Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-12
WIFE CHALLENGES
DIVORCE DECREE
Continued from First Page.)

Europe. My son, Clinton Kemp, now
twenty years old, accompanied us. We
spent three months touring the con-
/ tinent.
Returning TO New York we went to
Bermuda and the south for a few
months, again returning TO our Ar
lington home. Then we went to the
Continental Hotel, Newark, where we
remained for a few weeks and then
| left for California on August q, 1914.
we engaged furnished bungalow
a short distance from Los Angeles in
q small and pretty place called Glen
dale. Our life there was decidedly
, happy. Because of the happiness we
enjoyed there / cannot even to this
day reconcile myself to his desertion
of me on November Z.
THE day before he went away he
took my watch, which | had carried
for many years. He said he was go
| ing TO buy me a new one. He ar
ranged to meet me at the All Night
and Day Bank, where my son had
secured a position as teller. / waited
for him for five hours after the ap-
pointed time, but he never put in an
appearance. I returned to my home
and there found conditions that
greatly upset me.
Disappears in Her Absence.
During my absence my husband
had returned to the house and re-
moved very nearly all the cut glass,
silverware, my toilet articles and
trinkets we had purchased in Europe.
l found letter on the dining-room
table addressed to my son. 1t con-
tanned a check for 500 and advised
my son to secure other quarters for
me.
1.-THE letter stated my husband in
tended to go on a trip lasting five or
six weeks, but his destination was
not mentioned. In obedience with
the suggestion contained in the letter
I engaged smaller quarters near Los
Ange.es and awaited further word
from Mr.. Freeman.
~ never heard from my husband
again, but on January ), 1913, l re-
celved a letter from Felix L. Jacob
son. postmaster at Arlington, who
succeeded my husband. Mr.. jacobson
informed me that my husband had
been in Arlington few days before
and had given him 800 check to be
forwarded to me. / replied. asking
my husbands whereabouts, and was
informed he had gone to England and
would leave there shortly for Aus
tralia About a week later another
1t contained a check for $50 made out
by my husband.
Feeling that Mr.. Freeman had de-
cided to return home for good, ! came
back to find him. My son resigned
his position in the bank, and we re-
turned to Arlington about March A.
We stayed there for few days. and
then rented quarters in Newark.
tried to find my husband, but my
efforts were futile.
1T was not until June 13 that
heard from him, ! was sitting in my
rooms in Newark when a young man
walked in and handed me a paper,
after first learning my name / looked
at the paper and saw that it was re-
garding a divorce suit brought by my
husband in Reno. I gave 1t to my
attorneys. That is the last word of
any kind 1 have received concerning
my husband. / have not seen him
since that night in November, 1912,
when he suddenly disappeared"
Mrs. Freeman's Son on stand
Clinton Kemp, now employed by the
Central railroad, was called. He cor
roborated his mother in every detail.
Leonard Poates, a neighbor, was
called to testify to the course of life
of the Freen1ans at their California
bungalow. Poates has Travelled be-
tween East Orange and Los Angeles
for many years. 1t was at his sug-
gestion that Freeman went to Los
Angeles to cure his asthma, and while
the Freemans were there Poates
visited them.
II thought they We're particularly
happy" he said. II remarked to my
wife one night, after seeing Freeman
kiss his wife and call her all manner
Of pet names, There's no use talking,
there's no fool like an old fool, and
Freeman is certainly a beaut.'"
Henry Cook, Charles Altemeyer and
Postmaster Jacobson were questioned
about farewell dinner they gave to
Freeman in Newark two nights before
the trip to California was taken.
Altemeyer, dispatching clerk in the
Arlington postoffice, said:
ut was a great dinner Freeman
was glad he was going 10 new cli-
mate that would cure his asthma,
but was sorry he was leaving his
friends. When we had gotten out
into Broad street he turned to me,
threw his arms around my neck and
kissed me-"
Altemeyer denied that he was
drunk or that Freeman was drunk.
| ne Sdlu IL was perfectly orderly
farewell dinner, and no one was in
toxicated.
mo one was any drunker than you
are. and probably more SOBER said
| the witness to one Of the lawyers.
| In his answer filed at the opening
| Of the trial Freeman sets forth that
| after he left Glendale he went to
Reno, New, and set up a residence.
He brought suit against his wife
| charging her with extreme cruelty
/ He was granted a decree August 4
| 1873
While he was in Reno Mrs. Free.
man returned to this State and Sc.
| questered $4,000 worth of bonds anC
other articles held in a safe deposit
vault, the property of Freeman
/ Judge Mark Sullivan was appointed
receiver. The property was released
when Freeman furnished a bono
covering the amount in question.
Since this time Mrs. Freeman hal
made three applications to secur,
temporary alimony and counsel fee,
pending her separate maintenance
suit, but each application was scc
cessfully defeated by her husband oi
jrrisdfctional grounds,