The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-11
PARTED FOR WIFE'S CRUELTY
TOWEL AND iron POT WE'RE Mrs.
LTTHERS WEAPON.
Tie Sues for q Separation and says lie Was
Swindled BY His wife and Her Lover
Inv sted All His savings and Now
lie Can't Get His ~ 800 Back

Justice Scott in the Supreme Court yes'er-
day granted decree Of separation TO Alder,
Luther from his wife Emma Luther. and
gave the husband the custody Of the three
children. Luther alleges cruel treatment
on tho part Of his wife and the lawyers saw
that II is one Of the few cases in which a hus-
band has got a separation from his wife
for cruelty
Justice Scott in his decision said that il
had been clearly proved that Mrs. Luther's
conduct made II unsafe for her husband To
live with her any longer and. furthermore.
that IL had tended to pcryert the morals
Of her children.
Luther's troubles with his wife began
when he became acquainted with Julius NJ
Hansen, an itinerant iewelry pedler, about
two years ago. Luther is a maker If clinical
thermometers at 1913 Prospect avenue. The
Bronx. and because the work was so wear
ing on his eyesight Inc sought another occu-
patton Hansen induced him. Luther al
legged TO give him $500. all his savings.
to start a iewelrv business. he two to form
a partnership Now Hansen is in Jail under
Indictment for grand larceny. and Luther il
seeking To recover his $500.
According uo Luther. soon after he and
Hansen agreed Ia go into partnership he
noticed that Mrs Luther was very friendly
with Hansen. He watched them and saws
he frequently saw Hansen kiss and embrace
his wife. Then he tried To GET back his
money from Hansen, but the latter refused
on the ground that Luther had agreed hat
he should have the lse Of il for three years
Mrs. Luther, according to her husband
said that she would be "a witness for Hansen
and testify shat such an agreement had
been made.
Luther also alleged that Mis- Lul her
slapped his face because he tried to ,inpack
some things which she had starte ed To take
away and that she had threatened To strike
him with an iron pot when he told her that
she must not visit Hansen.
Luther then had Hansen arres, al for the
fraudulent conversion OF the s. 500 Mrs
Luther made an affidavit To Hanser's law
yers when Hansen sought TO obt ain his re-
lease, stating that Hansen had not asked
Luther 10 go into the iewelry business that
she had contributed 81 800 of her own
money and that the copart nership was 10
continue for three years, Hansen 10 have
The money as a loan.
After Han~er's arres, Luther SAYS that his
wife spent dav in tho county Jail with him
Then Luther elected her from the hou-e
and she had him arrested for disorderlv
conduct He was discharged by a Magis-
'rate
These are some Of tho things which
LWhers lawyers Mas & Goldberg, say
that Mrs. Luther did 70 her husband:
She abetted Hansen IN his attempts to swim
dl" her husband out Of his savings Of q life
time. she aided Hansen IN instituting a fraud
ulent suit against her husband. She en-
deavored 10 thNsrt her hushs nd efforts 10
recover his money by executing perlured
and VII to encompass the release OF her
lover from prison. she pa cked ~ household
goods. preparing - leave the plaintiff. aud
slssh~d him with dirty towel when he in
terfer"d and she threatened him with an iron