Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-26
EARLE BEATS AFFINITY
Artist Put in Jail Charged With
Assault on Wife.
BABE ONLY FEW DAYS OLD
Choked and Used Fist on Her, De.
clares Complaint.
HER AUNT IS HIS ACCUSER
Prisoner Prefers Jail to Being Bail.
ed out-Poses as Martyr
When Arraigned.
BABE ONLY FEW DAYS OLD
HER AUNT IS HIS ACCUSER

MONROE. N. Y. August o6.-Ferdi-
! n and Pfnney Earle was prisoner last night
in the Orange county Jail at Goshen. ac-
cused OF beating his wife. the much
talkcd-oe Julia Kuttner Earle, for
whom he gave up his first wife last
spring. after the affair Of Earle and his
affinity had been heralded far and
wide through the newspapers
Earle is charged with having 'choked,
beaten with his fists ana otherwise NAL
treated" his wife on the night of Sun
day. August Is. and on several other
occasions. and as evidence Of the truth
of the charge. Mrs. Earle has a couple
Of black eyes and some other bruises.
The accusation against Earle Is made
by Mrs. Inez Barry, an aunt Of Mrs
Earle, who has been living in the Earle
homestead. on what is called Affinity
Hill" just outside this city. since the
birth Of Mrs. Earles child early in Au-
gust.
Two Autos at Door.
Since Earle broke into print about six
weeks ago. declaring war on the sum-
mer boarders who, he said. annoyed him
by their curiosity, the villagers of Mon
roe have seen little of him. They were
surprised yesterday to see an automobile
| containing Sheriff A. L. Decker of Or
ange county. Under Sheriff Frank s.
Hack and Deputy Sheriff William Leon
ard pass through the town and speed
toward Affinity HILL" They had come
| from Goshen. the county seat, ten miles
away
In front of the big. box-like house of
the artist the machine came to a stop.
| and the three officers FASTENED I'D to
the front door. They noticed another
automobile in front of the house. This
had arrived earlier in the day with
Julia Kuttner Earle's mother and her
two brothers. Charles and Albert, of 215
West 72d street. New York
They had come to be lin at the death"
of their sisters husband
When Sheriff Decker's automobile came
to stop Mrs. Earle, with her little baby
IN her arms, came out upon the front
porch and waited. The party noticed that
both her eyes were badly bruised and
| that she looked as though she had been
| having q hard time of 1t.
We want Mr.. Earle" said the sheriff.
Just then Earle appeared In the door
way. clad in dressing gown. The OFF,
Gals told who they were, and Sheriff
Decker said: I'VE have a warrant for
your arrest. so you had better get ready
| at once and come along with u.s."
Earle Surrenders.
Earle did not look at his wife He
| turned on his hel and entered the house,
| was gone a few minutes and appeared in
his street clothes.
Il am ready to co. he said.
| Mrs. Earle held the door for her hus-
band and looked at him. But Earle never
allowed his eyes to glance at her. He
| got into the automobile, and it whisked
| away toward the village
At the Office of Magistrate Carpenter
Earle was arraigned on the charge of as
| sault in the second degree on his wife.
You have right to be represented by
| q lawyer. and also a right to ball." said
| the magistrate.
| Earle replied that he had no need for a
lawyer. and as for bail. he would rather
| go to Jail. All through the brief arraign-
| ment Earle seemed to be posing as a
| martyr. Back to the automobile went
| the little party, and in a moment they
| were heading for Goshen.
| Goshen Jail Is small twO-story brick
| building with a long corridor running
| through the center. This is lighted by a
| skylight which runs the entire length of
the building. Earle stood for few min
utes while the officials were making out
| the commitment. He looked curiously
light.
This would make bully place for a
studio" he said to the under sheriff.
The jailer inquired If he wished to make
any arrangements about having food from
| the outside served while he was in jail.
Earle replied that prison fare would be
good enough for him.
| There are several reporters outside,
| said one of the officials
| Tell them I am not In" said Earle,
and he laughed heartily at his joke.