The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-26
CASINO CAFE MAN ANSWERS
HIS BROTHER. 4 UHITHAN A.
sTsTtNT. on NED THE PLAGE,
3ht the Court Decides mat sIS a weeh
and 81. 500 Caunsri Fee Are Not Too
Much for His Mife-Ban ma oils lie
carried We're Not itls, lie says.

The Casino caf" in the Casino Theatre
building has teen conducted under the
name OF Assistant District Attorney
Thomas +. FitzIierald This was admitted
by Edward +. FtzGersld. proprietor
Of the saloon. in an affidavit to the APP
pellats Division of the Supreme Court
yesterday, asking the Court to make only
small allowance for alimeny To his
wife. Julia F. FitzGerald. pending her
suit for a divorce Although FitzGerald
insisted that his business is running al
a loss. that his lease expired this month.
and thar he would cell out to any one Tor
$1,000. the Appellate Division decided
that SIS a week slimony and 81. $40 counsel
fe. il not too much for FitzGerald to pay.
Mrs Fraieralds afiidavts on her
motion for alimony became public yester-
day when the case was decided by the
Appellate Division She declares that
besides owning the Casino cafs her hrs-
hand owns mineral water stock IN his
brothers name. and Is a partner in a
theatrical concern with tire. companies
on the road. She says he has been run
ming a handbook also and submitted a
list of checks amounting To 81 800. alleged
To have been drawn by her husband IN
three Weeks for his handbook business.
Mrs. FitzGerald tells of an incident on
September q last when she followed her
husband 10 Churchill's in a taxIcab and
found him dining there with frankie
Leslie. a show girl who. Mrs. Fitzgerald
says. gets SOS a week from the defendant.
frankie saw her first and cried: There :
your wife; there's your wife Some
confusion followed. the plaintiff says.
FtzGerald was So angry about this.
his wife says, that few days later he
came home at 4 4. NJ. and when she was
asleep IN bed. struck her in the face and
blRckened her eyes. Then he held her
an the apart ment while he took the carving
knife and cut up all her clothing in three
closets. she says. and threatened To put
her out in her nIghtguwr. She said he
slashed tho garment while che wore II.
Sh. ran into the kitchen and tainted |
When she revived her husband was kick
ing her, she said and a. she jumped up
and ran TO bedroom he slashed at her !
with the knife and cut her face from her
nose almost 10 her err. She said that |
when she was examined by a physician |
not long afterward there were fourteen !
marks on her body from the knife and |
from her husbands fists. She says that !
sh. would have left the night he attacked (
her II her clothing had not been ruined !
and II she had had a cent Of money.
" omen lTtnur ot
saw that they have seen him with rolls |
Of bills amounting to thousands and that |
II ~ customary for him to spend from |
IS eco to $1,000 on one spree.
EltzGerald aid in his replying a.fidavi's |
that ne would NOT answer any of his /
wifs's allegations because his defence I
II hat she condoned all his acts He laid !
he took his lease on rhe cafe in his brothers |
name To meet certain business conditions. !
and cannot get "A renewal when the lease /
rNplrc- gbiS month He aid that when !
III wife left hIu she took everything III !
Hu'Ir apartment. iui h- had To pawn hI- |
las article III j.welry to meet a business !
expense
In explaining about IN" rolls Of hills /
he had been seen To carry, FitlGeTald /
-aid
MY business Ar proprietor OF the cat" !
has brought me more or less into contact /
with the class known as sporting people.
People Of this class Ias the Court NAV or !
NAV not know are of a peculiar nature !
and disposition. They comprise a set |
separate and apart from the ordinary /
business man. and have code Of honor
peculiar to themselves They have far
or distrusi or dislike. Of hanks and bank
ing generally II Is one Of their CharaC-
reristics TO carry large amounts Of money
upon their person They are also given |
10 making wagers, which in practically !
every case are hacke I'd up hv cash. gen
orally deposited with some third person
The result j. that many times | have
i..,'u -"lar'od - tho Caro'aksr NJ these
funds as we'll a. ~ deposits II money J
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