The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-07
Referee Decided Husband Wrote
Qu,ts Enough TO Condemn Him
THE JUDGE CALLED IT FOOLISHNESS.
Drummer Left Seeding Wife and Sought
Solacs 10 Compromising Of Young Woman
Who FIsqusnted Late TIvoN.

ing and talkative wife and sought solace
who frequented the late Tivoli, Mr.. Ar
thur Petford Cranston, drummer and real
estate owner. was unwise enough TO
write to Mrs. Cranston telling her of his
straying from ehe plainly blazed and vir-
tuous trail he had sworn at the altar TO
follow.
Carefully harboring this scarlet docu-
ment-his letter-she began suit for alb
soiute divorce, and yesterday Justice
Giegerich. who had perused the errant
husbands reproaches and confessions,
granted her plea and gave her the GUS
tody of her children, Lillian and Marion.
Moreover. alimony was fixed at $500 a
year, which dollar a day or thereabouts
Mr. Cranston might have saved had he
not written TO the mother of his chill
dren telling her what a reckless creature
he was.
They were married in 1855. and went to
live at Calonia. N. j. He has real estate
there and in Arizona and Alabama.
The testimony was heard by referee.
whose report Justice Giegerich confirm
ed yesterday.
II appears Cranston thought his wife
talked too much and was ill-tempered
while she suspe f4d he was not the white
ball in the pyramid. but rather one OF
darker hue.
WHERE HE LOST.
Then came a letter addressed simply
Emma" her name, which was as fol-
lows:
II have no idea when / will see Calonia
again. You have bothered me a great deal
OF late with scolding and being so un-
kind 10 Lillian. You know she was not
to blame when she fell out of the wagon.
and told you IL was all my fault, still
you talked very harshly TO her.
Many things like that worry me, and
I cannot stand it. Now / trust you will
be good TO her. Then. as l have told you
many times, you were a fool TO act as
you did with me by being SO Indifferent
to me, and on last Sunday when you
stayed in bed late you scolded all day,
proving you did not love me-"
THOUGHT HER INDIFFERENT.
his wife's continued indifference toward
him, and said he had met lady friend
of his the evening before. and had for
gotten his marital obligations.
He said he would therefore spend the
rest of his vacation away from home, as
he knew his wife would never forgive
him or his conduct.
II do not care to see you," he added.
so long as you don't bother me and al
low me TO see the children when please,
and will send you money on the LIST and
18th.
II have no set plans for the future.
but i cannot be worried as you have
worried me, SO i will say good-by. and
you can go your way and will go mine.
II would be glad to have Lillian If you
can spare her, but / trust that you will
not bring her UP to think too harshly of
me. / hope for you god health, a
change OF temper. and that you will
learn to talk less. Hastily.
"A. L. CRANSTON."
1T WAS NEAR THE TIvOLL
Two witnesses were examined before
the referee who testified TO accompany
ing Cranston to fiat. where he was
greeted affectionaely by woman.
One of the witnesses said the fiat he
visited was somewhere In West 18th or
3sth street. In the vicinity of the Tivoli,
in which they had been. as well as I'm 9TH
er such resorts. while doing the Tender
loin."
The referee recommended that CranS
ston allow his wife $50 n month. and
Justice Giegerich confirmed his report.