Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23
Domestic Episodes Fuz,nier, ST.
Heartbreaking Than Anythiy
I've the Records of Several d
The Husband Who Talked to His Wife from 10 A,
p. NJ and Woke Her Up at A. NJ to Write

IN the reasons given by Mrs. Leach for the
matrimonial shipwreck Of herself and her hus.
band. Charles L. Leach. wealthy retired
chant Of New Jersey, Of the most astonishing
appeared in diary kept by Mrs. Leach and introduced
during the trial evidence.
In one passage Of this book tho wife wrote:
"One time at IL January 90 last, he said had
insulted his mother and must apologize. said had
said nothing to merit that. hadn't intended. etc,
He demanded that apologize my knees I didn't
see 1t that way. She sat near, knowing that had
done nothing. but glarng at me and giving him sym,
pathy He said Mother, and get the revolver
and she. knowing that he was raving, meeky troted
up and got the revolver, and then quietly resumed
her seat. He kept talking.
Finally. from something he said. she gathered that
he was not going 1t me. but on himself Then
things different. She began cry and exclam
Jessie Jessie don't you he Is going to 1t
himself? thought then that she had expected 1T
to be used l didn't show sufficient fear.
SO this not Immediately tried again and In the
meantime confsca;cd the frearm"
Mrs. Leach also testified that her husband dictated
and made her write down many tlmes-just as she
press upon her mind. AS these sessions from
early evening until 2, 3 and o'clock in the morning.
MIS- Leach objected to them at last very strongly
A. Well 1t was Mr.. Leachs habit to begin to talk
to me during an evening and explain my faults. try
reform me, and he would talk for hours and hours at
a time, and then, In order that might not forget it,
he would ask out my book and take Il
down; YOU see did it there ut 2 in the morning
G. Was that done under those circumstances at
his request?
A. They all under sucn circumstances
O. show YOU exhibit for Identification D g. Febru.
airy 6, 1911 headed Conditions" and starting out
Ihe horrors OF neurasthenia etc; that dictated
to you?
A 1t
O. And typewriter at Mr. Lcachs request?
A 1t
Mr. Stallman-I will offer It in evidence
The remarkable document follows
Don't urge me to do anything.
Don't ask me to let you do anything
Don't say Can't we turn leaf?'
Don't fall to step lightly
Don't make IL necessary to call even once
Stick TO your husband in his hour OF need
Don't say 4 didn't intend to-, i know it,
Don't remain silent when say you njure me.
Don't say Well! understand and we will do
better tomorrow It's horrd dose that you did not
understand before, and everybody knows that
comes.
slightest degree anything under the SUM- no mat.
ter what the provocation.
Don't forget that neurasthenia is rear disease.
terrible In its effects and extremely apt death
unexpectedly
Don't do thousands of other things that will readily
suggest themselves.
Don't forget that mental and nervous diseases are
now alieviated and cured exactly this way and
other. Exactly like cold neurasthenia must It's
course Be afraid OF no apparent
Don't be afraid to pretend for my benefit
sionally. Ii you cannot agree, accommodate mo
honestly. at least pretend for my sake occasionally.
Don't say, 4 thought you wanted me to-
Don't say. You told TO-, or Told me not to
do It,
Don't be unrestful unquiet In speech de-