New-York tribune., 1896-05-13
HIS LOVE GREW COLD.
A NEWARK MANS STRANGE ANSWER TO
a BILL FOR DIVORCE

THE COUPLE WERE SECRETLY MARRIED THREE
YEARS AGO But NEVER LIVED TOGETHER
THE WIFE ALLEGES CRUELTY AND THE
HUSBAND DECLARES THAT HIS AFFEc-
TIoN FOR Her HAS VANISHED.
Mrs. VI. F. Bates yesterday applied. through her
counsel for amony and counsel fees. pending the
trial OF for divorce Instituted by her against
her husband, Samuel \. Bates ihe appeal was
made before Vice-Chancellor Emery, in Newark.
The couple were married secretly three years ago.
but Bates refused live with his wife saying that
he had no affection for her, and thought ne would
never experience a change of sentiment toward
her
Mrs Bates was formerly Miss Mayme Conger,
and is a daughter of Frank d. CGnser, OF No. 81
Rowland-st. She Is a petite, pretty young woman
According 10 her hill. she was married TO Bates III
December, 1888. The ceremony was kept secret and
Bates continued to call on his wife the same az he
had formerly done. The couple agreed to keep tne
marriage a secret, announce their "ehGageheh'
later and then he married publicly, Keeping the
first ceremony themselves. The announcement
was published and the remarrIagc was TO have
taken place Lost fall. Shortly before the time set
for the recond marriage, Mrs Bates says her hus-
band began TO call less frequently and finally did
not come all. She wrote 10 Bates asking MIN
to keep his promise FOR a remarriage, or to make
known the first ceremony. buJ the husband would
not do this, ana Nnen Shc tOu MN lIht she "'"ib
make the facts public herself he threatened her
with bodily harm. Last November, she says he
grabbed her by the throat and told her II she told
her family OF their marriage he would Kill her
and willingly hang for IT," The complainant asked
FOR support claiming that her husband was In re-
cclpt OF "A salary Of about s2Ge9 year. Despite the
fact that she has not seen Bates since last Deccm-
Der. "her attachment and affection for him remain
unabated."
Bates does not deny the marriage. He denied.
however. that he had ever grabbed his wife by the
throat. In hts bill he admitted that at one time he
did lay his hand on compainants breas, with some
degree OF force" 'If he had ever said anything
about hanging. the defendant declared that il must
have been a careless thoughtless expression and
meant nothing Bates averred that he became ex-
ceedingly nervous and uncomfortable in his wife's
presence and her presence repugnant to him.
Tho reason he did not to live with his wife
because ne could not bring himself to feel the least
affection fer her. His salary. he said is sl5 80
week
The last time Bates called upon his wife, accord
Ing 10 the bill, Mrs. Bates said: 81 do not care 10
live with YOU and never want to look AT your face
again; IL | meet you on the street. will turn M
face from YOU. never want 10 nave anything
whatever to do with you"
Nice-C Chancelor Emery in deciding the case, said
that as the and wife had agreed 10 live apart,
and no demand for support had been made, he could
not interfere al this time. de said thai the VII {:
entitled 10 a decree and 10 that end ne ordered
Bates to pay So counsel fees, so that she could
prosecute her case. hIt the application for amony
was denied