The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09
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compelled to rise very early in the
morning, although she was weak and
sick, having a very young baby at the
time and cook breakfast for the fami-
ly before the regular cook got up;
that during a long period the de-
PENDANT rarely spoke to the plaintiff;
that he was frequently away from
home, without explanation, and with
out any information as to his where
abOutS.
Specialized i'm Cotton.
Among other things in the COM
plant is a detailed account of cotton
speculations engaged in disastrously
by plaintiff and defendant. 1t is al
legged that in 1899 the defendant on
the advice of the plaintiff sold his
cotton at what they considered a high
price: that afterwards the market adj
vanced and the defendant became
abusive to the plaintiff on account of
his loss; that plaintiff then bought
three cotton futures on which she
realized a profit of seven hundred
dollars, of which she gave the defend
ant $500 and then re-entered the
market: that defendant vas so pleased
at her winnings that he also entered
the market with the purchase of threo
contracts, CndJ tie
ket began to fall and defendant be-
came very indignant with the plain
tiff; that she came to Raleigh and
borrowed money with which to pro
tect the deals down to eight cents;
that afterwards the bottom fell out
and their deals were closed. although
the defendant had money with which
he hight have protected them further;
that afterwards cotton went up to ten
cents, but it was too late; that their
joint losses, all of which she paid.
were about $4,000.
A Bitter Allegation.
The spirit of the complaint may be
seen in a paragraph relating to the
birth of the plaintiffs first child.
which died after five days.
1.-The morning after the baby Gied
the defendant came into the plainuff's
room and began congratulating her
and telling her how glad she ought to
be to think. or rather to be able to
say, that she had been mother; that
he did this in a rejoicing way: that
plaintiff was very ill at the time, in
bed and suffering, and it nearly broke
her heart to think that he had no
word or look of sympathy for her,
but could rejoice and feel glad Of
anything when she was in such con-
dition, and her baby was lying in. the
next room a corpse; that she turned
her head away from him and burst
into tears at his indifference AMI
cruelty; that she did not know then
that he was rejoicing on account of
the birth of the baby and its five
days life, and the consequent rights
that it gave him in her property"
Allegations of Cruelty.
There is also alleged in detail cir
cumstances in connection with the
birth of the plaintiffs second child in
1903; before the child was born, the
complaint alleges that plaintiff con-
suited with DR.. Mckee and he advised
that she come to Raleigh that she
was in a very bad condition of health,
and that her husband knew of the adj
vice of the physician, but put her off
until the doctor finally told her that
it would be dangerous for her to come
to Raleigh; that her sister came to
visit her and wished to stay. but that
defendant would not permit it and
caused the plaintiff to give some
trifling excuse to her sister to get her
to depart.
After the birth of the second child
it is alleged that the defendant post
poned the cutting of wood and that
plaintiff, although SICK was COM
PEELED to go to the wood pile and
gather fuel and make her own fires
for herslf and baby; that the DEFEND
ant would not allow her to have
fire i'll the nursery and that it was,
therefore, necessary for her to go into
the room where farm hands who were
boarders at the house, were sitting
to care for and nurse the baby.
More trouble with the children is
related. and it is alleged that on one
of these occasions the defendant drew
back his arm as though to strike the
plaintiff but deSisted without doing
so, and that on another occasion ..e
showed her through the door and ex-
claimed to her, when she was attempt
ing to explain something at which he
was angered:
Nobody wants to hear anything
you have got to say."
For a long period, It is alleged, the
defendant treated the plaintiff with
studied neglect, not speaking to her
and treating her in a fashion humil-
iating and Notifying to her.
Final Break Alleged i'm Detail.
The conversation alleged to have
taken place Immediately proceeding
the departure of plaintiff from the
home of the defendant is set forth
legged that before Christmas there was
a question of coming to spend the day
i'm Raleigh, but that defendant stated
that he would stay at home; that on
Christmas day, however, defendant
left home, as did his children, leaving
the plaintiff and her small baby al
home alone; that he had neglected &c
provide or to permit the plalntlH OPP
portunity of providing any supplies FOL
Christmas; that on Christmas n1gh'
he returned home, took from MS pock'
cts a few oranges which he tossed or
the bed and a piece of cake whlcf
he said was "CoIumbias' (the defend
ants sister-in-law) that defendan
saw that plaintiff was not pleased anc
demanded roughly: Il want to know
what this means?"
That plaintim then said: Yoi
ought to know what it means. the ides
/ of your acting as you have. Leaving
me and my child here by ourselves
/ without any protection, pretending
that you were going to stay with us
and going off to Raleigh to be Will
your brother and his wife. You sen
i each of your first wife's children off
gave your son Iohn whom you knew