The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-13
SAYS She IS A TOOL.
Perkins Declares His Wife Was
Induced to Prosecute Him.
One "BilI" Vosburg Figures in the
Abandonment Case.
Tho LeNow Witness VainIy Tried to
Conciliate His Accusing Spouse.

Lawyer Jerome, the partner of the
Lexcw Committee attorney, John w.
Con, appeared In Tombs Court this
morning to defend James H. Perkins.
the Lexow Committee witness who had
been arrested on a charge OF abandon.
ing his wife.
During the preliminary examination,
Mr.. Jerome remarked that 1t Is a most
singular thing that witnesses before the
Lexow Committee have frequently been
arrested shortly after having given tes-
timony. He said that II the witnesses
are arrested for good reason, no opposi-
zion would be made by the Lexow Com
mittee, but that 1t lie the intention to
make an investigation In each case to
lind IL there was good cause for arrest.
Perkins was formerly scow con-
tractor In partnership with Alexander
j. Howell. He sold out TO Howell seven
years ago, and moved to Nebraska. A
year ago he returned to New York, and
on Tuesday he testified before the Lex
ow Committee that several years ago
Howell gave Police Inspector Williams
a bride of $500
The fact that Perkins was arrested
last night, just a day after he had testi-
fed. has aroused the suspicious OF the
Lexow Committee counsel. He Is nearly
sixty years old, and his wife Is ten years
thirty-two years ago. and lived in Flush
ing. l.. L., until they moved to Nebraska.
He secured two sections of land near
Culbertson. and 1t was placed In his
wife's name.
A little over a year ago he came East.
Several times he visited his wife and
family, consisting OF two girls, aged
ad tWs ns sn Nav ss S wy
to New York with him.
Before doing SO she sold a piece OF
land. for which she got $1,000 draft
York, he wanted the draft, but she
would not give II to him. Finally, she
says, lie induced her to visit William
Call, jr., of 234 West One Hundred and
bookmaker at the Sheepshead Bay
track.
He told her she. could make big
money by investing the $1,000 with hth, him
| able to get the money, and has brought
proceedings for 1t in the City Court
through Lawyer E. w. Bremen, of Is;
Since May Mrs, Perkins has lived with
boarded at the Trenton Hotel. Wash
ington and Cortlandt streets. She say
her husband has refused to support her
give Call the $1,000 Sac appeared II
court to-day dressed in silk, and seem
| lDRlN well pTONlut1 TtThlllS ulu UO
look so prosperous, and claimed he wa
having a run of hard luck.
Before the testimony Of Mrs. Perkins
was taken, she and her husband were
the rear room of the Tombs Court. HI
talked with her coaxingly, called he
ma" and offered her his hat, the res
his sse %ss and MAKE up f Fea hs
ro:i Of bills before her. bu. she simpl
you know / haven't got anythin
That's no excuse" broke in Lswye
Bremen, You know explained tha
Would Id have you arrested Il you did did no
tnst; ,ns, exclaimed ,spsst haT ,ss
that a lawyer would do such thing -
Are you thinking Of commencin
proceedings against me?" asked MI
II don't think it's worth while" sal
he kept Mr.. Bremen in continual DIS
alleged threat when the examination
On the stand Mrs. Perkins told he
story slowly and produced s s, rsee Up
had no money to get back to Nebraska
and that her friends at Flushing wer
| likely to turn her out. Part or her prop
erty in Nebraska, she stated. Is In he
| sons name, but she still has the It'll
for eighty acres.
On cross-examination she admitted
that she owns seven horses In the Yves
and has q first mortgage for 500 II
addition to the farm. Still she said sh
was liable to become charge on &C
count of her husband having aban
doned her.
She said she did not know what prop
erty her husband mad, but that "Bill
Vosburg had left word with James Oar
mour q Flushing gambler. who Is
friend of hers. that Mr.. Goff was payin
Mr.. Perkina s. day.
Mr., Jerome jumped at this as an open
You probably know Bill Vosburg
he remarked to Justice Grady. land
think the examination on this featur
will be at some length"
Then he asked Mrs. Perkins II sh
she did not want to reply.
Mr. Jerome did not press the question
Mr. Bremen volunteered the informal Ito
to reporters that Mrs. Perkins is jealou
of Vosburg's wife.
At this point a recess was taken. MI
Jerome was then asked about NosburE
but refused to say anything turtle
than that he Is well known to the police
Perkins said he thought Nosburg wa
agent for a company OF which ex-Post
master-General James is President. II
also said that he was convinced tina
Mrs Perkins Is the tool OF otner pei
He admitted that they had some trou
BILE about the money given Call but h
said he wasn't to blame, and that h
had tried to help her get 1t back. II
. even took her to the office of the attoi