The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-15
RADCLIFFE IN THE TOMBS.
ALOE DE LdCT, THE ACTOR's WIFE,
TELLS nov He BEAT HER.

Win Hccr. FtsitcuUHt " pCruhtoubtis ~
RSt~npOrizrd pInncr. Husband Doing tho
CooLIuE-tie u Co n,rni tted Pending The Trial.
Edward J. R~ntcliCo, tho actor. is in a cell.
He was committed to the Tombs prison by
Judge Ncwburgcr at tho close OF the days pro.
ceedings In the Court OF General Sessions yes
terday after his wife, Alice, who Is Peter De
Laoy'ssdaugh ter. had testified he had sstruck
her. knocked her down, and kicked her while
she was in delicate health.
Mrs. Itatcllne. accompanied by her father
and tho girl who had been her servant, Kate
Molloy. arrived in court early. Tho actors
wife wore n closo.iitting gown Of black, with n
velvet collar. When she came face to face
with her husband she bit her lips nervously.
Taking n seat beside her father sho removed
ono Of her black gloves and proceeded TO ar
range tho ostrich plumcs in her black hat.
Assistant District Attorney Lloyd began his
address to tho jury by saying that Radcliffe
Yves n brute who had abused his wife on vari-
Gus occasions. Said he:
'This Apollo OF the footlights, this angel Of
the matinjn, appears before you to-day, not as
tho hero who rushes on to defend q woman
from the villain who is strangling her, but as
Che villain VINO strikes down the woman who
rave him her love. With his big, English
bulldog shoes he kicked her. You arc to de.
eide whether no is TO be punished for his acts
Or be allowed to go home and boat his wife
without molestation."
Tho actors wife was tho first witness. She
said her name was Alice De Lacy Radcliffe and
that she was 81 years old. She mado Rat.
oliffe's acquaintance on the street, she said,
Charles Dickson having introduced him to her
en Fifth avenue in 1892. She ran away from
homo and was married to Radcliffe by a Justice
Of the Peace in Hoboken on Aug. %, 1894. On
Juno IL of this year she and Radcliffe were
Hvinp at 100 West Eirhticth ptreet.
Q.-Just tell the jury what occurred on that
day. Al was out from 2 o'clock until 8
o'clock, and after / got home Mr.. Radcliffe came
in. He had been out on his wheel. He started
o quarrel about his dinner.
Q.-And then what did he dot Ale
punched me in the side of the face at my right
temple.
Q.-And you fell A.-No. he flung mo
against the bronze candelabrum in the room.
struck against the side of my head, cutting
Swo gashcs there. Then 1 went out into the
kitchen and he followed me.
Q.-What happened them A.-He said,
esnivel, SWIVEL" but never noticed him.. Then
10 said. will it hurt you to wait on me and
ret my dinnerl' Then l got the dinner and
served II, the maid, Kate Malloy, helping me.
Ar. Radcliffe kept calling me vile names while
! sat at the table. 1 told him at least to respect
enc people in the fiat.
Q-What did he say to that Ale yelled.
"What do I care for a lot Of fairies!" Then l
got up from the table. He caught hold of me
ana tried to make me sit down. ! said l would
pot stand his abuse; then he tried to force me
lpto q chair, at the same time striking me in
the face. The chair fell over. The maid was
s e san kit'a aad 9 rna Sems tntG u.s. the M aipi hSs FSG%
shouted Let me get at her" He caught hold
R P1o me again al d and struck WSsn me 2 IN Under de the chin
Then he grabbed hold OF my hair and tried to |
KNOCK my head upon the floor.
lori Help" Then tho maid screamed. oh, |
&r. R~stclitfe. for Gods sake don't kill herr
Hs *! said to me, Get into your room and I will
o.I,What did you do after thati Al went
70 tho bathroom to wash the blood from my
trg where he had torn the flesh. In the mean
! had gone to a window on the first floor
qnd called the l%anitor's assistant, whom | asked
"a t. is * : ia 4 + IL e. ~; e u. MEAS; asss;x B; r e., . f ssx :
YES Z DR. ; nggYhsi m aSaSlif and mSa fnaliy vent Mui h n@ayi
4.-And What did you dol Al went to the
police station in Sixty eighth street. but the
have to go TO court for a warrant. This ali hap
pened on a Saturday. On the following We'd
eesday l went to court and made affidavit to
Mrs. Radcliffe then went on to tell how she
f ased g9 tn have to ne cpf fsfher's 70 h 6o Sit End S.l how sh he d re-;
aot. gee her father at the time. she said, but
Hst her sister at the door. and her sister told
-A AhSi oHO "Cit. ~ btdJ IN lTlGluS 1
returning to New York on Monday to hunt for
But could not get a boarding place that
cay. she added. because no one wanted me
1o4 West seventy.seventh street, and there I
esaiisd DR.; Lyons to attend me-, as M body was
S SisSk . and blue ons on the thighs. back shoulders.
asked Mr.. Lloyd ~-' S SSHn f It Hof s Sn1rf 0G aiter
"Yes," answered the witness, at was on the
ast of September following"
arst weeks boardi, A. i went back to tn, nat
enq sold some of the furniture. Her husband
mo. When | had finally TAKEN out nV war.
rant for my husbands arrest my father called to
"o@@hcre was your husband at tina. time,
Ale had gone to Chicago.
Q-Did you want to see himl A.-Never.
.Q--So GU could have seen him If you had wanted
tol You were not under restraint Al was
Sos 1hoer restraint at any time, but he sent me
At this point one Of the letters was intro.
dqced In evidence. In it the actor begged his
wife TO spare their innocent children the dis.
Mrs. Radcliffe described some of the stormy
dSSmessic scenes which had occurred, before the
buDband earned $l25 a week. but gave her
ehe pawned her diamonds to pay tho household
expenses. Once while they had resided at
AAFohmont he had beaten her so that she had to
"on that occasion, " she said, "I lost a small
prAaS clasp that belonged to one of my hus.
ponds %neckties, and he beat me for losing 1t.
MY nesh turned bin X in spots. / was In such
pam that Mr.. l~'atCliffe went down stairs and
ESstked tho housckceper to so and look at me
me hoasekecper, cried when she saw my condl-
2op and advised me TO send for a doctor i'm
Rsdiately. She herself brought Or. Nelson.
On another occasion. after l had begun pro-
eeedings for divorce,.Mr. Radcliffe called to see
ne and threw IA glass vase ut me In the pres.
enoe OF one OF my friends"
And You ,forgave him several times and
mage up with himf' said Mr.. Lloyd.
"Yes, and once after a reconciliation ha
tht9w some hard boiled eggs over tho breakfast
Fable at my head because they were not cooked
II suit him, Another time no beat my pct dog.
W9eh TOOK tho dogs part he neat me"
Ibid You ever know Mr.. Radcliffe to beat
q mani A.-Ncvcr.
Gle coniincd his beating to women and
oogs,, did ho mott A.-And horses.
Judge Ncwburger ordered The question and
Snswer stricken from the record. Then Mir.
Towns began his cross.examination. Mrs.
ftatcllffe said that she had met the actor on
ne street nnconventionally when She was only
Q--Sou were then a matinee grill Al
was FOND OF the theatre.