The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-09
MOTHER, FIGHTING FOR LITTLE SON, DE MES CHARGES
Marshall Accuses Wife of Being Too Fond of His
 Brother in Law.
LATTER IS WIFE IS
 WITNESS FOR HIM
Mrs. Denby Tells of Discov- ering Her Husband and
 Mrs. Marshall Embracing


 public gaze ih the city hall today when the petition Of George H. Marsh all for the removal of his wife as their two years' old child's natural guar. dian was heard, in, the common coun- ci1 chamber by Probate Judge Paul L.. 1AflIer-
 That on two occasions she caught her husband hugging and kissing AArs. Ida Marshall was the testimony of Mrs. Bessie Danbys of I16 Henry street. The Marshalls have been living apart for about four weeks. Mrs. Marshall, the separation to- the home of her mother in Mountain Grove lstreet-i Marshall recently went tEere in an automobile and took away their two year-old boy, George H. Marshall Jr.
 Marshall accuses his wife of inn- proper conduct with the husband of his sister. George F. Danby a InoIder of 116 Henry street. Mrs. Danby's big dark eyes flashed fire as she told Judge Miller today how she caught Mrs. Marshall with her arms around her husbands neck as they kissed and embraced. She is a small woman with wealth of black hair.
 Neatly garbed in brown with hat to 4natchs Mrs. Danby told Of going with her husband in an automobile to the Marshall home in Nichols. ave- nue, Stratford one night. Mrs. t45 LIZ %Se+I eD1At 3zAS7 e@44A MT Danby went around to the back door Mrs. Danby laid her baiby in the rear seat Of the car. sfa said. and walked back Of the house. There she claims she found the couple em- bfacing, and kissing On another occasion she claimed she came sud- denly from her bedroom in her own home and found Mrs Marshall and her husband in the hallway. She said they were kissing and Mrs. Mar shah had her arms around her hus-. bands neck 4 z
 On stfli another occasion she swore that her hn sband and Mrs. Marshall were in a cellar together and when she duestfoned her husband he pre- tended, he did not know Mrs. Marshall was n the house. Mrs. Marshall de- nied ever having hugged or kissed MT! bApby Mrs. Danby said she had taken no action about her hls< bands conduct because she wanted to get more on him,
 Letters that Mrs. MarshaIl had written td MT DAnby in which she said If you will. let me alone I will never bother you .again,'s were read and introduced as part Of the evidence There was reference in the letters to a ssconfession'' and Attor- make Mrs Marshall admit that she had been guilty of misconduct with .1anbys but Mrs. Marshall strenuousIys denied any wrong doing.
 sIt was brought out that while the -aEarshaIls were living on the farm in in the habit of staying away from his efnployment and visiting the Marshall home. On these occas1ohs he told his wife he was going bathing and some Hines he made it appear he had bean Working and did not tell her about
 
 Marshall testified that Danby5 told her much about his marital affairs and intiInated that he was not happy with fhis wife,
 Questioned about autornobi1e rides with MT Danbv she said the rides were arranged by her. husband and that he paid Mr. Danby for carrying sher back and forth from the Stratford farm to Bridgeport. Her husband sTearn s&20 a week. After they were first married they went to live in Fourth street Until their baby was He required her; she said to pay $5 per week on a piano, s 5 per week on the furniture and. lay aside $5 every week. With the other S5 she was lex-| peeted to furnish food. etc, for the house. After the baby was born and they went to live in Stratford she said her husband rarely gave her more than $1 per week and out of this sum she had to pay insurance and car fare|
 Just before Thanksgiving last year She Danbys had a quarrel over Mrs. Marshall and since then the Marsha11s1 have not lived happily. Mrs Danby wrote Mrs. Marshall letter threat ening to prosecute her unless she stayed away from Mir. Danby She also declared that her husband had made a confession in which he said that Mrs Marshall was to. blame for all that passed between them
 T always eonsfdered Mrs. 74arsha11 my friend, 2, Sdeclared Mrs. panby to the court today. MT. Danby and II have lived together nine years and we never had any trouble until Mrs. Mar shall came between us
 Mrs Marshall stood a. grae1ling cross exanfi fination by Attorney Cohn. She denied esnphaticalIy that she had. n1iscouducted herself and t11timated that the trouble between herself and his relatives. In explanation of hav-s ing been seen in a moving picture Theatre with Danby she said that she was going to the theatre alone when she met him. He proposed she go in and he would come after and sit with her
 sIf you are going with me you will come right in and sit with me" she claims she replied to his proposal She denied that she had been auto- mobile riding with him on several oc- casfOns as her husband charged. She charged that her husband neglected to provide food and clothing for her self and their child and that more than a month ago when he told her that he would never live with her again or support her that she had talk en their baby to her mothers house and later gone to the home of her aunt. Mrs. Rose smith of New York city She secured employment and has since supported herself Attorney O. Hull appeared for Mrs. Mar Ehalf
 The hearing was held in the com . mon. council chamber flnIv rela-