The morning times., 1897-02-25
s0uDER SAVED FROM JAIL
Guilty of Contempt, But Allowed
TO Go on Probation.
CHARGES AGAINST HIS WIFE
Mrs. Souder's Attorney Says the In
ventor Is Filled with an Insane
jealousy OF Every Man Who En-
ters the Door of His Wife's Home
on Friendly Visit.

The family troubles of Mr., Jacob j.
souder and his wife were given another
airing in Judge Cox's court yesterday,
when the judge heard argument on mo-
ton to place the husband in jail Tor con-
tempt. His wife, Mrs. Fannie Souder.
declared that he had been following and
annoying her in the face Of an order
doing SO. He denied it at length and
made accusations against his wife Judge
Cox declared that he had been guilty Of a
breach of the Injunction hut permitted him
TO go on probation, while he limited the
time for taking the lest of the testimony
in the case.
Mrs. sodder was not in court. Her hus-
band was there with his attorney, Mr.
Tracy l.. Jeifords. Mr.. Souder is an in
ventor. lie locks mole like an actor. Both
lie and his wife have been in society
After lie made a small foItune out Of an
invention he bought a handsome house al
No. 1905 X street northwest In 1895
Mrs. Souder brought suit for divorce against
him. They had been married twenty five
years. About the time of bringing the
suit he was arrested on charge Of in
sanity, but the charge was afterward
Withdrawn.
In her first affidavitS and testimony
the wife said that she had told ner hus-
band that she could no longer be other
than a sister to him. She would not
allow him To eat at the sable. Her attor-
ney, Mr.. Herbert NJ. Locke. declared yes
terday that he was filled with insane and
groundless suspicious against her.
MIR. SOuder made sworn answer to
the petition filed by his wife's attorney
asking that he be adjudged in contempt
the hndlieSt feelings toward his wife, but
feared she was unfaithful He charged lis
wife with having gone to the Cent raj
Union Mission one night last fall to meet
q young German described in the answer
as Sap Saucel, alias Van Alastine, alis
Dutch Charley" This man is at pres
ent a dishwasler at the Mission and has
been befTiended by both the Souders.
He also referred To Mr.. George s. Ham
lin, a boarder in Mrs. Souder S house, who,
it was developed, attempted to act as
mediator between husband and wife. He
said that since the separation, on several
occasions when he was passing the house.
Mrs. Souder and Mr.. Hamlin came to the
door and the latter would poke fun at
him and even threatened to have him ar
rested.
After reading the answer to the court
Mr.. Jeffords said it was one OF the sad
deSt cases he knew of. Il have tried to
bring about a reconciliation, said he,
and do not care to argue the case be
fore the court
Mr.. Locke argued briefly for the granting
of the petition he had filed.
This man has but one idea, he said
land that is that every man who enters
his door goes there on an evil purpose
It has been alleged that Mrs. Souder killed
a man. The circumstances OF the affair
were not told, though. She heard burglars
in the house. She asked her husband Il
investigate. lie refused. Rather than have
her property carried away this brave
woman grabbed q revolver and went after
the intruderS and killed one Of them The
case against her was finally nol-proSsed
This man is filled with pure deviltry."
Mr.. Locke proceeded in caustic tones t.
discuss the case, and said that Mr. Souder
admitted he had violated the court S order
when he said that he had followed his wife
tolearn Of her relations with other men,
"A state of things exists that should not
be continued" said Judge Cox at the clos,
OF the hearing, and 1 will limit the tim,
for taking testimony in the suit. l will not
hold the defendant now, but will allow hin
little more grace. think lie violated tn,
order, though, and he must stop. Th'
plaintiff shall have thirty days in wiiicf
to take testimony, and the defendant sEa!
be given twenty days for rebuttal testi
mony."