Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-23
WILEY CASE SUBMITTED.
Husband on Stand and Tells His Yer.
sion of Domestic Troubles.

Denying that he failed to provide for
his family, and alleging that his wife
bought what she and the family need
ed. and that he paid the bills. and ad-
hitting that he lost his temper and
sometimes destroyed household fur
nishtngs. Charles r. Wiley. the hus-
band in the divorce case brought by
Mrs. Cora A. Wiley, was the principal
witness Of the hearing Wednesday az
ternoon. The husband was the only
witness in his own behalf The case
was submitted late In the afternoon
and Judge Cummings took 1t under adj
visement for q day or two. Other
witnesses who were called during the
afternoon were Mrs. Frank B. Wiley
and W. T. Bennett
Mrs. Wiley had alleged that her hus-
band kicked her. Wiley testified that
the kick complained Of was no more
sion Of it was that while he was sit
ting at breakfast his wife placed her
hand upon the back of his coat. Wiley
ment was smeared with Jelly, as Mrs.
Wiley's other hand was.
unfortunately Ielost my temper and
ted. Jumping from his chair. he seiz-
ed Mrs. Wiley by the shoulders and
bumped her with his knee. He Illus
court. When he discovered, on taking
off his coat, that Mrs. Wileys hand
was not jelly smeared, he said he
apologized to her.
Wiley had been accused Of using un-
complimentary language in addressing
his wife. His version OF this episode
was that while he was IN bed, With 2
'ketch" in his back, his wife accused
him Of being "as black as Niger"
Alleging to quote her remarks on
this subject. the witness said: "Sne
said she believed that was niger:
that my hair was kinkey, and that
my sisters hair was the same and that
If she had lived and had children they
would probably have been niggers."
To this attack Wiley, to use his own
language, shot this bolt at his wife:
You're a gray headed, hump-backed.
broken down society jade"
1t was during this same siege with
the "ketch" in his back, the husband
said. he lay in bed and did not have
anything to eat for three days. and
that his wife refused to get him the
hot water bottle because sit leaked
AS proof that he had supported the
family, Wiley testified he mortgaged
the home for s400 in November, 1911,
and with the money paid for fuel, gro
ceries, light, water, taxes, and other
household expenses. He read the fig
ures from a detailed memoranda in a
little gilt edged book.
Asked If he provided his wife with
any money during 1912 he answered,
ooh yes, was earning money all the
time The trend of his testimony on
whether or not he provided for the
! family was that Mrs. Wiley bought
! what she wanted and he paid the bills.
| He denied that he struck either his
! daughter Grace or son James. Testi-
! mony to this effect had been given by
/ the son. The daughter, the father
testified, was misconducting herself at
the table, and refused to desist when
! her father commanded her to do SO
Wiley said he got UP to make her obey
when the son interfered. Aiming a
4 kick at his son. Wiley said he missed
! his mark and fell down. That was the
substance of the incident that preceded
/ his ordering his son from the house
/ The son went, Dut later returned dHu
apologized, the father said.
/ Wiley had been accused by the fam
| lily Of breaking bric-a- brac. He ad-
mitted that on one occasion he did
smash three cut glass tumblers and a
vinegar bottle. 1t was ali done in d
flash of temper, he admitted.
This incident. according to the hus-
band. happened when members OF the
family refused to obey him and each
refusal was the signal for the father
to smash cut glass tumbler all dur
ing the attack OF the "ketch" in the
back.
Wiley testified he had nothing tc
eat and. coming down into the kitchen
he saw some cold slaw In q dish, but
the vinegar cruet was empty. Picking
UP a bottle Of spiced vinegar he start
| ed to pour some Of 1t out.
/ Mrs. Wiley, he said, came up and
ordered him not to use any OF that
vinegar, and attempter to seize the
bottle. Wiley put it out Of her reach
by smashing it against the pump
When Mrs. Wiley attempted to loch
= the door on him a moment later, Wiley