New Britain herald., 1915-10-27
WANTED HIGH LIFE.
 COULDN'T HAVE IT
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quarrels and saw that Mrs. Green berg became provoked easily. When she became angry she threw things, he said She told him she was. op- posed to having children Her sister had one in twelve years and she didn't intend to be more foolish than her; regarding her feelings for New Britain, the witness said Mrs. Green berg considered 1t "dead hole," saying it was bad enough to be a doctors wife in city like Hartford. He did not consider her a domestic woman in any sense. On the other hand the doctor was fond of his home so much so that the witness called him an "old married man."
 The Physician Assaulted.
 Max Greenberg, another brother, was called. He told of witnessing the assault on pr. Greenberg the night of May 6, 1914. He was sent to fol- low the doctor when the latter was called out by telephone. He shad- owed Dr. Greenberg and his wife through a number of streets to Bush nell park and back to Asylum avenue and Atwood streets. An automobile came up and some people got out. A man attacked the doctor as did also members of the Richmond family. His wife begged them to desist. The witness 1nterfered to save his brother, who was severely beaten. His wife was taken away in the car.
 Dr. Grcenberg Called.
 The defendant, pr. Greenberg, was finally called to the stand. He tes- tified to his financial condition. While in New Britain he had a good practice. In 1914 he did about $2.40O business, on the books, which would net about $1.S0O. He couldn't save a cent. He was just getting to a posi- tion where he could save when the smash-up came. The witness was in debt when he returned to Hartford.
 Connubial Bliss for Year.
 Dr. Greenberg was asked to testify to his marriage and the circum- stances, but Attorney Clark objected. Telling about his married life. pr. Greenberg said everything was lovely the. first year. His wife, however. gradually became dissatisfied with the amount of money he would give her. and objected to living in a block. She wanted a better home, although he couldn't afford it. These things made her quarrelsome. His wife became enamoured of high life and wanted to live according to the standard set oy her friends, who the witness said, lived beyond their means.
 Said His Wife Painted.
 Quarrels were caused when he ob- ected to her using rouge on her cheeks and lips, he said. Her temper vas violent. If he remained silent she became angry and if he acted diff. ,erently the result was the same. He the charge that he hits ms Wlte's arm as an abominable lie lie also denied choking her on the night of Easter Sunday in 1914, claim ng they were not together that night. Her black and blue marks were due to hts Of temper, when she flew at him and he was forced to hold her to prevent her damaging him and the nousehold articles. Dr. Greenberg denied that he ever deliberately struck his wife.
 Dr. Greenberg described a. trin +o a theater in Hartford and a lunch at Bonds afterwards, concerning which testimony was previously offered re- garding the doctors statement that he would rather spend his time playing cards than to go out with his wife. He referred to the affair as caused by @ casual remark of his that he pre- ferred staying home for the evening playing cards to going out to theater paries. Mrs. Greenwald took ex ception to the statement, saying she would leave her husband if he talk ed like that. His wife was influenced by Mrs. Greenwald's statement ana became angry.
 Still Doves the Baby.
 Dr. Greenberg testified that he had and still possesses the greatest af- lection for the baby, saying that the hardest part of his trouble was the loss of the baby. His wife had free access to his safe and he made no objection to such visits. He denied ever calling her @ thief for taking a dollar from the safe.
 He told of the incident on Main street, May 6, 1914 when he was said to have caused scene. Near Sisson's drug store he met his wife, a girl named Kate Cohn and a strange man. He heard somebody say, There he goes' and looking up saw the party. They sneered at. him and he called the man aside and asked him what he meant. The stranger called Dr. Greenberg aside when he learned that one of the girls was his wife. He gave his name as Thomas Dixon, a Boston travelling man Dixon said he meant no harm and begged to be excused. He had picked the girls up on Asylum street. Dr. Greenberg then reproved his wife for her con- duct and she went home. He was up- set by the affair and left the theater to which he had gone and went home
 His wife called up later on the tel ephone and asked to see him. They went through Bushnell park and his wife begged for reconciliation.