The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-06-20

went to Mayfield That was on Nov
%. He remained there awhile and
then went to Buffalo, N. Y. He
wrote from BUffalo saying that he
was in a hospital there. When he
came back he did not call to see me
or send me any money to provide
for us. We made up later and went
to housekeeping. That was on May
1, 1910. We engaged four rooms
He furnished three. We lived there
until April 8, 1911, when he said
that he had work in Pittston and left
l went to live with my mother.
paid all the rent and he gave me
barely enough to live on. He al
ways went to a restaurant to eat
and did not provide for us. He got
500 insurance and he spent all of
this except $500. He stayed out at
night until three or four o'clock in
the morning. We finally made an
agreement in which he promised to
turn over to me the $500 in the bank
and put the household furniture in
my name and he was to quit drinking
and gambling. This agreement was
made February, 1911. agreement
offered in evidence.) He spent $2O2
for furniture.
Up to the time my husband left for
Pittston he had not given me a cent
and he always told me that he had
not received his pay. l had not re-
ceived any money from him since
Christmas. l never received any let
ters from him while he was in May
field or when he was in Mayfield or
when he was in Wayne county. l
had never heard of the place until
/ received the registered letter after
the suit had been filed. l met him
once in Scranton when l had him
arrested for non-support. He went
off without speaking to me or the
child. 1 did not see him until some
time later when in Carbondale. He
asked me for $40. Said he had got
into some trouble. l did not have
the money to give him.
The first time learned where my
husband was, was when l went to
Lake Lodore and saw his picture
there. Then l learned he was at
Gravity. On cross-eXamination she
stated that she would be willing to
live with him if he had treated her
right. She would have lived any
where with him. He was in the
habit Of running around with other
women and I could not trust him.
Peter Noon, deputy clerk of Lack
awanna county, testified to some
court records. These records were
permitted as evidence. Court ad-
journed until 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
When court convened Wednesday
morning, the court record was read
to the jury. 1t stated that in the
case of the Commonwealth against
P. j. Mcdonnell, in the court of
quarter sessions of Lackawanna
county. Charge non-support. Mrs.
Teresa Mcdonnell, prosecutor. A
hearing of the case was held on
Sept. %, 1912, and the sentence of
the court was that p. j. Mcdonnell
pay to his wife SIS per month and
give bond in sum of $500 for the
faithful compliance with that order.
Mrs. Mcdonnell was recalled and
stated that she was willing to go and
live with her husband If he would
make home for her and the child.
He had never made any proposition
of the kind to her during the two
years he had been away. She said
that she would live wherever his
work took him.
e. j. Neary, constable of Carbon
dale was called as a witness. He
said that he had known P. ]. McDon-
nell about twelve years and had talk
ed to him in September of last year
at Gravity. Mcdonnell said, What
the h does she want now? / in
tend to get a divorce. Don't want
to live with her."
He was cross-examined by Attor,
ney Mumford. Neary said that Nc.
Donnell had told him that his wife
had been bothering him for support
for some time and that when the
two years were up he (McDonnell)
would apply for divorce.
A check for $463.51 was offered
in evidence. 1t was made payable
to Teresa Mcdonnell and signed by
p. ]. Mcdonnell. The case went tc
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