New Britain herald., 1915-02-08
PREFERS JAIL 10
 SUPPORTING WIFE
James Nile Says His Better Half
 is DomineeTiBQ and CIabby.

Judgc James T. Mcskill, sitting on the police court bench this morning, gave James Nile an opportunity to carry out his oft repeated threat that
 he would go to jail rather than con-
 tribute towards the support of his
 wife, for he ordered him to furnish d
 bond of $35O and pay his wife sG per
 week for a year. In default of this he
 is sentenced to jail for three months.
 Nile either declined or found it i'm
 possible to meet these requirements and, true to his threat, went to jail, in lieu of providing for his wife.
 Personalities were indulged in to some extent by the husband and wiic when they testified against each other in court. Mrs. Nile decla red her hlls- band earned good money but drank and that tho straw which broke the camels back was when he gave her thirty-five cents on a Monday and in formed her she would have to live on that until Thursday. In his turn Nile said he didn't support his wife because she wasn't worth it. She is a crab, he asserted. As a third party in the tes- timony Prosecutor George w. Klctt offered some evidence to show that Nile had an affinity in the person of mysterious Chicago woman and that he has also spent consderab ble money on a New Britain married woman who, unfortunately both for her and her husband, is bound by the ties of matrimony.
 Called Her Dominccring and Crabby.
 Mrs. Nile, who came here from Bridgeport to prosecute her husband said she had been married twelve years and has a, daughter eleven years old. During the past year and a half tRat she and her husband have lived apart he has contributed a little towards the daughters support but nothing toward his wife's welfare. Last Saturday she approached her husband and asked him to support her and he replied. "I'll go to jail before I'll sup port you. 'The Bridgeport prosecuting attorney has warned Nile several times about supporting his wife and letters from him to Nile was intro duced as were letters from Nile to his wife in which he declined to help her. During the past six months Mrs Nile mas had to undergo two operations and now owes a surgeons bill of s231 winch she has no means of paving A year ago last May she and her hus- band had their final tilt when he gave her th1rty-five cents on Monday and told her it would have to last until Thursday.
 He told me I was domneering woman and he couldn't stand it so would have to get a divorce" Mrs. Nile said her husband had told her.
 "Why don't you support your wife? ?' Prosecutor Klett asked Nile.
 Because l feel she isn't worth sup porting. l tried to do right. I fur nished good homes for her but she al ways grabbed and drove me out" he replied.
 Nile also said that he and his wife had agreed to separate and that be- fore this time her brother had told him it was impossible for any one to get along with her.
 Where are you working?' he was asked.
 At Russell & Erwin's."
 Are you getting s26 a week?''
 "I should say not--not in this 1 town,' replied Nile with surprise. He hnally said he earns S3.75 day
 On Friday his wife told him he could have a divorce on one condition and on Saturday she told him she'd make monkey of him, the man tes- tified.
 Interested No Married Woman.
 You bought a bracelet for another woman in town, married woman at Christmas time didn't you, Nile?" qucried the prosecutor
 Hedging, Nile replied that he didn't think that had any bearing on this case, but the prosecutor insisted that it would go to show where his money [ went. Nile denied spending moro m oney on married woman in this city.
 In one letter he sent to his wife a mysterious Chicago woman was men, toned and under the prosecutors questions Nile admitted that his moth