The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-20
MAULED HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Packer Finds Him
Boarding With q Fasci-
mating Dame in Ho-
boken.
YANKED HIM DOWNSTAIRS
Tried for Assault But on
Hearing the Facts Ac-
quilted by Judge
Blair.

When Mrs. Emily Packer was called to
the bar in the Special Sessions Court
yesterday, to be tried for assault and bat
terry on Frederick Packer, her husband,
everybody in the court room became In
terested. Mrs. Packer is a middle aged
woman and her hair is streaked with
grey. She is stfll a handsome woman and
it was made evideE at the trial that she
is educated and refined. She was be-
comingly attired in a black satin waist
and black dress, with a round hat trim
med with purple flowers. 1t was devel-
oped by the evidence that Packer aban-
doned his wife and went to board with
a Mrs. Walker in a nat at No. 2o3 Hud-
son street. Hoboken. He is the only
boarder-
Packer. who is a we'll dressed, rather
good looking Englishman, with a black
mustache and a weakness for dropping
the letter III" from where 1t ought to be,
and predixing it to The letter %" testi-
fed tina between 6 and I P. NJ. on Feb
ruary II his wife called at Mrs. Walkers
fat and made trouble He heard her
knock at the door, and when Mrs. Walk
er opened it the defendant asked for him.
He heard noise of some kind, and when
he went out to see what it was, his wife
seized him, dragged him down the stairs,
struck him several times and tore his
shirt front into ribbons. The witness
said that Mrs. Walker and the ~janitrix
of the fiat. whose name he thought, was
Mrs. France, witnessed the assault. IT
was also witnessed by a man whose name
he did not know. He also said something
about divorce proceedings.
Have you any question TO ask the wit
ness?" asked Assistant Prosecutor Van
Wrinkle addressing the defendant.
Ibid I not knock at the door of Mrs.
Walkers fat and enquire for you?" asked
Mrs. Packer of her husband.
II don't know whom you asked for re-
piled Packer. I heard you talking to Mrs.
Walker and making threats"
Didn't you twist your leg around my
leg and try to throw me down the
s~tairs?'
mo, I didn't"
s.He did Judge said Mrs. Packer adj
dressing the Court. II heard a woman
say give it TO her. and then he tried
to thrown me down stairs. He
you will nave to corfine yourself to
questions, said M. yan Wrinkle. You
will nave a chanc to tell your story after
ward
Mrs France. the i~anitrix, a big fat
woman weighing about 2o0 pounds, testi-
fed that she put Mrs. Packer out OF the
house because She was creating a dis
turb2rce
Charles Ewall testified that HI saw the
defendant strike her husband
Mrs. Packer vas then called and told
her story in a quiet. lady like hammer.
When my husband lett me ! traced
hin TO Mrs. Walkers fat, apd learned
that he was boarding with nsr,
opened it. Fred, dear, Mrs. Walker
said, here's a woman wants to see you..
l told her that he was my husband, and
she slammed the door in ny face. My
husband came out. and when ] asked him
to go home with me he twisted his leg
around mine and tried toffhrow me down
Give it to her. Fred didn't strike my
husband nor tear his shirt"
"Is Mrs. Walker here?" asked Assistant
Prosecutor Van Wrinkle. A big. heavily
built woman with a made-up complexion
and wearing with her other 1ttire a
white. straight brimmed straw hat tilted
she had been sitting with Mrs. France,
strcde up and took the witness cnair.
Mrs. Packer. she said, came to the
house and showed me a mans picture.
She said it was the picture OF her hus-
band and asked me If he was there. The
man in the picture was old and hoInely
looking and told her he wasn't there.
She said he was because she had seen
him come in. Fred came out and the de-
fendant struck him and tore his shirt
VIVA did he do to herr" asked Mr..
Van Wrinkle.
He didn't do nuthin to her. replied the
witness.
sThe Court said Judge Blair, after
the case was closed, has no hesitation
whatever in finding this defendant not
guilty. It is very evident that the au-
fhnritfnG arrested he wrong DerS0n z
A murmur of approval went through
the court room and Packer and Mrs.
Walker were followed by looks of con-
tempt as they left the court room.