Show AN HONOR april 18 prussian officer stationed at strasburg before the court at kolmar in saxony and the following evidence in support of his demand to be divorced from hi wife one night he said 1 I hada had a acl with viive in the course of slie you aie too much of a coward to strike inc chati could I 1 as a prussian frus siAn officer do ahen wife accused me af pf if the wife of another officer had thus insulted me I 1 could at least have challenged her husband to a duel but I 1 could not chal lenge because my own wife insulted me 1 I got continued the officer into a state of intense excitement over thia terrible dilemma I 1 lit the candle and requested my wife formally three times to withdraw the insulting expression which hiis incompatible with my dignity and honor a a prussian officer 1 wife sulked and did not withdraw the insult As it was my duty to enforce satisfaction for the insult I 1 seized a stick and beat my wife the trial was adjourned |