The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-11-15
QUANDELL CASE
IN THE COURTS
Lambertville-New Hope Couple Tell
Of Each Others Shortcomings
at Doylestown Monday.
SOME TESTIMONY WAS SPICY

The suit of Mrs. Margaret
Quandell, Lambertville, against
her husband, William H. Guam
dell, of New Hope, whom she
charged with desertion and non
support, was heard Monday at
Doylestown before Judge Will
liam c. Ryan, and a number of
local people were in ATTENDANCE.
Mrs. Quandell testified that
her married life from 1898 down
to January Fl, 1916, had been
"one of the happiest on earth"
but since that time things had
not gone well, her husband be-
coming jealous and accusing
her of various things, culminat-
ing in their separation on April
II, 1917, when she left him. Mr..
Quandell rented a house in New
Hope and moved his furniture
there, notifying his wife by let
ter, and asking her to come to
live with him. Later she called
upon him at the Reading rail
road yards, where he is in charge
of the locomotives at night, and
asked what he was going to do
about supporting her. She later
called at his boarding place, and
securing no satisfaction on eth
er occasion, swore out a warrant
before Justice of the Peace Chas.
S. Roberts, of New Hope, who
held Quandell in $500 bail for his
appearance at court, William S.
Worthington becoming bonds
man for him.
Miss Ruth Smith, a niece of
Mrs. Quandell, testified to being
present when husband and wife
met at the Logan Inn, and
the two sons, Lloyd and Lamar
the two sons, Lloyd and Lamara
Quandell, testified that their ia
ther made life unbearable for
their mother, after he became
suspicious, but before that he
had always provided well, and
kept both boys in school instead
of allowing them to go to work.
Mrs. Sarah Costello, of Lam
bertville, lived in a house whose
yard adioined the Quandell yard,
when they resided on Church
street, this city, and stated that
she had heard violent language
used by the defendant, and also
testified to the plaintiffs good
housekeeping qualities.
When Mr.. Quandell was called,
in his own behalf, he stated his
suspicious in detail, making spe-
cific charges and naming people
whom he blamed for the trou-
BILE. He explained that he had
always given his wife his entire
pay envelope, from the $110 to
$115 per month that he was
making, until a year or so ago,
when he arranged credit for her
at one of the Lambertville stores,
but that she refused to accept it.
He also went into detail concern
ing their original move from
Philadelphia to Lambertville,
stating that she positively refus-
ed to live in New Hope, but that
"Lambertville wasn't quite so
bad" This provoked a wide
awake smile throughout the
courtroom, as had Mrs. Guam
delPs previous statement that
she was afraid to move to New
Hope with her husband for fear
she wouldn't have the protection
of the law.
Charles Quandell, of Miners
vile, Pa, a brother of the de-
PENDANT. testified to visiting the
Quandell family in Lambertville,
at the height of the trouble and
prior to the separation, and said
that they had "Hell for dessert"
He also admitted that he didn't
entertain any friendly feelings
for his sister-in-law, because she
had interfered between he and
his wife some twenty years ago.
Watson K. Reeder, agent of
the Reading Railway, at New
Hope, explained that Quandell
had been asked by the railroad
officials to move to New Hope,
and also said that Mrs. Quandell
had told him and his wife that
Mr.. Quandell made her life mis-
cradle through jealousy.
George H. Barber, hardware
dealer of Lambertville, testified
to visiting the Quandell home to
look at the kitchen range, and
that Mrs. Quandell had told her
husband, in his presence, that
she didn't expect to need it long,
or something to that effect.
Horace G. Carly, a detective
from Trenton, testified that one
of his men had important testi-
mony to offer in Mr.. Quandelrs