Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-25
SAYS CHILDREN
STARVED WHILE he
WAS WITH RIVAL
Wife, in Suit, Tells Pathetic
Story of Dentists Alleged
HeartlesSness.

PerhapS tho most pAtIlStto dabA oS~
fecting story of marital troubles ever
told in the local Chancery Court was
that told by Mrs. Mary A Lee. of Red
Bank, yesterday afternoon. when for
two hours she gave details OF her I'M
happy life since her husband, DIR.
Frank Lee. a dentist, whom h is
suing for divorce. became acquainted
with Miss Eta Schenck, OF New York,
but who formerly resided in Red Bank
and Long Branch.
Mrs. Leo Is about 80 years of age.
pretty and stylishly dressed. As she
told how he had left her with their
three children for days at q time with
out food and coal. n went to spend
money on Miss Schenck, she grew
full and i~ncoherent.
II had to keep my children home
from school because their shoes did not
cover their feet. / a nothing at
times to give them but potatoes, but
my husband would, come home, dress up
and go to keep an appointment with
Miss Scllenck. My children are beauti-
full and innocent, but instead Of his
thoughts being for them, they were for
that woman"
This statement caused DR.. Lee to
gro wred in the face n turn away.
I'VE were married April IA, 1897"
continued Mrs. Lee. At that time l
| had SIS, 900 that / had inherited from
my grandfather, while my husband was
an assistant to DR.. Borden, a Red
Bank dentist. / purchased a home for
us and we went directly there from
the My husband wanted to
go into partnership with DR.. Borden.
but had no money. I gave him $1,700
to purchase a half interest, and for the
first four years of our marriage he
was very agreeable. We had four chill
dren, but one died. There are now
Elizabeth. born October 81, 1898; Isa-
belle, born December 10, 1893, n
Frank, born August %, 1902.
after h the doctor began to stay
away nights and gamble. He incurred
many other debts, all of which I a
to settle. He also began to grow I'M
kind and neglectful, n would never
tell me where he had been. Finally,
things got SO that the partnership was
dissolved and we were totally without
resources. L had to sell my house,
which I had mortgaged, and go to my
mother and ask a home for all of us.
Then I mortgaged my furniture for
$500, and he started in business again.
1.-THE first l aver became sure of his
paying attention to other women was
when I vas pressing his trousers and
found an open letter. 1t was addressed
to My Dear Frank and told how the
writer was going to see him early the
next day, and wished her honey-boy
would not get cranky There were a
number of other endearing terms in it,
and was signed Your Own True Kid
Called Letter n Joke.
II took the letter to Frank, and he
said 1t was a joke on the part Of his
assistant, DR.. Jones who had placed it
in his pocket. 1 also found another
note in his office thanking him for a
horsewhip that he had given the writer
and asking why he didn't call. The
doctor caught me reading it and
slapped my face. He said that if l
was not looking for trouble I wouldn't
find 1t.
"Finaily I became sure Of his rela-
tons with Miss Schenck and put 1t up
to him. I told him he would either
have to give up that woman or me. He
swore and said he'd do as he pleased
and that he didn't care who saw him.
| i SldIlGu Il dlNOICo dSLioli OuL N0 WClC
r~econciled by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Houston next door neighbors Frank
promising never to see Miss Schenck
again If l didn't mention her name. I
withdrew the action then but he i'm
mediately began acting as before"
Mr.. Houston was one of the other
witnesses called. He is supervisor OF
public works in Red Bank and an in
fuential citizen. He told of trying to
get DR.. Lee to give up his friendship
for Miss Schenck and how h doctor
had promised very often but never
did.
He'd take all those curtain lectures
I gave him but it was like throwing
water on q ducks back was the way
Mr.. Houston put 1t. "Why frequently
1 felt so sorry for the children and
their great need that I bought them
clothes myself"
Mr.. Houston told how going into the
doctors office one day he saw DR.. Lee
and his assistant DR.. Jones with Miss
Scilenck and another m "They
were drinking liquor and invited me to
have a drink but I refused to indulge.
They were embarrassed at my presence
and didn't wan me there"
DR.. Lee denies the charges OF his
wife and says even if guilty the acts
were condoned by him wife. The case
went off until Monday 10 o'clock. Jo-
seph Reilly appears for Mrs. Lee while
William Pintard is counsel for the hus-
band.