Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
YALE PROFESSOR
CRUEL, SAYS WIFE,
FIGHTING FOR son
He Hurled Books and Cursed
Her, Decares Mrs. Shepard,
of Crawford.
"HELL TO LIVE WITH YOU"
HIS ALLEGED STATEMENT
Woman, Fearing Attempt to
Take Child, Appeals to
Chancery Court.

Declaring that William K Shepard
professor of mathematics at Yale
struck her "blow on the ear" also
that while he paced the floor Of their
home he muttered to himself, swore
at me and hurled books until l mad 70
fee from him and lock myself IN my
room" and that he told mo that he
bitterly regretted his marriage and
that 1t is hell to 1--we with YOU Mrs.
Ruth B. Shepard, tho professors WIFE
has begun proceedings in Chancery
Court to retain possession Of the
couples two-and-one-half-y year-oid son,
Howard Badgeley Shepard. Tho mother
and citld are at the home OF the
mothers parents IN Crawford. Pro-
fessor Shepard is at Yale.
Hfforts have been made TO keep quiet
the fight that has now been begun for
the possession of the baby boy, but
the filing OF the papers has given
publicity to the scandal. The next step
Will be Cor Chancellor Pitney. to whom
they ara addressed, to assign to one of
the cs-chanceilors the task of hear
ing the testimony. This win be done,
probably, hy one OF the three that sit
In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shepard wero married
on April Il. sos. and the boy was born
two years afterwaxd on exactry the
earnn Date
LAysd In New Haven.
ImrnsdtaAeay acner the marriage they
moved TO New Haven, and 1t Was there
that their troubles began, which culmt-
mated in a separation September IL.
1909. she Leaving him. according to her
side of tho story, because of his ex-
treme cruelty. She took the child with
her, but as there is some doubt as to
her legal right to keeping II she is now
seeking to establish that right through
the Court of Chancery, with Sommer,
Colby & whiting as her counsel The
husband has not yet filed his answer
to the bill
Almost from the beginning OF their
married lie" 1t is averred by her, "the
petitioner suffered from the violence of
the defendants ungovernahle temper
Then follows the allegation of ex-
ph,ssed regret on the part Of the in
structor that he ever married her,
coupled with the statement that it
was hell to live with. her."
HE frequently told the petitioner"
it is further set forth. that he wished
she would leave him and go back to
her parents, and his language was
often vile and abusive and couched in
terms of hatred"
During the winter of 1907" is an
other allegation, "the defendant struck
the petitioner a blow in the ear, and
the defendant frequently worked him
self into unprovoked passion, pacing
the floor, hurlng books across the
room, muttering to himself and shout
ing coarse, abusive and uncouth epi
thets at the petitioner"
Then again. the wife charges, that
in June, 1863. his treatment became
"more harsh and cruel" while in Sep
tember followir g, "in distress and ter
ror she was forced to lock herself in
her room to protect herself"
That the instructor took very little
interest" in his son and refused to fur
nish money for the purchase of cloth
ing, telling the wife to get it elsewhere,
although he was earning $4,000 year
and had about $4,000 saved up, is an
other point in her story of woe.
Leaves Husband.
1t was soon after she had locked
herself in her room that she told him
that she must leave him and return to
her parents who then lived in New
York city. It was last April that they
went to live in Carnf6rd.
Whih she was away, so she says, he
promised to treat fer right, and on the
strength of that promise she and her
baby boy returned to his home in New
Haven.
"Blt he became as cruel as ever, |
swearing and shouting at the petit |
TONER" the wife concludes.
SO for the second time she left him.
taking the child with her.
AS she fears that he will try to get |
the custody of the child all these alle-
cations are set forth to show that she
should retain 1t, more especially as In |
thervranf Jrd home the boy lives in an
atmosphere of culture and refinement"
as the petition also sets forth in touch
ing upon that phase of the story.