The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-12
Mrs. Stoughton, a Quaker,
Would Not Have Liquor on Table
SEPARATED FROM HER HUSBAND
Now He Has Applied 10 Court for PsTmls-
sion 10 See His Child al Rsassn-
able Hours.

New York, June 12.-Bradley Stoughton,
who is I'm the steel business In Chicago,
yesterday obtained permission from JUS
tice Maddox In Brooklyn TO visit his four
teen-months-old daughter Grace. at his
mother-in-law's house once a week at
any reasonable hour agreed upon by the
parties concerned.
The necessity Of going TO court to get
permission to visit his own child, accord
ing to Mr.. Stoughton's petition. arose
from no particular quarrel between him
self and his wife. but because his moth
er-in-law, who is OF a Quaker family, in
fiuenced his wife to magnify trihes into
woeful shortcomings on his part.
His mother-in-law, Mr.. Stoughton AL
Woman's Suffrage association and of the
leges I'm his petition Is a member of the
Brooklyn Woman's club. but she denies
II. AT any rate, Mr.. Stoughton asserts
that his wife's mother dominates the
household and thinks man has few
rights woman is bound TO respect.
"She is a woman OF strong religious
prejudice" he declares, amounting al
most to fanaticism.
Mr. Stoughton says his father-in-law
told him that the faith OF Quakers
makes II imperative that they shall do
the things they believe to be right, and
that Mrs. Stoughton could not help II If
she though 1t was right TO leave her
husband.
on June ss. 1899. stoughton says his
wife wrote to him, saying:
You have been very faithful, kind and
loving I'm most things, you are prepared
10 see that | am cared for and | would
be happy with your care I'm all probabil-
ity II my training and inheritance had
been different | arm nearly as old as you.
and my ideas may bc just as firmly fixed
as yours. | cannot change even IL |
would.
- Mrs. Elizabeth Everen, the mother-in-
law, lives at No S4l jefferson avenue.
Brooklyn, and Mrs Stoushton has been
living with her since she left her hus-
bands home
Stoughton asserted that when he went
10 Mrs Everen's house on April last
and asked to see his child Mr. Everen.
putting his head out of the window, told
him that he could only see his child once
a month and that the next visit would
be in order May s.
Mrs. Everen IN an affidavit denied that
she ever dominated Mrs. Stoughton, but
asserted that she had never approved of
the marriage
Mrs. Stoughton In an affidavit said
that The real cause or her separation
from her husband was that he brought
men home with him To dinner one day
and drank whisky at the table This dis
iiusiOned her as she had never thought
ne drank whisky and had promised her
that no liquors should ever be on their
table
she declared that Mr. Stoughton drank
too much and abused her. and was sac
rilpgiltis IN that he made unbecoming
references 20 Biblical pictures hanging on
the wall.
She declared that she spoke 10 Mr..
stuughton about his habits and that he
repiied that he intended 20 do as he
plea scj aud that if she was not satisfied
She said she once wrote 20 him:
al : trad known before our marriage
that YOU intended 90 use liquor in our
household our union would have been
impossible. Lam a Quaker for genera
tiOns uack on both sides. My ancestors
have bccn abstainers from liquor for
centuries. I love yog I cannot but he
anxious however. that our home should
Jr urttt urun a rock and not upon sand.
N Is a dear sweet home. worth any
sacrifice. Bradley. darling n / preside at
our table again II must be with the un-
derstanding that no liquors shall he
served n Is a part " my religion. a part
OF my nfc TO avoid the use OF intoNicants
and 10 discourage their use In others.
Mr. Hayes when president. allowed no
liquors To be served in the White House
because Mrs. Hayes disapproved OF their