The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-09
DOMESTIC WOES OF
AGED PAIR AIRED
MIR. and Mrs. G. Thompson
! Before Mayor, Fined, Rec
onciled, Made Happy.

"Well, there is nobody around the
house to fight with, except the dogs
and cats, and we just have to fight
! some one, so we fight between our
/ selves, explained Mrs. Charles Thomp-
son in police court yesterday after
noon, when the prosecuting attorney
asked her why she and her husband
could not live peaceably.
During the entire hearing the wit
nesses, attorneys and court attaches
were convulsed with laughter, and
even the court allowed a slight smile
to creep over his countenance now
and then.
Charles Thompson, her husband,
was alleged to have struck his wife in
quarrel Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Thompson Immediately called a pa
! trolman, who arrested Thompson. Yes
! terday morning the case was post
poned, because some of the witnesses
| were not present. When the case was
, called in the afternoon the Thomp-
sons were among the missing An
automobile with two patrolmen was
, sent to their home, 1921 North | street,
! and they were brought into court.
She Sasses Court.
1t was obvious that a reconciliation
! had taken place between the two.
Mrs. Thompson was placed on the
| stand, but she reluctantly answered
the prosecutors questions. She said
that her husband did not strike her
nor maltreat her. To other questions
she gave evasive answers. Finally the
! mayor stopped the proceedings and in
/ formed Mrs. Thompson that if she
hadn't intended to prosecute her hus-
band she shouldn't have filed the affi-
davit. The witness interrupted the
mayor, and anything that His Homer
dislikes, it is to be interrupted
shut up, or I'll fine you," he said.
Go ahead and fine me-" came the
answer quickly. 81 don't care if you
send me to Michigan City or jefferson
vile, or Plainfield, and you can send
him where you want"
"All right, I'll just fine you 81 for
! contempt" the court replied.
The defendant was then put on the
stand. He was asked if his wife had
cooked him anything since Sunday.
"She cooked me a crackin' good meal
this noon," Thompson answered, "but
yesterday she got spell and didn't
cook any breakfast, dinner or supper,
and she didn't cook me anything this
morning.
What did you eat yesterday" he
was asked.
"Oh, l had some crackers and
water" he answered
How Trouble Began.
The trouble between the two started
early Sunday morning when the wife
accused Thompson of spending too
much money. At the time, he was cut
ting grass in an adjacent lot with a
sickle. She "harped" about the money
so long, Thompson said, that he threw
the sickle at her. 1t did not hit her.
She said something more which the
husband resented, and he started to-
ward her, with fist clenched. She ran
into the house and he followed. She
was "cornered," and he pulled her
hair. It was then that she notified the
police.
Thompson said they quarrel inces-
sanity, and always about money mat
tiers. He declared that his wife "hauls
him to account" for every cent he
spends.
Thompson was fined 81 and costs,
and the two left the police station to-
gether after he paid both fines Both
declared they were ashamed of them
selves, as it was the first time in their
thirty years of married life that their
family troubles had been aired in po-
! lice court.