New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-17
Bouclx Whites
Bride, i'm Court,
Tells Troubles
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upon their arrival at his home in MARI
boro she answered.
"He said he was the master. Hc
said that the COW had refused to obey
him at first, but finally found it was
best to do what he said. He told me
that ], too, would be like the cow"
GLOW often did he strike your" she
was asked.
"He struck me two times"
| "Did he hurt your"
| ayes; he threw me to the floor"
"Did he say he wanted you only as
companion ?"
ayes; he told me must accompany
him and help him with his work. He
said he did not care for me other than
as companion"
She flashed an indignant look in the
direction Of her husband. His head
was buried in his hand and his eyes
were on the floor.
did you know that your husband
held socialistic views?"
ale told me he was afraid my
parents would not let me marry him if
they knew his radical views"
"Did you know he had ever been ar;
rested ?"
mot until after | had this trouble
with him. Then, my attorney told me
that he was arrested twice--once for
desecrating the American flag and once
for disturbing a religious meeting"
"In other words, you thought before
you married him that he was good
clean American man and you found him
full Of socialism and all these other
isms,'" interposed Justice Morschau-
ser. "If this is all the proof you have
I must take it into careful considera.
ton. l don't want to grant this an
nulment unless there is adequate
ground for it. Strike from the rec
ords all acts of cruelty, for they have
no place here. This Is an annulment
action. If fraud has been committed
she has ground for relief"
Mrs. White walked out Of the court
room with a long swinging stride and
tilted chin. She was accompanied by
two women friends and her attorney
She swept past her husband just as
Justice Morschauser asked him If he
wanted to take the stand in his own
behalf.
In brief statement he said that he
did his best to make the marriage a
success, but that he did not care to 60
into details in the matter.
"Did you let your wife know about
your views? ?" the justice inquired.
II did not go into them with her be-
cause she did not show the least inter.
est in my beliefs or inclinations."
White then explained that he did not
engage an attorney because he had no
intention of contestng the suit, and
was quite willing that his wife should
be granted annulment Of the marriage
"Well, you know, you may still have
your wife when you are through" said
Justice Morschauser.
White threw up his hands and
laughed at this. He was quite at ease
throughout the proceedings and was
ready to give his wife the best of ii
il discussion. He presented a bronzed
and rugged appearance when he came
to court, wearing a loose fitting gray
sack suit and Panama hat rakishly
pinned up at one side.
II did try every possible way to make
the marriage permanently" said
White in a statement to reporters. 81
have high regard for marriage. !
don't know but that I am almost a
Roman Catholic in my view of the
sacredness of the ceremony and en-
tered into this alliance with a great
deal of seriousness.
when my affairs became public
property, however, saw that re-