Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-12-08
CHURCH LEADS
TO A DIVORCE.
SayreviIIe Woman Wants Separ-
alton from Husband, a
South AmbOy Man.
welded LESS THAN YEAR
He Wanted Her to Become a
Catholic and She Refused
Alleged Cruelty Charged.
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Special to the EVENING NEWS
TRENTON, Dec. S:.-Because she
refused to change her religion and
allowed flies to come into the room
where the meals were served, is the
base of suit for limited divorce
brought in the court of chancery by
Hattie W. O'Brien, of Sayreville.
from her husband Thomas j. O'Brien
of South Amboy
The bill of complaint filed in the
cause shows that the parties were
married ut Sayreyille June 81, 1905,
by Rev. James harrington and went
to South Amboy where they lived
together for about two months.
AT the time of our marriage"
says Mrs O'Bricn, Il was Protes-
tant, and a member of st. Johns
Presbyterian church, of Sayreville,
and my husband was Roman Cath
Ollie, and a member of St. Mary's
church, at South Amboy. From the
beginning of our married life diff
terence in our religious views caused
lll-feeling and dissatisfaction on his
part; that during the entire period
of our married life he was urging
and insisting that | should change
my religious faith, leave the church
of which | was a member, and join
his church"
Was Cruel to Her.
Mrs. O'Brien further claims that
almost from. the beginning of their
married life, her husband was cruel
to her at frequent intervals; that
within a few days of their marriage,
he began use toward her foul, in
decent and profane language She
alleges that July 3, 1905, while they
were at dinner her husband became
enraged because she had allowed
some flies to enter the room, and in
anger threw the plates and dishes Off
the table; and when the wife at
tempted to put them back on the ta-
BILE, O'Rrien kicked her in the back
and knocked her down. Various 9th
er acts of cruelty and brutality were
alleged.
Threatened TO Kill.
Continuing, Mrs. O'Brien alleges
that July IA, 1905, her husband
again struck her and threatened to
kill her, and his violence became so
great toward her that she was oblig-
ed to fee from the house. Later she
returned to their home, she claims,
with an honest desire to fulfill her
duties as wife, but her husband
still continued his cruel and indecent
treatment, threatening on frequent
occasions to kill her.
Refused His Church.
Finally Mrs OBrien says that up
on refusing his church her husband
told her to get out of the house, he
would have nothing more to do with
her.
She returned to him, but she says
she is a delicate woman, and unable
any longer to stand the abuse and
cruelty which she received from her
husband, and she was compelled to
leave him August 21, 1905. The
complainant now says that she is
wholly dependent upon her father,
and asks the court to compel her hus-
band to support her and further to
grand her divorce from his bed and
board.
Mrs. O'Brien, through her counsel
Theodore B. b. Booraem, has filed a
petition for aimony, pending the
suit, and sets out that her husband
receives good wages and is employ
ed as a brakeman on the Raritan
River Railroad.
The order to show cause why the
husband should not be compelled to
pay alimony is returnable here be-
fore the chancellor December 19.