The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-17
JUDGE MARVEL
H0RSBVHiPPED
Ty His Wit, al Ihair Home IN
GeOrga!oWa
sv.ea IY Slv...s PROCEEDING.
Denied by the Judge, Who Has
Left His Home and is Board
ing at a Georgetown
Hotel Within a Half
Square OF His
Witc's Nam
sion.

tiial Judge Marvel had been borsGwhipped
by his wife in their parlor at Georgetown,
and that he intended to institute divorce
proceedings. But the Judge was reticcnt
when approached and L. was considered
that the little affair would like sever
al Others blow over but when Judge Mar
vel went to Georgetown to attend the
court of Sussex county instead OF stopping
with his wife he registered at the brick
hotel.
Then rumor had the news afloat again
that at the next term of Kent county
court Judge Marvel would invoke the
'rong arm to separate him from his wife
The nei4hbors talked of the matter as an
open secret. They freely stated that the
.iuuge ,lIuull be canonizad as II saint for
rh' ilfr If il martyr he has lead for over
six months. They could recount in
stances when Judge Marvel attended to
bearing marks ON his face Of
ei her Il whip or his wiIe's finger nails.
They credited Mrs. Marvel with having
vlu!Cnt temper at timos caused by
physical weakness induced by fondness
for drug. a REPUBLICAN, reporter yes
terday visited Georgetown and called up
on Mrs. Marvel at her home. The lady
had heard the rumorS Of the divorce pro-
cCedlnga and also heard that her husband
".' 'I'ned he was about to institute such
action.
al answer to some questions from the
reporter Mrs Marvel said; Il was mar.
ricd to David 4. Marvel about II years
ago and then we promised To be man and
wife until death doth us part and | will
fight any divorce proceedings he may take
We have one child, II pretty littlo miss Of
10 years who has been raised by my
mother, Mrs. h. B. Rcuberoll,h, Of Milford.
There are no grounds for IL divorce.
M ll,.n l. thnV
call it so when ! objvc to my money GO
ing to keep his fathers family. The
whole cause of the separation al present is
pro.huuntnry Marvel, Judge Marvel S
father. | have the Robinson and Wcutten
blood in my veins. | came ol he hest
families in Sussex comfy and | refused
a hands Of rich men to marry IL poor
enc.
About six years ago when my husband
was elevated to the bench he received ii
letter to get rid Of that SGT now that you
have II life llmu job and hcl p us. Send me
Il little money. When married | had IL
dOwry of 5000 and pin money of 500 II
month My mother bult our IS 900 house
III Dover and upon my husband s endorse
mUu' loaned 81 2uO1.
Only one day this week we had to pay a
nu.r hrE JIugr Mdrril was entitled to
pay amounting To 500. The interest on
and Tor tue past year none of my private
bill have been paid and nut of his salary
OF 5000 he has paid nothing toward my
support for il month, ln /. cXecutOrof this
property but it all stands in my name.
lwrute to him to lcr the skeleton stay in
the closet but he never answered tho let
ter although he has been hUrc twice with
tho doctor.
On September p his father the Protho-
nator said certain things to me at my
gate and | took exceptions. That even
ing when the Judge cane home h KNOCK.
I'd me down in the parlDr, bruised my hip
and made mo lame.
He pinchei my arms until there were
blue marks ON chem and t'.cn it was that
| took IL whip and hOrsawhippcu him. He
stayed here Tor II wooi ana when he was
going to attend the court in Wilmington
hc came to my room and asked me to kiss
him. asked him il he thought anything
about asking my pardon and hr Went
away.
My farm was murtgagcd to save his
brother, my mUthcr has been furnishing
money right along, hu got the fruit Of th,
season and IL numbrr Of small bills are
unpaid | wanted him and the judges to
board here during the term of Court.
| do not feel Ihht he is responsible for
what has happened, but rha; his friends
are and if my temper was bad my 5crvun
"'.uHl not have stayed with me for ten
years.
am willing to open the Dover house,
our inter residence tomorrow if Judge
Marvel will keep away from his family.
During the next six months there are GO
ing to be change, in this county and Pro-
thunator Marvel will step out for Mr..
Adams. My mother will secure strange
lawyer and will inattutG' proceedings
against Pro hunJtnrY Marvel for Hlienat.
ing my husbands affections from me-"
When the reporter rs kGu Jut! % Marvel as |
ha left court ii tholc wa- any truth in the |
statement that he would institute divorce |
proceedings III Kent County ho replied, |
There is m truth in tn" rumpr and there
are 10 grounds for divorce. The JudGr
walked across tho square to tho brick |
hntl whore he ate his dinner |
IT, speaking to several hu ness men Of |
GcorgotUNn, the reporter .rir&nu tha
Judge Marvel has the sympathy Of the |
people and that they charge Mrs. Marvel
with using opium, strong drink and with
abusing different people whtia EnIcr the
influence Of either the GrIg or iqaOr u
both
. They spoke freely about the Pro,honotor |
and his iinantia! standing at present..
Mrs Marvel, they ACKNOWLEDGED came |
from prominent ilinilins as The Woutcrs |
and kuNin>uns Of sussex are hguured l
names IN Delnwales history unl ail wero /
sorry that the married life Of Judge and !
Mrs, Marvel was not happy one.