The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-20
A CAT AND
DOG TIME
Mrs. Miner Tells of Her
Married Life.
TESTIMONY IN HER SUIT
Divorce Seekirg Wife Relates ar
Incredible Story Of
Cruelty.

e'' Wiehcoo btdno IN the Circuit Court
Yesterday by Mrs. Rose Miner during the |
progress Of the trial of her divorce case
against her husband. Dr. F. L. Miner. |
Mrs. Miner was on the stand for an hour |
and half and during that time she went |
over the whole period Of her married life. |
telling Of a course of cruel treatment at
the hands of her husband which she said
began within a year after their marriage
and has continued during the thirteen
years since they were married ft4
Mrs. Miners story was in brief as fol-
lows: She married Dr. Miner In Leeds.
England. in 1876 and they came to Homo
lulu within year. Shortly after their
arrival here they had slight lifts, but the
first serious trouble arose out OF her go
ing into the Office one day while the doc
tor was treating a patient. He followed
her from the once and accused her of
lprying and spying upon him. He struck
her on the head and told her to Oct to
- out Of herer'
/ Later they quarreled over mosquito
| ne ting which the doctor had devised but
which Mrs. Miner did not Ike. At that
time the Doctor called his wife - fool
and struck her again. In 1880 they Went
Ito Salinas. lAe doctor Quilted himself
before leaving Honolulu and told hls wife
she might get her necessary clothing In
San Francisco. When they arrived there
Dr. Miner insisted on going at once to Sa-
iinas. and would not permit his wife to
secure suitable dresses. This she consid
cred cruelty. At Salinas they lived In a
log cabin on n ranch and Mrs. Miner com
planned that the doctor would not allow
her to procure help. but made her do all
the work with the assistance Of the nurse
who was supposed to have the care of the
little child. Gladys. who was then but II
months old. .
Mrs. Miner stayed at Salinas for time
and then she left for San Francisco. be-
ing unable to stand the life there. Her
husband followed her to San Francisco
and there they made up their differences.
. They came back to Honolulu In 1882 and
! trouble arose shortly after their return
over money matters. DIR. Miner refused
. to allow his wife SUFFICIENT money to clothe
herself properly. although at that time he
was receiving the income from her per-
sonal estate which was about s34 per
! month When Mrs. Miner used any OF
the money allowed her for household ex-
penses for any other purpose he accused
her Of deceiving and even of stealing.
In 1893 they had a difficulty over the
linen, which resulted In an attack on Mrs
Miner by the doctor. so she said, wherein
ne struck her and called her vile names
That same year they went to England. Or
the way abroad DIR. Miner had bought hi
= wife n handsome brooch In Chicago. Mrs
Miner lost II shortly afterward. but sh'
was so afraid of her husband that she di,
not dare to tell him of the loss When b,
accident he discovered the loss he wa
very angry and called her deceitfu
woman and struck her. Mrs. Miner toll
him while she was at her home in Eng
land that she must have the income from
her estate for herself. DIR. Miner cam
i back to the Islands without her and final
iy he agreed to her terms and she cam
home. on one occasion after one of thei
quarrels Dr. Miner dragged her upstair
/, and stripped her to the waist and bea
her over the shoulders with a stick, &C
. cording to the story told by Mrs. Miner.
:. The child Gladys was also victim
, the doctors ungovernable temper. Mrs
r Miner said. Once when he had a Gale
G. DIR. Miner came out OF his Office afte
Gladys had gone TO bed and found tn
= veranda Uttered with the child's toys. II
& promptly ran upstairs and dragged tn
"a shIId out OF bed and brought her down
a stairs and made her clean up the toy,
Again when Gladys could not tell tn
= time correctly he kicked her. One Chris
4 mas eve when they were having q Christ
q mas tree. Gladys accidentally knocke
a over n vase. Her father took her out 9
y bed after all the guests were gone an
e when her mother sent her back he too
Z. tho child by the shoulders and used
heavy flesh brush on her.
= other witnesses yesterday for Mrs. Nj
g ner were Mrs. J. NJ. Dat. who was preser
q when some OF the trouble between d
and Mrs. Miner had occurred; Mrs. ID
= Derby. who lived next door and caugi
3 echoes of their family jars: DR.. Day. WI
e treated Mrs. Miner for injury she sa
{. wsds inflicted on her by her husband, ar
two Portuguese servant girls.
Mrs. Miner Will be recalled TO the star
& this morning.
q The contempt proceeding against A
. torney T.. NJ. Strauss came up yesterd;
= before Judge Humphreys In the Circt
= Court but went over until Friday ne
4 owing 10 the fact that the Miner divor
4 case was still on trial. Strauss filed
answer to the citation and In II he stat
= that the only connection he had with
e Andrade divorce case was to collect a
q mony He denied all knowledge of
- transactions which several witnesses Ia
= sworn TO in affidavits presented last WEI
& Charles Downing. who was acquitted
q the murder of George Poai last week, "
In court yesterday morning on the char
OF assault. which arose out OF the sa
& case as the Poai case. He was disruis:
e. Of all blame. the prosecution enteri
q noIie prosequi IN each case.
- william Mccarthy. the crimp, Will
q have to answer to the charge OF ASA
= and battery preferred some time ago