Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-28
Mrs. William ]. Barker
Applies for Separate
Maintenance.
SAYS HUSBAND CHOKED AND
IN OTHER WAYS ABUSED HER
Charges Him With Having Once
Thrown Child Across !.
the Room. AIN

Charging that her husband, William
]. Barker, who is New York lawyer
and owns real estate valued at $22. 900,
had treated her SO cruelty, particularly
when he was drunk, that she was COM
PEELED to leave him early In January,
1902 and on other occasions, Mrs.
Annie L. Barker, who is socially well
known, appeared before -Chancel-
lor Stevens as the complainant today
and sought separate maintenance and
support
Mrs. Barker is making her houe
with a married daughter, Mrs. William
H. Illingworth, of 495 Mt. Prospect ave-
nue., and the latter Is now summering
at Spring Lake There are four Other
children besides Mrs. Illingworth. ths
youngest being boy of ID of the sams
name as that of his father.
In answer to question by Jerome
II Congleton, her counsel, Mrs. Barker
said that they were married February
20 1880, in New York city. that they
afterward moved to Brooklyn, and In
1904 came to this city.
Emphatic In Charges.
Mrs. Barker was very emphatic in
her schargo that her husband often
came home intoxicated and used foul
language besides abusing her generally.
Did you leave the home of your hus-
band before January, 1902" askeiSMr.
Congleton, getting down to her volun-
tary separation.
Yes, SIR" 4
"When?"
In 1908. in January"
ANY other timer"
"In 1907. July or August"
She added that in 1906 she was also
compelled to leave him because of hin
alleged unseemly actions.
what led up to your separation In
1905?''
Frightened by Husband.
Because of his treatment Of me-"
answered Mrs. Barker. HE would
come home in an intoxicated condition
and frighten me in such a way that
l would have to run out of the house,,
viii you please tell how he would
frighten you?" urged Mr. Congleton.
He would come in.' she testified,
'and I would open the door to greet
him. His language was something
dreadful and l often had to undress
him. Then he would snap his fingers
in my face, smoke cigarettes and
Uililh OlnOs
Mrs. Barker added that once while
she had one of her babies in her arms
her husband struck her. and on an
other occasion first grabbed one of the
children violently and when remons
strated with by the witness threw the
child across the room.
He once took me by the throat"
she added, until 1 was utterly ex-
hausted."
There was a hearing on two appeals
by the Public Service from assess
ments made in Passaic. The Public
Service Gas Company appealed from
an assessment of $4,000, the figure
to which the county board had reduced
an original assessment of $144, 900. The
company demands reduction to $751;
6s5. The Public Service Electric Com
pany and the Public Service Gas Cons
pany appealed from another assess
ment of S105, 900. on a second piece of
property situated in Main avenue.
The county board made reduction
y 100000 from $4,000, but the corr
~aton asks further reduction To
sss.ssO
L. D. Howard Gilmour appeared for
the Public Service and Henry c. White
head for the city of Passaic. After ex-
amining George Barker, agent of this
corporation at Passaic and the tax as
SCISSORS of the district within which ths
properties are situated. the board res
served decision.