The Bourbon news., 1912-07-16
Wife TAMEs SPOUSE.
HeIpmeet of 0regonian Shows
How 1t Is Done.
Mrs. Nellie Brewster Arrests Run
away and Brings His Waitress
Friend to Prison So She Can
See Him Incarcerated.

Portland, Ore-"Here's a man for
whom for two weeks you've had a
warrant for non-support. Put him in
JAIL" commanded Mrs. Nellie Brew
ster, marching into the sheriff's office
with her husband, Ben Brewster, in
tow. 81 found him mighty quick when
| made up my mind to go after him
myself"
Brewster was taken to the seventh
floor of the courthouse and locked UP.
AS soon as she had satisfied herself
| that he was safely incarcerated Mrs.
| Brewster turned on her heel and
walked down town again. She went
directly to a restaurant in which is
employed the young woman she
charges with having stolen her hus-
bands affections.
Put on your hat and come with
me. / want to show you where I put
your sweetheart" the wife ordered.
The waitress protested, but all in
vain. Mrs. Brewster threatened to
make scene in the establishment
and the waitress, fearful of losing her
job, went along. Up to the court
house they travelled and straight to
the seventh floor.
Look at him. He's there in Jail.
/ just brought you up so that you
would know first hand where he was
and not miss him tonight" Mrs.
Brewster flung in the teeth of her
rival. Hes ruined my life, but he
is the father of my two babies. You
say he has ruined your life. All right,
you may be fooling me, but I'll take
your word for it. You may 60"
Mrs. Brewster refused the request
of the waitress to be allowed to speak
to the man in the case. She escort
ed her husbands waitress friend to
! the door of the courthouse, where they
parted.
"On the way up from the room
where I found them together Ben
was smoking a cigarette" said Mrs.
Brewster in county court when her
husband was before Judge Cleeton.
81 ordered him to throw it away, and
| he did it after I had told him that he
was breaking the hearts of his father
and mother and that he had no re-
spect for them or for me- I said:
Ben, maybe this will be the last two
blocks you will ever walk with me in
your life, but you're going to respect
me for as long as 1t takes us to walk
1t. Throw that cigarette away"
Judge Cleeton postponed the hear
ing after informing Brewster that he
would require him to put up a bond
for $500 to guarantee the payment of
eight dollars week to his wife and
babies, the younger of whom is just
four months old.
"You may go back to your mother
at Umatilla. There is no necessity
of your staying and adding to your
expense. Your husband has practical
ly pleaded guilty" the Judge said to
Mrs Brewster.
"No, sir; 1 am going to stay here
and see this thing through. I want
to make sure that it is done right !
want to teach him a lesson that he'll
remember for the rest of his life. /
| promised his mother that / would al
ways do my best to KEEP him straight -
| returned the woman.
| Get a divorce from him? And
give him chance to marry that other
girl and probably go to the devil en-
tirely? I should say not" Mrs. Brew
ster said in answer to a question.
He can't get. a divorce from me, and
I won't give him the satisfaction of
getting one from him. Besides, 1 do
not believe in divorce"