Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-21
CAUSE OF FAMILY DISCORD
Pedagogue Declares His Door Has
Been Always Open to Her.
CHOSE TO LIVE WITH MOTHER
Answer to Bill of Complaint Asserts
the School Teacher Has Provided
Maintenance.


| dence and her desire to live in Washing
| ton are at the base of his marital difficult
| ties, declares Prof. Reginald 1. Thompson,
| principal of the Hamilton Public School,
! answer, filed today, to the rule issued
| against him on the petition of his wife,
Mrs. Maude Mckee Thompson, for main
| tenanCe.
| Prof. Thompson first filed plea to the
| jurisdiction Of the court, claiming he and
| his wife are residents of Prince George
county, Nd, and any legal proceedings
| should have been instituted in Upper
Marlboro. While reserving his plea, Prof
| Thompson makes full answer to the al
| legations of his wifes petition.
Says Wife Disliked Suburban Home.
Prof. Thompson charges that after the
| first few weeks in the home he had pur-
| chased at Glenn Dale. Md, his wife re-
fused to live longer with him there and
| stated she would rather starve than re-
| turn to live there
The husband denies that the wife has
done all in her power to make his home
| lie pleasant, and charges she has spent
| the greater portion of her married life
visiting her mother. Mrs Cora V. Mckee.
In the spring of 1907, he states. she left
home and remained with her mother until
the fall of 1908, against his wishes, neg
lecting her home and husband.
The professor says he has never refused
to provide for his wife and child, and
says that, in 1905 he purchased the Glenn
Dale residence, furnished 1t and has
since maintained it as home, ready for
the return of his wife and child, and Is
now ready and willing to receive them
and care for them. Despite his repeated
efforts, he AYERS his wife refuses to re-
turn. giving as her reason that she does
not like Glenn Dale and prefers to live
in the city with her mother.
Life Insured for Her.
Since last October, the answer states,
the husband has endeavored to provide
for the future of his wife and child by
insuring his life for $1,000. making the
wife the beneficiary
he denies the taking Of school BY the
wife was at his suggestion. and declares
sne proposed 1t for the purpose of en-
ablIng her to help educate a younger sis
ter, then entering high school. She also
suggested taking the child to her moth
ers home, because it could be better
cared for while she was at school
Prof. Thompson denies he made anv
agreement to pay a specific sum to his
mother-in-law, but has ALWAYS responded
TO requests from his wife for support of
herself and child. He never declined to
buy the baby shoes, he AYERS and denies
1t was necessary for it's grandmother to
shoe and clothe it,
He says he made an appointment to
meet the wife to make purchases for the
child, but she never kept the engage
ment
Less than one week before his wife
Med suit, the husband asserts. he paid
Mol
S''' for medical services for the child
Home Ready for Wife.
So far from having any intention
of ridding himself of his wife and child.
as charged, Prof. Thompson saws. his
home has always been ready for their
return and he has made repeated over
lures to his wife to return but has
been met with refusal after refusal.
When he learned his wife did not
like, Glenn Dale, the husband says. in
July last, he offered to provide home
at Lanham Md, but saws his letter was
not answered.
During his absence. he AYERS, his
wife came to Glenn Dale. packed her
clothing and some of the silver, and
requested that it be sent to her
The husband says his salary is not Slo5
month, but is only $1,OJO per annum.
and that his home is worth ONLY 81 5U,
and is mortgaged for $50
Attached to the husbands answer are
several affidavits in confederation of his
side of the marital troubles
One from his sister, Mrs Marearet
Herfurth, recites conversation in which
Mrs. Thompson is alleged to have said
she would starve rather than return to
Glenn Dale to live with her husband
Another sister. Mrs. Caroline Minnfck
makes affidavit as to the refusal of the
wife to return to live with her husband
Prof. Thompson's legal residence in
Maryland is certified to by affidavits of
registration officers of Prince George
county.
No notice is taken in the answer To
supplemental affidavits filed by the wife,
IN which Prof. Thompson is charged with
threatening to take his life rather than
support her. Attorneys r. w. Wells and
John X. Shields, counsel for the hus-
band, say they were not served with
copies of the affidavits filed after the
BILL and did not feel called on to answer
the charges contained in them.
NO hearing was held today as the
motions in Justice Gould's court were
postponed until next Thursday. Justice