The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-10
TALL SWEARING.
Many Contradictory AHlda-
Wits Read in Chan
Gerry.
AGED COUPLE SEEK DIVORCE
Married After a Weeks A
quaintance the Hus-
band Says.

fea r,,af4as Nv u N pya,d H pa tare<sr. u 1,iS
morning, TO wee Cnanceiior HHeff
brought out as pretty a set OF con$radfc-
farv a affidavffs .as has ever beer, 1,,S0dl1eed
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Ine motion was made IN Dehaif Of ~ p
Yarona Speaker shreWd looking little
woman Who suvasrs r. 4,afre s5xtz years.
oid sne mas MED Dill Tor divorce on tnes
ground of cruel and inhuman cruelty
against her husband esil1,erf SNEAKER j.
fx2nical Passa9c cos,nrV aer1cl4lrurisf 8
: three Years i5 N i-r. 5sSf,fiors
Mrs ssne, lssr SsT fnrTb mar Sr3e "a 4
married On November ii 1899 When hls
cruelty drove her from his home A few
dsxs after their ms. rria "a She said her
husband began 10 eieve7ors @SfranSs
peculiar ana ugly taisposition. He found
Fault with her Continually, abused at-
tempted "a strike her and finally ordered
her out OF the house He also tainted her
Dy saying that she was never legally mar
ried to her and that they were living
together unlaWfully. M s.
Ais treatment Of her was such that che
was a pnySicsl and mental wreck SIfR
declared tnat she was destitute and h4a*
ne means of support Her husband s3rl
the other hand owned a large amount t3f
Land in Passaic county and has money
loaned out on bond and mortease Mr.
Eugene Emory OF Paterson who an
peared for tne defendslrlt reaa an aff5-
siavit of taat honest agricufturaiist which
was as diametrically opposite 10 Inc
wires petition as possible Mr Stesaxer
denied IN so1o ffse essraes or cr,,e,Sx7 or
fnat he ever treated her unkindIy He
said he was III Tor long time and pfvEi-
eaay unable 10 use force. Tie denied <nat
ne ever taunfed ner with being lInfzIsr-
FULLY married. but as the "Reminiscences
Of their ma rrss were. r,ff.l1liSsr Re- may
have referred 10 chat. He declared tnar
hi, never sa,yg his wife until a week be-
fore bSs fnarriare. az Her a,rofi,er David
Miller. called upon him and SUGGESTED
rhat he marry mis- sister. He said sha
WAS a fine houses : eerler word take good
care of him and be- an agreeapl@ cone
panlon for him He called 1pon 4fa
woman and ar firssr ss1eeesfe ed that she
be his houseKeeper. but sne refused to
have awning fo do with him unless he
would marry her
Al this polnI Vice Chancellor Emery
suggested to Mr.. Emory tnat he. tne
y.e;e-e Chancellor. should take The papers
and read them himself, as il often hap
Der1fstf mar the reading Of ssl5fsn matters
10 public often aggravated the case and
firs narries 70 une suit. Both Mr.. emory
ana MI. Ward were of the opinion that q
further reading of the papers In public
would do NO harm and Mr. EMORY went
on with Mr. Speakers affidavit
II went on 10 see her the next week, >,
the affidaylt went on ssand told her 1Ilat
mad ch&nget my mind ana would not
marry her My wife said that She was
flissa pDoirted as she had made her ar
rangements to marry me. She and her
brother urged me TO marry her then and
There
Mr.. Speaker also said that he asked for
time to caange his apparel, but they
would not consent and the marriage too
place then and there, From AIiller's
house MIR and Mrs. Speaker went directly
to his home He lived there peaceab bly, with
his wife until April of rh.s year. when
W,anague.
She was away two days and when
came hack she began packing I'D
things. saving that She was going ap erI
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