The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-28
JARS OF THE FALLS.
They Make an Int resting Day
i'm Divorce Court.
RECORD OFT DOCTORS DEEDS
Carefully Kept by Mrs. Fall. Showing
His 6oings Out and Comings In
Mrs. Fall Gets the Decree.

The divorce suit. in which DIR. Edmund
". Fall and hts wife were each trying TO
break the bonds which bound them to
gefher. came to an end at l:S9 O'Clock last
night after g sensational trial in which
each made serious charges against the
other and some very racy testimony was
brought out. Mrs. Fail gets the divorce.
with the Nebraska farm.
Mrs. Falls sharp Tongue.
DR.. Fail testified that his wife was a
school teacher before he married her, and
after they moved 10 Mount Pleasant. Ia.
six months later, became very Jealous OF
him II seemed as II she thought there
was something wrong every time be spoke
20 another woman. The doctor then swors
that Mrs Fan, practically speaking. haG
no property at the time Of their marriage.
He told OF their life IN Salem. Or. Har-
ward. Neb.. and his transformation from a
contractor to r. physician He said tina,
when he was studying medicine Mrs Fall
said:
you haven't got sense enough to grad
uate." She also used 10 tell his mother
that her sons were not very smart
After they came to Seattle Mrs. Fall used
TO spy on his Office 10 see whom he was
treating. Ii was common for her to abuse
him with her tongue, and on two occasions
she used club One OF the clubs proved
10 be a rolling-pin. and Or. FAN said that
when Mrs. Fail hit him with IL she nearly
put out his eye. The last row was one
night last winter. when he came home
about midnight, and his wife went for
him without provocation and hit him three
times on the face At that time the doctor
came TO the conclusion that IL was time
10 leave for good. AS a parting salute Mrs.
Fall gave him three blows IN the face, but
fortunately he was not injured. During
the row John Wiley, at whose house they
DOCTOR told his wife IL was wrong 10 Gre
ate such a disturbance.
He said his wife was in the habit OF quiz
zing his patients ss to what they were be-
ing treated for. and once she went 10 Mr..
Warehouses; house and asked TO see some
cough medicine that had been prescribed.
She told the Warehouses Il was poison. and
that the doctor must have been drunk
when he put it up.
The doctor told how Mrs. Fall went TO
his Office one time and demanded admit
lance to his private room. He told her
10 wait a minute, but she was determined
10 come IN. and so be opened the door.
Mrs. Fall seemed much taken aback to
find a man patient instead of a woman
The arrangements at Mr.. Wiley's house
as TO payment for food bills. etc. was re-
hearsed. and the doctor declared he fur.
nished servants to "A reasonable extent.
The Doctors Late Hours.
The cross-examination Of the doctor bS
VIII Fl. Thompson brought out that Mrs
Kern had written some letters 10 him from.
Nebraska, but he declared he never wrote
TO her, and in fact did not receive her let,
ters. as Mrs. FAN got hold Of them
Now, is il not fact" said Mr.. Thor,r-
son, that instead OF your coming home a.
about IL midnight. il was nearer 2 in the
morning, and you were intoxicated. ana
when your wife pleaded with you you pun.
ed her hair?''
The doctor was positive he did no. ar.
like that, and then he said he never y,ert
home intoxicated but II Mrs. Fall snsuef
beer on his breath she thought he was
drunk.
II. Il. Morehouse testified that the rneSi-
cine the doctor spoke Of was for his child.
and the only trouble was that Il had not
been diluted as directed He had seen Mrs
Fall look al the doctor as II she was dis
satisfied with him, and on one occasion
asked him IL he was in the habit OF enter
ing peoples houses unceremonIcuslv This
came about from Or. Fall going into More
houses house without raPping or ringing
the bell
Mrs. Morehouse testified in substance tha
same as her husband. but was more ex-
plicit as TO Mrs. Falls remark on the
poison 1t appeared that Mrs FAN said
there was poison in the medicine She had
heard Mrs. Fall complain about the doc
tors actions and his drinking.
Through the evidence Of Henry Krarel
who was with the doctor at the time Mrs
FAN insisted on entering his private Office
his story In that particular was corrob-
GRATED.
Dispositions were introduced from sav.
eral people in Nebraska to show that Mrs
Fall was rough with her husband.