The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-09
HEMINCWAYS AIR THEIR TROUBLES Officers Force in Door to Let Woman
 Enter
Charges and Counter Charges Result in Case Being Held
 For Judicial Disposition

Why did Mrs. William Hemingway, the wife of an employe of the Union Typewriter Co., leave her handsome residence at 1927 Hancock avenue, on the night of Dec. 2, and remain absent until her return resulted in such dis turbance as to cause the breaking down of a door by Sergt. Blansfeld and Patrolman Buckley and the arrest of her husband for committing a breach of the peace? This is the ques- tfon propounded before Judge Wilder in City Court tnis morning which aroused the wrath of prosecuting at- torney Alexander Delaney, resulting in a wordy battle between counsel, and eliminating in a public charge that at- torney for the prisoner was violating legal ethics in attempting to impugn a witness upon croSs-examination with questions not relevant to direct testi- mony.
 Expressing a belief that the difficult ties were mutual the court deferred disposition until December 28 that recommendations of probation officers
 According to the highly interesting evidence submitted, the Heningway'e 6 have been married for nine years and CT at 1927 Hancock, both being em- ployed, while the mother-in-Taw at- tends the children Mrs. Hemingway testified her husband is violently jeaI- ous And often returns home drunk on Saturday nights. According to the husbands story the wife is addicted to the morning in the company of friends not approved of by him.
 Coming home on Saturday last at midnight, no fond wife was there to greet him and it was not until after l o'clock that she came back aceompa- nied by MT. and Mrs. Thornhill During the interim Hemingway had placed chairs against the unlocked back and front doors. Hearing her ap- proach he climbed through a window and upbraided his wife in the back yard finally telling her she should not enter. He re-entered by the window route.
 The noise of argument annoying neighbors the police were notified and sergt. Blansaeld, accompanied by Pa troIman Buckley responded. Entrance to the house wac dema11ded and refus- ed, whereupon the door was broken open overturning Hemingway who met the officers with a, club. Placed un- der arrest he attempted to force his release and attack his wife.
 In cross exa imitation of Mrs, Hem ingsway,- Attorney sGrenstein asked her, What did you go down town for Sat urday night?" Objection was entered by prosecuting attorney and sustain ed Further questioning along S1mf- lar lines in an effort to ascertain the whereabouts of the wife resulted In a statement to the court that prison CTS counsel wished to show disrepecta- bi1ity upon the part of the complain ant and good cause for the disturb- ance which defendant said had been common for over eight years and once resulted in his having been marked on the face by carving knife wfelded by his better half.
 Witnesses later placed upon the stand by the defense falling to corro- borate from personal knowledge the contentious of the prisoner, resulted in a scathing criticism by the prescott ing attorney Of methods termed "un- profeseional'' and .1nnproper.'' A plea for clemency however, evoked Judicial comment to the effect that ''both par ties semed equally responsible that the main consideration semed the fu- f11re care of the children, and that a continuance would be granted that probation officers might recommend arrangeme which would improve c11rrOJIpdingS