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.
The Lexow Witness Vainly Tried to
Conciliate His Accusing Spouse.

Lawyer Jerome, the partner of the
IcxCw Committee attorney, John w.
Goff, appeared in Tombs Court this
morning to defend James II. 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 IT is most
singular thing that witnesses before the
LeXow Committee have frequently been
arrested shortly after having given tes-
! timony. He said that If the witnesses
are arrested for good reason, no opposi-
ton would be made by the Lexow Com
mittee. but that 1t Is the intention to
make an investigation in each case to
find II there was good cause for arrest.
Perkins was formerly a scow con-
tractor in partnership with Alexander
]. 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
The fact that Perkins was arrested
last night, just a day after he had testi-
fed. has aroused the suspicious of the
IL
sixty years old, and his wife is ten years
| younger She says they were married
| thirty-two years ago, and lived In Flush
ing. L. l., until they moved to Nebraska.
| Culbertson. and 1t was placed in his
wife's name.
A little over year ago he came East:
Several times he visited his wife and
| family, consisting of two girls, aged
| fifteen and twenty, and one boy, aged
twenty-three, and in May his wife came
| to New York with him.
| land. for which she got $1,000 draft.
She saws that when they arrived In New
York, he wanted the draft, but she
says. lie induced her to visit William
Call, jr.. of 234 West One Hundred and
| Twenty-first street, who. she states, was
a bookmaker at the Sheepshead Bay
track.
He told her she could make big
money by Investing the $1,000 with him,
and she did so. She has SINCE been un.
proceedings for 1t in the City Court.
through Lawyer L. w. Bremen, Of 253
Since May Mrs Perkins has lived with
| friends at Flushing, and Perkins has
| boarded at the Trenton Hotel, Wash
| fngton and Cortlandt streets. She says
her, husband has refused to support her.
give Call the $1,000. she appeared in
court to-day dressed in silk, and seem
ngky well a@d Se d
having a run of hard luck.
Before the testimony Of Mrs. Perkins
was taken, she and her husband were
seated on opposite sides OF a table In
the rear room of the Tombs Court. He
talked with her coaXingly. called her
ma" and offered her his hat, the rest
of his clothes and anything else he had
emptied his pocketbook and threw a lean
roll. Of bills before her, but she simply
You know /, haven't got anything
That's no excuse" broke in Lawyer
gSn in S Se H eSs wh sxpfn said
would have you arrested II you did not
tnSt tbs esCa, threat tS ssfe
t that a lawyer would do such thing"
Are you thinking OF commencing
proceedings against me?' asked Mr.
Il don't think it's worth while. said
Jerome. With more sarcasm. But stu
c ce SSR' by " asking questions about the
alleged threat when the examination
the stand Mrs nrd Ierkps told Idoa her
| from Call for the $1,000, She said she
had no money to get back to Nebraska,
and, that her friends at Flushing were
erty in Nebraska, she stated, Is in her
sons name, but she still has the title
| for eighty acres.
on cross-examination she admitted
that she owns seven horses in the West
and has a first mortgage for $500 In
addition to the farm. Still she said she
was liable to become public charge on
account of her husband having aban-
| doned her.
she said she did not know what prop
erty her husband mad, but that Bill
| l,a laft wi Ia M r.
nous; a Flushing plumber, who Is n
Mr.. Perkins 50 day.
Mr.. Jerome jumped at this as an open
ing to find out why Perkins is being
| prosecuted
You probably know BIZ vosburg,' ;,
think the examination on this feature
| will be at some length
Then he asked G Mrs Perkins inst If s shs
| she did not want to reply.
| Mr.. Jerome dio not press the question.
Mr.. Bremen volunteer the information
to reporters that Mrs. Perkins is jealous
of Vosburg's wife.
At this point a recess was taken. Mr.
Jerome was then asked about Vosburg
but refused to say anything further
Perkins said he thought Vosburg was
agent for a company of which ex-Post'
master-General James is President. He
also said that he was convinced that
Mrs Perkins is the tool of other per
sons.
He admitted that they had some trou'
BILE about the money given Call. but he
said he wasn't to blame, and that he
had tried to help her get 1t back. He
even took her to the office of the attor'
ney who is now prosecuting him;
BY consent OF The attorneys, the CASE
g" - "a'ourn-l until , O'Clock mex
Wednesday. Perkins was paroled In the
care Of Lawyer Jerome.
| Considerable comment was caused ny
the appearance of Police Inspector VIII
| tons IN the T0mbs Court while Mrs
Perkins was being examined.
shortly afterwards Attorney FREQ
House came in and talked with the In
spector. Both left the courtroom in 6
few minutes.
Died In "A Hospital.