Evening journal., 1919-07-22
HERE'S A TRIANGLE
IN ACTUAL life
Mrs. Annie Connolly Says
Size Played Part as Hus-j
bands Sister
SHE'S TIRED NOW
OF MARRIED LIFE

Facts OF most unusual and astonish-
ing natGre, sounding not unlike netlon,
developed in the hearing Of the case Of
Emil Connolly. charged with non-sup-
port OF his wife, before Judge Church.
man In Municipal Court this morning.
For further investigation. the case was
referred 10 Assistant Probation Omcer
oliver and continued FOR one week. A
temporary order Of 80 a week, fXed
against the defendant last week, will
be continued until tho case is dis
posed Of.
Testimony OF the wife. Annie Connolly,
a small, frail woman, and other Wit
nesses, brought out that one night In
August three years ago Connolly met
the girl on a street In Newark. n. j.
They went 30 a room, and In some
manner the police received information
as 20 their whereabouts. Connolly
was arrested. and 10 be released, mar
ried the girl.
They lived together but a short time
IN Newark, and then came to This city,
Connolly met n girl here, by the name
Of Ethel, and she arranged for rooms
IN a house In Poplar street FOR NE
three, she posing as the defendants
wife. and naming Mrs Connolly as a
sister OF Connolly. saying that she was
10 be married within a few days al
though "only fourteen years old Mrs.
Connolly Is % years of age.
Mrs Connolly offered no objection
10 Ethel's statement ~ was said. one
night she said she was locked In a
room with a man In the house by her
husband who was a friend OF Ethel.
Ethel. Mrs Connolly testified put
dope IN a glass of water she got Tor
her. causing her 10 temporarily lose
her reason
70 was brought out that Mrs Con-
nelly had occupied rooms with Ethel
Mrs Connolly testified that she did
not believe that her husband was ever
ln the army. However, 70 was shown
that Gonnlly enlisted IN ihe army In
November. 1917, and was discharged IN
January. 1918, on account OF epilepsy.
he still suffers epilept.c attacks 70 was
further shown, and ls incapacitated by
them 10 earn a full weeks salary at
his trade as a barber. His brother
stated that Emil would not be en-
ployed by any barber IN the city who
knows him because OF his physical
condition.
While Mrs. Gonnelly was living IN
the Poplar street house, as her hus-
bands sister, she said she had 70
virtually beg for sny food she soi
from Ethel. the other woman. A man
In the roomlng house was the nrst u
suspect the relations between h'
three. after which the landlady com
pelled Ethel n leave the house.
When Connolly was arrested, s2Ii
in cash was found on him. This. NJ
and his brother testified. belonged q
/ the brother. it representing the mone'
received by Emil for his half interes
/ In a barber shop business 40 No. a3
Market street, which had been fur
nlshed by his brother when he flrs
entered the business Emil sold ou
his interest IN the business last week
For four months. 70 appeared during
the hearing Mrs. Connolly was
patient in local hospital. during
which time her husband did not visit
her.
Connolly stated that he was willing
70 provide a home for his wife pro
vided she properly conducts herself.
Mrs. Connolly did not feel inclined 10
live with him after an she had gone
through during her married life.