Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-28
THE OTHER SIDE Of THE CASE.
Mr.. L. B. ABERNETHY MAKES A STATE
MENT IN REGARD TO HIS WIFE's
GROUNDS FOR SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
will Try 10 Obtain Custody OF His Childror
and Provide for and Protect Them.

WASHINGTON, ID. o., Juno 22.-EditOrs
Kcowco Courier: AS you 80 kindly pub
lishcd tho vonomous dirt, and worse,
concoctcd by ono l once called wife and
| ne otter mal, please publish this for mo,
namely: II Mr.. Atwoll, Mr.. Hassot or
Mr Dunn, who lived in tho samo house
wo did, or if any of tho noighbors on
either sidc Of tho street in our block, or
if amy of tho boys from Oconoc, Pickcns
or Grcenvillc counties who camo and
went and ate Mt my table, will say | did
not 1.-Two in peace and faro better than
most poor men horc; if any one of these
Will toll you am, and have been, as she
paints me, then all Of tho people in Oco-
noe can kick me rs hard and long as thoy
desire.
will not tell all tho othor sido now.
but | will say this: Why did she not
state that some three months ago, when
|, with tho assistance of DR.. Stewart and
the lieutenant of police in that precinct,
and his men, uncarthcd her in her red
confessed her guilt? Even thon said,
"Bcss, VIC will put tho children in some
school. After it is paid for each month
We will divide tho rest You 60 your
way; I'll go mine" Could do moro?-
and it, s more than anyone else here would
have done after knowing the facts.
She failed to state that money | gave
her for the ncccssaricS of life went to pay
unprnciplcd, disrcputablc spios to watch
my every act-mongcrs who 1.-Two on tho
unsuspccting and gull them as a profcs-
sion, and laugh at wrecked homes,
| destroyed happiness. And now bills
como in galore. Some Of them | showed
10 son OF one OF you gentlemen and
requested him to call and see for himself
Of 4,
that will show paid out enough to run
Il iotci. never at any time since camo
here denied my family anything in my
power to give. God is my Judge.
She failed to state that as soon as was
at work and the little ones in school she
was out ON questionable streets, parading
there like veteran; and sho failed to
state that night after night, on coming
in from work, and even after retiring,
she would make the air so blue was
compelled to rise and go to some cheap
| lodging place to rest anywhere could
get in, and would call my children to
witness | was being driven out of my
home to sleep, so as to be able to perform
| my duties the next day.
| We had i've rooms. One of these |
reserved to sleep in and locked the door,
when she would kick and threaten to
chop it open. Once when opened the
| door to demonstrate she attacked me-
| My son was present. | did use force to
eject her, but did not hit her, as she
| claims.
On June II, instant, kissed my chill
drcn and left as usual for my work, but
on returning at 4 u. NJ. my home was
deserted. The ncighbors looked in open
mouthcd wonder. | was informed that
she packed and left in one hour after
! left tho house, and the driver was posted
not 20 tell where he was going SO !
stood on the wreck of three years well
put in, us have lost but twelve hours,
and am credited with twenty three days
extra time.
AS to her money, if she did spend any
of it did not know it, and it was not my
| fault. superintendent Moifctt can tell
who and how Che two hundred dollars
was put in his safe
AS to the other woman, defy her to
prove one word Of it by any responsible
witness. She wrecked my home, bclicd
me ID The world rs the murderer Of a Mr.
/ Campbell, found dead in Walhalla-a
| man did not even know and never saw in
| life as can now remember.
She failed to state that the combined
detective and police machine looked fol
her for three days in order to inform hcl
of her old mothers condition there in
Walhalla.
Let her tell you where she is now, the
SIlttl, us Icruldllol, HOW anu VINO lCcuS
her. My children will gcc and protect
to my best, but never one cent do give
her now since bringing shame and dis.
grace upon us ala thing | tried to pre-
vent. At the suggestion of another she
has wrecked my home and caused ruin
to us all and when her false friends are
done with her She Will be found some
day in the gutter, and then sent over the
hill to the home where hundreds go each
year.
McSSrS. Editors, the witnesses to these
facts are here and won't leave town.
did my best. When she left there was Il
large box Of mineral water and Other
lonics had just bought for her health
| have since sold them to Mr.. James
Gibson, next door. | did all could to
restore her, but she has chosen her part
let her 60 in peace, will live it down
yet.
respectfully refer you to anyone here
from South Carolina. | won't call any
names. If one of them has seen mt
drunk since here then all Of you car
drum me ont of town. Every officer here
can and will go on the Stand-olliccrs an'
all. Her day is sure to come.
| l.. i. ABEENEiIIY.