The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-14
.AGGR|EVED WIFE
ISSUES AN.EXTRA'
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Stands oil Street Corrcrs and
Gives Away Papers With
Her Story.
LEAVES NOTHING UNTOLD
Mrs. Clinton 6. Price Wages War
on Husband She Has Sued
for Divorce.
LEAVES NOTHING UNTOLD 'I.y

Mliwaukee, Wis, March 13.-Mrs.
Clinton G.. Price, who week ago cleo
tr1ned Milwaukee by standing on
prominent downtown corner, giving
passers-by copy OF an extra edition
OF weekly newspaper containing an
account OF her suit for divorce against
her husband. who is the First Assistant
4 City Attorney, yesterday Issued another
extra edition explaining her action.
Answering the question, ny DID
do it?' Mrs. Price says:
"Outraged IS i was beyond endnr-
ance, felt that 1t was Il duty that
owed to the community to let the peo-
pie OF Milwaukee know something at
least about the character OF the man
) who is before them for election TO the
high office OF Judge.
Mr. Price constantly reiterated that
he would not live with me any longer:
that he desired to be free from me, IN
order that he might continue to lead
his depraved lie: that nothing that !
could do would appear In the afilwau-
kee papers and that lie could muzzlc
the papers.
Not for Vengeance.
And in saying this ! do not mean
that my purpose was one of rcnsc.
ancc: ] deny that absolutely. felt
that HIS candidacy for judgeship WIS
an Incident for which Was In no
wise responsible. and that this should
not deter me from doing my part,
/, difficult as 1t might be, to guard the
public and any innocent persons who
might In the future meet this man.
Can 1t be possible that the people
OF Milwaukee, Will condone the treat
ment that has been given me? BY
every means in my power have tried
IN. "a AIT, a. 70 I a ~.
humiliation time and again. in the be-
lief that love. forgiveness and charity
might influence my husband to live q
decent life.
.Onc after another tho sacred rela-
lions OF our married life We're invaded.
The most solemn VOWS were broken
by Mr.. Price. Appeals and tears
availed naught with him.
Il want nothing but justice.
Il have done for Mr.. Price all that
true aud dutiful wife could do.
For years I have been patient. and
lave suffered the deepest dregs OF hu.
initiation. believing the marriage vows
arc sacred. and that should abide by
them as long as human endurance
Leld out.
My dreams and my hopes of recon.
Citation finally came 10 IN end Mr.
PRICES conduct could no longer be con.
doncd. He deserted me at last. Thi;
happened on the Goth day OF last Feb
ruary. He gave me no inkling OF hi
Intentions. and knew nothing from
then until later. when noticed tina
he had taken his effects with him.
Laughed at Her Threat.
T .In this extremity told Mr.. Pric,
that would be compelled to stol
handing him gifts of money. which HI
seemed unable To earn for himself
and that would become compelled t
apply for a separation. He laughed
5 It me. this man with . military record
aud said: Go ahead: that Will hell
elect me-. He added insult to the fear
ful injustice OF which he was guilty
He 1t seems. Is fighter OF women
this manly man.
II felt that there would be added t
my humiliation the further danger O.
publicity In the newspapers in TIL
event that suit were begun. FL
laughed again when pointed this on
to him He dared me to go ahead
saying again, Il have the press OF Nil
waukee muzzled.
every way I turned fate seemed
leagued against me. 1t was a case Q
lone woman forced BY Irresistible
and uncomfortable circumstances to I
desperate course. L could not reform
him by the methods that I pursued
He seemed beyond this.
..supposing that my case We're hear,
before judge OF the type of Clinton
G.. Price What hope had I of IN
biased verdict?
ct was then that requested tn
publication OF my story in the Times
1T was desperate act 1t was an &C
tion that at first repealed the fine
instincts.
"But when I considered what was a
stake, 1 decided that even though
suffered more. owed this at leastlt
my fcllow-human beings"