The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-13
Mrs. Bernard Given Decree but
Former Wife Must Pay.
SHE POPPED THE QUESTION. /"
After Marriage She Paid Him a SALARY for a
Tine, Then Shot al Hin, WeundIng
Hin In the Fout

Cincinnati, May l3-Mrs. Emma Bern
mn." has been legally parted from her
husband William G. Bernard by Coun-
~ Judge Davis I'm a remarkable divorce
decree.
The husband. who was the plaintiff,
WAS refused the decree. but he was
awarded, in the form OF alimony, an an
nusi pension. payable by his wife on the
day before Thanksgiving every year.
Under the court order he Will receive
forty three dollars, or one dollar for ev
cry year OF his life. This pension is TO
be increased at the rate OF one dollar per
year so long as he lives.
The wife was given the divorce decree
and was ordered 70 pay one hundred dol
lars. the amount OF her husbands attor-
ney fee, on the ground that she is bene-
fitted Ia that extent I'm seeting rid OF him
Should the husband lead an immoral
life his pension Will be reduced by the
court and should the wife demean her
self improperly the husbands portion is
70 be increased
Mrs. Bernard has an annual income OF
$500 from the estate OF her father, the
late Stephen Crane. a noted lawyer She
was widow when she married Bernard.
Bernard, in his complaint. asked for
/
his wife had money and he needed mon
cy. lie testified that he was employed
Ia manage her farm and that she popped
the question lie declared that after a
few months she had gone back on her
promise 20 pay him s. "a week for being
her husband.
Bernard said that once when he rebelled
his wife fired three shots at him, one bull
let striking him ir the foot
Mrs. Bernard, in her answer. alleged
non-support. ON the witness stand she
admitted that she had proposed marriage
To Bernard: that after marriage she had
paid him a regular annual income of $3.50.
that she made him do all the chores and
assist I'm the washing and cooking
She paid for his cigars and neckties.
She gave him a saddle horse. overcoat,
and umbrella, which he pawned or sold.
She said her husband was only dude"
and expressed desire In court To "donse.
him i'm a tub. he was n hotel clerk I'm
Lexington when he met her. I'm her cV-
idence she said he was "indolent. loving.
lying, gentle. deceitful, persuasive, stead
ing and soft"
I'm his petition her husband mentioned
her colored house servant, Harry Bares.
ON the stand she said that the fact OF
her having called Bares Petite. .
"Dearie." LOWE" i'm the presence OF her
husband signihed nothing. as she was IL
able to bestow those epthcts on cats.
dogs and calves. and had even so called
her attorney.
She said that when she lived at her
country home during the summer the
members or the famlly. with the colored
servant. PLAYED hall and few kites togeth-
cr because they were isolated and had
TO seek some sort of distraction from the
monotonv Of the life
Mrs Bernard admitted using profane
language and added How could you
heln IL. Judge. with that man.
She said she threw a lamp az him when
he took $50 from her pocketbook. lie sold
y horse she gave him. she declared. and
pawuod much Of her jewelrv. She ad-
mltted she had said she wished him dead.
Concluding her testimony. she said her
nrescnt exnerience would not deter her
from entering into another marriage.