The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-22
Woman Says Husband Kicked
Her Out of Bed.
Tires of Looking at Demon Face
He Tells Her.
GUARDS NAME USED
Wife Said to Have Been Too
Friendly With Him.
Many ROssville People Here to
Tell of Trouble.

On the witness stand in Judge Whit
combs court today. Edith M. DunaWay
told the story of abuse and mistreat-
ment which led to her suit for d.
vorce from w. NJ. Dunaway, a rail-
way station agent at Lansing. Not I'M
til tomorrow will the defendant be
given an inning Then he will intro
duce witnesses to show that Mrs. Dun
away left her home for the love of
guard at the state penitentiary.
Mrs. Dunaway is fra1 and nervous
and declared that her worry over
family troubles had reduced her
weight to 50 pounds She told of the
language which Dunaway used in talk
ing to her and declared that he once
struck her in the face, making her
nose bleed and knocking her against
a kitchen cabinet. Another time, the
wife said, Dunaway choked her once
he kicked her off the bed. Mrs Dun
away testified.
That is Mrs. Dunaway's story, ex-
cept that she spent the greater part OF
the morning session, going into details
of her husbands abuse, how he was
stingy and parsimoniou took her 70
task about the grocery bill and made
life unpleasant in a score of ways
The woman said she was married 10
Dunawav in Rossville in 1902. They
are the parents of five children, only
one of whom is living
Neglected Her When She Was Sick.
In 1908, the husband went to Ian
A
away left the Shawnee county town,
one of the children was Sborn. The
wife said her husband was Indifferent
toward her during her sickness, that
the morning the bapy was Dorn, ne
went to his work and refused to care
for her or send for a doctor Not, she
said until her father came. did she
receive the care of physician Ihen
Dunaway told her few days later
that she would have to start for Lam
sing that he would not pay rent on
the house in which she was living and
nav his room rent and board in an
# was April IS, when Mrs. Dunaway
left her husband and came to live with
her foster parents at 522 manson
street, Topeka
1.-The night before 1 left, the wl1e
testified. Il told my husband I could |
not stand his treatment any longer; |
that if he did not want me, to say So !
Then he told me he was sick and tired |
of looking at that demon face and the
quicker got out of his sight the bet
ter When I got ready to come home,
I had less than a dollar asked him |
for money and he flew in a rage and !
walked away. He did not so much as
carry my grip to the depot or bid my
self or the baby goodbye
Dunaway Is Giant
Dunaway is a veritable giant in com
parison with his rather attractive
young wife. The husband is a huge
framed, stalwart man who weighs more
than zoo pounds and Mrs. Dunaway,
sitting at the opposite side of the long
table, appeared as a child in COMPARE
son with the husband.
The action for divorce has brought
many Rossville citizens to Topeka to
tell of affairs in the Dunaway home.
These witnesses will occupy the time
Of the court for at least two days.
Then Dunaway himself will testify
1t is contended by the defense that
Mrs. Dunaway left her home for the
love of a man named Godfry, a guard
At the state prison. In a cross petit
lion. Dunawy claimed that his wife
threw hot soup on him, that she abused
heir child, that she secretly met God
iry without the knowledge or consent
IF her husband and that the wife's re-
atoms with the prison guard became
4 matter of common gossip and scan
ial in the little town These charges
ire denied by the plaintiff. Under cross
examination this morning, Mrs. Duna-
way was not asked about the Godfry
affair.
Mrs. Dunaway asks for division of
he property rights, which she claims
ire valued at about $1,000.