The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-26

"Thredtened to Kill Me
1000 Tines Says Wife
MUST GIVE BOND TO KEEP THE
PEACE AND LEAVE HIS WIFE
ALONE

ALONE.
The matrimonial difficulties OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Buckley of 1928
River street, Honesdale, (Texas
township were pretty thoroughly
aired, at hearing held Wednesday
afternoon at O'Clock in Squire w
H. Hams office.
John Buckley, it will be remem-
bered, was arrested Monday by
deputy constable Patrick j. Moran
at the instance of his wife, who
swore out a warrant charging him
with being drunk and disorderly
and with making threats, and lodged
in Jail, pending a hearing Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff F. H. Crago brought
the prisoner to the 'Squire's office
about 8 o'clock Wednesday after
noon where a hearing was held. The
Squire informed the defendant OF
the complaints which his wife had
made against him, and asked Buck
ley what he had to say about it.
Buckley had nothing much to say
about it at first, denying in fact that
he made any threats, unless he made
them when he was drunk. He
didn't know, he said, whether his
wife's tongue was worse than his Oh
not.
Mr.. Ham reminded him that this
was good chance to unbosom him
self of any grievances he might have
against his better half.
When pressed further, Buckley
protested that he didn't do anything
wrong, except when he got drunk
He didn't think he could furnish
bail.
Mr.. Ham thought it wouldn't per-
haps be any great hardship ii he
took couple of weeks rest in Jail,
as it might help him to make some
good resolutions.
Mrs. Buckley declared that all
she wanted was peace. He promised
to be good before, but he didn t
keep his pledges. In fact he broke
them each time, she averred.
81 want him." continued Mrs.
Buckley, Ito stay away from me for
the remainder of my life and l want
to keep the little girl in my posses
sion"
'Will l be taken care of in the
poor house tf I can't work." whim-
pered Mr.. Buckley.
Squire Ham assured him that he
would be looked after in such an
event.
Mutual recriminations were eX-
changed between the unhappy pair
as they sat in the 'Squire's office.
Mr.. Buckley admitted that his fail
ing was drink. She told some of
the unprintable names he called her
when under the influence of intoxi-
cants, and asserted that he threat
ened to kill her 100 or 1000
times. Sooner or later, she felt, in
some drunken fit, he would do it,
too.
The Squire suggested that Mr..
and Mrs. Buckley might retire into
the parlor, with a view of reaching
some sort of an understanding in
the matter. His offer was not ac-
cepted.
When Squire Ham intimated that
Mr.. Buckley would have to give
bonds to keep the peace, the prison
er was up in arms in an instant, and
expressed his fear that he would
lose his property rights as all the
labor of his lifetime, so he alleged,
was in the property.
He admitted, however, upon cross
examination by his wife, that the
property belonged to her, and had
been willed to her, but persisted in
saying that he had done all that he
was able to do on it.
Another excuse which Mr.. Buck
ley offered for not putting more
money into the place, was the fact
that his wife always had the hand
ling of his money until he broke
down.
"All l want is peace and quiet
ness" continued Mrs. Buckley, who
said she had tried to make a good
man of him.
There were further interesting
revelations of family history, the
upshot of it all being that Mr.. Buck
ley was given until Friday after
noon, at the same time, by Squire
Ham, to secure a bondsman who
would guarantee that he would
agree to keep the peace and leave
his wife alone.
Mr.. Buckley has been in similar
trouble before. Once he took the
pledge from Father Hanley, but his
strong desire for drink led him to
break it.
All are agreed, that he is a good
man-when he is sober.