The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-03
mrs. SPARE
SEEKS DIVORCE
Her First Petition Was Denied
Some Months Ago.
NON-SUPP0RT is HER CHARGE.
Claims Husband Did Not Provide Properly
for Her Maintenance.
BORROWED LARGE SUMS FROM HER
Th,ss, Shs Declares We're MOI Rpald, and as a
Result Sh, IS In lehl to tie
Extent Of $4,000.
BORROWED LARGE SUMS FROM HER

Judge Rogers in the appellate divis-
ion of the supreme court today heard
the contested divorce petition of Mary
w. Spare for a divorce from her hus-
band. George Il. Spare. A petition for
divorce brought by Mrs. Spare in 1898
was heard in the first month OF the
PRESENT year by uhree judges OF the
court and denied Both petitioner and
respondent formerly lived in New York
and Mrs. Spare's divorce was refused
by the full court because she could not
tell one full month she had at the uime
lived in this state. Now she is a prop
cry owner mere.
Mrs. Spare testified she lived i'm this
city over year and married Mr.. Spare
IN 1893 in New York city. They lived
at her house West Thirty-seventh
street. for four wears. The cause OF
separation was non-support. Her hus-
band never thoroughly supported her
lie made attempts To support her the
first year and partially supported her
tlll early in 1897. In the latter year her
husband left her ana lived with ansFsn-
er woman in an apartment house on
the same street. Her husband lived In
this city. she claimed. under the name
OF Foster. This was the name of the
woman her husband lived with i'm New
York. Asked as 10 her husbands ca
pacity TO earn money she said he did "A
business OF 500. 900 a year Though
,omce he told her he made $17,0 900 on
| sugar he never repaid her $4,000 he bor-
| rowed IL carry the sugar.
PETITIONERS INCOME.
Her income was only from her house
| and she received an income from the
| government as the widow of Col. Whit
| ney. Her agreement with her husband
before they were married was '<at ihe
oh. Ir,p md
ter rates. She caused a tenant TO move
out when she was married and when
Mr.. Spare moved out she at once let
the house for s2500. Mr. Spare had
! borrowed the $4,000 on a promise TO pay
il back in 80 davs. another sum of $2500
and she borrowed from a friend Mai
I Baldwin of the u. s. r., $500 in United
STATES bonds. The bonds were bor-
rowed for go DAYS and though two
! years have passed they have not been
returned nor any of the loans repaid.
Mrs Spare tod of her husbands hav-
ing refused her money for clothing.
while he all the time had gold hidden
in chimney and grecnbacks in the lin
ing of an arm chair i'm his room. The
! gold and greenbacks were found by a
| servant. Mrs. Spare said she had a
! furnished house in this city and let
rooms to add To her income.
On cross-examination witness said
| 2.
| the time she was the widow Of Col.
| Whitney. William p Sheffield, Jr..
! counsel for Mr.. Spare. asked witness II
/ her first husbands title was not lieu
! tenant instead OF colonel. She said he
was entitled to the latter title and told
! Judge Rogers her first husband had
| been brevetted for merftorious service
in the field Mrs. Spare was asked 4
she did not file petition for divorce in
! this state on Sept 3. 1898. and on which
| there was hearing on the 4th of last
| January and that the petition was dis
missed by the three judges.
PAYMENTS BY HUSBAND.
Col. Sheffield then examined witness
at length on payments to ner made by
her husband. one of the questions was
whether her husband mad not paid hel
Sl5L55 in January, 1897. Wines would
not deny receiving the money. "as she
was cunning him every blessed mo-
ment,' owing TO bills coming in. she
aid not believe she received 500 from
her husband in February. 1897 but
thought she did receive $50 i'm Marcn
1891. Counsel asked her NJ she had moi
. testified she received nothing from ne,
husband for six months previous To hie
. leaving her, June gath, 1897. Her reply
was, all the bills were charged TO her
and she did not receive sufficient money
60 pay them
Asked about the allowance made her
by her husband. she said her husband
agreed 70 pay her 1925 a month hut had
never done so. Her explanation ~
| sums received, ne accounted for IN a
/ memorandum book her husband had
managed 10 secure and keep from her.
| was that her husband had borrowed
many small sums that as no nald tho
/ sums back she gave n IN, credit FOR them
/ IN the book The promise 90 pav soo5
made by Mr.. Spare was made after her
pastor had tried 10 make UP the family
di pute.
\ setter was handed to the witness.
md she identified ~ as n letter sent her
by Mr.. Harry Dyer but said me ler-
tor was sent while she Mrs whitney.
The letter was not read when identified.
I Mrs Snare denied her husband gave her
/ S2500 previous TO her marrare. She was
/ asked 10 look az certain checks and say
whether they were signed nv her She
adm tied she borrowed $500 from Mr.
Snare previous 10 her MARRIAGE and said
Mr. Spare held her note.
WORKED IN HOTEL.
In redirect witness said she took \
position ~ tho Oceanic W0tei Long
Rranch after her husband Ierf hor She
20, 500 p month Witness ~ai1 ehe hai
inxnd n m continually since March 1'9N
tfer hrst visit here vas with Ner frst
husband who wac y RELATIVE - book
seller George " whitney Trc~ rosie
1ence ~ present was 1912 westmirete
street. .whrra ehe conduc'cd ~ furnlsh'
Nn,reo. cho claimed her husband had
.iierraced her bv not pav'ng his bile.
and that sho owed 40 000 rqusod hv Nr.
cna~o' s-rr-- ~ iudvmerf Nrs snare
n'uo f1id he honor that ~i haf bought
,he hou~n che was now living IA
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