Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-29

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ing master, but that was only a joke
suggested by her. p
After Harold Barker, one of the sons,
had testified that his father once called
his mother a bad woman, and he told
about the quarrels between them, he
said that the father once took down
the Bible, read a verse from 1t and
said that he was going to finish II
up now" The son corroborated his
mothers story about the episide h
described on the first day Of the trial,
in which he kept him and the mother
out of the house.
Barker Placed on stand.
When Mr.. Barker was called in his
defense he denied nearly all of the
charges made against him. He told
about the first separation. 1t was
when his wife went to Bradley Beach.
Did you go down to see her?
II don't know whether l did"
Then he told about how much
trouble he had before the second sepa-
! ration, in 1907, and admitted that he
was slightly under the influence OF
LIQUOR before hat break came.
'She left me-" he said, after
| word had brought on another, and l
was left alone in the house"
did she come back at your re-
q%uest?"
Il think she did"
What was her state of mind?" %
"All right"
The circumstances of the separation
-. non -. a,yt aataiaA and he said
he did not object to her going TO Bel
mar. He also told about the Cali
fornia trip.
I'm one instance" said Mr.. Barker,
zone of my sons threw me down n /
was very sick"
Says wife Called Him Liar.
MT. Barker next went into the details
of the separation of 1909 and said that
1 lust before his wife called aim a d
| liar" Il told her" he said. You
| are a perfect she-devil; If you must go,
CO. | never went after her again.
He denied specifically then thai he
had ever threatened TO kill his wife,
threw a sugar bow at her or a knife
or fork.
she was Tagging, nagging and fault
/ finding all the time. That was an
every day occurrence" he remarked.
Previous to going to California was
one of the happiest times of my life.'
Denies Hurting Daughter.
Among his further denials was that
he ever t'rew one of his daughters
across the floor or that he ever broke
closet doors.
81 was never late home in all my
"a. ,s G.1 taAf.r ..,tfA alNHFn DC
knew where | was. | told Annie. my
wife, once to get down on the ground
ffoor with me and understand me. She
always said she did not want to under
stand anything about my business II
told me 10 leave her alone.
when did you take bromo-seltzer?"
asked his lawyer.
"As occasion requires"
THE question is why" interrupted
the v~ice-chaneellor.
"Oh, to straighten me out"
'If they would stop their ~nagging,"
added Mr.. Barker, "an stop tantalizing
me | would get alcng all right
The boy William. referred to as hav-
ing been arrested, had de ,rted from
the army and got three years for it.
Question rs TO Income.
Mr.. Barker was questioned as to his
real estate holdings with the object of
ascertaining, in case the suit goes
against him. how much he can pay his
| wife. 1t was learned that he owns
property In Adelphi street. and Rock
away avenue, Brooklyn, and. according
to the papers in the case the value or
his holdings are about $4,000.
What is your incN1e from your law
practise? % he was asked by Mr.. Con-
gleton.
That I couldn't tell you my dear
sir"
do you keep any account of your
business
No. sir. But did a pretty good
business for the last three or four
years. / have beer so Frustrated, how
ever. by nervous troubles that I really
don't know what my income is from
my law practise. / don't get a regu-
lar salary"
The fast that the property he owns
is valued at SCI, 900 was drawn from
! him by Md. C~ongleton, who, on this
basis, asked for an alimony allowance
suIscient to keep Mrs. Barker in the
| same degree OF comfort to which she
is accustomed to.
Alimony Asked for wife.
MIR. Barker's testimony concluded the
case. Mr.. Congleton asked for $3.50 a
month and counsel fees, while Mr..
Dobbins told the court that $40 a
month was ample.
J The vice-chancellor then told tbs