The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-08-29
NURSES AFFIDAVIT FILED
TELLS HOW AFFINITY
CHASER BEAT WIFE.
FOUND BRUISES ON HER
Deponent Relates How Earle Kept
Wife Away From New Born
Baby--Artist Says He is
Not Understood.

| Idsnen N. y, Aug. 2S.-fFedeflek
Pinney Earle, the wife-beating affinity
| has tired of the spirit of martyrdom
found In the narrow confines OF
prison cell. Today he was permitted
to roam at large after his brother had
arranged and furnished $1,000 La
| bond. The artistic affinity chaser re-
trrncd Immediately after his release
+, from jail to his home In Monroe. N.
tY, His case will be considered by
the October grand jury.
The affidavit of complainant was
Ifield In the county clerks office here
today and IN part Is as follows
"lnez r. Berr~ Icing duly sworn
says that $40 IS by profession nurse
and ts1t as such nurse. she was in az
7 't~"iance upon Julia Earle. wife ot
Ferdinand pinney Earle at the Earle
residence In Monroe; that child was
born to Julia Earle on the twentr
seventh day Of July, 1908, and that DC
ponent continued in attendance upen
Julia Earle until the seventeenth daY
of August. 1908 that prior tn the
birth of the child and on several &C.
casions after Julia Earle and her DIS
band had been alone together, Ju
Earle became hystericaI and ths f.
ponent had great trouble III rei vi1G
her from such condition.
Nurse Finds Bruises.
THAT shortly after the child was
born and while this deponent was
bathing Julia Earle on the twelfth day
after said child was born, deponent
discovered bruises upon the wife ot
Earle During the day Ferdinand r
Earle assisted his wife from her bed
room into the adjoining sitting room
and that denonent went into the room
where they were and found Julia
Earle seated in a chair and Ferdinand
Earle on the floor in front of her and
holding her into the chair either by
holding upon her person or holding
onto the arms of the chair The de-
ponent protested against such conducs
and told Earle that It was unsafe for
his wife but that he persisted, and
said she shall answer me " IT KITS
her"
The nurse saws that Mrs. Earle was
crying and sobbing, so that she heard
her and went In for the purpose or
putting an end to such scene ana
that finally Earle did release hts wife
and she was then in such condition
that she was unable TO walk back into
the other room. and that deponens
with the assistance Of another person
drew her in a chair into the other
room and that il was after that scene
she discovered the bruises and was
told by Mrs. Earle that they were
the result of her husbands striking
her
Kent Mother From Child.
On another occasion the witness
said Earle kept his wife in an adioin-
ing room for an hour aud half
During that time the deponent went
into the room twice and on each oe'
cagion she found Earle seated with
his wife standing on her feet. crying
aud sobbing violently and the de-
ronent protested against such con
duct and told Earle It was iaiuricus
to the mother anal child. The de-
Moment said TO Earle that It was time
fo- bis wife to return in order To nursf
the child. as II was about ten minutes
past time. and thereupon Earle re-
piled:
81 don't care. The child can wait
until IT Is ten more. It's time this
-hinr has TO be settled" And during
he whole neriod of one and one half
hours Earle kept his wife standing
AMI during that time the depone7t
distinctly heard Earle strike his wife
md recognized the sound as that cf
,lov upon a human body aud that
light and the next morning Julia
Earle complained that owing 10 the
.rnsed condition Of her neck she was
nahlc to lie on that side. And that
va the result Of blows she said her
rshaud had struck her
Earle Enjoys Freedom
When Artist Earle's brother arrived
I the iail and exnlaiued that t'e
finitv chaser wss 10 be free. the jey
Z the latter was very great Earle.
loods changed while in his cell Tie
ltcrrately nrayed. laughed. lame1td
nj scolded
Before the arrival Of his brcta'r
his morning Earle called for bar.
er lanes Martin. the village bar
,af resnanHed. After Martin hsd
rishe,i Earle aDologizei for not hsv
~ anv cash and gave the barber
hex for 81 The barber remarked
hat the toh was well worth the fss
eceived
Before Earle was released frcFn All