Palisadian., 1923-10-12
K. TABATSKO WINS
PLEA FOR DIVORCE
Dispute Over Umbrella Cause of
Domestic Trouble; Daugh-
ter in Court.

An umbrella has frequently shield
ed multitudes from the atmospheric
elements, but it was this same inno-
cent instrument that aroused the hu-
man emotions and passions of a
mother and stepdaughter and finally
resulted, according to the courts de-
cision yesterday, in breaking up for
ever, the happy little home of Kala-
man Tabatsko, wealthy resident of
Cliffside Park, living at PA Clark
terrace, and his second wife, Anna
Tabatsko, now of Astoria, L. l.
Vice Chancellor James F. Fielder
in Chancery Chambers, Jersey City,
Tuesday afternoon, after several
hearings, advised a decree of divorce
in favor of the wealthy export dealer
and dismissed the counter claim of
the wife. Both bills of complaint
We're based on desertion, but the
court sustained the husband after
hearing all of the evidence.
And an umbrella was the mute in
strument that caused all the domes-
tic warfare which yesterday resulted
in the wrecking of the marital ven
ture
Mrs. Tabatsko admitted that such
was the case. 1t was her day in
court and she made the most of it,
only to hear the decision against her
at the end.
At a previous hearing two striking,
ly attractive daughters. Olga and
Julia, children of Tabatsko by his
first wife, denied that they had driven
their stepmother from the Cliffside
home of their father. The husband
denied that his daughters ever abused
his wife or that he had been cruel to
her. He said that while he was sick
abed his wife refused to cook some
hot soup for him but left him instead
saying that she was going forever.
Prior to her departure, he said, she
took from frame a group picture of
herself and her two stepdaughters
and her husband, clipped her own
photograph from the group, crumpled
the remainder and cast it at his feet
Enter the Umbrella
Yesterday was the wife's inning in
court. She said she had had brand
new umbrella and one day Julia, who
was attending Cliffside High School,
took it out without her permission
and failed to bring it back. A quarrel
ensued, she said, over the umbrella
and the stepdaughter told her ii
wasn't worth $780, called her a
dope" told her she would spit in
her face" and ordered her to get out
of the house, that she was a trouble
maker" The defendant said that
she thereupon started to pack and
took her baby boy and went to heI
folks home. She returned a week
She said Tabatsko trailed her al
about the house while the packing
was in progress, fearful that she
would lift something that didn't be
long to her. After she had collected
all her things, she said, he followed
her down to the doorway, told her t.
Get to hell out" and wished hel
luck in her second marriage"
Her husband and stepdaughters
she said, for three days prior to hel
final departure, gave her the silent
treatment. At the end of these trying
three days, she said, he called her {
rotten bum" and other pet names.
In deciding the case the court helC
that the husband had made sufficien
overtures to get his wife back. Aftel
she left, he said, the husband wen
to his father-in-law in an effort Il
ascertain where his wife was so tina
he might go and get her to return, bu
the father-in-law Wouldn't tell him
Her action. when she returned FOL
her belongings after leaving him, il
tearing her picture from family pho
tograph group, was indicative of hel
temper, frame of mind and intention
to leave. 1t was evident, the cour
said, from the acts of the wife subse
quent to her departure, that she hat
no intention of returning
The court then announced his de
cision in favor of the husband.-Hud
son Dispatch.