East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-16
MRS. LOVE STATES
HUSBAND WAS CRUEL
CAME HOME TO DINNER
MUCH INTOXICATED
Wife of Sidney Love Takes Witness
stand To Defend Herself Against
Charges Made by Husband-Has
Quit Cigarettes.

Baker. Ore, June 16.-Looking pale
' and worn out. Mrs. Marjorie Burnes
Love took the witness stand yester-
! day to defend herself from the charg-
es brought against her by her hus-
band. sidney C. Love, in his action
| for divorce. She was under direct ex-
animation all the forenoon by her at
ftcrney. Benjamin Tuska, and answer
ed questions readily at most times,
taltering occasionally when her home
life was brought up. Once she was
visibly affected when the events lust
prior to the birth of her baby were
discussed.
! She wore a heavy veil, as she has
all through the hearing.
She recited at length the details of
her acquaintance with Love. Dur
ing his courtship," she said, "he was
laffectionate, and my marriage with
him was one of pure love. He told
ME always during those days that we
were to live in New York, as he would
not care to live in Chicago at all
Home Drunk, Ugly, Sullcn.
The beginning of my illness was
one night when he came home to din
ner very much intoxicated. had
never hut once before seen him 50
much under the influence of LIQUOR.
His condition was such that he
swayed and l had never seen that be-
fore. All through dinner that night
he was ugly and suiien to me, and
while l was too i'll, went to the the
atre with him, Some friends were
With us and saw how I felt so would
not accompany us. We returned home
IN the motor and when we arrived he
did not help me out. but left ME to
allght as best 1 could. He then or
dered the chauffeur to drive him to
q club and left me standing alone
on the street at midnight"
The next day the doctor told him
what was the nature of my illness and
he was greatly pleased. He came
back and was very kind to me in
deed"
She then told how they had gone
to Newport, and while she lay i'll in
bed he had the house full of guests
every night, making so much noise l
could not sleep"
Visited Hospital Sleepily.
Shortly afterward, when she was
taken to the Roosevelt hospital in
New York, for an operation for the
removal of her appendix, the wife
testifled that he came to see her every
day. corroborating Loves statement,
but she added, "he never stayed
long, and often-times laid down and
slept while he was there"
She also acknowledged that he was
very kind and good to her after her
return from the hospital.
She dwelt at some length on the
details of his failure in business, say.
ing that after the crash came, he had
asked her to lend him some money.
and that she had done so, to the ex-
tent OF $1,000 and later had given him
a check for $4,000. About this time.
she testified, the baby was born. and
her mother suggested the trip to Eng
land. Her mother. she said, came to
her room and they talked the plans
over and Mrs. Burns called to Sidney,
who was In the next room, to ask him
If he and Marjorie would not go to
England with her and live as her
guests.
He agreed" she added, "and with |
ears In his eyes thanked my mother
or her kindness and showed in every
way that he was deeply affected by
,er act"
Has Quit Cigarettes, She Says.
On cross-examination, which was
tarted by Attorney Rand shortly be-
ore noon. she asserted she had given
p smoking cigarettes and had not
moked since she left New York. She
aid she did not think 1t nice of Mr..
land to ask her II she had smoked
Dday, after testifying that she de.
led that Love had not known OF her
moking until after their marriage,
aging he had encouraged 1t during
heir engagement.
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