The sun., 1894-11-11
TERBELES WOMANKIND.
At FIFTY HE HAD A MOTHER STILL
LOOKING OUT FOR HER BOZ.

Now He Il 90 and She IL 81. and she
Stands by Him While His wifs Sues
Him for Divorce-The Valdez MiikmnId
aad Her Commission from the Old Lady.
Frances F. Terbell, of Walden, ". Y, Is suing
James G. Terbell, 90 years old, for an absolute
divorce in the Court of Common Pleas. Tho
defendant Is a son OF Josephus Terbell, a wealthy
tanner and farmer, who died several years ago,
leaving large estate to his widow. Hilah Is.
Terbell, also OF Walden. James Terbell is an
only child and is executor o: the will. He married
the plaintiff on June 90, 1850. at Campbell,
Steuben county. The Terbell family owned a
considerable estate in and about Walden. In
cludng farm on which the mother OF tho de-
fendant still lives.
The prettiest OF the milkmaids which they
had on the Terben farm more than q dozen
years ago was Josephine johnson, who. about
nine years ago forsook pastoral scenes and came
TO this city, where she took fiat expensively
furnished at 100 West Fifty-sixth street.
Terbell and his wife separated nine years ago
and he has since been living in this city until
quite recently at the fiat of Miss johnson. About
the time he separated from his wife. Terbell
says, he got his mother TO settle on his wife one
OF the most elegant and expensive" houses at
Walden, which is worth $4,000, where she has
since been living. He says she lives high. dresses
well, and keeps servants. There was then
mortgage of $4,000 on this house, but he says his
mother gave her securities TO wipe OF the mort
gage. II she has not extinguished the mortgage,
Investments for which she has a hankering
In order 10 prevent her making any further
claim against him. Terbell says he gave her
seven houses at Walden. known as Terbell Row.
worth So. 900. and another house at that place
worth $1,000 lie also gave her horses car
OF ss GOO. and he says he has paid bills Tor her,
and has given her money at various times since
their separation. she ayers that she has an in
come OF only about $3.50 a month, and has no
other means. Terbell declares that IL she does
not own what he has given her, or had his
or 10 her desire TO enrich her brother. Robert H.
Knox" He says she also has property from her
abandoned his wife, as she AYERS but he de-
clRres that after she got the large house at Wal
Sen IN which sas lives d she a1S@iutSiy refused
should return and live with him, preside over
his household. and close all gossipplng tongues
They have two children, Louisa Lihenow,
wife q Ferdinand E Libenow, and hilah b.
Terbell, who lives with the mother.
There is marked divergence in the different
stories about Terbell's life down here but his
sSbmss styes bs yaaSs od Y shs papers
her afhdavit that realizing that her son was
alone In this city about nine years ago shs
spoke To Miss Johnson about taking an interest
In his welfare as she could not give him mother
y surveillance, living as she did at Walden.
she says she imposed these injunctions on Miss
!" asked her 70 look after him. nurse him in
Illness. look after him in health, and should he
need financial aid, 70 advance 1t and would re-
pay her"
Mrs. Terbell declares that she always con-
sidered that her sons relations with Miss John
son were only such as could be expected from
long friendship and that he only boarded with
Miss johnson and found a home at her fiat. Mrs,
TeTbell says that she has often spent several
days at the fiat herself aud that on one occasion
she remained there between three and four
months. Had she supposed there was anything
sinful In the relations OF her son and Miss john
son, she would not have been a moment under
her roof. she says further
have corresnOnded with this poor, slAndered
girl for years, and / continue q visit her and
she visits me whenever she sees ht. much To my
own pleasure" She says that their daughter
Mrs Ll6epOw, has also passed the night AZ The
nat Of Miss johnson.
AissJohnson also presents an sfidaVit IN con-