The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-30
Mrs. Frank E. Jennison Says Her
Husband Was Cruel, Intemper-
ate and Boisterous.
ASKS $500 WEEKLY ALlmoNY.
Broker Brings countercharges-
Says She Scratched His Face
and Threw Things at Him
Through the Transom.

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New York. Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Frank E. Jenni
son declares. in her petition for separa.
ton. that her husband repeatedly came
nome intoxicated. amused himself by
ringing bells and pounding on the piano
Win MS nsts. and on one occasion blackened
her eye.
Mr.. Jennison is OF the firm of Dunscomt
& Jennison. bankers and brokers, Of Wall
street. His wife. Elizabeth Dudley Jenni-
son. has brought her suit in the Supreme
Court She Is of unusual beauty and, be-
lore her marriage. on August 2S 1885, was
Miss Elizabeth Dudley. a Kentucky belle.
She complains. through her counsel. Money
q Shlpman, that on account of his cruel
treatment she was forced to leave him the
early part Of this month.
Since then she has been living at the Ho-
tel st. Lorenz with her ,4-year-old child.
Prior to that time the couple lived at No.
West Ninety-fourth street. in handsome
ly furnished apartments. She says their an
nual expenses were between $4,000 and $le.-
CO.,
Upon the allegation that he has had an
income Of $4,000 a year for the last two
years. her application for 500 weekly ali-
mony and counsel fee of 5000 will be sub
mitted to Judge Scott tomorrow.
Have Had Trouble Before.
This Is not the first time Mrs. Jennison
mas mad. trouble with her husband. She
says In June last she brought an action for
divorce. but upon his promise to treat her
with kindness. she returned to him and dis
continued that suit Mrs. Jennison al
leees no struck her several times. once
Dlackenfng an eye: that he threw q glass
OF claret In her face: Inundated her in
the presence of friends and repeatedly came
nome intoxicated. when he was particularly
violent
She says he told her he wished she would
die, and repeatedly had her shadowed by
detectives. On one occasion. three years
ago. after they had dined in the Park, she
AYERS. he struck her in the eye. injuring
her SO badly that she had to be attended
by a physician.
When he would come home in the early
morning hours. she says, he would tell her
he had been sleeping on the benches in the
park or hung up on lamppost.''
Some months ago. he amused himself by
smashing four bottles Of champagne in the
kitchen sink. He once told her he had
suf1cient funds to leave an income Of S13,-
400 yearly to their. daughter. and that he
had his life insured for the child's benefit
for $4,000.
Husbands Coastercharges.
Mr.. Jennison is represented by Cardozo 4
Nathan and denies his wife's accusations.
He says he often Joking4ysaid things which
she misconstrued, ana that he always en-
deavored to be kind to her. He says he
never gets intoxicated. and denies that he
ever threw glass OF claret into her face,
As to his means. he says she has grossly;
exaggerated his income. While he admits
having lived at the rate Of about $4,000 a
year sor the past two years. he says his
expenses were more than they should have
been. as his average earnings for the last
nine years have not been more than 81. 500
. year.
He declares his wife has violent tenn
PERI At times in endeavoring to get away
from her he wcold 90 into his room and
shut the door. but she would throw things
through the transom at him. She would
scratch his face and abuse him and made
his life intolerableL
Constant worry. he declares. has impaired
his health so he is no longer able to do the
business he formerly did. He charges her
with extravaganza. He will ask the court
for the custody Of the child
Mrs Jennison denies her husbanrs
charges Of extravaganza and has anidavfts
Of two servants to corroborate her.