, 1874-04-30
wINDIATE W. WINDIATE.


4 bill was filod Tuesday In tho Circuit Court
by Mary G.. Windiate, which sets out tho history
of the most cruel treatment wife every re-
eoived. Tho caBo WAS suppressed one day, in
prder to serve writ Of no exeat on the defend
mt. Complainant alleges that sho was married
10 her present husband, William T. Windlato, the
defendant, on tho 25th day Of December, 1869,
1t the Church Of the Atonement, in this city.
Windiate represented himtelf to ba worth from
e250, 900 to 100000.
COON AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE,
however, tho defendant began to treat hor with
great cruelty. His family, consisting Of tlvo per-
sons, was limited to S. a week for their meat and
vegetable bill, and the complainant WAS told that
she wss not expected to eat anything for break
fast except
PIECE OF ToABT
and . cup Of tea. Butter was banished from tho
table, and on one oocnsion tho defendant threat
pot Of honey which cost Ga Although she was
Of delicate constitution, she was obliged to do
tho household and servants work aud wait on q
spinRter sister OF the defendant. his two BonB,
and another relative. On ono occasion she was
compelled
10 DrACK HER LonD's Doors,
at another to pick over barrels Of apples In the
cellar, and run ,errands, until she. became sick
from overwork. No pocket-money was giyen
her. even hor car fare and pow ront denied. Re-
peated1y waa she told that he regretted his mar
rage, and intended to broak up bis home, and
that be would nevcr hayo family.
In the summer Of 1870 eho was quite sick NTH
caure, told hor that thoy might as we'll uuder-
stand each other then aB any time. Ho had boen
to the Office Of the notorious
DE-, CLARK, ALIAS DR. JORDAN,
and had made arrangements to have hor sup
piled with certain supposed remedies which that
quack advertised She at first rofusod to 70 to
Clark, but finally, through fonr OF bodily injury,
paid him viait. Clark gave her some medicine
and IN instrument, aud on complainant renoon-
atratiug with him for his inhuman advice, he
told her sho had better obey her husband. The
defendant, on hearing this, declared that, como
life or death, he would have no family. He
then caught hor by tho ar1ns and twistod thom,
and throwing himself Violently against her, or
butting her With his head.
NO MONEY ALLOWED HER.
She was told when she asked money for pow
rent to teach music m to @ earn 1T snd she fla Like
at one time falling on her knees to beg him to
tell her wherein she failed in her duty. His
only answer WAS that he wanted to getrid Of her
At times he would saom to bo moro agreeable
but 1t was when he wished her to rolcaso her
dover in hia lands. She repeatedly refused, but
was compelled to submit undor threats OF per-
Bonal violence.
At ono timc when hc was absent in Utah, she
wrote him that abe would relieve linn Of exponse
TAKING BoARDERH,
X ho wished. The consent WAS given, and for
some time abe supported herself and his rela-
ttons IN that manner. Falling sick about q year
ago, she Was compelled to give up the boarde1a,
and bis nl-sreatment recommended. On ono
occasion ho Rccused her Of stealing e5 from
his pocket. She denied It, and ho
Eaught her by tho neck and choked
her severely. The parties are living
he is about to leave tho State. 6he charger that
be has 100000 secured notes Of bparroW
Eickerson. aud s51 900 in the Swansea snlalting
Works that ho oWns three valuable farms,
interests in other mines, and large amount In
the Northwestern :Dlstl1ery besides other assets
Bhe therefore asks for divorce, nnd an inlunc.
ton to prevent her husband from diaposing Of
bis property.