The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-03

gram. The doctor" writes ner let
tiers on the official note paper of the
"Pioneer-Press,' with Joseph A.
Wheelock's name at the top. It seems
to have been kind Of family affair."
the female doctor" was probably a
sort of sub-editor of the great Pluto
cratic God-and-morality sheet. And
the female doctor" remaining in
the wife's home, urged her, in Ger
many, in the name of the author OF
"The Little Cryptogram," to study
the languages and fit herself to sup
port herself by teaching, 'inasmuch
as he would not much longer provide
for her, and especially notifying and
threatening plaintiff that she must
not make any effort or take any steps
toward returning to her home, and
that II she would do SO he would de-
prive her of both Of her children, and
would Immediately cease to furnish her
any money for maintenance or support, and
that he would leave no stone unturn-
ed, and would not fail to make any
effort, or to expend any sum, or to
cause any amount of gossip or scandal,
which might be necessary to prevent
plaintiff from returning and being re-
united with her children or himself"
1t makes us proud to think that
this noble creature, who held the wife
Of his bosom at arms length, across
the Atlantic, and smashed her over
the head with such brutal threats, did
hn fn hnc q
And this statement, just quoted, is
from the sworn complaint of the
plaintiff, and copy Of the letter of
the Doctor is given, in which these
threats appear. =
But the poor woman borrowed the
money from her relatives to get home
with. Then the defendant, Pile, and
the female doctor, so the wife alleges,
secreted her infant son and would not
permit her to see him; and SO forced
her into an agreement whereby she
was compelled to relinquish valuable
real estate worth $4,000, which was
bought with money given her by her
father, and also all the other real es-
tate OF Pyle, which was largely pur-
chased with her means, in exchange
for Piles note for the sum of 1000,
with good endorser;" but instead
OF furnishing such note Pile tender
ed her his note endorsed by a man
without property or commercial
standing, and forced her to take it;
and the note was not paid at matur-
ity, nor at the time Of the suit for d.
vorce, and so far as the papers show
never has been paid. And Pyle
agreed to "break off his relations"
with the female DOCTOR" but the
wife alleges. 'he has continually visit
ed the said - in Minneapolis and
he had her repeatedly visit him at his
rooms in St. Paul" Pyle also agreed
to pay his wife 800 a month for her
support, but paid only $50, and refused
to pay any more: and from July 1894
to December 1894, he never paid her
penny; although she had to support
herself and her youngest child; and he
had further notified merchants not to
trust her! And SO plaintiff sued for a
divorce from bed and board. and for
. support for hers elf and children.
Defendant in reply makes no charge
of wrongdoing, or immortality against
his wife, but his defense is too mea n
and nasty to publish. 1t is completely
denied by his wife and the court,
Judge VIM. Louis Kelly, finds it
false, and DEGREES in her favor.
The decree of the court SAYS:
8. That since the month of August
A. D. 1894, (the decree is dated April
26. 1885, the defendant has wholly
abandoned. the plaintiff, his wife. scith-
ont any fault on her part, and has re-
fused and neglected and still refuses
and neglects, in any manner to pro.
vide for her support"
And we have an AFFIDAVIT of the
plaintiff setting forth the following
facts:
"Deponent further says that de-
PENDANT himself lives luxuriously;
that he is member and habitue OF
the Minnesota Club and several other
clubs and social organizations: and
has recently, to-wit: since filing his
answer in this case, given dinner in
sofa Club, to number of ladies and
gentlemen; largely for the purpose, as
deponent verify believes, of further
notifying and humiliating this de-
ponent, and of emphasizing the de.
serted, miserable and helpless situa.
tion to which defendant has consigned
this deponent."
Think Of the man who could. live at
the Minnesota clubhouse, the aristo
cratic establishment, par excellence,
of St. Paul, and leave his wife and
youngest child to starve, Or depend on
the bounty Of strangers!
This shameful and pitiful record
teaches us several lessons:
l. 1t shows the kind of creatures
that are used by Plutocracy to distort
the truth and defame the advocates
of reform in the daily press.
2. It shows the absolute control oil
Plutocracy over the public press
Here was great divorce suit running
for several days, in the city of St.
Paul. in the presence of great crowds
Of people, the defendant an editor of
one of the leading Republican papers
of the state. and his attorney q
United States Senator, and yet not
one word-not one syllable-of 1t evel