Evening journal., 1913-07-25
SHORT SHORT OF OF
FOOD, WIFE
WINS MORE
Meat, Bread, Sugar, Soap
Supply for Mrs. Singer
inadequate, Judge
Agrees
MOTHER OF FOUR TOTS
GETS 81 A WEEK ORDER

That one pound of meat, two loaves
Of bread daily, together with two bars
OF soap, one can of soap powder and
two pounds OF sugar a week are not
sufficient to support a man and his
wife and four children was the opinion
of Judge Churchman in City Court to-
day, when he ordered Norris Singer, a
shoemaker, at Twelfth and French
streets, charged with non-support, to
pay his wife 81 a week through Frank
Stout probation officer. The Judge
also ordered Singer to pay the costs
of the prosecution and to be released
under $500 bail
]. Frank Ball, attorney for Singer,
informed the court that his client
could hardly furnish bond and asked
that he be released on his on recog-
nizance. This the court refused to
do.
The case occupied much of today's
session Of City Court It was
brought out by Assistant City Solici-
tor Lynn, through Samuel A. Klein
and BENJAMIN Wolfman, that Singer
had said he had two lawyers here
who could get experts to come from
New York and say that his wife was
insane The witnesses said Singer
evidently intended to put his wife
away and to send his four chill
dren to a home.
When the case was called considerable
,trouble was had in getting an interpre-
ter, Mrs. Singer, who came here from
Russia about two years ago, being un-
able to speak English. Finally. Mrs.
Sophia Kappel, a spectator, was called,
and proved an adept linguist. Through
the interpreter Mrs Singer said she
came to America about two years ago
FIVE years after she married Morris in
Russia, she said Her passage was paid
here by her sister. On her arrival she
said she found her husband living with
another women, and four weeks after
she arrived she had her husband ar
raigned before Magistrate Gluckman,
who held him under $1,000 bail on the
charge of non-support At that time the
case was settled. hNvever, by her hus-
band giving her $500 and promising to
pay 81 a week toward her support. The
wife said Singer later got the $500 from
her and then refused to pay the 81 a
week
Mrs. Singer today said that her
husband had given her but one pound
of meat and two loaves Of bread a
day and the soap weekly. Their
youngest child she said, was but 6
months old while the oldest was Q
years. On last Tuesday. when Singer
was arrested. Mrs. Singer said her
husband sent her forty cents The
dress she wore 70 court cost 65 cents
and was the only one she has re-
4 eeived from her husband IN two
years. Singer, she said. lived in the
same house with her, but occupied a
Il troom nv himself
n Mrs. Singer also said that when she
sent child to the father to get five
cents for ice this summer, he sent
back word telling her to go to work.
Mrs. Singer said she got employment
at the cigar factory, but owing to the
age of her youngest Daby, she was
4 forced to quit.
Cross examined by Mr. Ball, the
woman admitted her husband had
bought a house in East Eleventh
street and she likewise admitted re-
ceiving a basket of potatoes from her
husband When asked If she had not
sold part of these the woman said
yes, but she wanted onions and ice
and could not get them in any other
way.
81 David Cohen, butcher. said he de-
livered a pound of meat daily to the
Singer house but some time ago the
woman asked him to take the meat
back as she had no fuel to cook it
with
Maurice Warwick, a junk dealer,
"a who lives in the house with the Sing
"a ers. at No SIS Walnut street said
Singer fed his family as good as he
M did his. Warwick said the woman
~ had caused his arrest on the charge
of disorderly conduct. and he was to
81 get a hearing before Magistrate Lewis
8 later this week
William J. Fisher. said Singer had
81 bought a house from him and at Sing
n er's suggestion. the name of his wife
# Linda Singer. had been written into
Is the deed.
# Mr.. Ball then had Singer take the
|# stand. He said his fixed charges
All were SO a week for house rent, S4
z for a sewing machine. 81 for shop
81 rent so cents for current 81 to a
loaa society. and s1.5O interest on a
4. 1920 mortgage on his house. This
totaled Sl150. Singer said he OBJ
4 jected to his wife having store bill
& of S340 a week, and that caused the
~ trouble.
Cross examined. Singer said he came
M 70 TINS country leaving MS WIG ane
Ri children in Russia. He said When
M his wife arrived here he was living al
W the home of a Mrs. Lapinsky. HI
h admitted he had not given his wife
any money in three months. He de
S& MED threatening to have his wifi,
M committed to an insane asylum OF
that he would shoot anyone who gav'
M his wife milk when the baby wa'
< born. He admitted being at a parl
So on July 4 with a woman other thar
M his wife. The defense then closed
M and Mr.. Lynn called Mr.. Wolfmai
~ and Mr. Klein who said Singer hat
threatened to have his. wife declare'
insane.
The case ended with I7dgf
Churchman declaring that If the
business conducted by Singer would
not support his family he should ge
another job. The judge also said thai
if Singer was not prosperous, II wal
an exception as others in the same
W tne we're doing we'll Singer wa
then ordered to pay 81 week to th,
support Of his family.
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