The Washington herald., 1907-08-24

New York. Aug. 23.-Some of the mar
rIed men in Brooklyn are rejoicing to-day
over the railing Of Magistrate Voorhees,
that a soa-in-Iaw is sometimes justified
in taking a wallop at his wife's mother.
Robert Pease. Of 2l7 Fifty-hrst street.
Brooklyn. is a machinist in the employ OF
the Luppenbach Machine Company. on
Twenty-seventh street. He first got in
wrong with the lady he lambasted when
he quietly slipped out one day five years
ago and married her daughter. Aice.
Since that time It has been an even strug-
gle between the pair The chief cause Of
the latest trouble was the fact that the
mother-ln-law thought the Pease baby
poorly dressed. At times Mrs. Clara Gu
sack, the wife's mother, saw her son-in-
law grovelling in the dust at her feet and
begging mercy Again he got the upper
hand and Mrs. Cusack had TO take back
seat. The finish came yesterday. 1t was
decisive and backed by a courts decree.
Pease was grinding away at a piece Of
iron in his shop Wednesday afternoon
when little George Lang. who lives next
Z
There's a big bundle for you In The
office, Mr.. Pease. The boss wants you
to come and get it right away"
Pease Grows Angry.
Bring It out here. haven't got time
TO 20 in there" he told the boy George
ran in and got the bundle, threw 1t at
Pease's feet and then ran away
Pease and his sellow-worlSmen, about
twenty In number. crowded around as he
stripped open the package. Various sug-
gestons were made as to the contents
Of TIE neatly wrapped outfit. but none Of
them guessed right
Pease had only reached the first layer
Of the interior when he dropped the
package and left the building. His
friends continued to overhaul the mys-
terious package, and found TO their
amusement five babies petticoats. six
teen pairs Of small stockings, a pair of
tiny Shoes an infants complete outfit of
underclothes. and certain other articles
essential to the infants comfort
Racing straight over TO his mother-in-
law he banged in the door and found her
in the midst Of her daily labors She
wore smile all the way across her face
and was humming a melody Of her
younger days
Calls on SIother-in-Iaw
Hey. what's ailing you. anyhow"
was the first note Of alarm which reached
her ears. She turned and saw very
angry young son-in-law.
Why, Robert. nothing. Did you get
your bundle? Surely you can have use
for those things" II was al said to
sort OF placate Robert Robert was not
10 be soothed. however. He remen-
bered the shout OF laughter which went
up in the shop and thought OF what he
would have TO face when he returned.
Questions and answers followed fast,
and then mOtheT-in-laW found herself
stopping a straight arm jolt full for the
left eye. Down she went in a heap.
Sympathizing mOthers-in-law IN the
same house heard the racket and ar
rived IN time to pick up their fallen
sister and take her 10 her bed. Here
she lay more than two hours. Friends
and lodge members called, and il was
decided to press the case against the
sOn-in-law,
Accordingly, Pease was arrested on a
warrant charging him with assault His
wife Alice was in court TO appear
against her mother. Magistrate VOor-
hees heard the story. and told Mrs Gu
sack she was lucky 10 get of with her
life