The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-08
BLAMES HIS SONS
Horace Farrier Answers His
Wife's Petition for
Divorce.
DENIES CRUELTY CHARGES
Says the Boys Conspired With
the Mother Because He
Cut Them Off.

Vice Chancellor Emery this morning In
the Court of Chancery heard. the applica-
tion Of William H. Speer Jr., for coun-
sci fee and alimony for Mrs. Margratta
Farrier. pending her suit for divorce
against her husband Horace Farrier Of
this city In support of his application
Mr. Speer read his clients petition and
affidavits. She asks for the divorce on
the ground of extreme cruelty, although
in her bill she alleges that her husband
conducts himself in the company of Mrs
Angel, a tenant in one of his Montgomery
street flats, in a manner TO cause her.
Mrs. Farrier, much shame. Mr. Farrier is
elbow were severely Injured. On account
using vile language toward his wife. One
act of cruelty charged is that one night
he pulled all the bed clothes off her and
threw her upon the floor with such
violence that both her knees and her
elbow was severely injured. On account
of her husbands cruelries. she declares,
that she has been under the care of a
physician since last April.
Mrs. Farrier declared that her husband
owned real estate, from which he derives
and income of $4,000 a year and large
amount Of personal property, but how
| much she did not know He had lead
mines in Canada andf rom s25, 600 to s50,000
in mortgages, besides stock in many cor
porations.
Where is the wife now" asked the
Vice Chancellor, when Mr.. Speer finished
reading.
AT her husbands house. under the pro-
lection of her son Walter" replied Mr..
Speer.
"But how does she live" persisted the
Vice Chancellor, docs not her husband
maintain her?"
mo, sir,'' replied Mr. Speer, "she has
not cent; she is living on credit"
Ex-Judge ]. Herbert Potts opposed the
application for Mr. Farrier and read some
afiidavits. The first by Mr.. Farrier ad-
mits the marriage but denies that such
said wife was caused by the growing
habit of intoxication or surliness and i'll
temper or brutality on his part. He also
denies that his wife's i'll health was
caused by his brutality. He admits that
he agreed to pay his wife $50 per month
when they agreed to separate in January,
1888, and says that such agreement was
brought about by the suriiness and i'll
ftenaper of his wife toward him For the
last ten years he says his wife has ex-
hibited a want of love for him and has
| frequently expressed wish that he would
die or leave her.
The i'll treatment of his wife, Mr. Far
rier says, he believes was brought about
because of the rnisdeeds of his three sons,
who conducted themselves in such a man
ner that he directed them to leave his
house. The boys were of age and per-
fectly able to take care of themselves,
but on the contrary they would take
whatever property they could lay their
hands on belonging to Mr.. Farrier and
pawn the same. In their acts they were
supported by their mother, who would
uphold and defend their wrong deeds
They became so bad, the AFFIDAVIT says,
that deponent's clothes were even taken,
and. in fact. all the personal property he
had was pawned by the boys.
Deponent denies that the articles
of separation between him and his wife
were made through any compulsion and
insists that he kept his part of the agree
ment and made tn payments regularly.
About a year ago his wife so conducted
herself as to disturb the happiness of his
daughter, May D. Farrier and he was
obliged to send the daughter to Banks
vile. N. Y. for treatment for nervous
prostration.
Some time afterward he brought his
daughter back to Jersey City to his home,
but she was there only short time when
his wifes treatment of the girl necessf-
tated sending her away again for treat
ment and she is now at Banksville. Mr.
iFarrier denies that his wife has ever been
i'll through his treatment. He denies that
he has habits of intemperance that
have increased greatly or that it
is very rarely that he is in a
condition of complete sobriety. He
denies that he pulled the bed clothes off
his wife's bed and threw her upon the
floor thereby injuring her leg. Mr.. Far
rier says on May IA, 1900, there was some
trouble between him and his wife brought
about by one of his sons obtaining money
through false representations by using
his name and he was taken severely to
task by his wife because he would not pay
the amount SO wrongfully obtained by his
son. Thereupon his wife became very
furious and threatened Mr.. Farrier Then
he told his wife that If she was going to
CputifluC ooSti SO-i0eiSs II WouAu Oc bSllGT
for the peace and happiness of both that
she takeh er clothes and leave
On September last, the affidavit says,
Mr. Farrier was counting out some money
for the purpose of paying some household
bills He handed his wife sl20, being two
months allowance under the agreement of
separation. She threw the money into the
cuspador, saying that she would not ae-
cept it and that she wanted more He
had counted out about $3.50 on a table. His
wife grabbed this amount and placed it in
her bosom saying that she was going to
keep it. She has never returned 1t. He
denies that any conduct of his SO fright
ened his wife that she was obliged to-
leave his house in last September He
denies that he has consorted and kept
company with woman by the name of
Angel, residing at No. 1SS Montgomery
street, Jersey City, or conducted himself
IN an open and notorious manner with the
said Mrs Angel, or conducted himself in
any manner which would cause his wife
anguish Of mind and great shame. He
denies that he spends the greater portion
Iof his time in the fiat occupied by the
| said Mrs. Angel. and denies that he has
| taken Mrs Angel in saloons aud public
places and there drank and caroused with
her openly and notorionsly.
| His three sons. he claims. are not