The Washington times., 1919-08-14
'ENOCHARDEN'
OF BOWERY IS
NO PAC|FIST
COURT FINDS

II
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-An
En6ch Arden of Bowery life today
differs considerably from that Ten
nEsonian gentleman Of literature.
4 The Enoch of poetry was a
pacifst. When he returned home
after years of absence and found
his wife, who thought him dead,
happily welded to another man, he
went away with his sorrow, leaving
her happiness undisturbed.
But when Michael Polaksi, twenty
five, was mustered out Of the
,Eighty-ffth infantry last Saturday,
after three years service IN France,
and discovered upon returning to his
home that Mrs. Pulaski had flown
the nest and taken another husband,
he was wrathful.
Hasteas to Her NW Home.
q Nor was the stunning truth made
easier to bear when he was informed
by uSighbors that hic vie believed
him dead, having received a telegram
- year ago saying he had been killed
"a action. He had no idea Of leaving
her mind tranquil concerning his fate.
In hey, comfortable new home
Mrs. Adele Polaski-F uOco answered
q knock at her door last Monday. She
found herself face to face with a. hus-
band she long had believed dead. She
TAINTED.
.POIaskt wept over his wife and
kissed his four babies who had for
gotten their father in his long ABB
Benee. Then he clenehed his fists and
left the house.
|. He Meets Hubby No.
4 when Joseph Fuoco barber and
lat Canal and Chrystie streets a few
lminutes later. PopaSki was waiting
tfor him. There were q few words,
iaRd then q battle ragged. Patrolman
James Muholland, of Traffic Squad B,
assisted BY the weeping wife. finally
)Bucceeded, in eisentangling: the angry
Ipair.
IN the Second avenue court the fol-
7OWing day, the trio appeared before
4fagtstrate Blau, and were discharged.
fBut before they had left the court
broom. an argument arose as to which
IshnEband was to accompany the wife?
l., When the wife took the arm Of her
stst husband, Euoco attacked her To
iNuiet him, she accepted his arm. too.
Immediately Polaslli became violent.
u Pstrolmen came to the rescue.
FuocO was arrested and sentenced
no serve I'VE days in the worlhouse.
Mrs Polaski-Fuoco escaped alone.
mike Chusband No. - ana i were
maErfeG ten years ago. He was pretty
good to me, but be drank and didn't
support me. We had four childrsn
worked and We got along ali right,
and be was real good TO the Children.
NY mother lived with me, and Mike
didn't hoIler about Il. But three
years ago he enlisted and went to
Frsnee.
dee Lived Next Door.
zoe Husband No. y lived next
door. He began to bother me as
soon as Nike went to war. But I
told him wouldn't have nothin'
10 do with him. even moved to
another street to get away from him.
Then a year ago telegram
Jeanne, saying Nike was dead.
don't know If it came from the Gov
sernment or not, but know il said he
had been killed in France.
Then Joe came TO see me again.
18e said, Now that Nike is dead, you
can marry me. I'll be good to you ana
Fthe-kidS and I'll work steady sSo-we
went 70 the City Hall and were mar
lR1eo-
"Joe and I were pretty happy.
kBut he wouldn't work much. either.
He wasn't much better support than
Nike had been. But he didn't drink.
Joe wasn't 30 good to the chill
fdren. though He thought they made
ltoo much noise. He put my mother
tout Of the house and hit me whenever
II found fault with him. But other
wise Joe was good enough. He gave
lme $40 sometimes and took Us to
tConey Island real often.
Now Mixes come back, and he
iSnt dead, and don't know what 1
lshould do. The Judge said could
4have Nike or else divorce Mike and
have Joe, but that couldn't have
both. But I've thought il over and
about decided I wouldn't have either.
I'm going to bring my mother
back to live with me and take care
OF the children and I'm going TO
work. One husband is trouble
enough. but two. are terrible. believe
I'd rather have none"
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