The evening world., 1903-05-13
George E. Qulmby, Of the Ia
maica Precinct, Prays the
Courts to Free Him from His
Cruel Better Half.
BEATS HIM WITH HIS CLUB
Dhe 10 Four Inches Taller and One
Hundred Pounds Heavier Than
He, and Makes q Practice Of
chastIsIns Him.

George d. ouimby. policeman at
,eached to the Jamaica police station,
may be q defender OF the public peace
and o brave man when performing his
duties under the broad heavens But
eooording TO his own confession he is q
hopeless failure as a preserver Of do
mestfo concord. In fact. he is afraid to
cross the threshold of his own home.
and has sought the aid of the courts to
release him from his wife. of whom he
is in mortal terror. and who he accuses
Of cruel and inhuman treatment.
ouimby has begun an action in the
Supreme Court OF Queens County for
separation from his wife. Elizabeth.
and he uses ten closely typewriter
pages to relate his martial woes. They
began a few years ago in sharp gusts
and wound UP last week with cyclonie
corcs, and when the dust began to set
tie Quirnby was miles away from his
hearthside and still running.
In beginning the recital of his troubles
Quinby relates several encounters with
his better half-better. he says. by four
inches and nearly a hundred pounds-in
which he was only slightly bruised and
battered. Then he argued gently with
her and called to her attention that her
strenuousnes was a bad example for
their six children. AS far as the papers
show, the six children were usually en-
thpsiastlc spectators TO the humbling
of their stalwart father.
Beaten with His own Night stick.
As time went on, however, Mrs.
Quinnby's temper Increased until on
April 25 last. at the conclusion Of
yt-y.$ M sh taI ht1a-
bands night stick from him and be-
labored him with might and main. She
fairly showered blows upon him until
he crded out for quarter. His pleadlngs.
he states. seemed only to Increase her
fury and before she had finished with
ham he was marked for life
But according to the cruelty and IN
numanly treated policeman this was
only working upto the climax that oc-
! eurrsd last week. He does not dwell
On the preliminary details of this start
hng episode. He set Forth briefly and
Sorctbly that first his wife knocked him
down and standing over and upon him
called In the six children to witness
hsr Victory. Then as ne children looked
sen she dared hfna to get up and began
kaenctng around his prostrate body. sing
'sng in Q high treble tho time -honored
ballad "Annie Laurie"
Then, says Quinby. as soon-he does
not state how long the session lasted
e. he was able to free himself from his
humtlia ting position he fed from the
house and proceeded in all haste to a
lawyer. Rufus L. Perry, Of the Ger
mania Bank building. Brooklyn, whom
he engaged to fre him from his stren-
uous thraldom.
But Mrs. Quimby had not had her |
last 0nnng. though this time a process
server. and not the blue coat. was the |
victim. After the papers had been duly |
drawn UP and attested. a dapper young |
man. Gustav Kuss. was called upon to |
serve the papers In the action on Mrs. |
Qumby.
The Qmmbys live In q small frame |
house at Morris Park. L. I. Thithei
early to-day the policeman and Gustav
kuss proceeded. AS they neared the
house Quimby told Kuss that he would |
wait on the corner while he went to the |
door and called out the mistress of the
house. He would signal II the proper
person to be served appeared.
Mrs. Qudmby did answer the knock,
and the process server, bowling low,
handed her the papers. saying this in
an action for separation brought against
you by your husband. Then he started
to back Off the porch. but Mrs. oulnaby
had something to say.
NOT so quick. young man." she ex-
claimed. and with that she seized Mr.
kuss by the collar and swung him off
his feet. What happened after that
kuss only dimly remembers. When ne
picked himself UP from the roadway
there was only a few snreds left Of his
dapper gray suit and his body was COW
cred with plaid OF vari-colored bruises.
When he began to notice he saw Quinn
by taking fences across lots with his
towering spouse In hot pursuit. The
policeman escaped. however and Is now
doing patrol duty on the outskirts OF
Jama.ca-