The evening world., 1902-05-21
CHARGED BY
%Ex-SHER|Ff'S WIFE.
Mrs. Abbie E. O'Brien Says
that Attempt Was Made to
Have Her Treated as an Al
coholic Patient.

The domestic tanRle of ex-Sherif
James O'Rrlen and Abbie L. O'Brien.
his wife, was brought up in court to-
day in the form of an application by
Robert l.. Turk on behalf of Mrs.
O'Brien for alimony and counsel fee
wherewith to defend his suit for alb
solute divorce and her counter action.
Mr.. O'Brien makes statutory charges
against his wife and Mrs. O'Brien says
her husband has been an all-around bad
fellow during the past four years,
she denies his charges, and suggests
TINT. as he Is worth at least Sleo. 900, has
an income % 10000 a year and lives eN-
travagantly in apartments at the Hol-
land House At 500 a month. he should
he compelled 10 pay hcr $50 a week for
household expenses for herself and their
four children. and give substantial ali
mony besides, together with $500
sci fee. all of which \. III. Hummel Wig
orously opposed before Justice Green
baum IL the Supreme Court.
Mrs, O'Bricn set forth her grievances
In a lonS affidavit.
Mrs. O'Brlen says her husband bought
the house No. IL West k.ighty-siNth
street In the names Of their children for
SIS, 00T and installed her and the children
there, but that he has not eaten with
his family In four years. and only sIep,,
there occasionally, That he Inundated
her by paying the money for household
expenses to the cook. and though he
wears SIj and SlO suits of clothes, rides
In cabs and goes Ia the country Tor tho
summer, he leaves her and the children
to swslter in town II has not given
her car fare, even, II contributed only
$50 for clothing FOR the children.
She declares that Feb. 10 Mr.. O'Brieh
sent n man To her with a roll of money
and a %rGlsase Of all W claim sb to r sis mts
she says, the man told her n WOULD
be sued for divorce and disgraeed. lie
then gathered up the money, opened 4
window and whistled several deteS,
into the house. n says that lSter u
detective summoned an amoSiIlhee from
the j. Hood Wright Hospital ana TOLD
Ambulance SURGEON SeaI ma ssmnSe, w,Ssss
physician declared the statement an
outrage, as SHE had drank no stimulant
of any KIND. Mrs, O'Biien declares tnat
she has eleven Witnesses TO prove her
MIR. Turk in arguing for Mrs. o'Brien
'""!Mrs. o'Brien was forbidden by her
on pain of being shu OUT In the street
forever, and for three weeks he terror
izsd her and sAe was a white slave IN
10 this A. IA. Hummel replied;
lin May last Mrs. o,Brien applied tor
alimony and counsel fee In an acuon
for a sepaTatlon brought by her. and
Justice Frcedman denied on the
tainip. her and their children in the
masnihcent bone no had provided tos
Ii still SUPPORTED as she was them
James Q,Brien never drank any
spirits or malt liquors In his life, and
mover smoked, while the N drank
| no less than eighteen gallons ~ sin and
whiskey in ONT month ard smoked "a
worth OF cigarettes and cigars. Re.
ceipted billy have here show that, and
thai Mr.. O1Brisn has paid all his wifo'l
Hills far wearing apparel" I
Mr.. Turk retorted hotly;
II deny the whisky and gin and clS
a~rettes. They were not bought for Mrs
% Brlen- Every item In the bill par
porting to have been purchased by Mrs
D Brlen and paid by Mr.. o'Brisn Wal
In reality ordered by Mary McCarrIck
the On servant girl, who Ia the care
apondsnt In this action
1 Decision was reserved