Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-19

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Although married for more than
thirty-two years and still living in the
same house, though apart, William
Pfennig a boss painter, of 3S7 Lafay-
ette street appeared as complainant in
the trial of a suit for divorce against
his wife, Mrs. Carolina M. A. Pfennig,
before Vice-C Chancellor stevens today
and told a somewhat remarkable story
They have for five years lived on the
same floor in separate rooms and at
swords points.
They were married in Linden,
Saxony, Germany, May 20. 1879, and
although living in the Lafayette street
house. which he owns, and in fact on
the same floor, they are. practically
.senarated as man and. wife. ansg have
been for some time. He now charges
her with desertion, fixing July 3, 1906,
as the date when they first began to
live on the top floor of the Pfennig
premises, he occupying certain rooms
and she others.
willing to Return.
Her story is that she is willing to go
back to him, if he would cease to be
harsh to her, while he insists that he
is at all times willing to forget and
forgive, but that she is wilful and OBJ
stinate in her desertion.
When Mr.. Pfennig was called by his
counsel, Wilbur F. virgins. he said
that their trouble dated to the death Of
their son in 1896 and grew worse with
the years.
What was one of the causes?" asked
Mr.. virgins.
"she didn't make the proper meals
for me-"
What else?"
Went In Business for Herself.
why" came from the husband ''in
1898 she started in business for herself,
doing "a sort of patent medicine busi-
ness and then she said she had no
more use for me, although 1 was kind
to her.
did you ever try to make up after
your sons death?"
Eyes, sir; but saw there was abso-
lutely no hope"
Part of Mr.. Pfennig's story was that
his wife was in the habit of going on
long visits to her mother in Lang street
and kept up the habit until the mother
died Then she went back to her
rooms on the top floor but did not
speak as they passed by.
Said He Was Bad.
Once she said" he testified "after
visit to her mothers house, If my
mother knew how bad you are she
would throw you into the grave
Ever occupy the same bedroom with
your wife since 1862"
NO. sir"
Did your wife ever pay you rent
for the rooms she occupied" Mr..
Wriggins wanted to know.
mo sir
DO you provide her with light, fuel
or food?"
mo, sir, she never asked me-"
Did she ever try to be at all friendly
with you2"
Another negative was the answer
supplemented to this statement.
"She told me that she didn't need
me any more, but she wants my.
money, of course"
Mr.. Pfennig told of alleged outrages
on his wife's part, such as destroy
ing lot of flowers, which he loved,
and had planted in the yard.
In answer to question by Frederick
A. Lehlbach, counsel for the wife, the
husband said that Mrs Bridget Brady,
who lived in the house, kindly cared
for him when he was once down with
sprained leg.
1t was developed on the cross exam
ination that since 1897, or about four
teen years, the couple had practically
lived as specifically alleged in the bill
on which todays trial is based There
were intervals. according to his story,
when she would go away for a time
living with her mother taking the
Pfennig dishes and other articles of
furniture with her
Several alleged acts of petty spite be-
tween the couple were testified to.