The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-17
CRUELTY CAN'T Kill
Julia MarIoWe's Affection for
Her Husband.
JEALOUSY OF HER FAME
Made Him Hate H er--She Now
Seeks Divorce.


liza Marlowe to regain the love of her hus-
band, Robert Taber, is supplemented by
her testimony submitted to the Vermont
court, to which she has appealed for
divorce.
It is a story Of a woman's love, Of
womans suffering, of a mans jealousy
and cruelty; not the jealousy that usu-
ally parts a man and a woman, but jeal-
ousy Of her stage fame and popularity.
The deposition was taken in New York
by special arrangement of counsel, w. b.
Stickney, for Miss Marlowe and L. Z.
Moody for Mr.. Taber.
They were married in 1894. Their rela-
tons were pleasant up to March, 1896.
Because press notices for their forth
coming engagement in New York men
toned Miss Marlowe's name more than
Mr. Taber's he was furious. He hurled a
glass at the mirror, smashing both to
bits Miss Marlowe continues:
about a week and a half after, in
New York, his attitude grew worse, be-
cause his degree of success was not so
great as mine here; at least he thought
so; and he was very unhappy at that,
time about the press reviews. He be-
came very unreasonable, and thought on
one occasion I was not as sympathetic
as I might have been, because he was
not so we'll received; and he threw me
down on the bed as I was dressing and
strangled me and held me there"
In Atlanta. while they were breakfast
ing, he became enraged and took table
cloth and dishes and threw them in the
air In Salt Lake City some little thing
enraged Mr.. Taber, he grabbed his wife
by the throat and choked her until her
maid came to her rescue.
There were intervals of kindness up to
January, 1897, but after that he had lost
all affection for her.
She told of the visit abroad in the
spring of 1898 TO meet her husband, think
ing he expected her She had written
and cabled that she was coming. In
stead of seeing him at the dock at Liver
pool there were a letter and a telegram.
He wrote that he would meet her in Lon
don. Miss Marlowe continues:
I met him at the station about l
o'clock in the morning, and he was visi-
bly, put out, distressed by my appearing,
and he asked me what hotel I would like
to go to, and 1 said 1 didn't want to go
to any hotel; that he had told me that
he had an apartment, and I wanted to go
there, naturally. He began to be I'M
comfortable about 1t, ana 1 said: You
don't think I have come all the way
across the sea not to go to your place
you have not room for me?'-not realizing
then what his attitude was. and my maid
h In
a coupe and went to his suit of apart
ments and Immediately after went into
the little dining room he said: Hasn't
Charles told you anything?'
Charles is Robert Taber's brother, and
he told her nothing. She asked what it
was. He said:
Everything is over between us"
This was the night Of her arrival. Miss
Marlowe continues: 81 was Frustrated,
physically and mentally. I never can
have such scene as that again. never
can have such dreadful sensations as I
had at that time. 1 don't think it is pos
sible for any one to ever feel that way
twice. It was a. great blow"
Miss Marlowe went to Paris. She wrote
to her husband begging him to Join her.
But he didn't care to be with her. She
goes on:
after went from Paris to the noun
tains of Switzerland 1 wrote several
times, begging Mr.. Taber to come hoping
we might re-establish our relations again.
but he steadfastly refused. 1t was easily
possible for him to have come, I know.
because ne had his summer outing with
some friends on the Thames. He had no
business at that time in the theatre to
keep him away"
When she was preparing to return to
America to work she wrote to him:
IF you care to see me I shall only be
too glad to go by way of England. II
you don't care to see me I shall sail from
Havre."
After days of deliberation he wrote her
that he was coming 20 Paris and would
see her for day. He met her at the
station, took her to one hotel and went
himself to another. He did not want to
be with her. He cared nothing for her
nor her appeals. He preferred to be in
London with his friends. Since Septem-
Der, 1897, Julia Marlowe and Robert Ia
Der have not lived together as man and
wife. During nearly all Of that time she
sought 10 win him back and failed.
She does not dwell upon her suffering.
But there is a reply to her lawyers ques-
tioning that shows something Of what
she felt. He asked her If her health was
affected and she said:
Yes. when I felt really ought not 20
have played; when it has been a con-
, siderable strain for me and nothing but
necessity compelled me; when, if I had
had husbands care I should not have
done SO, and my lack Of help-the kind
he could give--having TO do ali the work
myself, I completely broke down"
New oYrk. Dec 15.-Eddy Connolly OF