The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-21
The LONG and
SHORT OF IT
Married Scarcely Six Months,
She Seeks a Divorce. :
he THREATENED HER LIFE
Gsasral Denial ty A'h,tt {. JullIsrat and
He States the Real GTouni Of
The Difficulty.

New York. Arg n.-Bcause he 10 a
little Frsnchman and his wife Is large
German and people remark on their out
ings that "there go the long and short
OF It." and for racial differences. az AL
bert L. Juillerat informed Justice Hall In
the supreme court. his wife. May JUL
lerat. Is suing him for separation without
any legal cause They have only been
married since Feb. IL last. but what they
say they have suffered In that time fills
many typewriter pages.
THREATENED HER LIFE.
Mrs. Juillerat had some filings at her
husband some time ago In the case. She
declared that he had treated her cruelty
with words and blows. She asserts that
ne Is addicted 20 reixon Ssn aha qsak been sea
drinking; that he has Threatened her life
and talked OF suicide, and that two or
three times she has cut a rope he had
her dog and cat
is feet . inches tall; he is as years and
Here are some things he says OF her:
Mrs. Juillerat Is OF French Swiss de-
scent and whatever chickering's there
have have BEEN BEEN % because Of Of the a fact that the
plaintiffs relatives and her friends ridi-
culed the idea OF her having married q
80 much shorter than an sns L ha IN
mother was not satisfied with her daugh-
ter having married any person other than
German or one OF German descent.
THE REAL DIFFICULTY.
The real difficulty between the plaintff
and me Is because OF the ridiculous ap-
pearance which the plaintiff says we
tIpathy to me. The fact is that me
plaintif Is under control OF her mother,
who does not like me- but has stated
to me that she preferred my brother
Charles and wishes her daughter had mar
rfed him instead OF me.
At one time she stated 10 me that she
would smash me in the interest OF the
Germans" and smash the French" II
interfered between her daughter and her.
accompanying this declaration with put
ting her fist TO my face.
The plaintiff Is a hot-tempered woman
of great pride. who seems 10 have taken
too much to heart the fact that she has
married a man so much shorter than she
is to such an extent that she refused TO
walk with me In the street and frequent
ly when she has walked with me hid her
wedding ring so that people would not
know that she and I were married.
HE MAKES GENERAL DENIAL.
with his clenched fist or In fits of rage
butted his head like a wild bull against
the wall several times. the short defend
ant says he resented In courteous ways
only. These charges could not be true.
he AYERS. nor could her accusations of
heavy drinking be true because / am
a communicant OF the Baptist church and
a strict observer OF its principles and al
ways made II q rule and have so made
this year TO partake Of the sacrament for
Easter Sunday, and the rules OF the
church require some preparation and
seemly behavior for days before the sac
rament Is taken In order that the COM
municant may be properly fit therefor.
Conduct such as my wife describes and
charges me with would be absolutely con-
trary to any such profession Of faith. and
therefore would not have, been guilty OF
the same II for no other reason than my
religious obligations.
Occasionally he takes a glass OF beer
or wine. He Is employed by the Bibb
Manufacturing company. and says that
at times he has full charge OF its af-
fairs.
BROTHER A o-REsPoNDENT.
HIS brother. Charles F. Juillerat who
Is in the commission business. says the
defendant never accused him OF intimacy
with the plaintiff. contrary TO her aver
ment He also says that the plaintiff
was always complaining OF the "ridicu-
lous figure" she and her husband cut on
the street through disparity In their size.
Plaintiffs mother told the affiant who
IL tall. that she wished her daughter had
met him before she met the defendant
on the wife's motion for alimony and
counsel fee, Justice Hall reserved de-
cision.