The Pensacola journal., 1908-08-28
ARTIST BEAT
AFFINITY WIFE
F. Penny Earle is the Real
Thing as a Subject of
Sensation.
sneciaI to The Journal

Goshen, y. Y, Aug 27.-Ferdfna and
Penny Earle the eccentric and wealthy
artist who is in Jail here charged
with beating his wife and soul mate
formerly Julia Kuttner was closely
watched by extra guards all though
the night for fear he would attempt
to end his life.
Earle is completely Unneryed and
it is expected that he Will provide the
$500 bail required before many more
hours. During the early part of the
night he appeared to be absolutely in
different and languid but when lights
were put out he became nervous He
began pacing his cell and pulled at
his long hair and rubbed his chin. The
very fact that he had pleaded guilty
to the charge of beating his young
Affinity" wife seemed to weigh hsav-
lily on him.
The penalty for this crime is five
years Imprisonment or $1,000 hne at
the discretion OF the court.
The feeling against Earle all through
Monroe and Central Valley is bitter,
Since he cast off his first wife and
little son to marry Julia Kuttner,
whom he called his affinity, he has
been Stunned by his neighbors.
An effort was made today to get a
statement from Earle and a note was
sent to him by reporter asking him
if he had anything to say. The pen
lcille6 answer came back. 81 haNs
nothing, thank you, at present to say.
Ferd Earle"
Mrs. Earle with her baby, born on
Aug 4 in her arms and accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Kuttner, AID her
aunt, Mrs. Inez Barry, left Monroe last
night after Earle had been thrust in
prison They represented that they
were going to the Kuttner home in
New York.
An examination to determine Earle's
sanity will be made today. The gen
eral opinion is that he is crazy.
The Earles, it is said, have not lived
happily for weeks. 1t is declared that
before the baby, boy, was born, Earle
and that he abused Mrs. Earle fear
fully. After the birth of The baby the
artist became even more bitter against
his Soul mate
Neighbors of Earle accuse him of
beating Mrs Earle and OF blackinE
her eyes. nat there was trouble in
the Earle household first became gen.
orally known last Sunday when Thorn
a. Hayes, who lives near. heard cries
of murder" and help" coming from
the house about midnight
ne SCJ SRClB u0 ana started Tor
the Earle home only to be met by two
of Earle's great dogs. The dogs at
tackled nim ahdsHayes killed both and
then continued to the house. Earle.
half clad, met him on the veranda,
and called out:
What are you doing here?"
81 heard cries for help coming from
your house" replied Hayes. What's
the matter?"
It's very good of you to have come.
answered Earle. but there is no trou-
BILE here. 1t Is a false alarm"
Hayes did not report the incident
until after the arrest of Earle yester-
day and then it developed that for
some days the Earle home had been
sort of an armed camp Mrs. Earle
was kept close prisoner in one part
of the house, while Mrs Earle's moth
er and brothers, who had returned to
the place in spite of the trouble they
had one night, were in another with
Mrs. Barry.
The brothers. Alfred and Charles
kuttner, made repeated protests TO
Earle against his treatment of his
| wife A few days ago Alfred Kuttner
had one Of the great danes set on him
by Earle and had a narrow escape
! from serious injury.