New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-06
Mother Who
! Hurled Baby to
| Death Is Held
Homicide Charge Placed
F., Against Mrs. Marine;
Husband Is Detained
as a Material Witness
Woman Tells of Tragedy
SAYS Her Domestic Life Was
Unhappy and Man Had
Asked Her for Divorce

Mrs Mary Marine. who on Friday
threw her daughter. Angelina, five years
old, under an automobile, causing its
death. yesterday was held on charge
Of homicide without bail for examina-
ton rext Wednesday, Her husband.
James Marine. was held in 81 500 bail
as material witness. The woman
lived at 204S Bergen Street. and the
man at 236 Osborn Street. Brooklyn.
Mrs. Marine was arraigned in the
New Jersey Avenue court. She declared
that the impulse to Kill her child and
commit suicide came to her when her
husband refused to live with her de-
spite her repeated cntreaties that he
return.
trict Attorney John Hurle that Marine
made her desperate. and that being n a
delicate condition she became I'M
perved and thought of suicide. She
declared. however, that she still loved
him. How could it be otherwise ?" she
asked. He was the father of my chill
dren. but he was not true to me-"
"He never loved me-" Mrs. Marine
continued. HE told me he was going
to get a divorce. He has brought dis
grace now on our children. 1t would
pc better for me if | were dead"
. According to the story told the police
by Samuel Miller, of 1888 Eastern
Parkway, who owns and operates the
automobile in front of which the child
was thrown, the woman and her hus-
fand we're in a heated argument short
" before the tragedy, which occurred
At Eastern Parkway and Rockaway
Avenue, Brooklyn. The woman pushed
the child directly in front Of the
10 Tc,t- -
the car to malt The baby was hurled
70 the road and her skull fractured.
Marlno darted forward in an effort to
Save the child, but was too late. He
himself suffered bruises. Jumping to
his feet he picked up the child and
Started away. 1t was then that Detec-
1--WE Joseph Donelon, of the Browns
vile station. broke through the crowd
,fnd arrested the couple.
s Tells Her Story
After her arraienment Mrs. Marine
consented TO be questioned by re-
porters. She is short of stature, with
mid expression of face and has light
bluc eyes. She speaks English we'll,
despite her Polish extraction.
She said that trouble between her
kelf and her husband arose first
through Marines mother, who inter
aered IN their relations and made her
2 lamliy qruge. When she WAS mar
Zee 70 MarIho' she SAID, they lived
KIN ms parents. ihere were twelve
fhi1creh IN Mar'ho's parents family,
she SAID, and she was required to do
Ehe entire family washing.
: one SAID she had known her husband
aSer since he came here from Italy and
Vas always infatuated with him, but
tNneh ne beat her tor the second time
'iiast NoVcmoer she lett hlm and had
INN aIra1gned IN the Domestic Rela
{sons court. where ne was warned not
20 repeat the oftense. She said she did
not want MIN sent TO prison.
: Last Thursday evening, Mrs. Marine
$ald she Went TO call on a Mrs. Grinko
ct 81 Amboy Street, Brooklyn. While
there, she sad, Mrs. Grinko pointed
spu' to her Mariho walking with an
ssnther woman. When she saw this, she
stleclarcd she became furious and
Tturned away from the window. She
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