Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-13
is ACQUITTED
OF WlFE'S CHARGE
PROVES HE TRIED TO CARE FOR
CHILDREN
Woman's Allegations That Her Hus-
band Forced Her to Live in a
Cow Shed Are Not Believed by
the Jury

After reciting in detail the long his
tory of his matrimonial woes, william
f. Jacks, a carpenter of Burke station,
was acquitted yesterday by jury in
Justice Youngs township court of a
charge of non-support of his two little
children, filed against him by his wife
The trial of Jacks was more in the
order of a complete vfndication of the
man than of trial, for there was prac-
ticslly no evidence brought against
him, while he had witness after witness
to substantiate the fact that he had
always done the best within his power
to care for his wife and his little ones
According to the story told by Jacks
Yesterday, he was married four years
ago, and since then has had nothing
but trouble, which he stated was
brought on simply through incompati-
bility and not through any fault of his
wife, for he refused to say anything
even his own defense that might tend
to even suggest that his wife had a
temper of her own. 80.
Slept In Cow Shed
Last September the woman swore TO
complaint that her husband turned
her out of her home and had installed
another woman In her stead; that she
had been compelled to sleep In the COW
shed with nothing but filthy straw,
mating and discarded scraps for bed
ding. She alleged that when she at
tempted to enter the house the woman
brought there by her husband ordered
her out and hourished weapon in her
face.
Jacks was arrested and released on
bail The woman was also arrested,
and likewise furnished bail, but 1t is
now thought that the charge against
her will be dismissed.
Yesterday Jacks asked a jury trial,
and the jurymen were summoned. He
was the chief witness on his own be-
half and was allowed to take the stand.
He told the court that his wife had left
him, taking her babies with her; that
he had looked everywhere and had been
unable to find her, and that finally In
utter despair he had sent in an answer
to an advertisement asking for house
keeper. At that time, according to his
statements, his home was filthy be-
cause of lack Of care. he being away all
day at work, while the premises were
going to ruin
Woman Was Housekeeper
He told the jurymen that the only
woman he ever had in the house was
paid housekeeper who had received mis-
answer sent to an advertisement pub
lished by her
In speaking Of his wife he told the
court that later she had returned and
lived In the COW shed, that he had Of
fered her his home but that she had
refused to come back, and had refused
to let the children return to their fa-
ther, although they were in an uncared-
for condition. He testified that he had
given orders for the housekeeper to
serve food to his wife and children
three times a day, and that II they did
not want 1t 1t was not his fault.
II wanted to support my wife and
little ones" said Jacks. Il wanted to
care for them. whatever happened l
offered TO be as fair as / knew how In
the case, and / told my Wife that II
she wished It | would sell All the prop
erty we had and give her half and pay
SO much a month for the care of the
youngsters. She refused. TSen Of