The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-07

ground After this loss the plaintiff
became caDtious. self-Willed and dis
contented. and attempted to induce
defendant to abandon his farm and
move to Raleigh, which defendant de-
clined to do This seemed to further
estrange the plaintiff and she rapidly
lost all interest in defendants affairs
and welfare"
Fool. William, JaclxaSs.''
Responding to an allegation as to
the survey of a part of plaintiffs land
by defendant It is aVerred that at the
home of defendants brother and in
the presence of the latter's family
plaintiff violently abused defendant
and afterwards also in the presence
of Mr. Moore and others she again in-
suited and abused him and on the
way home the same afternoon the
plaintiff put her fist in defendants
face calling him a scoundrel. william.
fool. iackass. and other abusive and
degrading names. After this exhibit
ton of temper and maltreatment of
the defendant the plaintiff moved out
of the defendants room, taking alter
nately the Darlor the dining-room
and another bedroom on the first floor
of the dwelling. for bedroom upon
impulse and one preteXt or another
but really through anger and for an
noyance, thus upSetting and confusing
the whole arrangement of the house
hold. TO all of this the defendant sub
mitted.
THE oretense that the plaintiff
changed her room because defendant
was afflicted with a severe cough,
though unwittingly a confession Of a
cruel indifference 10 the defendants
suffering, IS utterly untrue in fact, and
the reason OF her separating herself
from defendant even while living in
his own househould is as specified
above.
THE statement that defendant was
unwilling for plaintiff to go to the hos
pital to be confined is not true. on the
contrary, he was exceedingly anxious
that she should go. AS il was doubtful
whether "A competent nurse could be
obtained in the country, and besides
the high and intolerant temper OF the
plaintiff deferred servants from con-
senting to his in her service. Her
failure TO go to the hospital was OF
her choosing alone, and not due to any
faelt or dissent of the defendant"
After aVerring that plaintiffs temper
extended even to her three sisters
whom. TO defendants modification.
she so angered that they left the house
without bidding farewell, it is stated
Of the plaintiif:
The Trail of CrocrOft
at is not true that she was physi-
cally weak after her confinement. ex-
Cent from her own miStreatment or
herself. She had applied for insur-
ance on her life and was refused be-
cause Of being too fat for her height,
and thereupon she applied to Miss
Crocroft, of Chicago. who advertised
that she could make fat people lean.
and lean people fat, ugly people pretty
and short people tall. and could pro-
duce many other reformations} ana
metamorphoses; and as a, part Of the
treatment the plaintiff placed herself
upon a special diet of dry breac
warmed over. and raw cabbage and
water to get rid of her fat. This, on
course. reduced her strength, and pro-
ducea no nourishment for the child,
and they were forced to give it COWS
milk. 1t was such ill-advised quackery
that produced any lack of perfect
health such as the plaintiff usually
enjoyed"
In response to the allegation that
he deserted his wife on Christmas day
defendant says:
Fist In His Face.
1.-THE defendant. did take dinner at
his brothers home in Raleigh, Christ
mas day, 1904 The plalntln nad
shown no disposition to prepare any
thing for the occasion at home. but
seemed aVerse to it. mad and distant
and indifferent bitter and distressing
ly uncongenial to such an extent as to
dampen and crush all pleasant sensf-
bilities and joyous sentiments not only
Of the defendant, but of the whole
family. though defendants two boys
remained at home.
''When defendant returned from his
brothers. that evening he carried home
to plaintiff oranges and three cakes,
cocoanut, fruit and pound cake. and
a bucket of barbecue. The plaintitf
said if she had known he was coming
she would have had a fire in her room,
and took the child and left defend
ants room. Defendant offered her the
cakes and oranges, telling her that
they were sent by his brothers wife;
she refused them saying that she did
not want any of their sinking oran-
ges. and that she could make cake If
She wanted any. She then became en-
ragged, put her fist in defendants face,
calling him n liar and a scoundrel and
q william. The defendant submitted.
She then said she would leave him.
Near the conclusion of the long an
swer. after repeated averments of his
care for plaintiff her temper forcing
him into silent submission. detailing