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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1896
Page
5
In Jefferson divorce proceedings Miss Octavia Elkenberg testified about Dr. Jefferson and his wife. The court heard dramatic moments as Jefferson faced questions about alleged severance of marriage while witnesses described hospital and home life, alleged disputes, and a nurse's observations.
Mrs. John A Gentle of Fort Fairfield recounts seven years of scrofula with a good physician and failed cures until she used seven bottles of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, which she says entirely cured her. The ad-style testimonial asserts the product’s effectiveness.
Dr Jefferson testified as a witness in a Lowell case that Miss Fitch came to his establishment as a special nurse in February 1892 with pay rising from 25 to 35 and finally 60 dollars monthly. He cited his wife’s health and a September dispute, with neighbor Theodore Flowers hearing an argument and a slap near the office. Cross examination revealed threats and debt discussions, including a $3000 demand to sell the hospital, while Jefferson denied improper relations with Miss Fitch.
Mrs. Horace B. Smith of 20 Park Avenue tearfully told a Post reporter that she would rather be single than believe her husband lawfully belongs to another. She spoke amid the personal breach ending eleven years of marriage on October 2 in Abington.
A woman recalls leaving a marriage due to lack of rights and reveals Emma Athaway later wed a cousin, Henry Hathaway, who seeks to annul the union. She notes her husband traveled home that afternoon and questions the possibility of a divorce and remarriage.
Miss Minnie Ashley a 19 year old brunette accuses Harris Sampson of holding her at 16 Leverett Street for three weeks after urging her to meet, with property taken and windows nailed shut. Her sworn statement details being enticed to Leverett Street and kept against her will. trial in Municipal Court continued after yesterday’s session.
Yesterday morning a young woman's body was found floating in the Charles River near the West Boston bridge. The discovery was reported with the assistance of local residents William Tobin and John McDonald.
Peter F Dailey opens a week long engagement at the Hollis with J J McNallys A Good Thing. Robert Hilliard revives Richard Harding Davis The Littlest Girl. Season tickets for the Boston Star Course go on sale Monday at Tremont Temple box office.
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