Evening journal., 1897-08-27

YORK ONCE AND GAVE HER A
SONG AND DANCE ABOUT THE
FIAVENlEYERS
Harry B. Mcnamara. the travelling
salesman who charges his wife with in
timacy with a United States govern
ment official, seems not to be taking
into account his comely wife's abilities
as hitter back The husband had his
innings yesterday, when he instituted
divorce proceedings, and retained Wal
ter H. Hayes as his counsel. Now tine
wife hits back.
Mrs. Mcnamara was seen ait her
home, No. Ill Bird street, and stated:
H. b. Mcnamara, my husband, has
beaten and abused me for the past
three years and kept himself dressed
up at my expense. /
For six months he hung up his hat
at my fathers house and never sought
any work or attempted to earn livel-
hood for myself and the children.
BECAUSE SHEWOULDN'T KISS HIM
On July II, while we lived at No. 327
East Second street, my husband return
ed from New York, and because 1 didn't
jump ait him and kiss him he got fu-
riOusly mad. / was ironing at the
time, and didn't say anything except:
8" 'HellOl did you blow in so soon as
AL this?' Yes he replied, there's a
plenty of houses over there when we
get there CAfeaning New York; Well
that's great way to do business said
l, 1 Thought we were going to get a
fat and move there
FIRED A GRIP AT GTER.
Becoming almost in frenzy he
broke his umbrella over my head.
knocking my hair down. He then fired
his travelling case ait me, striking me
across the shoulder and so injurlng one
lung that / have been under the physi-
cian's care ever since.
"Dr. Townsend thinks that it is The
shoulder blade injured and not the
lung. NeighbOrs stopped the quarrei
that time, Mrs. Higgins getting me out
of the house.
CUT UP ALL HER CLOTHES.
1.-The mans frenzy knew no bounds
) ALTER l got next door, He went after
all my things and cut up every stitch
of my clothing and tore up my photo
graphs. Wherever my head appeared
he mashed that out OF the pictures.
THE man seems possessed of the
devil. He doesn't drink, except an oc-
casional glass, butt never gets under
the influence. His language about the
house, even before our sweet little chill.
4 dren, was shameful. l spoiled him 10y
idolizing and loving the very ground h'
s walked on when we were first mar
s Ided.
z CHILDREN IN THE HOME.
! Three years ago 1 was compelled tC
go to work in a shirt factory and keeI
my children in 81 Michael's Home.
= CAdrs. Mcnamara here handed the re
porter a fine photograph of their two
pretty children-a girl of and boy o.
: g.
e SONG AND DANCE ABOUT HAVE
< MEYER.
d THE man is a most notorious liar
II Why one time hewas working as afanc!
) uphOlsterer for William Dean, o
y Brooklyn, and came back to Whining
ton giving me song and dance abOu
d Havemeyer's family. He had ad
h justed some curtains in the million
- aire sugar mans home and had fallel
4 III Mlln MISS nav NtllhNfNIs IlG elohNu III
not to care, and l told him / didn't, be
Il cause 1 knew he was lying to an alb
surdity.
! DIVORCE FOR CRUELTY.
80 far as injuring my character
n concerned, he has that all 10 prove ant
s every charge he has made / positivel.
r deny. | shall apply for divorce ON tn
Il ground Of cruelty. l stood up for hin
IF until human endurance could stand
no longer Every whipping got harder
J. and have played quits.
MADE SOME SOLEMN OATHS.
Mrs. Mcnamara then produced lei.
K tor from her husband written from tn
n Clayton House and sent by specia
In messenger. A part Of 1t follows:
he Il Will make you a promise owe
u your dead mothers grave, making a
D. oath that / will stand by you tn
1, whole of my life. SO Tessie, do not b
pr sinful against a very penitent man. S
p. allow me. on my Blended knees, to max
a., peace with God and you. Forgive m'
&, do forgive me-
Yours affectionately,
p 'TIARRY." }"
Mrs. Mcnamara further charged tha
n her husband is now using $3.50 belong
re ing to her, insurance money on he
mothers Gife, which he took from he
ID after she had kept it up out of her CIV
earnings.
\ The Fansons are at Shellpot Par
this week, introducing their new trio
5e house. Bring the little ones to have
III good laugh.
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