The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-06
PANCAKES LEAD TO
WIFE'S $5O,OOOSUIT
She Accuses HuVband's Parents
Of Alternating His AZ
lection.
MOTHERS COOKING BEST

NEWARK. n. j.. April 5.--Mra Esther
street has brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Mr. and Mrs August Re-
vensee Of 70 Springfield avenue, parents
of her husband. Edwin A. Bevsnsee.
charging them with alternating his af-
lection.
The way Mrs. Esther Bevensee cooked
pancakes was the cause OF her first
falling out with her husband. she
was trained nurse In hospital here
when she was introduced to Edwin be-
vensee Three months later they mar
ried and started housekeeping at 86l
Madison avenue. She received 50 a week
for household expenses and things ran
along nicely until the pancake incident,
Mrs. August Bevensee IL a GermHn and
makes pancakes after German fashion.
big as the pan itself Mrs Edwin
Bevensee IL not German and makes
small pancakes
Edwin Revensee complained. but his
wife said she hadn't any cake turner
She tried to please him however. and
used a knife to turn the cakes. with the
result they doubled up. Then she gig
gled and said darn ~" Bevensee as
serted that he wouldn't eat cakes
that had been 'darned.'" He left the
table and returned To- his parents The
separation didn't last long. Tho young
wife went to live with her husbands
parents 10 take Il three weeks course
In German cooking.
Once more the young couple decided
70 go II alone and took an apartment
Oh the first floor of the house next door
TO the home of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Bevensee. Things didn't 20 well. The
husband got in the habit OF taking
his meals at his mothers table. Mrs.
Esther Bevensee said her husband even
slept In his parents home and had his
linen Numbered by his mother. She
said that when che washed handker-
chief and pair of socks he became en-
ragged and he tore them to ribbons.
Very often, the young wife said. nor
husband would take his mother 70 a
nearby movie show. forgetting TO invite
her As a result, she complained. the
nelehbors used TO say, There goes Ma
Bevensee with her model SON."
Edwin Bevensee left his wife for the
second time on January 2. but she could
not remember why ne went away. After
Ire returned she said. he took her TO the
l.lks' ball in April. 1918. hut the next day
became sulky and remained in that mood
until May 20, when he again went 10
birth TO n child July l. 1913. and the
husband returned. remaining until Octo-
her :. when he went back to his mother.
There was reconciliation which
lasted until March 10. 1914. when the
husband returned 20 his parents for the
nth time. After another truce he de-
parted once more on September s. Then.
according 10 Mrs. Bevensee. her hus-
band wrote several letters. begging her
10 take him back Forgiving him. she
said she took an apartment and began
furnishing II. Bevensee visited the
apartment before the Gas was turned
on Then he telephoned TO his wfe's
sister and asked her 10 tell Mrs.
lSevensee ;hat he had changed his mind.
Meanwhile Bevensee had been ordered
20 nav his wife 81 week for separate
maintenance Beyensee, his wife said.
told tho Overseer OF the Poor that these
payments werc AZ an end, as they were
going to live together again.
soon after this Bevensee began writ
ing 20 his wife again. Mrs. Beversee
said. and she took her furniture out OF
storage TO move into another fiat, but
another telephone message came an
bouncing elan, he had changed his m n q