New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-11
POLICE CAPTAIN BEAT HER,
SAYS A. A. CAREYS WIFE
Complaint in Suit for Separation
Also Alleges That He Threat
ened to Kill Her.
"HOME A PRISON Is YEARS"
Although the Mother Of seven'
She Alleges She Was Never
Permitted Out and Re
ceived Only $50 a Month.

Alleging that for the sixteen years or
her married life she has been in practl-
callv solitary confinement in her own
home. because Of the Jealousy and cru
eltv of her husband. Mrs. Lucy A. carey
Yesterday filed a suit for separation IN
the Supreme Court against Arthur A.
Carey. a police captain, commanding the
,5Oth Precinct. in lower Fulton street.
Brooklyn.
CAPTAIN Carey was in charge OF the
homicide bureau at Police Headquarters
at the time it was abolished. In her ac-
count Of the alleged cruelty Mrs. Carey
said he threatened TO shoot her, had
struck her and failed to adequately sup
port his family, which made it neces'
sary for her 10 spend $500 Of her own
money. The couple have seven children.
They are Donald X. fourteen years old;
Helen thirteen, Amy, twelve; Mildred.
nine: Arthur. eight: Lucy. six, and
Jouran. nineteen months.
Mrs. carey described her husband in
her complaint As man of violent tenn
per and cruel Since their marriage she
said. h. has prohibited her from receiv-
ing visits from friends or relatives at
their home and has kept her in solitary
confinement" Captain Carey was also
subject To- fits of jealousy, said his wifo
. and prevented her in their entire married
life from enjoying even the simplest
pleasures and prohibited her visiting her
F.iy, do and In sttef hD Ia
her receiving them at her home.
Another remarkable state of affairs is
rcycaled i'm the statement of the plaintiff
that not once during their married life
has the defendant taken her to a place
of amusement or pleasure resort. In
fact. Mrs. Carey said. he had never gone
ont with her on any occasion and that
they have never been seen together in
their married life outside of their home.
Mrs. Carey told of one alleged assault
in particular. It occurred, she said. just
before the birth Of her daughter Lucy.
Her husband discolored her eyes and
she did not recover from the alleged
brutal attack until IL week after Lucy
was born. Also, he has neglected his
family i'm that he gave Mrs. Carey only
$50 month to meet all the necessary
cxpcnscs OF the household. and that ls
why she has had TO spend $500 If her
own To keep the house, besides paying
for the furniture when she was mar
red.
CAPTAIN Carcys salary is 500
month. According to his wife. he ac-
cused her of drinking, and, in the pres
cnce Of their children, he said she was
crazy And then, too. he used to stay
away from his home two or three nights
,n a week, and when he came home he
is alleged to have said he did so just as
a matter of form.
Going into the occasion on which Mrs.
Carey said the captain threatened to
shoot her. she said that she had dressed
herself to go out. which so enraged him
that he tore off her clothes. swore at her
and made the threat mentioned. There
were two exceptions from the usual $50
q month allowance for the house. ami
then Captain Carey gave his wife 500.
The plaintiff said that besides paying
some Of the household expenses out Of
her own funds she has been compelled u
pay some OF her husbands personal bills.