The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-05


abandon this plainttr and refuse long.
Ter to live with her; that at the time
he so abandoned and deserted this
lplaintin their children and their home,
he made the remark that ne was GO
ing to Alabama, and that he would
never return, and this plainttn has
never seen him since; that when he
SO wf1fully deserted and abandoned
this plaintiff and their children and
home as aforesaid, ne left this plain.
tin without any means Of support for
herself or children and he has never
since said time. furnished this plain
Itiff or their, children any means OF sup
port. or contributed to their support.
That when she learned that ne had
deserted and abandoned her, She,
sought some method Of making a liv-
ing for herself and children, and she
rented building of w. D. Smith, and
started a boarding house, and that She
has ever since run said boarding
house and is now making good liV-
ing for herself and children, better in
fact than the defendant ever made
for them; that he was good machtn-
list. and made good wages, but he. new
er applied very much OF his earnings
| to the support of herself and children,
that he was an habitual drunkard,
ever since they were married, and he
continued to get worse all the time,
and spend nearly all his earnings In
Edrlnk, and furnished a very meagre
support to this plaintiff and their
Echildren: that this plaintiff did not
know at the time she married said
defendant that he was an hnbftual
drunkard. but soon after their mar
irtaee he began to drink and has con-
'ltfnued to be a stunning drunka:d
ever since. and while in a drunken
condition, and greatly under the intl't
ence. of liquor, he was very cruel to
this plaintiff and their children; in
fact he was a very dangerous man,
he seemed to lose all the habits of men,
and be transformed into a raving
beast; walking the floor Of nights
with guns and large knives in ais
hands. and appeared not to know
where he was, and would strike at
1 imaginary objects, and call out strange
names, to this plaintiff, which was
SO wierd, and strange, in all his man
ners and ways, that 1t kept this plain
i tiff in great. apprehension Of bodily
harm. in fact on different occasions,
4 he would threaten to kill this plain
tiff, strike ner, choke her, and in ev-
cry conceivable way, would mistreat
her, he would also beat and strike
the children, and kept them afraid
all the time; now if this had only oc-
Cured a few times, this plaintiff would
not have SO great reason to complain
but these drunken spells were very
1 frequent, and became more frequent
and furious as he grew older: in fact
Ibis condition was that Of an insane
man while he was drunk which was
most all the time; that while in one
i of his drunken RACES in Pennsylvania
he shot man; and was arrested, tried
and confined in. solitary confinement
at hard manual labor for 1G months
which was an offense greatly talked
of at the time. and written about in
the newspapers; plaintiff files news
paper account of said tragedy with
her bill and prays that 1t may be read
and considered, which is marked ex'
Ihibit "B" that he was at all times
during their married life an habitual
and shocking drunkard, and most al
ways in trouble, quarreling and fight
ling; that he was never pardoned, for
1.-The otfense above mentioned, and serv-
ed his time. This plaintiff loved ner
husband, and now loves; something
strange, in her nature, causes halo
of attraction about him. for her. and
she would be glad to spend the rest
of her days with him, II he would only
return to her, and BEHAVE himself, and
reform his habits toward her, and to-
ward the public at large, if it were
not for other grievous faults, of which
she has learned since he so deserted
her, the details of which is hereafter
given.
Plaintiff says that the said defend.
ant was native of Cuba, New York,
until a short time beofre she married
him, that she did not know anything
of his habits, except what sac could
see of him, on the occasions when he
called on her, and at such times, the
defendent, took every precautfon, to