
An AFFIDAVIT Of Lizzie Henry. once servant in
The Defendants household. Is also attached 10 Inv
husbands papers she s%e%rs INA, N IN rho hos'
made notes Of All the rapPcnhs' III ~, NJ d m"m
and that the mother rehearsed these win me daugn
srnko MS vav' etc she swears that she once sa1
me daughter deliberately smash IN" stained ga
in the dining-room door. and when me tathcr mao
II nxcd on, ~ the "ons smashed II again: remark
ing that they would make tho governor pay out
some OF his money. Tn" dhant also S""at- 'a'
an. never saw Mr. Manning ualtrest his wife.
jeremiah Manning a nephew. makes 'fdavt tha'
no lives IN tho hoiNe with the parties 10 inc SUIT
and ina, he never SAW his uncle strike or malu'ai
nj. wife IL always seemed soiict"us ~ h'r com
fort. ,,- -,
Tc'f SAYS in part -, ,....
I'm cases of th!s unfortunate character the ni
M, infreou.ufiv recommends erort r. r'conriie
fi,r bur AFTER going over these paper i'tr ~"
situation is quite hopeless Tn" defendant cannon
dive, himself - certain ideas and habits inherent IN
Ms humble origin IIis children have naturally a.
v,nced I'm their social fast"s. ana they no" hh1 ~
i,ksnnc TO submit :, what they 10 m unr"asonah"
requirements on ihcir father part am ~ when
thev are sustained by the plaintiff IN" Court can
not effect a change OF heart upon either ril' lh"1H
unople are better apart A. all events - prma
face case FOR legal separation T. clearly mao" "nf
I, evident that me defendant was ~ time. apurF"
and even rcsDrtsi - violence.