Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-23
F A MILY TROUBLE S,
Two Couples Have Their Marital Affairs
Fully Aired in Court.
The HOOver-BurrOws Assault Case
The Judges Caustic Comments
a Husband.

The Burrows-Hoover assault case came
up in Judge Miller's court this morning
and there was big crowd present to hear
the testimony, which showed that Hoover
had been keeping company with Mrs. Bur-
rows, snd had thereby disturbed the peace
of two homes Mrs. Burrows was not in
court, but Mrs. Hoover was there, and she
did not hesitate to tell what she had seen
and heard of her husband and Mrs. Bur-
rows. Thomas G. Hoover is a butcher in
the o Street market, and Edward w. Bur-
rows, the defendant in the case, is a car
penter. About the Christmas holidays Bur-
rows said he noticed a change in his wifes
conduct but did not know the reason there
for. She went out alone at night, he told
the court, and remained out as late as 10
o'clock. He, however. never suspected her
of improper conduct until Mrs. Hoover
called upon him and unfolded to him her
story of her trials and fluctuations.
Then he went to the o Street market and
used his cane on Hoover. but inflicted no
serious injury.
MIR. HoOver's Story.
Butcher Hoover appeared on the witness
stand and related the story of Saturday
nights encounter. Lawyer W. Preston
Williamson, who represented the husband,
questioned Hoover concerning the times he
had been out with Mrs. Burrows. and he
became nervous and said he declined to
answer. His reasons for refusing were held
to be sufficient, and he was permitted to
retire from the stand.
Four other witnesses, persons who were
in the market Saturday night, were called,
and they described the encounter. They
knew nothing of the reasons for the as
sault and considered the actual assault a
trivial matter.
The Husbands Story.
the stand the spectators moved forward.
all anxious to hear what he had to say of
the scandal. He accommodated them, for
he told tho court of his wifes conduct,
which he said had broken up his once
happy home. Mrs. Hoover he said. called
on him and informed him of what was
going on. Being fully convinced of the
truth of what he had heard. he called at
the market and used his cane until he was
arrested.
Since the market house episode, he said.
he had heard several stories about his
wife's conduct
"Are you a drinking man." Judge Miller
asked him. after he had told of the broken
UP family
mo, sir" he answered. IT take a glass
of beer once in n long time"
Had you been drinking Saturday night?"
mot a drou."
The defendant said he was a hard-work-
ing man and always provided well for his
family. He thought that Hoover knew
his Burrows) wife was a married woman.
Mrs. Hoover's Troubles.
Mrs. Hoover then appeared and told the
story which most interested the spectators.
II live at 1923 9Th street northwest, and
have been married seventeen years.. she
said, in answer to counsers inquiries. She
said she had four children.
She suspected her husband of wrong
doing when
she questioned him about 1t he made ap
acknowledgment and said of Mrs. Bur-
rows: She's a society belle, and I'll bring
her around and introduce her to you and
the children, and I'll take her to church,
Mrs. Hoover said she had seen her hus-
band with Mrs. Burrows on several oc-
casions and had seen them at houses on
3 street and on Missouri avenue.
Did you ever see them in the B street
house?''
NO sir, but saw them when they came
three hours to see them
How did you know the woman was Mrs.
Burrows"
Il followed her home and inquired of the
neighbors about her"
She said that this business has been going
on for long time, and she is now afraid
of her husband.
The Judge Caustic.
Hoover, who went out of court after
giving his evidence, returned just in time
to hear Judge Miller's caustic remarks.
When the judge started out to sum up
the case he informed the defendant in a
mild way that he had no right to take the
law in his own hands and that he was
guilty of assault.
This is a bad court" continued the
judge manifesting some feeling, for
man TO come to for protection when he has
robbed a man of that to which he is en-
titled, good family surroundings"
was thereupOn discharged his
personal bonds.
Mrs. Hoover afterward called on Prose-
cutting Attorney Mullowney and wanted
him to file charge of threats against her
husband.
Lawyer Darlington, who was present as
her husbands counsel, assured her that
her husband would not harm her.