The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-24

MRS.BARHES' DENIAL
Says Mcgowan Honorably
Protected Her From Her
Husbands Cruelty.
BARNES BEGINS DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS
His Wife Weeps When She Hears
Of It-Affidayits Upon Which
the Case Is Brought.
BARNES BEGINS DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS

There were more developments III tiie
case of John A. Barnes against Frank
A Mcgowan, the Trenton rubber mag
nate. Yesterday. All the parties went to
New York, where they are at different
hotels. They have now each laid their
case before the public. The affidavit
on which Barnes bases his suit against
Magowan is very voluminous, and in
addition to the outline published in 1.-The
Jersey City News" at the time it was
filed contained some sensational accrsa-
tions. He says he lived happily with
his wife in Trenton until about March
q, the day before his wife's birthday.
She wanted to go to New York for the
day But he refused his consent and
went to Pittsburg. Two days afterward
he came back and found that she had
gone to New York He followed imme-
diately and found her at the Imperial
Hotel breakfasting with Mcgowan. Con-
tinuing, Barnes says
1 censured my wife and Mcgowan most
severely. Mcgowan said that it was
his ((Iagowan's fault. Mrs. Barnes
said that if she wanted to go, she would
go. 1 then told Mcgowan that 1 would
sever my connections with the Eastern
Rubber Manufacturing Company. Then
Mrs Barnes said:-eIt might well
be settled now as any time" She. then
got up from the table and went into
the room fronting Broadway. She told
me that I was making a fool Of my
self. She was greatly excited and spoke
in a very loud and angry voice. She
refused to return home.
TOGETHER IN PITTSBURG.
In April Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes ana
Mcgowan went to Pittsburg together.
Barnes says
Upon arriving at Pittsburg all went
to the Hotel Anderson and engaged two
rooms. l then went to Beaver Falls,
.leaving Mcgowan and my wife at the
hotel, Mcgowan having told me that he
had a good deal of business to attend to
at Pittsburg.
1.-THE next morning left Mcgowan
and my wife in the ordinary. Mcgowan
asked me what time 1 would be back. 1
told him I would not return until II
o'clock noon. Getting through my bust
ness earlier than 1 expected, I returned
to the hotel about HE and went direct
to my bedroom. 1 found that the bed
had been made up somewhat during my
absence and was considerably mussed
up. My wife was standing about three
feet from it and Mcgowan about two
feet from her. 1 said, Why, Edith, what
is the matter? And she said. L have
not been feeling well, and was lying
down Mcgowan left the room hur-
riedly.''
HER MANNER CHANGED.
Barnes alleges that after the Imperial
Hotel incident the manner of his wife
changed toward him. They had never
quarrelled before. After that she talked
of Mcgowan continually. She would
watch him pass the window. Mcgowan
became a frequent visitor at the house,
and stayed for hours during the evening
and in the daytime during his absence.
He wanted her to leave the city, but
she refused. saying that Mcgowan wor-
SHIPPED the ground she walked on, and
that she was fond of him because he
showed her so much attention, and that
there was no reason why she should
not be.
zone night when I was sick,'' Mr.
Barnes continues, Mcgowan was there
and my wife was down stairs with him.
When she came up her hair was disar-
ranged. She was apparently very much
embarrassed. I said to her. What is the
matter with your hair?' She said IAN
accident is liable to happen to ones hair
at any time That this deponent had
seen Mcgowan go out of his (this depon-
ent's) yard after his wife had told him
that Mcgowan had gone and after she
had gone down STAIRS
THE FORTUNE TELLER'S PREDIC-
TIoN.
Mrs. Barnes. Barnes alleges stated that
she had been to fortune tellers in New
York; that the fortune teller had told
her that the greatest change in her life
would occur in August or September fol-
lowing.
During the month of July my wife's
manner became cooler and cooler towards
me- the affidavit continues, 'her con-
ye1satlon was continually about Magow-
an and his affairs. Whenever / would
demonstrate with her with regard to her
actions toward Mcgowan and her con-
versat1on concerning him she would f1y
into a violent passion and use harsh
ways take the part Of Mcgowan"
Barnes says that matters went on from
not to come into his house but it did
MAGowAN STRUCK HIM.
zone evening he says, 81 went to the
Office with Winnie. my brother-in-law.
On, returning to the house about $50
9i O'clock, Winne went g u upstairs st to the sit
knowing that Mcgowan was . in the
house: In about twenty minutes I went
chair in the middle of the sitting room.
I passed back of Mcgowan without say
ing word and sat in the large. club
looked up and said - Barnes, you made
an accusation at the factory against me,
and find that you have also repeated
it to Winnie L said: Yes. l did and I
am surprised to see you in the house,
He said: We'll. that's q lie-junlped up
and rushed over to where ! was sitting,
struck me with his fist, aiming at my
head, but striking the rim of my hat.
breaking it. and the blow striking my
shoulder. / did not get out of the chair,
but Mcgowan jumped back to the far
end of the room and took his coat half
off, when he was stopped by four per-
sons in the room; otherwise he probably
would have .cowardly assaulted me se-
Werely again"
A BOGUS TELEGRAM
Barnes then tells of HIS wifes last trip
from Trenton which she left with her
child. saying that she was going to
Toronto, and adds: ST am thoroughly
satisfied she accompanied Mcgowan to
Oklahoma, because they were not heard
Of again until both he and she returned
10 Chicago on Saturday"
..In March, 1885, the affidavit goes on,
ssMagowan told Mrs. Barnes and me
that he had made application for a di-
vorce in the court here, that Vroom
and Walker were his attorneys, and that
Meredith Dickinson had been appointed
master in the case. Almost every day
until June it was a subject of conversa-
ton. as he was continually stating how
his family and Mrs. Mcgowan were abus-
ing him. and in four instances can re-
call that he requested me to accompany
him to the door of his mouse, as Mrs:
MagoWan had threatened his life and
WAS afraid She was standing behind the
door and would stab him as ne came
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