Republican farmer., 1919-12-19
 Abused
 Wife
Story of Yvonne of Bel gium Reads Like Fic-
 ton Tale.
WOUNDED MANY
 TIMES BY SHRAPNEL

Two years ago when the British armies were locked in a terrific struggle with the German hordes on 1 the Western front, there came to a little Belgian village near the French frontier a Canadian regiment. The Germans were forced to retire from the town, and the men from overseas were warmly welcomed by the will lagers.
 Wounded men who were unable to participate in the fighting beyond the town were biIeted in houses in the village. One of these fighters was 1 George Patterson, a Canadian of Scotch descent. Patterson was as signed to the home of a weu-to-do
 mine superintendent named Con condo, and while recuperating in this place gained the love of the daughter, Yvonne- Every soldier was looked up to as hero by the Belgians of the village, and Patterson's wonderful tales of Canada and America caused him to be admired still more greatly by the young girl. Thinking the Canadian to be a good man, the par ents consented to a marriage, and ac- cording to the girls story, the cou- pie were married after Patterson had
 gained tEe consent of his captain. | Upon the conclusion of the war, l Patterson brought his bride back to 1 Canada. with him, and then she 1 learned that her husband was not so much Of a hero as she at first be- ! ieved. The ex-soIdier moved to i Worcester, Mass. taking his wife with him, and from that city came l to Bridgeport where he secured a po- 1 sition in the Columbia Graphophone 1 Co.'S plant.
 in this city, Evonne found life with i Patterson Inbearable, He subjected her to frequent beatings, and also l tried to make her go out to work i Thursday night the girl rebeIled
 against this treatment. and said she would leave him. Patterson said that 1 he would go first. He left his home ] at SEQ Ogden street, and a short time
 later his wife also went out. ! Patterson, who had been hiding ir ! the yard, then dashed back into the ] house and locked the girl out. Hav- i ingtf no friends or acquaintances in i this city, Yvonne went to the Bridge ! port Protective association and told i her story. She said that Patterson i had frequently taunted her about go- i ing away, and had told her that she ] couldn't get very far because she did i not know anybody in this country. I After hearing the girls story, a war
 rant was issued for Patterson's ar
 rest, and he was locked up last night charged with assault. In the City i Court this morning, the young wife ] told in broken English and between 1 sobs. of her life with the man. Judge ! Frederic A Bartlett continued the 1 case until Monday and the bond was i increased to $500.
 
 1 The girl is well supplied with 1 clothes, and has a large trunk filled with fine linen which she brought from her home in Belgium. She is now looking for job, and although
 she has money enough to return to
 her home she will not do so until she
 can go back as a success and not as a : failure.
 The Belgfan's wife bears many ! more wounds than most soldiers re- ceived in the war. The town in which she lived was frequently bonn barded by both armies and the girl i was wounded in the face and arms 1 by shrapn
 ! The entire case will be thoroughly
 investigated, and the police will make l special efforts to determine whether i Patterson ever legally married the woman who claims to be his wife.