The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-28
She BULLIED BAT
Nelson's "PaI'' Wife Made Life
Miserable for Him.
She Wanted Him to Look Like
Real Tough Pug.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-ItS off. There
isn't going to be any further exchange
of communicates between Battling
Nelson and his pretty, talented wife
with a view of reconciling their
numerous and various marital differ
ences. And, furthermore, the Dur
able Dane" has come to a belated con-
clusion that an interval of single
blessedness is preferable to just being
a wifeless husband. All of which led
up to the suit filed Wednesday in the
circuit court by the former lightweight
champion to divorce Mrs. Fay King
Nelson, to whom he was married three
years ago and who has since consid-
cred him only as a pal"
Mrs. Nelson found satisfaction it
seems, in marrying an idol of the fis-
tic arena and hugely enjoyed that
countrywide blaze of publicity that
attended the wedding. But after that
she found greater happiness in contin-
uing her cartooning work in Denver
away from her husband
Wanted Him Tough.
''She wanted me to eat a water
cress salad when 1 wanted a beefsteak.
She wanted me to wear cap and
sweater so 1 would look like tough
,, pugilist
"She didn't want me to get my ears
operated on so 1 could look like a hu-
man being.
And she Inundated me before my
friends every chance she got"
These are a few of the reasons Bat
gave for filing his divorce suit.
| Bat was in doctors office having
the cauliflower trimmed out of his
ears when seen by reporter today.
| Believe me, this hurts,'' he said,
but it is nothing to the grief 1 have
been having for the last three years,
ever since I got married.
THAT wife of mine sure made life
miserable for me. If 1 said anything
] said too much. If l didn't say any
thing there seemed to have been some
thing 1 ought to have said If 1 did
anything did it wrong and if 1 didn't
do anything 1 made mistake anyway.
Will Try Again.
Believe me, when this divorce suit
is over I am going to take a good va
cation Then just as soon as 1 find the
right girl, 1 am going to get married
again.
q am going to have that belated
honeymoon trip to Australia if l have
wouldn't go across the street with
me-"
In his bill Nelson Incorporated ex-
cerpts of several letters that his wife
sent to him during the three year in
terval of their separation Most OF
them dealt with her determination
never to live with him. These were
written, however. in the latter part of
their corresponding. Other letters
written shortly after their marriage
referred to him as MY Dear Little
Woolly Lamb" and her Lamb Eyed
Battling and conclude with tons and
coolies of Kisses
Tried to Kill Him.
There isn't a chance in the world
I couldn't live with you under any
circumstances-I'm DONE" was the
wifes telegraphed answer to the pugi-
lists final plea for reconciliation,
made before filing the court bill
And here is the way this artist wife
treated her pugilist husband, accord
ing to that bill:
I'm fit of anger the defendant did
attempt to take the life of the COM
plainant herein by endeavoring to
strike him with a fire-escape appara-
tus that was in the room, obliging the
complainant to remain awake over
night in order to protect his life
Upon another she attempted to cut
the throat of this complainant with
a pair Of scissors In other ways the
defendant greatly Inundated the com
plainant by her actions and conduct, -
| added the bill.