The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-17
PIRATE POWERLESS
PETER PAM FACTOR UNABLE
TO ELIMINATE AFFINITY
Breden, Who Found Wife in Company
with Old Chum, Told He Cannot
Separate Them-Trio Fined.

JERSEY CITY. Dec. f7.-The marital
infelicities of Edgar Breden, Pirate" in
Maude Adams's Peter Pan company,
were aired yesterday in the First
Criminal Court. before Acting Judge Keii-
er, and the city, Incidentally, is $50 better
off-s10 each from Breden. his wife Ella,
and his former friend. Charles Lloyd Rob-
erts, the civil engineer, whom he punched
in the Pennsylvania Railroad station yes
terday as Roberts was about to board a
train for Washington with Mrs. Breden
Mrs. Breden. who is a woman OF strik-
ing beauty, and has posed as model for
many artists in London, asked for police
protection from her husband when ar
raigned in the First Criminal Court She
said she feared he would do her bodily
harm. She was told that she would be
fully protected while in the United 5tufes.
III beat me in the streets Of London
once said Mrs. Breden.
II Is rot IN london now said Acing
Police Judge Robert Miller, aud such
actions are not tolerated in this country.
The woman, Breden and Roberts were
~arraigned for acting in a disc. derby man
ner. Roberts said she had divorced Breden
and asserted that she was his wife, but
when questioned later would not repsat
the statement.
Acting Judge Miller asked the trio what
riO1 AN10 " -
first, deferring 10 Roberts.
Il nave nothing to say said Roberts.
What Is your story" asked Judge
Miller of Breden.
II was on my way to New York when
/ saw my wife in the station. While I
was looking Roberts came along. I tried
to take my wife away from MIN. / thought
she was In England attending to her brsi-
ness. l have only been in this country
about three months. l have Ind lots OF
trouble with this man. She has bad much
to do with him in the past. bnt | thought
1t was all done with and there was TO DO
no more trouble
THAT man. said Mrs. Breden, pointing
at her husband. has not supported me in
over three years. | want nothing 70 az
with him. He is a brute. aud has treated
me shamefulIy. He carried on outrageousIy
with u bnrmaid.'
That was because of your actions with
Roberts," said Breden.
When you were going around with the
barmaid," retorted Mrs. Roberts, The was
fighting for his country In the Bopr War"
Judge Miller fined each OF The three $lu.
When the sentence was imposed Breden
addressed the court and aakd: Can this
woman not be made to go with me?@
II don't know whotcan make her. IL she
does not want to- said Judge Miller.
Must l permit those two to go off to-
gether2 ke
What is to stop them2H asked the court.
But surely ! can have them intercepted,
cant IT, asked Bredeu.
lit doesn't seem 10 ME that You eau DO
anything" said Judge Miller, unless YOU
catch them in a compromising position
But" persisted Breden. "tsey both have
htickets for Washington"
One might ride in a freight car and the
other In the Pullman said the Judge.
and even il they rode side by side in 4
parlor car, there would be no harm In that.
You are In the United States now, my mun,
and not in London"
The three paid their fines and left the
courtroom. Down Grove street to Pavontt
avenue they went, and soon they reached
the Erie station, where the three went IN
and mad a long talk Mrs. Bredeu aud
| Roberts conversed for some time. While
| Breden stood some distance a Say. andH1nG1
Breden and his vile came out OF the ga
lion n boarded a car, getting off at ,hs
Hotel Washington. wie.e they had
luncheon together. Breden seeniea T. %
trying to effect n reconciliation win his
wife, but she seemed equally uesella.n i
10 oppose such a plan.
After the pair left the depot Eober. .
boarded a boat On the Twelty-third street
line and went to New York. Mrs. Bredel
told a reporter that she would not 1--we
with her husband, and that sac intenavi
to meet Roberts.