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RICH MAN SAYS WIFE BEAT HIMEx-Boston Belle Also Is Accused of Drunkenness“My wife Is a reincarnation of Dr. Jeliyll and Mr. Hyde. At times she Is the most lovable little woman on earth, and at other times she Is a perfect demon. 1 have been trying to avoid this action for 12 years, but It has at last been forced on me. She has beaten me and abused me; my life Is In jeopardy, and I can stand It 110 longer.”— Statement of Charles E. Kcniston, who is suing for separation from his wife.’*“Whenever I have beaten my husband the act was justifiable. For years he has been cruel to me. lie goes away and stays for days and weeks at a time. Though he has an income of $50,000 u year, he squanders his money in disreputable places and often leaves me without a cent for ; myself and children.”—Afr*. Keniston’s answer tv her husband’s suit.NEW YORK. Dec. 13,-Charglng that drink has created in his v, !fe the dual personality of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Charles E. Kenlston, a wealthy publisher, has asked the courts to grant him a separation from her and tho custody of their five children.He also has caused her arrest on a charge of habitual drunkenness, and she Is now a prisoner In her home at Bath Beach, guarded by a probation officer.She Came From BostonMrs. Emma Kenlston, a few years ago a reigning society belle in Boston, Is a frail little woman, yet her husband charges that for 12 years she has severely beaten and kicked him and that life with her not only Is unbearable, but that the lives of himself and his children are In jeopardy.In answer to these charges made by her husband, Mrs. Kenlston indignantly denies that she drinks more than is proper.Says She Did RightShe admits quarrelling with her husband. but says that he generally was the aggressor and that any chastisement administered by her was justifiable because he stayed from home and sought the society of other women.CASTORIA For Infants and ChHdroo.
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Boston, Massachusetts, US
Wed, Dec 14, 1904
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