Show I WIFE SPANKED HIM WITH A W WASHBOARD Farmer Parmer Smith Declares His Better etter Half Haf Is a Cyclone Ccone When Wen She SheI I Gets Excited NEW YORK Feb 5 Because Because he was afraid of his wife Daniel Henry Smith Smith a a well well-to-do wel-to-do wel farmer living near Mineola hired the strongest man in town to live lve with him and act ac as his bodyguard According to the story that Smith to told tod d' d a a reporter he has had trouble tn In managing his wife for two years She was Miss Miss' Harrington of Hempstead a local beauty and athlete She Is trying to convince Judge Maddox of the Brooklyn Supreme court that her husband husband husband hus hus- hus- hus band has has abused her and that she ought to have a legal separation Smith said For two years sl she e has not been at home evenings than half the time I have hav to get up at any old hour in the morning to to let her In When she gets s sheu throws teakettles teakettles tea tea- tea tea- kettles flatirons and chairs at me inc I When r I remonstrate with her she Is as likely as not to spank me lh ith a washboard wash wash- board board board-a board board-a a thing that she once did She Is bigger and stronger stroner stroner than I Iam Iam Iam am and after she had knocked me about the kitchen once or d calce ice ce because I broke plates when washing dishes for her I a l hired man to live lve with wih me and protect Ie inc ne At that she went home to her father She left my house when whet I 1 was away and took everything In 11 the house except pt my own room rom fur fUr- That was locked up She couldn't get it i. i We were married In 1877 1677 and In all al that I have not treated her in iL Judge Maddox withheld l fils is decision |