The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-20
JESSIE BUSTED CALLS HUSBAND
 'H0G' AND PIC
Servant in Unhappy Home Tells Court Story of Her
 Observations.

That Jessie Shepard Husted, the fascinating manicure, called her hus- band ia pig" "a hog and "a - fool" was the testimony of Lizzie Ge- eek, a servant in the Husted home, who appeared this morning in the superior court n the divorce proceed ings brought by Mrs. Husted against Mills H. Husted, wealthy young Greenwich resident.
 Lizzie remembered the happenings at the Husted home from the time of the young wife's arrival in April, 1916 until her departure several months later. She said Husted treated his wife very well and the family also welcomed the bride. Although Mrs.
 Husted had testified she had hardly any clothes when she arrived in
 Greenwich, the servant said the plaintiff had plenty of garments.
 The servant testified she had heard the young couple having several dis putes. Once when she was passing their apartments she looked in the door anu saw Mrs. Husted kicking her husban on the hip. He was lame for ten days as a result of that. Another time when the couple were seated on ICH pOIClI lIlOy llSU d QuGIE0l d,nO VNTS. Husted, the witness said, scratched her husbands face and also slapped him. I'm not afraid of any man." Mrs. Hu- sted is alegel to have said. Its bet ter to live with another man than to be married to you.' The witness said Husted pushed his wife into a chair and calmed her. l
 The witness was, then asked about an invitation Mrs. Husted received to I attend a tennis match. She said Hust- ed asked his wife to go but She refus-
 ed and, standing on the parch, picked
 up her skirt and tore it. When Husted
 demonstrated his wife replied, Mind 1 your own business
 | Lizzie told about the trips away l from home taken by Mrs. Husted. EThese sometimes lasted four or five ! days. When she returned the wife I was very tired and stayed in bed until l noon or later.
 The servant then told about Mrs
 Husted burning a quantity of clothes The witness asked if she couldn't have them but Mrs. Husted replied, '@They l are no good" It was also testified that the wife burned some rugs and
 some of her husbands s clothes. There was trouble, too, about the way the meat was cooked one day. Mrs Husted complained about it and Mrs I Run. }, her sister-in-law replied, "I1 you don't like it9you can get up and I cook it yourself" ss
 Dr.. Pierre Ronty, of Greenwich Il testified he is a friend of the Illus. I ted family. He had seen the young couple at the house and said Huste6 II lappeared very fond of his wife. Once l when they were asked to play cards { Husted refused because he was. en' [ gagged in hagging his wife at the time The witness heard some disputes la J ter but didn't pay much attention, ht 'st said.
 d {lHe was asked what happened th' I sltipie the Husted party in a runabou met the plaintiff on the road. Dr II Ronty denied the ladies laughed a young Mrs. Husted. He said the. :. stopped the car and took her in When the party returned to the Illus ted home; the witness heard tn, young couple in a heated discussion ! and then Husted asked her, ''Wh. don't you come back and live witt
 me % The doctor said Mrs. Husted' ! appearance was different than whel he had seen her before. Her hai was darker and her lips were roug , ed.
 Adelaide Husted Rungee, sister o , Mills H. Husted, was on the stan : when court opened this morning. Sh i. was under cross examination by At ! | torney Benjanin Slade, counsel fo ! the plaintiff. She denied she ha ! treated her sister -in-law with any thing but kindness but insisted tn
 young wife had made all kinds o
 I trouble at the homestead. The wit
 ness told of several occasions whe
 she listened at the telephone an
 heard Mrs Husted talking with he
 girl friends References were mad
 Ito some of the wife's adventures wit 1 married men in past years
 The trial was resumed this after l noon.