The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-08-19
A RICH DIVORCE CASE.

most entertaining style of divorce case is
in progress in court at Detroit, Michigan, tne
netitioner being the husband OF strong MIND
cd woman who figured cOnsplcuously at the
Chicago Womans Rights Convention, and his
alleged cause being extreme cruelty and sys-
tematic illtreatment at that individuals hands.
He made up his mind as long ago as March,
1863. that such would be the ultimate result OF
his despair, and with a truly manly and busl-
ness.like style, began record of his martyr
dom. And since Samuel Pepys kept diary
in which he slyly recorded good many Things
Mrs. Pepys had right to know aoou1 anu
didn't, marital experience has not appeaieu 30
quantity and so attractively to the world as IN
this journal of the abused Phillips. "On March
g." says this candid and pounded husband
"Frances H." Mrs. Phllips) "beat me with a
broomstick, causing me to have lame shoui,
der, which gives me great pam. she "ouio
not give me any money to get llnlmeht WIN
She also threw goblet Iii my face, breaking
one tooth. She blamed mo for smashing the
goblet saying if had kept my mouth smut IL
would not have happened" This plan OF max
ing her husband take glass too much III
order to keep his mouth shut, seems to have
had the desired effect, for whole month passed
before he felt that his sorrows overwhelmed
and faithful diary for relief. On April 4,
:. Frances H." struck him with crowbar, be-
cause he sand sit was her business to wash the
dishes" Yet how long, ., Lord excams
the bruised and aching man; "my shoulder Is
lust getting we'll" Not very long, as 1t appears
because, only four days atterward, Frances
H." beat him again with broomsuck. lhen
profound calm of ten days-a deceltiui calm
which preceded one of the most extraordinary
storms since that eventtul day when II ralhed
leafs and dogs" Phillips was "mending inc
bed" when Frances ii. became exclted
She threw ut him "in rapid succession, Jose
phus. volume of Rollins history, the Decline
and Fall of the Roman Empire, Il three pound
! iron weight and i broken bottle" he thrtt
hound weight, the broken bottle, and KolIln !
! history "mercitully missed" him; but Jose
phus, for once. "struck" him with grea1
force" and Mr.. Sllas Wcgg himself woul1
! have reared to see him decline and tall oil whel
the Roman Empire crushed hun, ms 1t once did
the Scythans aud the Gauls 1t weighs tcI
pounds" says Phillips, land struck me IN th'
side" His painful rib reminded HIM OF III
other one which had caused it, and he resolved
to get divorce at the first opportunity.
succession of evils followed. Frances II.
had him ARRESTED for abusing her; lie was hnct
ten dollars Tor beating his wife, even While III!
sorrowtul heart beat sorcly against the wound
ed rib. which the Roman Empire, weighing
ten pounds" had smashed inward hat
mockery of Justice" cXclalms the diary. We
should say so On the 2ith of june / RANGES
threw some sops on him, and then beat hin
with a roller. because the impudcut wretch de
fled and mtigaird the indlgnity by gong VI
stairs. changing his clothes, and s"lIlng III
floor. Il must escape is the desperate con
cusion of the much enduring man; and cscap'
| he did 10 house ot rouge, whence he venture
oucc,-long enough to file his petition Tor d
vorcc, and run again to cover.