The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-18
SAYS IT'S CASE
OF @ MANY
RELATIVES
William COnnOyer EmIey
Says Wife Is Under DOM
inatiOn of Her Mother.

William Connoyer Emley, a New
York sewing machine agent. who was
made defendant in a divorce suit
yesterday by his wife, Carrie Anna
Emley, of Jersey City, on the ground
of general abuse and on the specific
charge of having turned his wife out
of their home, was called to the wit
ness stand In his own defense his
morning before Vice Chancellor Emery.
He denied, in general, the testimony
of his wife and sister-in-laws, and said
that his wife and her family were to
blame for the separation which &C.
Cured four years ago.
When asked to state the time the
trouble began with his wife he said it
was on August IS. 1904. He wanted
to feed a pet canary one evening while
the household was at dinner and. using
the carving knife, he reached over and
picked a piece of bread from the plate.
His mother-in-law. Mrs. Martha Hoyt,
the witness stated, picked UP the re-
naming piece of bread and threw it
at his plate.
1t was then that he ordered his
mother-in-law from the house. Before
that time he had found fault with his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Hayden. Witness
said that Mrs. Hayden frequently had
company in his parlor until 2 o'clock
in the morning. As his sleeping room
was off the parlor, his wife and he
were obliged to remain up until Mrs.
Hayden's company left.
He denied having advised his wife
to go to work, as she had testified,
and only once did he ever use a
"cuss" word and that was dammit
He never took a drink of intoxicants,
and said he never used tobacco in any
form.
He still has his home in New York,
and said that it vas just the same as
the day when his wife left him..
The husbands story on the stand
was a tale of abuse towards him by
his wife's relatives.
"On one occasion said Emley, Mrs,
Hayden came to me-, while my wife was
talking to me, and said, Mr.. Finley,
don't oppose Carrie in the least. She
is tired of you and wants a change.
l must say that my wife is absolutely
controlled by her mother and sisters
The day she left me 1 said to her
Carrie, there is a man behind this,
and that's why I had my wife fol-
lowed
While the witness admitted that he IL
SO years old, he does o ook over 40
His cross-examination by his wife'i
lawyer, Frank McDermott, of Jersey
City, failed to bring out anything new
When The case opened yesterday
morning the first witness called was
Mrs. Hayden, a sister of the petitioner
She told of quarrels on her husband
part with his wife.
Andrew Emley, brother Of the de
PENDANT, followed his brother to thu
witness chair today. His testimony
showed that he had Swallowed his sis
ter-in-law frequently, n said that HI
saw Fred Meislohm and Mrs. Emile,
together on the streets, on elevated
trains and walking arm in arm through
Central Park West.
In rebuttal Mrs. Hayden and Mrs
Emley were called and denied allegation
made by Finley and his brother.
Mrs. Emley was positive that she neve
met Melslohm more than three times, an
these were accidental.
John d. Evei EFT, brother-in-law of tn
plaintiff, was called but was not a ma
terial witness.
Vlce-Channellor Emery announced tina
he would take the papers In the case an,
give his decision later.
81 would suggest, said the court. "tha
counsel foI the defendant might present
IL he can, testimony on the point of tn
bonafide residence OF the plaintiff In thl
State"