The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-06-28
WOES OF ABsorTs
INDEED HeARTRENDlNe.
Wife Said He Had Planned to Go
Abroad With Another Woman.
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New York, June 2S.--Magistrate
Brann will decide today whether
a wife has the right 10 castigate
her husband with a parasol and
II he acts properly in hurting the
pearl handled weapon into the North
River. He heard the preliminaries
yesterday Mrs. William NJ. ABBOTT
attempted to tell him her troubles.
She spoke with great rapidity.
Woman. don't be racehorse,"
said Magistrate Brann. BE sober Of
diction."
well" said she, Il learned only
at the altar that was his third wife.
/ tolerated him for propriety's sake.
after that r."
you assaulted me with your para
sol on ferryboat in the presence Of
a crowd" exclaimed the husband.
William NJ. Abbott. treasurer and
trustee of the Twelfth Presbyterian
Church. who passes the plate there
on Sundays, was a prisoner I'm Jen-
erson Market Court on his wife's com.
plant The magistrate, after hear
ing some Of the evidence, paroled him
for examination today at p. m.
A Little Bit Of Turmoil.
There has been some turmoil in
and outside the Abbott home at 4iO
West Twenty-second street, He is
manager Of the New Jersey Baggage
and Transfer Company, and has an
office at 1872 River street, Hoboken.
Mrs. Abbott heard from some ac-
quaintance yesterday that her hus-
band had planned to sail for Europe
with another woman. OdGly enough,
this trining report disturbed her Sc
renity. She went to his Hoboken Of
ace. They exchanged words not alto
gether affectionate He ran to the
New York fe, " She followed, and
long as stern chase ever is, she
caught the boat upon which he set
sail.
1heir versions of the occurrences
in mid river are divergent. She says
he struck her, cut her finger and in
continently threw to the fishes a $3.50
parasol slapped her face and so com
ported himself as TO render her very
uneasy. He says she beat him with
the parasol. A deckhand made him
prisoner at her request and when The
boat reached Manhattan one Kelley,
a patrolman, carried him to court and
Magistrate Brann.
Wen, madam" asked the Magis-
trate
A Decorated Finger.
She held up finger decorated with
diamonds, turquoises and the like,
Some evidences of blood there was,
She talked. Her verbal PAGER over
worked the reporters and the magis-
trate bade her abate it.
She said they were married FIVE
years ago That she was wife No. 3
she learned only when the pastor ask
ed Mr. Abbott if the wife he was about
TO take was his second or third She
disliked him after that she asserted,
but tolerated him to preserve the pro
prieties.
She disgraced me IN my office, p
Abbott said. she annoyed me so 4
had to get out On the boat she as
saulted me with her parasol"
No" she interrupted, you beat
me, just as you beat your other
wives"
You're death on women" said the
magistrate to Abbott.
That's what he is,7 the woman
interjccted. My marriage has been
woeful disappointment. took
some change from his pocket last
Sunday ana he beat me for it. lie
doesn't drink or smoke and he goes
to church Oh yes, he passes the
plate"
wen hear more Of this on Mon
day" the magistrate decided.
Abbott has a salary Of $1,000 a year.
He is quartermaster of John A. Dix
Post G. A. r. He denied all the go-
msn's allegations,
A severe sprain will usually disablt
tho f,irrod roreon for tbree or four