The times., 1898-09-09
AGNEW'S VERSION OF IT.
He Answers the Allegations
Made by His Wife.
THE DIFFERENCE IN SIZE
The Defendant Snys He Could Not
Have Abused the Plaintiff Since
She Is Twice as Big as He-she
Was an Italians Wffe-Other Do
ings I'm the Divorce Court.

Another chapter in the history of the
married life of Mary O. and Samuel III.
Agnew will be read in court tomorrow
morning before Justice Cox. 1t will be
the answer of the defendant, who is be-
ing sued by his wife for maintenance
and support.
On the strength of his denial of the allie
cations made by Mrs. Agnew and counter
allegations submitted by himself Agnew's
attorneys, Lipscomb & Lipscomb, will ask
that Justice Cox rescind the order giving
the wife exclusive custody of the child
and restraining Agnew from removing his
furniture from his home at No. 1919 Q
Street northwest.
In his affidavit Agnew denies all the al
legations of cruelty on his part toward
the petitioner and all allegations of
drunkenness. He AYERS that he is slen-
der and delicate man, weighing but little
over 100 pounds; that the petitioner is a
powerful and robust woman, weighing,
perhaps, 200 pounds, and of a violent and
ungovernable temper, and addicted TO
drink, and when he married her she was
the widow OF an Italian, and Older by
several years than the defendant.
He says he was beguiled into the mar
riage with Mrs. Agnew under cIrcum-
stances that will appear in his answer,
and that after the marriage he was hor-
rified TO discover the deception that had
been precticed upon him, and from that
time until now he has been subjected to.
abuse and cruelty on her part, because of
his knowledge of her past under which
he has patiently suffered out of regard
for their son Albert, now in his fourteenth
year, TO whom he is devotedly attached.
He says that about five years ago he
leased in his own name, the house at
No. 1919 Q Street northwest, which he
furnished with furniture purchased by
him. and paid for with his own money,
the receipted bills and vouchers for
which he offers to produce; that out OF
his own earnings from that time until
now he has paid the rent therefor, and
from time to time added TO the furni-
ture therein.
He further declares that on the 2d of
September, of the present year, without
reason, excuse, provocation or notitica-
tion Mrs Anew left his home, taking
with her, among other things, a trunk
containing a large quantity of silver
Royal Worcester ware, bric-a-brac, linen
etc, etc, all the property of the de-
fenddnti that ne Is tnuS lett with an un-
occupied house containing his furniture,
which he desires to place in storage, or
to furnish an apartment for himself as
he cannot afford TO pay a rent of S42.50
a month, and other necessary household
expenses. He further alleges that Mrs.
Agnew took away q large quantity of
! diamonds and jewelry, among them Cne
| large solitaire diamond bracelet, valued
! at 500. bought by affiant; one large soli-
/ taire diamond bracelet, valued at $3.50,
bought by affiant. and one diamond lace
! pin, valued at s120, bought by affiant.
! The total value of the jewelry alone,
affiant says, is from 81, 500 to 5000. EX-
/ Guiding the jewelry the value of the
other articles taken away by her belong
| ing to affiant is alleged TO be about S400.
As 10 the allegations of cruelty on Sep
tember 2 last. Agnew says ii consisted
merely in his endeavor to embrace his
| son Albert from whom he had been sepa-
rated for four or five weeks. on his ar
! rival in this city in company with his
mother. whereupon Mrs. Agnew pushed
/ him aside and refused to allow Albert To
go with him on a short visit TO Ocean
! City, Maryland, a trip the boy desired 10
take, can be shown by his letter.