The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-18
FAIR AND TICKLE.
Race Tracks and Diamonds
Responsible for Pretty Mrs.
Kennedy's Fall.

Mr.. Charles A. Kennedy, a railroad sup
ply agent of No. SO Pennsylvania avenue.
Newark. but formerly resident of this
city, deeply regrets that he ever took his
wife to see a race track Had he stunned
these places he would not now be suing
his better half; as he puts it. for a dt-
vorce
Some seven years ago he was intro
duced to an exceedingly pretty yodng
lady of seventeen summers and winters,
one Elizabeth c. Bailey, whose parents
at the time lived in Jersey City, but now
reside on Eighty-seventh street. New Y ork
City. Mr.. Kennedy was just double the
age of his inanorata. Tete-a-tete
luncheons at Delmonicos, visits to the
Horse Show, boxes at the opera and
drives in the Park resulted in a formal
engagement In this respect lovers diff
fer from war, because in the latter case
the engagement comes first and the con-
quest last. while in love these conditions
are reversed
On q storm February night in the study
of Rev. John Krantz, the pastor of Trim
lily M. e. Church, York street, this city,
pretty Miss Bailey, who blushingly and,
oh, so coyly, tripped into the study,
tripped out hashfuliy Mrs. ,Kennedy on
proud husbands arm. The minister,
who everybody knows, was bit of wag,
after it was all over, smilingly said:-
In my study In wintry weather,
married Miss Bailey and Mr.. Kennedy
Z Let none but Him who rules the thunder.
Sever the man and wife asunder."
When the jocular parson uttered these
lines he evidently forgot that sometimes
Chancellor McGill does little separating.
But to the story
The young people hired rooms on a
fashionable street in this city, and If any
body could be happy in this not altogether
miserable world they were. On holidays
the husband took his wife to a race
track. Monmouth Park, Saratoga and
other places where horses do run, were
frequented by Mr.. and Mrs Kennedy. Al
one of these places Mr.. Kennedy met two
woollen exporters of New York, Mr..
Abe Hass, very sporty gentleman and
Mr.. Edward Leob, who affected tight
trousers, shiny hat, big horseshoe ,dia-
mond pin and horsey clothes. They were
presented to the pretty young wife, who
was dazzled by their diamonds and extra
ordinary kindness in betting boxes of
gloves and their paying whether they
won or lost
This went on until one fine day Mr..
Kennedy told his wife he had to go out
OF town on a business trip He went in
stead TO race track, and imagine his
astonishment when he found his wifa,
whom he had left at home, ON the granu
stand with the fascinating Mr.. Hass of
Canal street bending tenderly over her
1t didn't take Mr.. Kennedy long to for
get all about his business and rush to his
wife's side. Then there was scene and
Mr.. Hass was brusquely informed that
he was no gentleman.
food of tears. and then accused her hus-
band of deceiving her. What right had
he to go to a race track and tell he her
he was going on a business trip? She
had him there, and a truce was patched
up.
Some time after Mr. Kennedy surprised
his wife and the very gallant Mr.. Loeb
together, and another scene took place A.
hat was smashed, two eyes were black
ened, and Mr.. Loeb rushed off to dem
tist to replace two teeth lost in the strug-
gle Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy separated.
The courtship was bliss and the marriage
The injured husband consulted Coun-
sellor Ezra K. Seguine of the Weldon
Building, this city, and that gentleman
has prepared a story of the marital woes
which in the prosasc language of the law
is known as a bill, and today it was filed
in Trenton
Chancellor McGill will in a few days
refer the case to Vice Chancellor, and
then sensations will be-in order.