The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-20
SAYS He WILL
MARRY AUNT.
Jacobson, l6 Years Old, Sees
Nothing Unnatural in h.
He LOVES HIS UNCLE'S WIFE.
She lav,s Him and They win 60 Welded
as SoOn as ihs uncis Secures
a Divorce.
HE LOVES HIS UNCLE'S WIFE.

Boston, Feb. 20.--Charles Saul jacobson.
the sixteen year-old boy who was arrest
ed at No. Billerica street last Friday
with AIRS Mary Meyers his uncie's wife,
with whom he eloped from Williamsburg,
l.. H. on Jan. o. SAYS that ~ soon as
they are free Mrs Meyers will get a di-
vorce and they viii marry
Mrs. Meyers Is thirty-six years old and
the mother OF five children four OF whom
she deserted.
Five years ago aged Mrs. jacobson.
with her son Charles and his two sisters,
came from the old country and settled on
Chelsea street East Boston There he
lrst met the attractive young wife of his
uncle. Henry Meyers. his mothers broth
er.
Meyers was a tailor and his business
took him sometimes 10 Boston and some
times 90 New York The aunt and neph-
ew did not see much of each other until
about a year and haif ago when young
jacobson went 20 board with Meyers.
Then the hoy and the matron fell IN love.
The wife became unhappy ina her home.
MEYERS EYES OPENED.
After about a year the husbands $ eyes
were opened to the situation. and on tax
ing thetwo with IL they confessed. There
was talk OF divorce at first. but Meyers
later resolved. as he told them. that he
would not oppose their happiness. But
from time 10 time he postponed decisive
action.
Finally work became slack I'm New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers came TO
Boston for a time. living I'm the same ten
ement IN East Boston with Mrs. jacobson.
Charles remained in New York and
worked for the support of his parent.
Then work failed Meyers I'm Boston. and
with his wife he returned To New York.
Part of the money for the trip he had 10
borrow from young jacobson
Then aunt and nephew became more de-
voted than ever, and repeatedly Meyers
ordered bis nephew out OF the house. on
ly 10 rclent and plead with him 20 remain
when he saw IL would separate htmself
from his wife and The mother OF his child
rcn.
Several times he ordered teh mother to
leave also but before she could get away
ne would coax her TO wait little longer.
Al last there came time when words
gave place OF blows aud on one occasion
the uncle assailed the boy 50 roughly that
lac was incapaciiated for work and laid
up in bed.
BOTH MUST LEAVE.
Meyers sent telegram To his mother
telling her her son was seriously H..
When the old woman arrived i'm Williams
burg he laid the whole case before her.
The utimatum was then announced. Boy
and woman must leave the house az once
without either OF the children and with
out any money.
Then they fed together What else was
there for them 10 do? young Jacobson
asks innOcently.
AS for the $500 which the husband al
leges they took when they came to Bos-
ton. the youth declares that not only did
they not take any money, but that
Meyers never had $500 or any such sum.
and that their total cash capital was only
very few dollars which the boy had
earned
boy. "and he knew II all the time. There
was no concealment about it. All We
wanted was divorce. and he often prom
ised To let us have IL, but he always back
ed out when IL came to the last minute
Just as soon rs We get the legal sep
aration we will be married. Mrs. Mey-
ers agrees with me fully In this We Of
fered To take any or all the children. He
was willing that we should have some or
them. hut later he said he could take care
of them all.
AN INCONSISTENT UNCLE.
After he had driven us out OF the
house he turned right around and follow
cd - and had us arrested for doing just
what he compelled us to do"
Meyers now runs tailor shop at NO.
~ Leonard street Williamsburg. n. Y.
fOr twenty years he and his wife had
lived together.
on Sunday morning. Jan. q, he found q
note from his wife when he returned
from church telling him that she had
gone away never to return, and ADVISING
him 10 get separation from her. She
vote that she had been unhappy and was
going to a happier life.
Meyers thought At first that he would
make no attempt 20 locate the couple. but
when he discovered as he alleges. that
$500 OF his money and "A lot Of tewelry
were missing he determined 10 Ind them.
lie SAYS his wife can never live with him
again All he wants is his son, whom he
found with the couple, and his money.