The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-22
.C0U.RT WIFE
BEATS Her
While Discussing Remarriagc at
Dinner Lietit. and Mrs. Ferris
Quarrel Over Antiques,
SWoMAN's LIFE A ROMANCE.
.woMAN's LIFE A ROMANCE.
Was Widow Of Edward Naphy
When She Met British Stir
geon on Ocean Voyage.

1--WE were seated at dinner. did not
Wish to quarrel, and told him 80 The
argument grew warm and the coffee cold.
jHo could not control himself. without
warning he picked up his cup and hurled
It at me. It struck me on the forehead
Hero Is the br,lse. Stunned for an In
slant. ! recovered and pitched my cup.
which was filled with coffee. directly be-
tween his eyes. He sprang across the
table TO me. fought him as best could.
Then he dragged mo to corner and beat
me wlthhis fists until I could not see"
Mrs. Jeanette M. Ferris, petite, de-
mure woman of thirty-two years. was
describing incidents at dinner which led
ia tho arrest OF her divorced husband,
lieutenant John l.. Ferris. n surgeon,
who served the British arms in South
Africa during the Boer war. Mrs Ferris
Is five feet two inches In height. The
lieutenant stands more than six feet, and.
is q deep-chested, athletic man.
Buried lin the whirl of life In the me-
tropolis no one would recognize by her
name the pale faced, handsome widow Of
Edward Naphy, of Philadelphia, the lard
king, who decade or more ago lavlshed
entertainment upon prominent membHs
OF society In that city. A few years be-
fore, as ,Jeannette Lorraine, OF Norfolk,
Va, she was noted for her beauty and as
q member OF one OF the Oldest and most
respected families In the State.
OCEAN TRIP LED TO MARRIAGE.
Aside from the pathetic side Of the story
there Is grim hume In Mrs. Ferrls's mar
raitve, tale OF incompatibiity that led
to many an encounter at the breakfast
table In the few months this couple were
man and wife. Mrs. Ferris never knew
lust when her lord felt In the mood to
indulge his experiences as a marksman.
He learned to throw things early in their
welded life and not inaccurately. Els
choice weapons were buns and rolls, but
when the mood assailed him he didln rN
hesitate to choose more dangerous
missile, as was emphasized by the dis
colorations on Mrs. Ferris's countenance
yesterday, when she related the Incidents
which led to the arrest Of Ferris.
Mrs. Ferris was a young girl when she
met Edward Naphy. then in his power In
the lard market. and director In several
institutions in Philadelphia. Before
Naphy lost his money he was noted for
his lberallty and his entertainments.
Later. when business reverses sent him
abroad, where he died. he had lost his
skill to make, money. and he left his
widow but a small percentage Of the for
tune he once owned. Mrs. Ferris was on
her way to the Continent when she met
the lieutenant. He was big and strong
and handsome. This is her story:
II was attracted to him. and I fell in
love with him.. That was only little
more than year ago. I was engaged to
another man at the time. The lieutenant
was a surgeon on the vessel. I suppose
there is q good deal of romance in meet
Ing a man on tha seas where there Is
so much moonlight and SO many stars to
count. We were married on March H.,
1903. We could not get along at all. He
has a vicious temper, and seemed to be
constantly in the mood for uuarreling.
There was no recourse but to separate
from him. obtained my divorce on
March Sth last.