The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-21
WIFE WAS NOT FOR BRYAN
MRS. HART TOLD HUSBAND HE WAS
Fool TO VOTE FOR NEBRAsKAN.
Judge Allen Puzzled by a Post-Nuptial
Asreement-Other News of
the Courts.

Judge Allen. of the Circuit Court, has
taken under advisement the suit of Eliza
heth Hart against John Hart, in which the
court is asked to set aside a certain post
nuptial settlement. There are one or two
fine points in the case that the court may
consider somewhat seriously which do not
vitality affect the main question.
One of these points is in reference to a
certain alleged political opinion given by
Mrs. Hart during the presidential cam
paign of 1900. The Harris were husband
and wife during part of the year 1900. They
were married May 80 that year and sepa-
rated in September. Both had been married
before. After the separation Mrs. Hart en-
ployed the late Thomas Hanna to represent
her, and a sort of financial compromise
was made with her husband. 1t seemed to
be understood that they could not live to-
gether again, and an agreement was
reached by which MIS- Hart accepted GER
tain sum in full settlement from her hus-
band.
She is now suing to have the agreement
set aside. with the idea, probably, of re-
quiring Hart to contribute to her support,
since they are not divorced. In the course
of the trial some evidence was brought out
as to what caused the separation between
these people. 1t seemed that politics was
the chief cause Of contention. They were
married during campaign year. and their
honeymoon was seriously interfered with
by political excitement. 1t developed that
Hart was a Bryan man, and this did not
suit his wife. He told the court that the
chief reason why he left his wife was that
she said he was id fool II he voted for
Bryan" Judge Allen heard this testimony
with a great deal of interest. 1t reminded
him of story he was constrained to tell,
but did not because he could not well in
dulge in Factions storytelling from the
bench. The story he had in mind related
to a meeting of two men at railroad sta
tion Both were supposed to be insane and
were in charge OF keepers on their way to
why have they got you-what is your
trouble?" The one addressed explained
what his trouble seemed to be and then
put the same question to the other man.
''Oh." said this one. they say 1 am off on
the money question" and he proceeded to
give his views on financial matters. Well -
replied his friend, when he had concluded,
you are not crazy-you are just plain
id fool"
Judge Allen questioned Mrs. Hart about
her treatment of her husband because he
did not agree with her politically She ex-
planned to the court that she and her hus-
band had many arguments on politics. She
said he was a Bryan man, and she tried
to make him see what a mistake he would
make in voting for free silver. She said
she begged him TO allow her to bring in a
well-nformed man in the neighborhood.
who, she thought, could talk to her hus-
band and change his views. She said he
finally replied. with some show Of irrita-
tion( that "he would vote for Bryan if he
lost half of all he had" She said she then
told him he would be very foolish II he
voted that way. She declared emphatically
that she did not use the language imputed.
II don't often swear" she remarked to the
court. While the court is not called in
this case to decide whether or not Mrs.
Hart was right In her opinion Of her hus-
band. IL will no doubt take serious consid-
Grafton of this phase of the question.