New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-12
MINISTER'S WIFE SUES
FOR A SEPARATION
Latch Never Sprung" Says
Defendant, but Spouse Failed
to Return Home.
SLANDERED HER, SHE SAYS
Clergyman Tells of Long Chase
He Made in Effort to Re-
cover Daughter from
Her Mother.

! Many allegations and counter allega-
lions arc made in the suit for separation
which Mrs. Emily Podln has brought
against her husband the Rev. Carl Podin,
pastor OF the Glenmore Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. in Brooklyn Mrs Podin
IL row employed in a Sixth avenue de-
partment store as sacswoman. and she
alleged I'm her suit that her husband has
, failed TO support her since she was com
PEELED TO leave him in 1909.
The wife said hcr husband publicly at
tackled her character at the Seaman's In
sttute. Of which he vas formerly IN.
pastor. and that when thoy lived together
} he allowed her p or 20 cents q day tor
/ the household expenses. which nc threw
AT her. and even accused her Of extrava.
gance.
Justice Davis ordered the clcreymen
yesterday To pay his wife s. week alt
mony pending the trial of the suit and
20 counsel foe
} Mr.. Podin denied he over slandercd hts
wife. lie produced letter in which he
/ he said that the latch had never been
sprung" To this letter Mrs Podin re-
! piled. IL shall never be your wife again
Mr.. Podin opposed the motion for all
mony on the ground that Mrs Podiu hsd
! refused TO return To him. even for the
sake Of their child daughter, fourteen
/ years old He added that his wife was
able 10 support herself She tried to in
jure him with the Brooklyn Presbytery.
! he said and on one occasion complained
about him TO the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Crime
I Mrs Podin declared her unhappiness
! grew out OF the statements made by her
| husband tina, she was giving her time 10
other men. She told OF visi, she made
TO the Seamans Institute. with several
! friends including one otto Williamson.
when her husband made the statement.
All you care FOR IS this man
I The wife submitted the affidavit OF Mrs.
Madeline Stroke that at one OF the meet
/ ines she attended u the institute she
heard the clergyman say: one dearly
beloved by me has gone TO the dirt OF the
streets with another man"
! Mr. Podin said in his opposing affidavit
! that he married the plaintiff in 1896 Until
the time of her alleged desertion OF him.
; he said, he maintained her in a fitting
manner. He denied he ever abused her
and that III ever made any accusations
against her He added that ne received
reports OF his wife's undue familiarity
with other men. The minister said his
salary was not more than slCO a year.
I and part OF this he spent in his work
among tn. sailors along the Brooklyn
docks lie submitted a letter which no
wrote to his wife asking her 20 come
/ home Tor the fifth birthday party OF their
daughter. The letter read in part:
The door latch has never been sprung
since you left. The home Is still intact
when YOU can resume your place az wife
land mother. Should you not be- willing
TO do this think not by removing To dis
! tant places YOU will escape The hand and
! Judgment OF God
/ IN" minister also told OF his wife taking
/ their enid from him i've days after no
becsm. the pastor II the Glenmore Ave-
! nue. Church lie followed them 10 Mary
land. thence 10 NyacS. New Rochelle and
/ plattsburg but without getting trace or
either II was not until a year later tina.
/ the minister found his daughter in a
school in West l0Sth stree, under the name
"f Mildred Purdy Rosetta had been taught
To believe that her father was dead AMI
mat hc. ri-nt name WAS Purdy.