The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-31
A Remark Made by Dr..
Page TO His Wife.
Latter Now Suing Him for
Separate Maintenance.
She Charges That Her Husband Has
Mallgued Her Character.

Boston, March 30.-A suit for separate |
maintenance brought by Mrs. Adelia [.
Page against her husband, DIR. w. +. Page, |
dentist of Arlington street. came up be-
fore Judge Grant in the probate court
sc terday. Mrs Page alleges that her hus-
hand fails without cause 60 furnish suita-
BILE support for her, and has deserted her.
Mrs Page who Is now living IN south
Boston, Is represented by Hayes ~ Burr,
while Mr. Sherman l.. Whipplc appears
In opcning Mr. Burr said he would
show that Dr. and Mrs. Page had been
married for Is years, and had lived hap
pily up to two or three years ago, when
the doctor became ontranged from MS
wife The union had boen childlcss. 1he
lawycr alleged that DR. Page was much
disappointed, and had made life unbcur-
able for his wife. On one occasion he had
sent a friend 20 his wife at 300 Massachu-
sctts avenue, where they were then living.
and this gentleman, counsel went ON To
say, told Mrs Page that the doctor wished
10 get rid OF her, and would not provide
1or her support IL was stated also that
Dr. Page had maligned his wife's char
meter and had Gone everything TO compel
her 10 leave him. Mr. Burr added that
Mrs. Page would ut some time receive
property which had been left by her
a life lease IL would be shown that Dr.
Page was able TO make some provision for
her.
Mrs. Page testified that she was 80
years Of age and had married DIR. Page 10
wears ago. He never seemed 60 hor To be-
particularly fond of children. She said
lnat She was "A member of the Womans
Charity Club and of the Ladies' Aid so
ciety, and was interested i'm the Home for
Aged Couples and the Soldiers Home.
She also belonged Co IA whist party which
met once fortnight
.sHe has been unkind To me and indiffor-
cnt during the past year, said She 1t
seemed 60 me that i could not do any
thing 60 please him, and did my best
lie acted as IL he did not want To speak To
me, except when there were others pres.
emit and he said hc paid my board and
bought my clothes, and that i was only
his mistress He told me | was nothing
Int "A blot on the face of the earth, and
that | ought 10 have stayed with my
father L used 10 ask him sometimes
where no had been, and he would reply,
81 have been TO the devil, on To sec the
devil.
Coming to the time when DR. Pages
friend called upon her at the Massachll-
setts avenue house. Mrs. Page said she
was then told that her husband meant
business; that he was in financial difii-
culties and wanted her 20 go with him to
his parents house in Chnrestown, in
order that they mIght reduce expenses,
bnt this she did not wish to do, because
she could not be happy over there. Her
visitor informed her that her husband
wished 10 marry again.
To Mr.. Whipplc, Mrs Page said she at Z.
tended the reception at the time of the
Masonic conclaye two years ago. Her
husband did not gO. because, not being n
knight he was not invited. She slept
that night at the mouse ON Massachusetts
avenue. Her husband, she believed, went
TO their cottage ut Winthrop. Dr. Page
had never made any remopstrances in re-
gard to her expenses, but always gave her
money when she asked for IL.
She declared that she had never stated that
Charlestown was no place for her to live
in, or that there was nobody there with
whom she cared To associate. Her hus-
hands parents were always wcll spoken
of, so far as she knew The trouble was
they ignored her while she was there.
Some one told her that they did not want
her, and she felt this while she was
there
MIR. Whipple asked Mrs. Page if it was
true that she did not like being ignored.
and she replied that this was not usually
the way in which she was treated
Isn't il true that You once said that
you never sat on a back seat nor in IA side
aisleYn
II did not state it i'm that way. / said
that when | went 60 an entertainment l
did not care TO sit on a back seat, nor in a
side aisle.
Three statements of purchases made by
her at large dry goods stores were handed
10 Mrs. Page, and she recognized the
items. One was for sl7s. i3, and the bill
was contracted during the period between
january, 1885, and December 1856. The
Others were each over $50.
Continuing, Mrs. Page said she had
never talked with her husband about
divorce Asked rs TO how she came to
mention cx Goyornor Brackets name
one day, she said that she and some
friends were going over TO the Char
ity Club once and met Ex-Governor
Brackctt. In leaving them. the Governor
said, Ladies, If i can do. anything for
you I'm the way Of divorces, let me know. :"
1T was just in a joking way" re-
marked Mrs Pnge. There was no
trouble between my husband and myself
at that time
Before she concluded her testimony,
Mrs. Page said that DIR. A. 4. DAWSON
had told her that motherhood would Do
dangerous for her
DIR. Dawson was sworn and expressed
thfs bis nuipinn