The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-17
MARITAL WOES OF
TEACHERS AIRED
Mrs. Ford. Teacher Mother,
Wins Dpcree-Mrs. Sharp
Sues and Is Sued.
LOVE on WET ROOF TOLD

Three women and one man who are
school teachers figured in the courts yes
tcrday in three separation or divorce suits
Mrs. Mary Ford Of 800 Classon avenue.
Brooklyn. a teacher-mother. sued william
s. Ford for separation. Mrs. Evelyn u.
sharp formerly a school teacher but now
a clerk In the offices OF the Board of Edu-
cation. was plaintiff in a suit for separa-
ton against Peter T. Sharp. Jr.. and was
made defendant by him in an action Tor
divorce. Mrs Catherine Randall won the
decision in a suit for divorce started
against her by William Randall. also
school teacher.
Mrs Ford was successful in getting jus
tce Clark in the supreme Court, Brook
Ign to direct her husband to pay her ~
a week alinony pending the trial OF her
petition She charged cruelty and asserted
that her husbands failure to provide for
her caused her to forge checks OF the
$3.50 She said she had pleaded guilty to
that offence and sentence had been sus-
pended on her. but she II trying to find
work 50 that she can pay tho money back.
Her husband earns SIS week as ma
chinlst. They have a child, > wears old
In the second case, that Of Mrs EVELYN
r. sharp. a school teacher, against Peter
T. Sharp, Jr. "A designer, OF 900 Broad
way. Justice Clark In Brooklyn declined
To- grant Mrs Sharp any alimony pending
the trial of the suit. hut he allowed her
$3.50 for counsel fees. She Is earning
$3.50 a day.
Mrs. sharp charged cruelty. Her hus-
band in his petition asking for divorce
accused his wife Of being too intimate
with Francis ". Brown of 1875 st. Johns
place. he accused her also of trying TO
poison him, and said that she insisted on
teaching and refused to have children.
Mrs CLARK IN another affidavit asserted
that her husband was against having chill
dreu. She denied any misconduct with
Brown.
What was described as a n rner boys
loNemaking with a schoolmaru on farm
house roof In a driving rainstorm was
related yesterday i'm the other case. tn"
divorc" suit IN the Supreme Court of
" lliam w. Randall Jr.. teacher I'm tn"
Echwnud county schools, against Mr..
Catherine Randall Mrs Randall has
been separated from her husband
Tor a year and has taught at Parish
Nill". ST Lawrence county. The alleged
rural lover was Floyd Castle. and the
witness was his l5-yoar-old brother.
Harold. who testified that he had seen
the couple embracing.
Justice Whitaker Was doubtful OF the
possibility Of such an occurrence on a
vet. slopiu- roof, 50 he directed the Wit
ness to give 4 demonstration 10y show
iuS the slant Of the roof and cn"ctinE
the scene with 4 court office.
The boy said that after me had gone
10 bed his brother looked into the roNm
to sec IL he was asleep, The boy pre-
tended that ho was, and soou he heard
som. one climbing out OIL the piazza ROOT.
He got out OF bed. he said. ana by the
l;Ghtlin- flashes saw the scene he had
described. Then he GOT lis S-yrav-od
brother, Edgar. out 81 bed to see too.
DO VOW ever dream asked Justice
Whitaker
80, sir, mover dreamed this Judge
The Syear-old brother oorronoratei
this testimony and added that the school
teacher told him that II he would ,ay
nothing to the other pupils she would
take him for an auto ride some day.
Justice Whitaker ruled that the 'yi-
deuce was insufficient to warrant a divorce
decree.