The Washington times., 1921-10-15
W|FE'Sk|N
ACCUSE DWYER
AS CAVE MAN
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rang and my brother wis on the
phone" said Mrs. Buittner Dwyyr
answered the phone. and when he
learned who was talking. he slamiped
down the receiver, uttered an oath,
and went upstairs. In few minutes
he came down, and his wife, fearing
he had a pistol. pleaded with him not
to go out TO do anything TO my broth
ers. Don't take u pistol. she pleaded.
Il haven't got pistol. I've got an iron
BAR said Dwyer. When Mrs. Dwy'r
tried to keep him from goins out.
Dwyer showed her aside and slam'n. d
the door on her face, opening a scab
There was blood on her face when Dr.
Stanton arrived.
Elmer, jr., came to see his mother
while she was staying with me, ana
when Mrs. Dwyer saw how dirty the
child was. she insisted that she 30
home and wash the children and their
things. Harry came In his fathers
machine for his mother.
When we arrived at her home,
Dwyer was there. He wouldn't give
his consent to send her to a hospital
when / told him she was sick and un.
able to do the housework. There's
the house. let her go In II she wants
to- said Dwyer. With that he walked
away from the machine. We took
Mrs. Dwyer TO the Georgetown Hos
pital, and my brothers and i arranged
to pay DR.. Donahue for her treatment
II Dwyer refused to pay him. Dwyer
did refuse and we paid the bills"
Mrs Charles Grace, a neighbor liv.
ing at 1245 Thirtieth street. testified
that she had frequently seen Mrs.
Dwyer with black eyes but had never
actually seen Dwyer inflict violence
upon his wife.
Tells OF Home Life.
zone day Mrs. NDwyer ran out into
the yard and / heard her scream"
said Mrs. Grace. II looked out OF
my yard and asked her what was
the trouble. That dog has thrown
my strawberries from the stove She
said. On another occasion. when
Dwyer was engaged on some plaster
ing work in my house, the subject
of his actions with Mrs. Dwyer came
up in conversation. L certainly
wouldn't take the beatings you give
your wife, l said to him. oh, you
have to beat 'em to make 'ein love
yOu.' answered Dwyer."
Relative 10 the present home en-
vironment. Mrs. Grace said: Last
Monday night I saw the present
Mrs. Dwyer and apother young girl
in the Dwyer house smoking ciga-
rettes. From my window we can
see into the Dwypr kitchen. Later
in the evening the same young girl
was writing at the table. and Harry.
Dwyer's seventeen-year-old son, call.
ID to the girl and said, Come In
here and let me love you a Bit !
saw him throw his arms around the
girl three times during the evening.
Ethel told me that since her mother
died and during the seventeen days
before Mr.. DIVER married the Coyle
girl. Dwyer sometimes would be out
all night"
Mrs. C. H. Hay. Of Park Lspe.
Va. sister-in-law of the deccased
Mrs. Dwyer. declared that "Dwyer
did not treat Mrs. Dwyer as a man
should"
Mrs Dwyer and caught Mr..
Dwyer with Miss Coyle in the Cosmos
Theater twice" she testified, "Dwyer
had nothing to say to his wife. be-
cause he was too much wrapped up
in Miss Coyle. Mrs. Dwyer wanted to
say several things to Miss Coyle, but
I objected to making a scene in the
theater."
Mrs. May had written notes said to |
have contained dates of occasions of |
Dwyer's alleged violence to his wife, |
but objection was raised and she was |
not permitted to refer to them.
COmfOrted by Wife.
ION the second occasion Of meeting |
Dwyer and Miss Coyle In the Cosmos.
Dwyer was seated behind u.s." said
Mrs. May. HE had a box of candy
'or Miss Coyle and offered his wife
some. When we all left the theater
ogether, Miss Coyle said, Elmer, let's
axe another car Mrs. Dwyer said,
No, he's going to take the same car /
10 and he's going to pay the fare for
ne and my sister-in-iaw.' We boarded
he car, Dwyer and Miss Coyle oc-
,upied one seat and Mrs. Dwyer and
myself occupied another"
Miss Evelyn f. Lyddanne, 1245
street, testified she had
,een Dwyer strike Mrs. Dwyer and
Ipon the following day saw Mrs.
Dwyer with black eye.
Mrs. Irene A. Lyddanne, mother Of
Evelyn, declared she had not seen
Dwyer mistreat Mrs. Dwyer but that
when she asked Mrs. Dwyer how she
had received the black eye mentioned
n Miss Lyddanne's testimony, Mrs.
Dwyer had responded: You know,
Evelyn saw Mr.. Dwyer strike me-"
Mrs. Dwyer told me Mr.. Dwyer
vas too bull headed to drop the dam
age suit he had planned against the
Nays. Mrs. Dwyer referred to Julia
TOyle as Catfish month"; The Sat1r-