Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-11-07
PROMINENT EARLV|LLE MAN ACCUSED
BY WIFE OF BEING COARSE BEAST

Schmidt has letter which the de-
fendant wrote the sen, now residing in
Eetroit, tho only recently discharge
from the tananial army. with which
| he saw service III the great world
war, setting forth the challenge that
! he tSchmidt now had her where he
wanted her and where she would
! never again bother him. She recounts
| that when she demonstrated with uer
daughters for little breaches of home
rules, they would tugl upon her am
attack her with violence, on the claim
that their acts were condoned b., the
father. She said he tod her il she
kept in the Kitchen where she belong
ed and minded her own business she
would get along all right with her
children. in one paragraph she point
ed out that her life was more than
that OF a slave and burden bearer"
with him.
She told of the defendants evasion
OF a court injunction if not direct IN
fraction, which forbid him disposing OF
any OF his property. the jeWeIry store
and pharmacy IN particuIar While t.
wlies SUIT was pending. TO get
around the injunction, which permit
ted his continuing in business, prOviG-
ing he kept his stock up, she alleges
he disposed OF his goods and then
when the stock did not move as rap
idly as he thought it should, fire
conveniently" started in the store,
which the wife fatty and biuntly in
timated had its origin from arson anu
inCendariEm. She said Gnn stories
We're common gossip on the streets OF
tarlville, in regards TO the mysteries
OF that fire. but the insurance was
collected in full and the damage done.
Schmidt blushed a little bit curing this
section OF the affidavit,
Near the close of the affidavit Mrs.
Schmidt claimed the defendant is
wealthy IN his Cwn right, having prop
erty it is estimated to the value or
500, ,tno or $500.
Among other things she says she
and her attorney went to + liat, Mich,
where they took depOsitlOns from RIOS.
Coe Wilson. one of the alleged core.
spendentS and says that the evidence
was carefully yelled to leave the I'M
preston there had been misconduct
between her and the man, when III
reality the inference was false. She in
her bitterness toward the man sne
married says il was not beyond hlm
TO make it worth while to the witness
ses to testify in the way they dld. IN
the letter she came into possession of
after it had been sent the son, Schmidt
i, said to have admitted the deposit
! I, lp, ,F b,t, +
was worth ii to get her where he
wanted her Dispositions were also
taken in the case from Jack chance at
! heWauee and a woman residing IN
| Oneida. M These expenses she
wants added to the allowance granted
| h"r for court costs
Mrs schmidt, a woman of Il, was
heccmingly gowned in late design
! OF blue suit. aud wore hecomniglN a
| large purple velvet hat set daintiiy on
her white hair. which showed attract
| lively beneath the rich color of her
hpadeear Small in stature, matrOnly
and eXceptionall c0mely Tor one of her
years She locked decided "misiit" in
court proceedings of the nature about
to be disposed Of Schmidt 81 tat
ana OeaVN-eNeu never once lppkcu ~
| his determined mate, while the areu.
ments were being made this morning,
The couple Were married October !.
1890 and separated June 90, 1916 one
of the daughters Is married and re'
sides in Peoria Another teaches
| school in Earlville and the third only
recently graduated as a trained nurse
from the PRESBYTERIAN hospital in Chi
cago.