The Washington times., 1912-06-11
WIFE IANTALZED
+. HUSBAND TO MAKE
HIN .HAnDSOMER''
Army Mans Mother So
Testihes in Carr Di-
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Pitted against his father-in-law, DR..
McGiH, the wealthy and influential
Jersey City physician. Lieut.. williaO
Is. Carr, a young medical officer in the
army. today got first Llood in n legal
battle that may find Its way to the
court of last resort, justice Wright,
in Equity Court No. 2, disnissing the
hill for limited divorce flied by the
officers wife, Mrs. Eleanor McGill Carr.
IIieuccn ant Carr alleges that his Wife
father vowed to break him and drive
ont If the United States army unless
he consented 10 IN annulment of the
marriage, AMI he says he took up the
challenge Previously he said he re.
fused to fighS a duel with Mr.. Nc
"Dr. McCin challenged me to a duel,
which 1 naturally declined. not caring
70 engage in such contest with a man
sixty-fve years old ind at the same
time not caring to hold fire to let him
shoot any holes in me-" testified ths
army officer.
Notice Of IN appeal to the Court of
Appeals from the decision Of Justice
Wright has been filed by counsel for
Mrs. Carr,
Tried Suicide.
Sensational testimony was given be-
fore the examiner in the case. Mrs.
Georgia o. Carr mother of Lieutenant
Carr testifying that the latter's wife
on one occasion swallowed either car
bolic acid or lysol, and several other
She said that her daughter-in-law told
her that she, had always had her own
way at home and that whenever she
threatened to end her life Everybody
Her attitude toward my son was
that he was solely and entirely for her
amusement and she was to be obeyed
in all her whims and fancies, whether
testified the officers mother. And she
thought he should obey every demand
and she wanted to show her power In
every way. She said that ever since
she was a little child she had prided
herself in always having her own
way"
The witness also testified that her
daughter-in-law told her that she
arouse his jealousy. because he looks
handsomer when he is angry"
Mrs. Carr had me buffaloed. to use
slang" declared Lieutenant Ca Carr on the the
threatening to commit suicide after a
while"
Some little philosophy was given by
Lieutenant Carr on the witness stand
about his development from an un'
sophisticated youth to a man OF s the
ferently as he matured.
'T have been down on the Texas bord
er riding horseback" he began re-
fiectively. IT have seen a great many
things that other people do not see and
have thought of a great many things
that Mrs Carr did and which seemed
more or less atrocious to me at the
time but now find are countenanceo
by a great many people in the world OF
society. a''
In Reflective Mood.
therefore I now wonder many times
II wasn't a littl old-fashtoned In m!
views as to what should be required
Of q woman" III,
He put the brunt Of the blame for hi
domestic unhappiness and trouble on MI
father-in-law. saying that the chance,
were better than even that he and hii
wife would have lived happily together
but for the alleged parental interfer
ence, Asked to explain certain Iettel
he wrote to Mrs. Carr, he said sadly:
what I have and suffered as l haV'
could understand"
The story acted out by the couple ha!
its romantic features. They were mar
ried after midnight on March q, 1903
before. the young physician. an. haS az passe, s0S
She was visiting at Stoneleigh Court
: and they were welded after only fey
weeks acquaintance, according TO tn
testimony. He testified that she mad al
income Of about $500 a month. but KEEP
the marriage a secret for a time. out
fear that her father would disinheri
II is certain that the litigation ha
only just begun, as Lieutenant Car
grimly asserted on the witness stan
while his father -in-law is no less de
termined tn win.