The evening world., 1905-10-18
He OPENED IS
Wine BOTTLES,
WIFE CHARGES
But Jacob Blum, Of Yelling
Firm, Denies Allegations in
Divorce Suit.

The birthday slippers from Sophie "a
Jacob may not have been the crlS on
which This couple rvoke, but Sophie
Blum mentions them In her application
through eX-Gov. Blacks firm for 81.
week.. ai!mony and counsel fee IN her
SUIT for a separatlon Jacob Blum, OF
Blum s. Blum, dealers In veilings, at
No, 49i Broadway, tells all about the
slippers received on his birthday, Aug
%, 1J0j-the day before his wife locked
hin out, and u. day she names as that
Of his abandonment OF her and little
Bertha and Bennie, In the slippers,
Jacob says, were notes written In MS
wfes ;Lr aand, but signed 'Bertha"
and "Bennie."
Tho notes read like thlsi
Congratulations -- Dear Papa: no.
day being your birthday con-
graduate YOU and wish you .ong
and happy life and pray the Lord
to spare you to us for a good many
years 10 come, and he glol to my
dear mother my little sislor and
myself Your son, BENNY.
Beunis added that his mamma jonsd
in his good wishes
"THey lived at No. 1913 Macy place.
BrJnN," said Henry W. Unger, opposing
the application iyc alimony. "A new
landlord had bought the house and
elected 10 discontinue their lease Mr..
Blum proposed " hght and engaged a
lawyer 20 meet him and ms wife at the
store next day
Note from Mrs. Blum.
Mrs. Blum came over, found Mr..
Blum at a hasty luncheon restaurant
ana abused aim roundly with no ap-
parent pr0yocatton, She loft note on
his desk, which read.
Il don't want 70 see you or YoH
lawyer, You deceive me on every
side Now l am going 10 your dry
goods Store wh!cn YOU opened for
yyur father Now you want L0uiss
money and Sig's for your people
No. On your Life. You can do with
your fiat and your lawyer as you
please ! am done with You. lind
ON. Evurything, SOPHIE.
That night, according 10 Blum's Off.
daNit 7ls wife locked him out, but An
ally after much entreaty, let him H.,
After he Lad gone 10 bed, he says, she
almnvgi him with d curtain pole. He
got up, BaI took the weapon away fr1m
uer, W.c.Clppu she made a target OF
him IN bed, curling q. him ms shoes,
socks, shirt, hat and other clothing
through all o, which he Xep, the peace
Next night she shut MIN out and he
:cok refuge In his own fa.her's home
The mex, day sire sent their furniture
q n storage house and went with Ber-
.hA md Benllo TO her sister In Now
Haven,
The Wife's Charges,
Mrs Blum says her husband Is too
devoted 70 his parents, brothers and
sisters, loving them more than his wife
and children. She says he is making
$40 20 year; shat he borrowed 5000
from her 20 buy his third interest In
tho partnership and tha. their troubles
dated from one day when he wanted an.
other loan 20 buy out the remaining
partner. The wl:o says Jacob became
addicted 20 drink and that ne had TO
% 20 70 Elnitar,Um after boaslng 20
her that he had Opened forty-nve
bottles OF wine treating buyers"
Ja'ob says nc IS not n hard drlnker,
ond aS for the sanitarum story he went
FOR tregfmCa' tor an abscess In TIE
throat after lls wife had retorted 10
d. VI. l. Loch's remark that he should
remain a- home and have quiet and
good car, ~ can't wait on him, let
him cr10E."
Justi,s Slower reserved decision.