New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
Petition for AlimOny
Pending Trial Opposes
Separation Move.
"MY EVIL SPIRIT"
SHE CALLS HUSBAND
Says He Tempted Her with
Liquor and Boosted of Win
ming Other Women.

Mrs. Kathleen OnFroy yesterday
made new application in the SUI
pTeme Court for alimony and counsel
fees pending the trial of the suit for
separation bro ght by Roland ID.
OnFroy. vicc-preSident and general
manager Of the United Five and Ten
Cent Stores Company. $5,OOO,OOO cor
poration.
Ms. OnFroy. who recently regained
the custody of her children at Cos
Cob, Conn. where they were sent by
their father. accompanied her appllca-
ton for .limony with an affidavit IN
dicatirg her intention TO fight the ac-
ton her husband has brought against
her. alleging that K was his crueI
and .nhumar treatment that drove her
20 use liquor. for which she was under
treatment a. one time. And now.
when he refuses 10 let her into her own
home. al rs Riverside Drive, after
irving 90 q prive her of her children,
Roland T. aid Paul D.. four years
and one year old. respectively. she de-
poses that he deliberately placed bot
ties Of different kinds OF liquor in the
rooms. thinking thereby to tempt me
TO drink Of them"
he seemed determined TO play the
pant OF my evil spirit" says Mrs.
On.frOy. land 20 force me TO weaken
and to take 20 drink He has not
hesitated brutality TO beat me. so that
/ have been IN fear Of my life and
have felt the effects for many days
Mrs. Oafroy asked the court 10
grant her 500 a week alimony and
81 900 as counsel fees. She says her
husband is dominating factor in the
100000 corporation of which he is
an officer. while she is without means,
compelled TO pawn her iewelry since
she regIined hen children to provide
the Immediate neces saricS of life.
Mrs. OniYroy denies that she sub
jected ner husband 20 cruel treat
ment by her alleged habitual drunken
ness and chat II was she who suffered
the cruelty. which. says Mrs. Ontfroy,
OnfTroy prac:ised to force her to sue
him for a separation.
Mrs. Onfroy introduces new details
OF her commitment to the House Of
the Good Shepherd. She says:
"On May 81 he contrived TO have
me committed without legal hearing
and without my knowledge of what
proceedings were being had. This
happened on the mOrnu z Of the day
when il had been planned between US
that ! was 10 visit the White Noun
tainS with my two children. Our tick.
cts had been bought and he himself
for two or three days aided IN the
preparation, or, as subsequent events
proved. pretended TO be acting in
preparation for my visit. On that
morning. without the slightest warn
ing or intimation of his true purposes,
he prevailed upon me to 60 with him
.,c4har and leave the
children at home, saying we would be
gone but a short time, and that he
wanted me 10 60 before Magistrate
McQuade, in his private chambers, so
that the magistrate could talk with
me and have me sign a pledge not TO
take alcoholic Stlmulants while away
in the country
Mrs Onfroy describes the tortures
she alleges her husband subjected her
20 since her release First, he or
dered her 20 leave the house, and,
upon her refusal, he left, but returned
every day with one or two other men.
OnfFroy. his wife says, twice changed
the locks on the door when she left
the house TO call on her lawyer.
Il have managed TO break in through
fire escapes. else ] would have had no
place 10 sleep" Mrs. Onifroy says
her husband ordered ner 10 IeaNe tnt
house, had the electricity turned off
except in one room, cut off the tele
phone service and advertised that he
would not be responsible Tor her debts
He also discharged the servants.
And all this, Mrs. Onfroy asserts
she suffered for her children, and con
cludes with; His practice has for {
long time been to exhibit to me let
tiers which he said were love letter;
from other women and gleefully re-
cite to me tales Of his amatory con
quests"