The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-03
vh,Ia.tChicaxo Divorce Case

The Chicago Times of November 18th
eays: A hill of divorce was filed in the
Circuit Court on yesterday, by Thomas
Adlard, against Mary Ann Adlard, in
which the complainant asks to have the
marriage contract declared void, on the
grounds of cruelty and adultery. The
complainant alleges that on June 20,
1899. he married the defendant, she
claiming to be a widow. AT that time,
he saws, he was twenty five years of age,
and his bride forty, fOrty-iive or fifty
wears. He imparts the further prelIm-
inary information, in court, that lie
was then an ornamental painter in good
employment, and was then and is now
earning, on an average, from $40 10 SO
per day. Also, that at the time of the
marriage he owned a dwelling house
worth $500, and that Mrs. Adlard had
no property except some furniture,
which was long since worn out. with
the cernings above mentioned he, from
time to time purchased large amount
Of property in this city, the present val
ne of which is $4,000, including i'm
provements made thereon. These pur-
chase, we're made by his wife, his conf
dence in her business capacity and tidel-
ity being such that he entrusted the
matter TO her care. This property now
Yields the sum of $4,000 annually. He
statas that he supposed that the title
deedp 10 he property were taken in the
nsmo of himself and wife jointly, but
has since discovered, that, although
setting as his agent, mis- wife has the
deeds made out in her own name alone.
In view Of the circumstances, he Incl
denIally, prays for an INDUCTION to re-
strain her from any future transactions
which might invalidate his equitable
title Ia the property; and this ne asks
on the ground of these proceedings, aud
of the facts thereafter stated. At this
point the complainant specifies the fol-
lowing charges of cruelty, with the date
thereof, respectively:
July, ls67-While he was lying on the
sofa, sick, she struck him with piece
of wood.
November 5, lS65-His wife cut his
head open with stool.
December %, lS66-ilis wife struck
him with q piece of wood across the
face.
December, 1S67-She locked him out
of the house, and he was obliged to sleep
in the wood shed.
December %, 1S67-She struck him
with such force as almost to break his
rrn, in consequence of which he lost
the use thereof for three months.
January II, lS6S-He, being at the
house Of "a neishbor, she rushed into the
room, and went a. him with a bottle,
calling him foul aud scandalous names,
and when he left the premises she
threw brick at him with such force as
to break several of his ribs.
February, lS65-She threw his clothes
and private papers in vault.
February, 1s6S-She astonished him
by preparing tea for him, which act be-
ing so unlike her, he refused to partake
of il. Afterward he had it analysed,
and found it to contain sugar of lead,
which he charges she put into the tea
with intent to poison him.
He then takes up the charge of adul-
terry. This sin he says she committed |
at divers times and places, and men
tions the following persons as partici'
pators in the offence: John Heaney, of
Chicago; Thomas living, of Galesburg;
Cornelius McGinnis, OF Chicago, z. |
Magma, of Chicago. lie also charges |
that she committed adultery with u |
large number of business and profession
oil men Of this city, whose names he dis |
likes TO mention, because of the great |
scandal and disgrace which wonld be |
brought upon their families, especially |
as some of the parties hold offices ofhon-
or and trust.