Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-23

. On the stand Mr.. Rushing declared
his wife had been too intimate with A.
ID. Tooley, restaurant keeper. Ia
Brooklyn. Asked why he left his wife
on March 2S, 1911. Rushing declared he
came home unexpectedly that day, ac-
companied by two private detectives,
and surprised his wife and Tooley in
room adjoining the library.
Before going up the stairs listened
while and heard them kissing" he
testified.
The couple were married in Paterson
April 10, 1895. They moved to this city
in September, 1909, and resided at SOY
South THY teenth street., where Rushing
alleges r wife had been guilty OF Inn
| proper citations with Tooiey. In ner
petition Mrs. Rushing states that al
though her husband abandoned her n
April 1911. he had treated her hi1|f* =
since April. fsS9sS.s.a.fus szifvs0 by MINI e9It
! in another room.
! The woman declares her husband
! owned an automobile and went out
at night with other men and women.
| including Edith Frank, his stenog-
ra pher He only took her. Mrs. Rus
ling, out riding Sundays, states the
petitioner. and in September, 1903, he
took away her two children. Earle H.
now Ia years old, and Thelma, aged
aged s.
They were reconciled short time
later, and in April. 1911. he abandoned
her the last time. Her two children
were lured away from home In the au-
tomobile at that time, she asserted.
In the answer and cross petition filsa
by the husband he denies abandonment
as charged by his wife, and declares
her constant pickering and quarreling
led him to keep aloof in a separate
room. He alleges his wife was adj
dicted TO the use of liquor and drugs
Rushing denies the night auto rides
! with his stenographer. declaring he
occasionally took her to her home in
! Passaie. and that business engage
ments kept him out at night on sew
| eral occasions.
! Mrs. Rushing met Tooley in Con-
necticut while she was there two
years ago., declared the defendant in
answer To a question by his counsel
| Ralph E. Lum HE came to my home
several times while [ was away
4 Rushing declared he engaged Mrs
/ Ma, West to do detective work willis
/ she acted In the capacity of q maid
| She remained from January, 1911. until
the separation, three months later.
/ What did you do when you found
Mr.. Tooley in company OF your wife
| on the day referred tor asked Michael
Du attorney for Mrs. Rushing.
Il was inclined to knock him down.
he answered. put did not care TO get
1 into a fight.
Several postcards with endearinE
I
/ introduced by counsel as correspond
ence to Mrs. Rushing from Tooley. Rus
| ling declared he did not talk to Tooley
when the latter sought to make an ex-
PLANTATION.
Didn't you go out joy-riding with
other women?" Rushing was asked.
! 81 never did that in my life.' hs
! answered empha tically.
I Mrs. May West the maid-detective
was the second witness called by Mr.
! Lum She declared that in the Rushing
home Mrs. Rushing told her that while
/ in Connecticut Mr.. Tooley had fire.
Quently kissed her and addressed her
in affectionate terms. A picture had
been hung on the wall st Mrs. Rusling'e
order, testified the witness, which her
mistress declared put me In mind cf
/ the soul kiss which Mr.. Tooley gave
me-" The witness said that Tooley
had brought candy to the house, and
she repeated several telephone con-
versations between her mistress and
| Tooey.
/ The two private detectives who ac-
companied Mr. Rushing when he all
1eges he surprised his wife and Tooley.
were called by Mr.. Lum. They COR
roborated the testimony of Mr.. RUS
ling concerning the affair.