The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-02-10
ALMOST EVERY STORY
HAS. ANOTHER SIDE
WOLFE DIVORCE CASE IS NOT
ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS.
At Least the Respondents Lawyers
Would So Have It Appear by the
Line of Questions Propounded to
the Libellant When He Was on
Cross. Examination at the First
Hearing in the Case Had Yester-
day Before Judge Edwards-That
Powdered Glass Affair.

Testimony in the Wolfe divorce case
vas taken yesterday before Judge I'd
wards in chambers. The libellant. c.
Oscar Wolfe, was the only witness
heard, owing to the judges limited
time, but even his testimony showed
that there are always two sides to a
story.
Wolfe is an express messenger on
the LackaIanna railroad and lives ut
1927 North Main avenue. HIS wifi, at
present is living with her parents in
LaPlune. He is about 50 y2ars Of age
and a strikingly handsome man. She
is not as cid as he by several years.
and there are those who would say she
is not as good looking a woman AS he
Is a man.
Early last month r, brought suit for
divorce, alleging unfaith'ulnnss ara
cruel and ba-parous treatment, Later.
however. when a bill Of particulars was
demanded, he abar 1onel tho first al
legation. In particular!z.ng On the
second allegation he made the startling
accusation that his wife had several
times threatened his liz. ana twice at.
tempted to poison him.
In giving his testimony yesterday he
told that on October 30, while eating
his dinner in his car from n can put
up by his wife. he found powdered
glass has heen mixed with some cram
berry sauce which was part of his
dinner. He ate about half the sauce
before he discovered that H. WAS "lOai-
ed" although he thought while ne WIS
eating it that 1t was rather gritty. fie
called the attention Of - fellow york.
man to the discovery and later had a
chemist examine the sauce.
THE SECOND ATTEMPT.
The second attempt on his life. ac-
cording to his story. was made De-
cemher %. After eating his breakfast,
prepared by his wife. he left the house
TO go to his work. While passing ilnng
Providence road, near the base ball
park, he became suddenly sick and fell
in a faint, which lasted. according to
his calculations, an hour ana a nalf
Although very weak he continued on
his journey and did his days work.
On his return that evening ne con-
suited DR.. y. II. Jenkins. and from
what the doctor told him. coupled with
what he knew and suspected. he was
satisfied his wife had placed poison in
some Of the food she served him for
breakfast,
He also relates that he and his wife
had had frequent chickering's since their
marriage in 1892. and that lately the
feeling between them was on the verge
OF open hostilities. She particularly
objected to his attending lodge meet
ings at night, and once said she hoped
he would be killed so,,,e night when
he went to a meeting. for IL he WASH t
she herself would kill him. He pro-
duced an anonymous letter written to
an express messenger with whom he
had traded a night run for q day run.
in which the recipient was besought
10 induce Wolfe to re-cXchanse runs.
The handwriting of the letter, Wolfe
positively declared, was his wife's,
and he believed her purpose was "a
get him back on the old run that ho
might be away from home in the night
time.
His attorney. A. A. Eosburg, asked
him II his wife had ever declared "a
him that she loved another man bette.
than she loved him. but the question
was ruled out.
WOLfE ON The RACk.
F. G. Newcomb and II. Ii. Holgate
in cross-examring Mr.. Wolfe. asked
a series OF questions that, IL answere i
aftirmatively, instead of emphatically
in the negative, as was the case, would
make the husband a very bad, design
ing man.
The respondents attorney would
have II appear that Wolfe is tired OF
his wife and is seeking to get rid OF
her that he may enjoy the uninter.
ruptcd companionship Of another wo,
man. He admitted that his wife had
upbraided him for his intimacy with
woman named Townsend, hut denied
positively, that she was justified in Sc
doing,
The respondent would also have 4
appear that her husband has been try
Ing to induce her to agree to sep
Aration ever since he secured posses
sion of some money which was lef
her by a relative. and that he frequent
y. during the past few years told he
she would have to &C home to he
parents. that he didn't propose to nv'
with her any longer. She admits hav
ting taken steps to get him hack on tn
might shift" hut maintains that sh'
desired this only because 1t would re
lieve her Of the anxiety that cam
from a suspicion that he did not spenI
HE nights as q faithful and loving hus
band should.
When the hearing Is again proceeded
With the respondent proposes tn sub
nit lengthy testimony 10 rebut the al
legations of her husband and to sub
otantiate her story Of the case.