Evening journal., 1905-08-08
SENT PHOTOS
TO HER FRIENDS
Mrs. Hannah Hill Kicked
Husband From House and
Then Sued Him
CASE DISMISSED IN COURT

Il don't feel disposed to hold this
man on such a charge. nor any other /
man who has such wife as this" /
said Judge Cochran In city Court this /
morning IN disposing OF the case OF /
George Hin, sr. charged by his wife |
with non-support.
/ Hill is a man over fifty and Is em-
Iployed as a sweeper az the works OF
the American Car and Foundry Com
lpany. His constitution is such that II
does not permit him 10 do hard work
and after nineteen years OF hard labor
he earns the mnhcent sum Of $3.50
lper week. on being sworn Mrs. Hill
Testified that her husband had desert
ed her on July and although she un-
lderstood that he had been working
lsteadily since, "did not contribute one
cent TO my support"
Continuing she said that during the
time he was away she was compelled
TO make aprons and sell them to sup
lport herself and two children. Her
: husband. she claimed. had skipped his
bail of $500 In Philadelphia. For what
offence Mrs. Hill failed to state.
RECOGNIZED HER PHOTOGRAPH
Former Judge J. Frank Ball repre-
scented the defendant and In his usual
quiet way put questions 10 the prose-
! cutting witness.
rs that your picture. Mrs Hllg'
= said he. exhibiting a small photograph
n Ito the witness.
Il guess Il Isl: yes" was the reply.
@ Mrs. Hill. how many men have you
sent that photograph to?"
Two ! think. They were friends
If. d
ID ter. and this and this?" said Mr. Ball
rs exhibiting three missives addressed {,
X. the woman, from men frcinds?"
" After some hesitancy Mrs. Hin ad-
In mitted that they were hers
90 "Did you receive a letter from a Ger.
it tain mans wife telling you to say ava,
We from him?" No reply.
DR. Victor Hill. son Of the accused. an,
who has but one arm, testified that hi
pf father left his mother regularly abou
-e once a year.
do you ever work." queried Mr.
sr Ball
Sometimes; when I can get IT," wal
ne the reply.
How many times have you been IL
IN the workhouse?' was the next ques.
tion; "and what for2"
re "Disorderly conduct l think" sait
hin.
sr KICKED FROM HOUSE.
George Hill. Sr.. the defendant. ther
re took the stand. He said that on sev.
eral occasions his wife told him to ge
% out as Il only stood in her light as al
lany time at all she was better OF
% without me-" Hill stated that h,
made 81 per week and had given hei
% Sc of Il and that when he made IS
week he gave her 81.
u when I left home on July s." sait
he, "she opentd the front door ant
g kicked me out" The Hills live at 9i'
Guyer's avenue and have been mar.
;" ried twenty years.
Other cases heard by the court wer,
~ principally Of a minor nature. Charg.
ed with soliciting upon the public
~ streets. Fournie Myers was fined S1l
and costs Robert Myers and Isaa,
10 Miller both colored, were assessed s.
and costs apiece for fighting on thu
street. Benjamin Collins, colored, dis.
y orderly conduct was fined IS ant
III costs.
Joseph Jackson colored, was charg
~ ed with assault and battery upon VII
son King. also colored. Tillie Kinl
testified that she was talking abou
~ snuff at the home of a friend on Sat
urday evening in the presence Of KIM
7r and Jackson. Jackson said "Cut it ou
and talk about something else" Thi
7' remark led 10 a fight between the tw
men. during which Wilson was cut.
- fine Of s. and costs was imposed ol
Jackson.