Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-26
PASTORS WIFE HIT HIM
WITH FRIED MACKEREL,
SERVANT GIRL ASSERTS
rhen Rev. John Triplett's
Glasses Fell Into a Bowl of
Gravy, Witness Says at
Divorce Trial
c.MpEN COURT CROWDED

-,.re many storm scenes In the life
.s. Rev. John and Dorothy Trplett' OF
w.,dhury, n. J.
W.. of the Iiveiest took place In the
-.s.is,t. home when Mrs. Triplet' II is said.
1nlp~s 1Ip.s,' her husband in the face with fried
rIusn rI,s.rei thereby causing his glasses to
r.,. ,sre into n bowl OF gravy.
fSsls IL a sample OF the testimony which
-. introduced at the airing OF the suit
- s,vorce which the clersyman brought
-.lnst his wife. The Court OF Chancery
,ro~rded and Advisory Master G. V. u.
1ollne was patient
rns mackerel episode was mentioned by
r.srte schaaf former servant. She said
- Triplett threw the fish at her husband
-ssn ne demanded some for his mother
"a sister who were visiting them. Later,
srcordlng TO the witness, Mrs Triplett
.cnd before the door OF the room occupied
A. the visitors and called them "spongers.'
THREATEN TO BREAK DOOR
c.r,e schaaf. said Mrs. Triplett was
e'.s. esns called him fool" said The wit
...s ~and encouraged their daughter. Doris.
~ make fun OF Mr.. Tripett when he said
s,.ce She also objected TO his being alone
4, his study. one time she threatened to
hreak the door down with an axe"
Although Mrs. Tripett often complained
about the meals. she admitted, the witt
ness said. that these complaints were made
because they caused Mr. Triplett to make
4 funny face.
Miss May Blake. another witness. said
me defendant often made her husband get
his own breakfast and told him she was
tired of his "old hen" parties
This caused a hum OF disapproval In
fhe court as there were several women
pr,sent who had visited the Triplett home.
Several witnesses for the clergyman said
that Mrs Trplett frequently complained OF
he 'slow life" in Woodbury..
Henry " Rogers, of Woodbury., said that
Mrs Triplett told him she wanted to get
sway from the dear old ladies in the mis-
sionary society. II don't like being min
isters wife" Mrs. Triplett was quoted as
having told the witness. 81 can't act the
way / like TO and I don't want to mix in
With the straight-laced church people. I
can't even look cross-eyed in Woodbury.
without accounting for II. II had a hus-
band who had some get up and go about
him ne would get another church and not
keep me in Jersey town, My mother
wanted to get me married young. made a
mistake; Icould have made better mar
rage elf had waited"
PAID A SOCIAL CALL
Rogers said this conversation took place
when he paid a social call at the summer
home OF Mrs. Tripett's mother. Margaret
Nelson. at Kids Islands, OF the Thousand
Islands.
cross-examination by Edward Wilson. at
torney for Mrs Triplett, revived the wit.
ness's memory and he added many othe
statements. Rogers said Mrs Triplett fire.
Quently found fault when her husband wal
late for meals and criticized him because he
couldn't raise flowers on patch OF ground
near the house.
Mrs Florence Evans said that Mrs. Trip
lett complained because the clergyman
brought his mother to their home In Oc.
tober, 1912 According to the witness. she
also objected to the keeping OF chickens
In the cellar.
Il pulled his hair good" said Mrs Trip.
lett according to Mrs Evans" ] have g
temper and get II from my mother. Ia
rather have NY bad temper than his. gel
mine over with, He keeps his in and
shakes"