The morning times., 1897-02-15
THE WIFE LOVED LUXURIES
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Goddard Are
Now Living Apart.
The Young Husband Refuses to Be
Responsible for Her Debts-The
Families Statements,

II hereby notify the public that | will
not be responsible for any debts contracted
by my wife, Augusta Goddard, from this
date. JOSEF A. GODDARD"
This notification was published last
evening, and behind 1t lies another story
of two young people of this city who have
failed to satisfactorily solve the problem,
How to be happy, though married"
Joseph a. Goddard is young man who
has just emerged from his minority, but
he has been hus band fornearly three years,
and for more than year and half has
been father. He has yet to serve one year
OF his apprenticeship to the trade of brick
layer, working with his father, W. w.
Goddard, OF 920 Tenth street northwest.
His wife, Augusta, is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William j. w. Grey, and has been
living with her parents since last spring,
their home now being al the corner of First
and California streets northeast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph y. Goddard were
married i'll S94, ansl they made their home
with Mr.. Goddard's parents on Tenth street
The bridegroom had not left school at the
time Of the ceremony. Mrs. Goddard was
yivacious and had the social instinct highly
developed, and as the honeymoon waned
and the necessities OF a life uns Ipplied with
the means TO indulge any but the most
limited luXuries had to be faced, she found
it hard 10 harmonize her ideals with the
reality. Friends of both families had To
admit that the young people did not live
happily, but they differ as to the cause; /;
'motheT-in-law," say the Greys; innate
flightiness of the wife," say the G Godda rds
Several times the young wife left her boy
husband and last spring she returnedto her
parents home for good. In December last
she Instituted proceedings for divorce, and
the husband has since entered a cross-bill
A girl baby was born about year and
half ago.
A Times reporter called at the homes
of both parties last evening to learn the
cause of the publication OF the notice
by Mr.. Goddard. This gentleman was
not at home, but his mother was seen.
she said that a young man had called mt
her house a day or two ago He rep
resented a furniture house that makes
a speciality OF furnishing houses on the
easy-payment plan. He said Mrs Joseph
A Goddard had ordered some furniture
and the firm was dcsirous of kno wing
exactly who was responsible and what
likelihood there was Of receiving money
if the goods were delivered to Mrs. God
dard. Tie order has not been filled, and
the notification Of responsibility by
Mr.. Goddard was consequence Of the
young mans call at the Goddard domicile
Mrs. w. w. Goddard, mother ana mother
in-law OF the young people, spoke OF the
trouble with some reluctance. She said
her son had no means, had not earned a
dollar in the last year, and that he had
been sorely tried by his wife's conduct.
Young Mrs Goddard had been very anxious
TO get a bicycle, but her husband had
been unable TO afford her that luxury.
She has wheel now. The elder Mrs.
Goddard made 1t evident that she does
not approve OF wheels for married women.
When The Times man called at the Grey
residence at 9:45 p. IN. young Mrs. God
dard had not returned from her evening s
outing, and the reporter was greeted by
her mother, Mrs W ]. W. Grey. She was
agitated and refused to say word on the
matter, and declared that her daughter,
if at home, would likewise refuse to make
any statement whatever
Among all the differences Of the family
factions there iS an atom of unauimity.
Both sides declare that Joseph ana Au-
gusta will never come together again.
The Greys used TO live at 121 F street
northeast ana only recently have moved
into the larger house at the corner, and
IL was for the new domicile that Mrs.
Joseph 4. Goddard ordered the furniture
that failed of deli very.