The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-18
Mrs. A. A. Livingston Asserts
Husband Frequents Free
Love Club.
SUES FOR SEPARATION
Court Denies Application for
AlimOny and COun-
sci Fee.

Yesterday were the first intimation that
Prof. Albert Arthur Livingston. associ-
ate professor OF Romance languages and
literature in Columbia University. Is
defendant in suit for separation
brought by his wife. Mrs. Laura Manlcy
Livingston, who was a teacher In the
Wadleigh High School when she mar
ried Prof. Livingston. In 1909. The
parties to the suit are still occupying
the same apartment at 373 West 116th
street. Prof. Livingston said he be-
lieved he could effect a reconciliation
with his wife II he could induce his
wife's mother and sister to leave.
The affidavits were submitted to Su-
preme Court Justice Giegerich on an
application by Mrs. Livingston for 500
month alimony. Mrs. Livingston
charged her husband with cruelty and
said he assaulted her several times.
She accused him Of abandoning do
mestic happiness for a club whose
members believe In free love and said
he proposed that she give him the EVIL
dence upon which he could divorce her
or permit him to supply to her the evil
dence with which she could get a de-
cree.
Court Denies Request.
Prof. Livingston denied all his wife's
charges and accused his wife's mother.
Mrs. Mary j Manley. and her sister.
Helen Manley. a school teacher. OF as
saulting him. Justice Gieger1ch re-
aItv,
sci fee on the ground that there appears
to be no probability that Mrs. Living
ston will succeed in her suit.
In her affIdavit Mrs. Livingston said
her husband gets a salary Of $4,000 a
year and earns additional money by
writing. lecturing and teaching In the
Columbia summer school. Mrs. Liv-
ingstOn said she would now be earn
ing $50 a month teaching II her hus-
band hadn't persuaded her to give up
her profession to marry him. She
continues:
THE defendant was a good husband
for about six months after our wedding
! hut beginning in November. 1903. he
began to show signs OF frritability
and abuse me without reason. He
called me a thief. blackmailer and para
| site. and said he desired to get rid OF me
as soon as possible. He assaulted me
violently here and in Ithaca
In November. 1912. the defendant
Joined club and compelled me to &c
| there with him. From what ! hearo
there and saw Of the class Of members
I can assure the court that most OF the
members are a lot OF people who believe
in free love and have no conception o'
/ the sanctity OF marriage.
"My husband has brought home oh
| jectionable persons and compelled me tc
meet and serve them. have taken sew
erai college degrees and am much above
them and refuse TO associate with them.
Trouble In Italy.
The plaintiff says she and her hus-
band went to Italy In 1911 and that he
took along woman student OF CO.
lumbia. She charges that the conduct
OF her husband and the woman wa
80 scandalous that hotel keepers warned
! him that his conduct was Offensive. In
addition she alleges the woman stole
her purse and her husband refused tc
permit her to prosecute +.
Miss Helen Manley. the plaintiffs sis
! ter, said she has refused to quit the Liv'
iugston apartment because she Is afrait
to leave her sister alone with Prof
Livingston.
In his answering affidavit Prof Liv'
ingston says his wifes charges are al
untrue. He In 20 years old and was
graduated from Amherst In 1904. Ht
alleged that his wife's mother and sis
ter caused the trouble between them b,
complaining because he didn't give hi
wife enough money. He gave his wife
all his salary last spring. he said. ant
later she drew all the money from the
bank and refused to give him any &c
pay his bills. He had to borrow money
to buy his lunches, he said.
The defendant denied the charges
concerning his attentions to the Co
lumbia woman student and said there
was no proof that she stole the money
and to have arrested her would have
involved us in serious consequence
Concerning one of his wife's charges
iof assault Prof. Livingston said his
father and mother came here from At
tleboro, Mass for visit and his wife
compelled them to sleep on the moor
When they started to leave his wife
abused his mother so that he took hel
by the arms and forced her into 9
chair. Prof. Livingston said his wife
hid his class books and when he fount
them she attacked him.
"She came at me In n rage. carrying
ia pair OF scissors. striking out ant
.shrieking hysterically." he assterted. "l
held her arms to protect myself. ant
her mother rushed out and beat mi
about the head and body with q broom
stick"
THE charge against the members o.
the club Is wholly false" said Prof
Livingston.
ut IL quite true that separation sui
against me has been filed by my wife.
said Prof Livingston last evening. 9TH,
application was filed in June. but Ol
July l Justice Giegerich Of the Suprem
Court handed down decision whicl
was an entire vindicatiOn OF the charge
against me and the case was PRACTICAL!
thrown out Of court"