Evening journal., 1915-06-14
Wife WOULDN'T live
ADJOINING PREACHER
continued From Pace l.

continued FIOm rage l.
she had made no demand on him for
support except through her counsel.
Brown said he'had always treated his |
wife properly. Before leaving the |
house Brown said his wife left a !
letter on the dresser door in which |
she said she had "a little spunk and
moved out Of the home where she was
not wanted so he could get one of the
forty women who we're waiting for
him."
Brown said that before that day his
wife had never accused him of in
timacy with other women and he
never advised her to move.
In the cross examination Brown
denied he and his wife had not ex-
changed words for two years, or that
he had abused her and threatened
her life He denied choking her. He
admitted releasing his hold on her on
cne occasion when their son Carl
threatened to stab his father with
sword.
Brown further denied that he was
in the habit of coming home on Satur-
day nights under the influence of
drink.
In redirect examination Brown tes-
titled he had forbidden his wife to
receive men who came to their house.
James p. Jones said he saw teamsters
moving the furniture from the Brown
house.
Harry A. Mundorf a grocer with
whom the Browns dealt, said the or
ders from the family amounted to
about $50 a month This testimony
was offered to show Browns earning
capacity The plaintiff then rested.
Mrs. Martha V. Brown, the re-
spondent, testified she lived with her
husband at No. 206 West Thirtieth
street until she left him. During the
first FIVE or six years of their mar
ried life Mrs. Brown said everything
| went along all right, but after that
e time she said her husband was in the
habit of calling her vile names. She
said she did the cooking and took in
Y dressmaking. She said her husband
{ had repeatedly ordered her out of thC
q house. choked her and pulled her hair
h She said they had not spoken to eaci
Y other for three months. When they
n went housekeeping she said she fur
g nished part of the house and<reneweC
4 the furniture with money which shl
9 earned by sewing. She said Brown
Il frequently came home intoxicated OF
n Saturday nights and that some time
he did not come home. She said sh
e was afraid of Brown during the las
Il year and a half they lived together
VI She denied that she ever saw posta
h card written in red ink which wa
IS put in evidence by the plaintiff. Sh
IT said the treatment she received wa
la such as TO endanger her health.
r. In cross examination Mrs. Brow
lr said the writing on the postal card rt
x sembled hers but she did not writ
l. the card. She reiterated her state
Id ments that Brown was frequently il
toxicated and had cruelty treated he
Is she said he left mark on her nee
le after choking her and that her limt
,h we're bruised by his kicks She sal
nj she was not afraid of her husbar
er when he was sober. She said thi
Is, when her husband was intoxicated
he would draw a knife from his pock
ul and threaten to cut her with it.
Carl V. Brown, son of the coupl
ed testified that he lives with his moth
he at No. 1104 Jefferson street and tn
en- he lived with his parents on Thi
re tieth street. He said he had hea
sic his father threaten TO kill his moth
as and he, Carl, threaten to stab h
he father with a sword if he continu
nd to abuse his mother. Carl said tn
his when his mother was sick with co
err gestion of the brain he did the hous
work.
To Mr.. Hastings the boy said
RS. had seen his father slap his moth
III in the face and when told TO ST
on would tell his son to go TO --
,ch The boy said the slapping nsua
litv took place on Sunday mornings. I
ss- boy said his mother and father h
ana not eaten at the same table for {
cot years. The boy said that when
use parents did eat together his fatf
,w- would slap his mother.
ING At this point court took rec'
NJ until this afternoon.