The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-29

! (which her husbands life was taken and
y msae 1vas cut on both wrists and ooth
= sides Of the neck
I Ma Clator in manner tragic, De.
7. tweed, her pitiful sobs, told story 0.
: akrse Of West kind both physical ana
y nv word Of mouth in her direct 'eS''-
:. lmonv that took up all OF tho morning
q ,.,>S sffnrnoon session OF criminal court
) yestepday. ,a ,v
: dr4nk. Knocked her down, kicked her,
: CHECKED her. cursed her, was cruel III
Z ~. extreme, both before and a1ter ner
= h.s,Ses carne and when three OF theul
= 49, and that he even licensed her OF
Z numbering the children, IN WINCH ms
mother Joined and added to hT aire<.os
: large part in the troubles enat ehoeu
( with her sons DEATH A1a tnl '.sa-
= storv has been the cry. too much mother
= a. 1sr and who It is charged by the
% defendant. made life miserable WIN sne
y assistance Of John Gators slSteF' <'e'"
s-Beyond As. and his fatner.
~. C1ator painted her husband as
~ S-,1te not Intentionally for she repeated
'T~T}rne after time that she loTea nun,
.natnted and papered ana neipea po
.bi. house and tried to strnsnten NV. ~,
"a yet the long list of abuses s.' 10 ;,-
We MIN paint him, little lower tnaf III.
at.the best Of his crueltlcs. cs,..
- r-haaa statements are Mrs. I9ator >
=: voluntary testimony on cross eH'l1H'''a-
= .tion. s;,. .-.rni-
walton the woman was overcome ouu w.
cont recessed to permit ner %
g. comnosure She has proven re-
, ,narkable witness despite her '''''0''
= weakened condition.
at
$50 Nv Mr.. Handlan:
= State your name
- Margaret Clator.
Ven are the defendant?
II Yes, sir.
~ where were you born?
IN Wheeling. -.
! : ! where did YOU work as slEt'
< Central Glass works.
-. How long,
<4s Five or six years
What did you do there.
<. Smoothed glassware
ss. What did you do next!
~. Worked at House & hermann
49, How long did YOU work theFe'
Two years.
sS' Tn what department?
q. Did Won ever work any place else:
At the Stamping WORKS.
j.. How long?
-. We're YOU at House & Hermann
when you marrleo'
sss Yes.
"a. when did you u1arrys
$50 In 1908.
T.. Then you went to, TeSas7
scs Yes. sir. ,,
-: You have had five children?
.sss Yes. sir.
44ss Two Of them still liEeE
sss Yes, sir. -o,, oot
! Tell the jury how you and John s0'
along in your married lie.
so wa came home from Texas IN
,-,b5,e went to his home My rnoeneI
~ A. father and husband quarreled. onc
~Ls+-seted me all right at first ana shc
rrarre1ed with me. stood IL Iol d
..SSIee I said I would go home 10 my
,1eonae to stay till my house was oo'Ac;
,Tbev wouldn't let John stay
,5tdn.4 20. The first baby came a1!1 ,1ts
got a nurse. and he went anu t tor,n,e
:. it,,,ot4er and started lot Oh he
4 49, Srst night home from Texas ne
- G..,,+ ont and stayed till O'clock AIT
~ 49, ne did that often After Tue 'ie :"
= jf[S... xvas done we went into II. rs
.s Hn+rse- made it unpleasant for me ano
l1olS me 7 was his red .heaoea nusf ~,
1.rS would tell me would n"o 1'N-
Out all finished. After
nuer there he left me alone au
at md I was afraid. The oaoE go.
had a. doctor. and 3ohn dun
800 a doctor John got mao occaue
,,ed the doctor. He didn't spe1n
For q couple OF days. ana Sa'o H'
orSSnt live with me any longer.
rasd to Drowl Her.
snotber day he tried 10 push ~
- .ad INTO the wash tuhssa "nen -
An bed with the baby ne " "u' -r'o,,Idn.,
l. woman to care for me, ana siroes
!. $50 "a anything to eat al ,,osf
IJs,en brought loaf or orest
+rax and 1 fed the chho'en.
IN! IN 80 ont of bed and put on SUI
a,otbcs When the nurse canu !,
her we had our supper o.on
::.+ her to know how 1ohn 49, Ss
Hou long had you been MAJ e.x.,
About two years l cf1eu sl ~ docto>
+,15 him I did only what me 49, ~,
~ ne went out and I locked III
$50, door. and he broke the ooo
~ me I cried and told MIN ~
,1S not have left the room -
$50 when babywas so sick he "oui'
1--WE home drunk and abuse me III 80
Sseantirne Helen came ana sne -
sJcl On Friday he was orlnAlNs s.,,v1
so+ber and sister came over al III
1ata 49, the baby as the doctor to4'
o and the next day the child died.
prunh when Child Died, 49,,
How did John behave after the oa0
was buried? oo,,
! went to the cemetery. and ua cam I'M,
homo and found John drunk ne hN
been put of the car near my h0ile
THAT'S how he came to be AT III
1,other's house drunk that night
The Worst Abuse.
After that. one evening went nome
su.t before the second baby. and ne wa
cough with me- He threw me up ;GainS
+he banister in the hall and struck f!N
sTbe nurse locked the door ana ne 'F'e
70 break it in -.
He would 80 down to the Rud'er "a
loon and drink. &c.,
! IN 1910 he went to Texas ana wv
,,phts before he went he came TO TO"
FOR groceries and didn't come PACK l.
the next day at noon. The next oaS
, and his father left for Texas
More Mother-tn-Law.
= was to stay with his people. but
+: ha6 a doctor examine the little girl an
cP'kad Helen's life insured and his mothc
fscolded so much went to my own nom
aaa STAYED it'll I went To Texas